Brian Epstein, 1934-1967

I've been reading Philip Norman's book "Shout", a history of the Beatles. A substantial portion of the book is about their manager Brian Epstein. "Eppy" died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills 40 years ago on August 27, 1967. The Beatles, as we think of them, is the work of Brian Epstein -- it's a simple as that. Yes, the music was written by John and Paul, for the most part, but consider this: * Brian fought for the group to get their first recording contract, and introduced them to...

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Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton

The Other Scott Horton (no relation), international human rights lawyer, heroic crusader against the American government’s use of torture and author of the renowned No Comment blog at the Harper’s magazine Website, explains how the Bush/Cheney administration continues to fight for their right to torture people, the roles played by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and likely replacement Michael Chertoff in crafting U.S. torture policy, the overall politicization of the Justice...

Well, here we go…

Bush has virtually declared war on Iran. "Iran’s pursuit of technology that could lead to nuclear weapons threatens to put a region already known for instability and violence under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust. "Iran’s actions threaten the security of nations everywhere, and the United States is rallying friends and allies to isolate Iran’s regime to impose economic sanctions. We will confront this danger before it is too late." And, "I will take all actions necessary to protect our...

How to Answer Simple Questions

A beauty pageant winner from South Carolina was asked the following question: "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?" South Carolina answered as follows: I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and I believe that they...

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08/28/07 – Scott Horton – The Scott Horton Show

The Other Scott Horton (no relation), international human rights lawyer, heroic crusader against the American government’s use of torture and author of the renowned No Comment blog at the Harper’s magazine Website, explains how the Bush/Cheney administration continues to fight for their right to torture people, the roles played by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and likely replacement Michael Chertoff in crafting U.S. torture policy, the overall politicization of the Justice...

Joe Briggs’ Show

Last Thursday, Joe Briggs interviewed me for his nationally syndicated access TV show, Policy Watch. Watch it here. Or here:

One Year Ago…

In the summer of 2006 Israel launched a ferocious bombing campaign against the country of Lebanon severely crippling it's civilian infrastructure and killing and wounding thousands of it's inhabitants. On two brodcasts British MP George Galloway visited southern Lebanon to survey, in his own words the carnage that had been wrought on the people of that area and Lebanon as a whole.