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Several long-running sagas come to a head in this week's podcast. Prime minister Mark Rutte and defence minister Ank Bijleveld face more tough questions over the deaths of 70 civilians in a bombing raid in Iraq. The tax office's sledgehammer approach to families suspected of defrauding the child support system also comes in for heavy criticism. Meanwhile, decorated war hero Marco Kroon's career is dangling by a thread after his confrontation with police during Carnaval season. And we ask the question that's been on everyone's lips: are you really breaking the law if you let your cat out? Disclaimer: We apologize for the bad audio quality, which in the absence of Molly we fully and completely blame on her.