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Distinguished journalist Ben Weinthal joins us today to talk about how Hezbollah plans to invade North Israel got revealed. Plus the mood in the middle east ahead of the holiday season and Trump inauguration.Exclusive: A look at Hezbollah's plan to terrorize and invade northern Israelhttps://www.foxnews.com/world/exclusive-look-hezbollahs-plan-terrorize-invade-northern-israelPicture of artillery firing from 1982 courtesy of / IDF Spokesperson's Unit via WikimediaNASA liftoff audio courtesy of NASA launch comentary from NASA via Wikimedia Commons: This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Widely respected journalist Ben Weinthal joins us from Jerusalem to discuss the goings on in Lebanon and Israel this week. First an epic barrage of Hezbollah rockets rained down on Isreal, then there was cease fire negotiation and a resolution between the two. It’s what happened next that will shock you. Plus how the U.S. will likely fight back against he International Criminal Court's efforts against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.CreditsNASA liftoff audio courtesy of NASA launch comentary from NASA via Wikimedia Commons: This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted".Photo: On the Yom Kippur of October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israel. The Yom Kippur War was launched on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar: The Day of Atonement. https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Widely respected journalist Ben Weinthal joins us from Jerusalem to discuss the impact of Trump wining the White House on the ongoing wars in the region. Plus a slew of questions get raised after five Israeli's get arrested after allegedly leaking secrets from the Prime Minister's office. That and more.CreditsNASA liftoff audio courtesy of NASA launch comentary from NASA via Wikimedia Commons: This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted".Photo: Israeli armed forces in Six Day War 1967. Credit יוסף לויטה / IDF Spokesperson's Unit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough joins CONSTABLE CONFIDENTIAL to discuss his new book, Master the Market. It's a pleasant surprise that it's more than a book of numbers. Rather it delves into the setbacks, failures, and challenges he faced even before he he had the audacity to set up a new business in the depths of the financial crisis. McCullough's book, Master the Market, is available to download for Free here.NASA liftoff audio courtesy of NASA launch comentary from NASA via Wikimedia Commons: This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted".Wall Street photo courtesy of Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Veteran small business owner Joan Adams joins us after a multiyear hiatus. We first met while filming in New York where she commented on how entrepreneurs were likely to vote in 2016. She was correct on that. Listen to hear what she says now.Image of Apollo liftoff credit: Florida Memory, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsNASA launch comentary from NASA via Wikimedia Commons: This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former paratrooper and SAS operative joins CONSTABLE CONFIDENTIAL for a second interview. This time we discuss the new hate crime laws in Scotland and the threat they might be to free speech, plus Russia's future after the Ukraine war is over. And we get some special insights into the title of one of Horsfall's books Fighting Scared.Learn more about Horsfall and his books via these links:www.robinhorsfall.comwww.facebook.com/robine.horsfall.9www.linkedin/in/robin-horsfall-52243220/ www.amazon.com/dp/1973348993Photo credit: Robin HorsfallThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The horn sound is Horn of Tokyo Metro 6000 series circa 1969SourceTrainz addons file by JIRCTRAINZ?Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entrepreneur and company director Alan Quinn joins us today for an update on Scotland's economic, social, and legal malaise. Notably, we touch on the new hate crime laws in Scotland, which can mean a prison stay of up to seven years in prison. Author JK Rowling has already asked the police to arrest her after she described several transgender women as men.We also discuss the increasingly dire government-caused housing crisis in Scotland, and the contrast in efforts by Glasgow and Aberdeen's local councils in fostering business growth.BBC story on the Scottish hate laws and JK Rowling's response is here or c51j64lk2l8o.Guardian story on the likely temporary relief from rent control, and how it will almost-certainly lead to massive increases in rent costs is here or https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/11/tenants-scotland-face-big-rent-rises-mass-evictions-from-april-emergency-protections-expire.Photo description: Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, after receiving an honorary degree from The University of Aberdeen in 2006.Photo credit: Adjusted image originally taken by Sjhill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Weinthal, contributor for The Jerusalem Post, Iran International, and other fine publications, joins to discuss the rise of London as the world capital of Antisemitism, plus the continued calls for Germany to shutter Iran's embassy in Berlin following terror attacks linked to Tehran.Read Ben's story on London and antisemitism here or here: https://www.foxnews.com/world/london-worlds-most-antisemitic-city-says-israeli-minister..Read Ben's story on Germany here or here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202403214795Photo description: Menahem Begin lighting the Hanukkah candles in St John's Wood Synagogue, London, 1 December 1977Photo credit: Government Press Office (Israel), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Cohen, an expert on the British royals and the UK-US relationship, makes his debut on Constable Confidential. We discuss the contrast between how Prince Edward and his wife Sophie behave versus Prince Harry and Megan. Plus, we look deeper at the anti-UK sentiment from the White House.Read more of Cohen's thoughts on the royals here or here: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/prince-edward-harry-meghan-blessing. Plus this piece on the Netflix deal with the Sussexes here or here: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1168176-talentless-grifters-meghan-markle-prince-harry-and-netflix Photo description: The Duke of Kent shakes hands with a BOAC pilot as he prepares to board Consolidated Liberator Mark I, AM261, of Ferry Command, for his journey from Prestwick, Scotland, to Canada. This was the first occasion on which a member of the Royal Family crossed the Atlantic by aircraft.Photo credit: Royal Air Force official photographer, Woodbine, G (Mr), Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Fraser, author of "Shredded: Inside RBS, The Bank That Broke Britain," joins us for his CONSTABLE CONFIDENTIAL debut. We discuss what Fraser describes as a culture that lost its soul and never got it back, is soon to be sold back to the UK public after being bailed out by the British taxpayer. Fraser explains the bizarre logic behind this news and analyses some recent problems for the bank that has now changed its name to NatWest. We also point out that the Scottish economy shrank significantly in the last quarter of 2023, which Fraser says wasn't much covered by the Scottish press.Photo description: An accident on Savy Aerodrome during the German offensive. A powerful factor in weakening the German thrust across the old Somme battlefield was the continuous bombing by British aircraft.WWIPhoto credit: Australian War Memorial collection, No restrictions, via Wikimedia CommonsThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Distinguished Middle East analyst Ben Weinthal joins us again from Jerusalem, where he writes for Fox News Digital, the Jerusalem Post, and the Middle East Forum. This week, we discuss the record-breaking levels of antisemitism around the world, plus the efforts of the U.S. administration to release frozen money to Iran while at the same time sending the U.S. Navy to build a temporary port on the Gaza Strip's coastline to help deliver humanitarian relief to refugees. That port will be simultaneously be close to a recent mega find of 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves at the eastern end of the Med.Isabel Vincent's piece from the New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2024/03/13/us-news/fire-princeton-professor-who-helped-irans-terror-campaign/Ben's pieces from Fox News digital https://www.foxnews.com/world/biden-admin-under-pressure-stop-billions-dollars-sanctions-relief-iranhttps://www.foxnews.com/world/antisemitic-incidents-across-europe-canada-record-levels-5-months-hamas-massacre-israelisPhoto description: Scene from the Arab-Israeli war circa 1948Photo credit: Benno Rothenberg /Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glasgow-based entrepreneur and businessman Alan Quinn joins us for this episode of CONSTABLE CONFIDENTIAL to discuss the latest efforts by local government to impose more living costs on already cash-strapped people. Notably, this involves ultra-high car parking charges in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and Scotland's largest city, Glasgow.We also get Quinn's view on where the Scottish votes will fall in the forthcoming general election.To ensure you don't miss any episodes, I suggest you sign up for my MailChimp newsletter which contains links to the newest CC podcasts.Photo description: A cropped version of express trains leaving Edinburgh for Aberdeen and Glasgow.Photo credit: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsForbes.com story about the rising car parking fees in Edinburgh The intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iranian-born British citizen and political activist Vahid Beheshti joins us from London outside the Foreign Office. He explains the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, notably the two attacks on Pakistan and Iraq, and what that means for the region. We also discuss the urgent need for the United Kingdom to remove all its diplomatic corps from Iran or risk them being taken hostage by Iran's theocracy. And we have a lot more, too.Photo credit: Cropped version of a photo from Mydust, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.Photo description: Pakistani Army Position, 1965 WarThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 California’s government can’t agree on how much it has overspent: $68 billion, $38 billion, or $100 billion. What’s the difference? It's only money. On top of that, the California Democrats want to introduce a wealth tax. What could possibly go wrong? We have that and more. Joining us from Orange County, California, is Jeff Bliss, a senior correspondent at California Flow Magazine, a regular contributor on John Batchelor's CBS radio show Eye on the World, and heard on many other radio stations across California.Photo credit: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Angyalföldi Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto description: Airplane, Soviet brand, second World War, transport, fair, fighter plane, wreck, BudapestThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former paratrooper and SAS soldier Robin Horsfall makes his debut on Constable Confidential. Among other gallantry, he was one of the team that rescued hostages from the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980.For the last two years, Horsfall has chronicled the Russia-Ukraine war and recently published a book on the conflict titled "Slava Ukraine Who Dares Shares." In this show, he puts forward the case that the Western powers must continue to support Ukraine and ensure that Russia doesn't win. Failure to do so would likely be awful. We also discuss the risks of one particular candidate winning the U.S. presidency later this year. Plus, he names some favorite authors and proffers advice for aspiring writers.Contact Horsfall via https://robinhorsfall.co.uk.Signed Horsfall books available via www.robinhorsfall.com Unsigned Slava Ukraine, Who Dares Shares available from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.ukPicture credit: HorsfallPhoto description: Robin HorsfallThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Quinn, a long-standing Glasgow-based entrepreneur, weighs in on Scotland's ruling Scottish National Party and the economic policies they are pursuing. Specifically, he targets the lack of private sector experience by leading SNP figures and the idiocy of rent control, plus much more.Photo credit: Gus Pasquarella, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto description: photo, taken during the initial explosion of the HindenburgThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3 Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a flashback to 2008, in which John Batchelor and I play Scrooge and Marley to tell the story of mega-conman Bernie Madoff who was charged with fraud in 2008 after running a $65 billion Ponzi scheme.Photo credit: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto description: From a 1900 illustrated edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, with a drawing of Scrooge by Frederick Simpson Coburn The intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Middle East Forum contributor and intrepid correspondent Ben Weinthal joins us from Jerusalem to discuss his recent tour of the Hamas-built tunnels in Gaza, plus details of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attack on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the case of a professor suspended at Oberlin College with alleged Iranian ties.Photo description: Royal forces in North Yemen Civil War circa 1965Photo credit: unkown Author, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Fiona Campbell, CEO of the Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers, joins us to explain how the courts slammed Edinburgh City's local government for introducing unlawful rental rulesStories on legal rulinghttps://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/legal-news/edinburgh-s-short-term-lets-policy-still-unlawful/Photo credit: Jacques Callot , CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto description: Drill of the Cannon: The Shooting), from The Military ExercisesThe intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us for his CC debut is Jeff Bliss; senior correspondent at California Flow Magazine and a regular contributor on John Batchelor's CBS show Eye on the World. He explains how California has gotten into a financial mess despite once being the jewel in the crown.https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218260520/california-budget-deficit-analysis#:~:text=May%2026%2C%202020.-,On%20Thursday%2C%20Dec.%207%2C%202023%2C%20Petek%20said%20California,a%20%2468%20billion%20budget%20deficit.&text=Rich%20Pedroncelli%2FAP-,SACRAMENTO%2C%20Calif.,to%20build%20his%20national%20profile.Photo credit: Joseph Warren Revere, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPhoto description: Drawing of Monteray, the then-capital of California. Joseph Warren Revere was part of the United States military that invaded Alta California in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. In his 1849 book about his military stories and life in a Rancho, Revere includes illustrations. This one is an illustration of Monterey, the capital of California.Date: 1849The intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard Wagner, EEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:Conductor: James Allen GähresEnsemble: Ulm PhilharmonicLocation: CCU Einsteinsaal, UlmOpera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)Movement: Prelude from Act 3Date 3 June 2014The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.