On the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq, Pratap Chatterjee, managing editor of Corpwatch.org, discusses the ideology of the Bush administration's Iraq War brain trust, the pervasive culture of corruption engendered by throwing money into Iraq's reconstruction without oversight and Ahmed Chalabi's role in lying the American people into war.
03/18/09 – Mark Danner – The Scott Horton Show
Mark Danner, Professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the leaked torture report from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the clear ICRC pronouncement that CIA interrogation techniques amounted to torture and the untenable stalemate between Attorney General Eric Holder's declaration that waterboarding is torture and Dick Cheney's admission of same.
Bush Plans “Authoritarian” History
Plagiarized entirely from Jim Bovard: Former President George W. Bush announced in Calgary yesterday that he is planning to write a memoir ‘so when the history of this administration is written at least there’s an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.’ Bush did not reveal if John Yoo would be the co-author. Bush spoke to an ‘invited audience of Calgary businessmen,’ according to a report in the Examiner. The paper noted that ‘Bush was full of jokes throughout his speech.’ Since...
A Real New Global Currency?
This Telegraph article is not entirely clear. What is this "super-currency"? Is it backed by something other than U.S. debt? Which countries have agreed to treat it as legitimate? Is this bullshit for real or what? Thanks to David Kramer. Update: Why bother when Helicopter Ben is the monetary dictator of the earth as it is?
Antiwar Radio 3/18/09: Mark Danner and Pratap Chatergee
Wednesday on Antiwar Radio Mark Danner of the New York Review of Books will discuss the recently released Red Cross report on CIA torture at their "ghost prisons" and Pratap Chatergee of CorpWatch.org will be discussing his recent TomDispatch article, "Unknown Afghanistan." Listen live on KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin, or stream it live from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
Antiwar Radio 3/17/09: Philip Weiss, Anthony Gregory and Gareth Porter
Live 11-1pm on 95.9 FM in Austin or online at KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
Chas Freeman Talks About His Run In With The lobby
Thanks to JoeBriggs for the video.
03/17/09 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show
Investigative journalist Philip Weiss discusses the aftermath of Chas Freeman's withdrawal from NIC chairman consideration, the alienation of liberal American Jews from the Israeli government, the opportunity to break up the monolithic AIPAC lobby and the conflict between Zionism and democracy.
Be Like Anthony Gregory!
Put an anti-government sticker on your car.
Shame the State!
Put an anti-government sticker on your car.
The final proof that there is, in fact, no God:
Vice President Cheney charged Sunday morning on CNN that President Obama is using the recession ‘to try to justify’ what is probably the largest expansion of federal authority ‘in the history of the Republic.’
The Onion: CIA Awkwardly Debriefs Obama On Creation Of Crack Cocaine
WASHINGTON—In his first meeting with President Barack Obama, CIA crime and counternarcotics analyst Timothy R. McIntire haltingly explained to the nation's first African-American commander in chief the highly classified origin of crack cocaine and the resultant epidemic that swept across U.S. inner cities. "Well, you see, sir...thing is, we needed money to help those Contras back in '85, and we never really expected...so we distributed it, and...shortsighted...and, ha, well, Christ—is it hot...
New York Times Still Covering for Walter Duranty
The Soviets murdered the Ukranians and lied about it, and yet the Times still can't admit that THEY lied about it to cover for their hero Stalin too.
03/16/09 – Anthony Gregory – The Scott Horton Show
Anthony Gregory, research analyst at the Independent Institute, discusses the freedom-infringing U.S. War on Drugs, the racist origins of prohibition laws, the due-process violations inherent in civil asset forfeiture and the failure of drug courts to stem the non-violent prison population.
03/16/09 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service News Agency, discusses the Obama administration’s attempted duplication of Gen. Petraeus’s Iraq 'success' in Afghanistan, the difficulty foreign occupiers have in overcoming the Pashtunwali code, the possible changes in U.S. military planning when the Quadrennial Defense Review is completed and Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic attempt to separate the Taliban and al Qaeda.
