On the subject of his new book Recarving Rushmore.
Liberty Stickers
I made up a few new ones:
04/06/09 – Guy Lawson – The Scott Horton Show
Guy Lawson, author of the Rolling Stone article 'The Making of a Narco State,' discusses Mexico’s increasingly violent and destabilizing drug war, the fundamental changes brought about by NAFTA, the rampant corruption throughout Mexico’s government and civil society and why legalizing Marijuana is probably the best long-term solution to the problem.
Colin Powell: War Criminal
Rachel Maddow busts Colin Powell, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Secretary of State of the United States, as he pretends on live TV to not be qualified to know whether someone (him) would be in violation of the laws of war if that person had done what he did. He also, as The Other Scott Horton notes, acknowledges the need for an investigation - of him. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy "Why are we talking about this in the...
Fantasist Gingrich: US Should Preemptively Hit North Korea.
Newt Gingrich, citing a fictional novel written by one of his mates, fear-mongers that North Korea could launch a electromagnetic pulse attack against the US at anytime, and absurdly compares Iran/Hamas/North korea to Nazi Germany circa 1938, ...... and apparently the Hamas elite air force has just been spotted flying sorties over Texas, remember to duck and cover. Ok, that last bit was a joke obviously, but he does actually say all the other garbage, watch it - Perhaps Newt has been watching...
Antiwar Radio 4/01/09: Jim Bovard
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04/01/09 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service News Agency, discusses Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s persecution of Sunni Awakening Councils, the U.S. military’s cooperation with Iraq’s government in quelling a Sunni 'Sons of Iraq' uprising and how a new outbreak of sectarian violence could give the U.S. occupation a new lease on life.
04/01/09 – James Bovard – The Scott Horton Show
James Bovard, policy advisor at The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the prospect of mandatory national service in the U.S., the often dubious contributions made by AmeriCorps programs, the expansion of civil service budgets from the Clinton to Obama presidencies and the general dislike of compulsory service among Americans.
