Reza Marashi, research director for the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), discusses his article on Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s reentry into Iranian politics; the un-free, unfair and unpredictable nature of Iran’s elections; Obama’s opportunity to get talks started on sanctions and Iran’s nuclear program; and why US policy on Iran is really all about enforcing regional [...]
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Peter Hart of FAIR discusses the Justice Department’s targeting of media organizations (AP) and reporters (James Rosen); the government’s efforts to criminalize investigative journalism and whistleblowers; why we should beware of bipartisanship; the MSM’s failure to defend WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning; and why pundits love the idea of killing civilians.
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Jason Leopold, author of News Junkie, discusses his new job with Al Jazeera and the official lies about Guantanamo (it’s like Club Med, force feeding is fun, etc.).
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Kelley B. Vlahos, contributing editor for The American Conservative, discusses VA whistleblower Dr. Steven S. Coughlin’s accusations that research affirming Gulf War Illness is being intentionally hidden; the enormous costs of lifetime medical care for hundreds of thousands of sick and injured veterans; the VA’s apathetic response to surveys that revealed large numbers of suicidal [...]
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David Vine, author of Island of Shame, discusses the thousand or so US military bases spread out among most of the world’s countries; the enormous profits gained by contractors for building and supporting bases abroad; rampant waste, fraud and criminal activity that goes unpunished; and the latest setback for Diego Garcia’s forcibly expelled natives, the [...]
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