Hello and welcome to Background Briefing, available 24-7 at Background Briefing.org, I'm Ian Masters, and today we'll examine a number of stories and issues in the news.

We'll begin with the obvious mental deterioration of Donald Trump, whose bizarre ramblings at rallies was eclipsed yesterday by heightened alarm

as he robotically bobbed about on stage to a random mix of music for almost 40 minutes

at a town hall in Pennsylvania after deciding

not to take any more questions. Joining us to discuss whether declaring Trump mentally ill

might excuse the glaring fact that he is an evil, hateful and cruel criminal and traitor,

is Lance Dutus a training and supervising analyst emeritus,

with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, who was a clinical professor of

psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Dodus is a contributor to the new book, Just Outest

assessing President Trump, the more dangerous case of Donald Trump,

40 psychiatrists and mental health experts warn anew.

Then with Netanyahu planning to empty northern Gaza by starving the population into surrender,

which prompted the Biden administration to warn that the U.S. could cut off military aid in 30 days.

We will speak with Nizar Fasak, a professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

A trainer on leadership, negotiations and advocacy with over 20 years of experience across the

Middle East and North Africa. He was head of the Civil Society partnerships at the project on

Middle East democracy and also directed the Palestinian delegation in Washington, D.C. between

2003 and 2008,

where he advised senior Palestinian leaders,

including the President, the Prime Minister,

and various ministries in their negotiations with Israel.

Then finally, we'll look into the diplomatic spat between India and Canada,

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