From Serbia to Syria to Nikki Haley’s explosive new book, the war party is still firmly in control in Washington. Wars and threats of wars keep increasing, ensuring a steady of wounded and broken veterans to “thank” for their “service.” Don’t miss today’s Ron Paul...
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Crime and Punishment
“A hundred suspicions don't make a proof.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment The guard closed the door. There was an inch of raw sewage water on the floor, and about twenty men were detained in the holding cell. David Mayer and I had been arrested on charges...
11/7/19 Ron Enzweiler on the Neocons’ Absurd Syrian Oil Narrative
Scott interviews Ron Enzweiler about President Trump trying to keep troops in Syria in order to seize their oil fields for American use. Enzweiler says that apart from this being illegal under international law, Syria's oil fields amount to about 0.2% of the global...
11/7/19 Francis Boyle: In Defense of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7
Scott interviews Francis Boyle about his attempts to help Liz McAlister and the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 in their legal battle for what he views as justified civil resistance. McAlister helped break into the Kings Bay nuclear base in order to peacefully and symbolically...
11/7/19 Matthew Hoh on the Unwinnable War in Afghanistan
Matthew Hoh discusses the extraordinary difficulties in resolving the complex political and ethnic tensions in Afghanistan, something that the U.S. military has been trying to do for going on 20 years. Hoh says that during his time there he saw lots of practices by...
11/7/19 Tara Copp on the Rising Cancer Rates Among Veterans
Scott talks to Tara Copp about her research on cancer rates among military veterans, particularly air force pilots, whose powerful radar systems may be a contributing factor to multiple types of cancers. Copp reminds us that causality is very difficult to establish in...
11/7/19 Ali M. Latifi on Life in the Most Drone-Bombed Country in the World
Ali Latifi talks about his reporting on the drone war in Afghanistan, the most drone-bombed country in the world. He tells us one of the most troubling facts about America's drone campaigns: that almost everyone who is killed in a drone strike gets labeled an "enemy...
11/7/19 Elizabeth Murray Exposes the Lies Behind Douma
Scott interviews Elizabeth Murray about the supposed chemical attack in Douma, Syria in 2017, which was used to justify an immediate bombing campaign by the U.S. and its allies. A thorough investigation was only conducted months later, and the reports of this...
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