The News with Rick Sanchez - December 26, 2018

Senate Intel Cmte reports authored by disinfo specialists 

If you’re someone who thinks the war in Afghanistan was a bad idea or that pulling troops out of Syria is a bad idea, you might be a Russian bot, according to two recent Senate Intelligence Committee reports. But one of the companies the Senate hired to write these reports is apparently guilty of disinformation campaigns of its own. RT America’s Dan Cohen has the story.

‘You program robots; A.I. programs YOU’ – Lionel  

Lionel of Lionel Media joins RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss the perils of smart gadgetry and “machine learning” and increasingly adaptable artificial intelligence.

Expect Kurds to turn to Syrian gov’t for Protection – Phyllis Bennis

Writer and activist Phyllis Bennis joins RT America’s Manila Chan to argue that ISIS “cannot be defeated militarily.” She describes the Syrian conflict as in fact “a series of separate wars” and argues that despite the US troop withdrawal, there is no indication that the US bombing campaign will cease. She also discusses the fate of the Kurds and other minorities in Syria and the impact of the withdrawal on the US-Israel relationship.