It's been a long month here at the BradCast, but the end is near. Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen return to their rightful places here on Monday. I'm NICOLE SANDLER, holding down the fort for one final show until they return.

When Brad called to tell me that his father had suffered a stroke, and that he and Desi were heading out to Arizona to be with him, I told him I'd be here for whatever he needs. That's what friends do. And I consider Brad and Desi not only friends, but family. I'm glad I could help them out so they didn't have to worry about anything here, but be fully with his parents, taking care of what's really important in life. But I, like you, am looking forward to the return of the Brad Friedman-hosted 'BradCast' and Desi's much-missed Green News Report!

On this final show of the week, I spent the first two segments, once again, recapping the latest news. Harvey Friedman sure picked the craziest time in this generation to make his exit, as the already frenetic pace of breaking news accelerated exponentially in the past month.

Today was insane, with news on the Giuliani front (he's the subject of a criminal investigation now too, after his associates were arrested Wednesday attempting to flee the country!). The Pentagon is now telling Turkey to stop doing what Donald Trump gave them his blessing to do less than a week ago. And, oh, what he authorized was genocide of our only real allies in the region. But the dominoes are about ready to fall, as even his staunchest defenders in Congress - Lindsey Graham, we're looking at you - are appalled by his actions and are calling him out publicly about it. And a courageous former Ambassador to Ukraine defied the White House's warning that no one would be testifying or cooperating with the impeachment inquiry, showing up today and apparently blowing the roof off the sucker. At press time, we'd only gotten reports about her explosive opening statement. I'm guessing more details will emerge in the coming hours and days.

Our guest today is an old friend and Air America Radio colleague, JACK RICE. In addition to being a broadcaster and journalist, he's also a trial lawyer. And he was a CIA case officer under the Clinton and Bush 43 administrations. I call on Jack regularly for his expertise, which he kindly provided in reference to the plethora of news we're living through.

Thanks for bearing with me this past month... Welcome home Brad and Desi. We've missed you!

Download MP3 or listen online below...

                 

Article Categories: Fox 'News', CIA, Turkey, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Syria, BradCast, Election 2020, Shepard Smith