Scott interviews Gareth Porter about his coverage of a recently-released document liberated by Daniel Ellsberg when he originally leaked the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s. This document, Porter explains, shows how in 1958 the military wanted to use tactical nuclear...
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5/28/21 Max Blumenthal on the Israel Lobby’s Efforts to Distract from Gaza Atrocities
Scott interviews Max Blumenthal about the recent violence that has thrust Israel-Palestine into the national spotlight. On one hand, there is a growing recognition—thanks to reports from organizations like Human Rights Watch—that Israel is essentially an apartheid...
COI #116: The ‘Big Lie’ of Memorial Day
On COI #116, Kyle and Will cover a new round of US sanctions imposed on officials in Ethiopia, where fighting with rebels has killed thousands and displaced millions more in the country's Tigray region. Cutting off foreign aid and slapping visa restrictions on...
5/28/21 John Kiriakou on the Persecution of Daniel Hale
John Kiriakou discusses the case of hero whistleblower Daniel Hale, who helped expose the White House's secret drone assassination program during the Obama administration. Hale has pled guilty to one charge under the espionage act, in an effort to win the mercy of the...
News Roundup 5/28/21
US News A Georgia police officer killed his police dog by leaving him in a hot car. The officer was demoted. [Link] A US State Department-funded report faults the IAEA for not tracking small amounts of fissile material that could be used to make a low-yield nuclear...
News Roundup 5/25/21
US News Police unions are stifling efforts to reform the criminal justice system. [Link] The National Guard withdrew from DC. [Link] A federal court rules that Georgia’s anti-BDS law is unconstitutional. Abby Martin brought the lawsuit after the state attempted to...
George Bush’s Damnable Afghan War Lies
Former President George W. Bush is bewailing President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Bush told Fox News last week, “I’m also deeply concerned about the sacrifices of our soldiers, and our intelligence community, will be forgotten,”...
News Roundup 5/24/21
US News A Florida officer was found guilty of planting meth on three people. 120 of the officers' victims had their convictions expunged. [Link] A new bill calls for the FDA to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement. [Link] Biden’s tax plan calls for 87,000 new IRS...
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