Gordon Chang | Author & Geopolitics Expert | 08-19-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

News, Sports, Comedy

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Author & geopolitics expert Gordon Chang calls in to discuss the controversial middle-of-the-night flights allegedly dropping off Gaza-connected individuals across the United States, and the broader implications of American ignorance towards international crises. They also analyze the recent Alaska Summit involving President Trump and Vladimir Putin, debating its implications for Ukraine and global security. Chang criticizes Putin's war crimes and stresses the need for stringent sanctions against Russia to stop money flow. They touch on China’s military ambitions, particularly concerning Taiwan, and discuss the discovery of a Chinese biological weapons lab in California. The conversation concludes with Chang’s assessment of President Trump’s international diplomacy and the urgency for the U.S. to recognize and act on global threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.1	This is Sid and Friends in the morning.
0:55.8	Gordon Chang, folks, you've got to follow him, Gordon G. Chang on Twitter.
1:00.3	You know, I love Gordon, love him so much.
1:02.4	And you're talking about any other country around the world,
1:05.5	and there's no better source than Gordon.
1:08.3	Gordon, good morning, pal. How are you?
1:10.7	I'm fine, Sid. Thank you so much.
1:12.5	Great to have you back. Now, you just heard Laurel Lumer talking about these middle of the night
1:16.3	flights coming in and dropping off Gazins all over the United States. Are you familiar with this?
1:23.9	Yes, I mean, the reporting is pretty clear that this has been going on for some time.
1:29.6	And Marco Rubio on Face the Nation said, look, we're going to get to the bottom of it.
1:34.7	The issue here, Sid, I think, is that there are many people around the world who need emergency medical care in the U.S.
1:42.3	And the question is, why should it be Ghazas who are connected to Hamas?
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