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6/10/19 Jim Bovard on Obama’s Forgotten Frauds and Debacles
Jim Bovard reflects on the legacy of Barack Obama's presidency in light of Donald Trump's. Obama is garnering favorable comparisons now, explains Bovard, but we shouldn't forget all of the horrible things he did, especially on civil liberties and foreign wars. The cycle of corruption and lies continues with President Trump, whose presidency will more than likely lead to the reactionary election of yet another charlatan. Discussed on the show: "Obama’s Forgotten Frauds and Debacles" (The Future of Freedom Foundation) "William Barr’s Connection to Ruby Ridge, Defending FBI Snipers" (The...
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6/10/19 Doug Bandow on the Threats of War in Europe and Asia
Scott talks to Doug Bandow about North Korea, China, Russia, and the rest of eastern Europe. Bandow holds out hope for the negotiations with North Korea, but fears the dangerous rhetoric coming from neoconservatives about America's relationship with China. They are not America's enemies, he explains, they just want their own region to be free of U.S. influence. Discussed on the show: "China Isn’t an Enemy and Hawks Shouldn’t Turn It Into One" (The American Conservative) "Forget the U.S.-China Trade War: Is a Conflict Over Taiwan the Real Threat?" (Cato Institute) "The Latest Balkans...
6/7/19 Eli Clifton on Israeli Money in American Politics
Eli Clifton discusses the influence of the Israel lobby over American politics. Even for President Trump, who famously claimed he didn't need money from big donors, Israeli and Jewish-American money is important because it can win congressional elections, and Trump needs a Republican congress if he wants to get his agenda through. Discussed on the show: "FDD Aligned With State Department To Attack Supporters Of Iran Diplomacy" (Lobe Log) "Watch the film the Israel lobby didn't want you to see" (The Electronic Intifada) Foreign Agents Registration Act Eli Clifton is a reporting fellow with...
Soloman: Kilimnik Was a State Department Informant
Via Matt Taibbi. Oh but the FBI "assesses" that he's "tied" to Russian intelligence claims Deep State hustler Robert Mueller. Nope, Obama's coup machine.
6/7/19 William Astore on the Ten Tenets of Air Power
Scott interviews William Astore about his recent TomDispatch piece on American air power. Astore, a retired Air Force officer, explains what he was and was not taught about bombing as a strategy in war, most notably the fact that the perception of the U.S. military by the people getting bombed is rarely considered. Air power, and particularly unmanned drones, explains Astore, creates a tremendous amount of blowback from people living under the constant threat of death from the skies. This has explicitly been the case with several recent acts of terrorism, including the Times Square bomber of...
6/7/19 Joe Lauria on the Dangerous Precedent of the Assange Indictment
Joe Lauria discusses the dangerous legal precedent set by the case against Julian Assange, whose actions in leaking government documents are not categorically different from those of a journalist. As Glenn Greenwald points out, there's no "license" that makes someone a journalist, and no way to definitively identify an act of journalism—the first amendment must apply to everyone, regardless of their character and especially of the impact to the government of what they write. Discussed on the show: "After Assange’s Espionage Act Indictment, Police Move Against More Journalists for Publishing...
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