Amanpour and Company

September 15, 2020

Christiane speaks with former National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton about current events. She also speaks with Brendan Byrne about the documentary "Gaza." Melinda Gates sounds the alarm on what the Gates Foundation calls “mutually exacerbating catastrophes." Eddie S. Glaude Jr. tells Walter Isaacson that the U.S. must confront the lies it tells itself about being a redeemer nation.

Fmr. NSC Spokesman Michael Anton On Israel's Peace Deals

2m 48s

A special White House ceremony today marked the normalization of ties between Israel and two of its Arab neighbors: Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. One of those in attendance was Michael Anton, who until 2018 served on the National Security Council. He joins the show from the White House.

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