Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time.

Today we discuss:

• 9/11 led to legalized torture and wars based on lies. Have we learned anything? Despite WMDs, Trump is lying about Iran. Despite his lies, Bush is an elder statesman. Politicization of national security and patriotism is worse than ever. And the military budget keeps climbing even as Americans' quality of life continues to deteriorate. Will we ever escape 9/11?

• Iran-backed Houthis seized Yemen’s port city of Mokha on the Red Sea coast. The advance raises the threat to shipping near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and to global markets. Oil prices remain above $100 per barrel as energy ma ...