I'm not sure if this is the end of the Mubarak regime, or even whether or not this spells the dawn of a new anti-American/pro-independence era in the Old World. I do know that all the best coverage is over at Antiwar.com. Note especially Justin Raimondo's coverage at Antiwar.com/blog. Here's my interview of Philip Giraldi from KPFK Friday night.
01/28/11 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
This interview is excerpted from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles broadcast of January 28th. The original is available here. Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the beginning of the end of Hosni Mubarak’s rule in Egypt; the uncertain political roles of Mohamed El Baradei and the Muslim Brotherhood; mixed messages from the US government (which must balance lip service for 'democracy' with an Israel-centric foreign policy); how the large, disaffected youth populations in many Arab countries...
Joe Lieberman is Evil
Glenn Greenwald has decided to take advantage of all the praise the senator is receiving upon his announcement that he can't get elected anymore to remind the good people of America of about 90% of all the horrible things Lieberman has done with his political power. It's quite a list.
Ron Paul on our 20-Year War Against Iraq
Antiwar Radio for 1/21/11
Today on Antiwar Radio: Pardiss Kabrei, Michael Boldin and The Other Scott Horton - 9-noon Pacific - LRN.FM or KAOSRadioAustin.org.
A Closer Look at China’s Currency Manipulation
Hey y'all, check out this great article by Jonathan M. Finegold Catalan at Mises.org. There is much disagreement on how the United States should deal with China's persistent devaluation of the yuan. Worse, there is still substantial confusion on the actual effects of an undervalued yuan on capital markets, "trade deficits", and the economy in general. The most widely accepted and common theory goes something like this: currency devaluation helps China by boosting its exports, and hurts the...
Thursday’s Interviews
New at Antiwar.com: New Iran Nuke Talks Begin - Muhammad Sahimi says there's plenty to agree on The Permanent Occupation of Palestine - Philip Weiss on then end of the two-state solution
01/21/11 – Scott Horton – The Scott Horton Show
The Other Scott Horton (no relation), international human rights lawyer, professor and contributing editor at Harper’s magazine, discusses the one year anniversary of Obama’s broken promise to close Guantanamo; the politicization of terrorism prosecutions, normally the purview of professional prosecutors and not Congress; authorization in the Army Field Manual Appendix M for subjecting prisoners to long-term sensory deprivation; recent court rulings that grant high government officials...
01/21/11 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show
This interview is excerpted from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles broadcast of January 21st. The original is available here. Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the ongoing developments in the Tunisia revolution; the nervous Middle East/N. African dictators of US client states who fear they could be toppled next; the State Department group-think revealed in the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables; the low-enriched uranium swap proposal that will leave Iran up to its eyeballs in...
01/21/11 – Pardiss Kebriaei – The Scott Horton Show
Pardiss Kebriaei, staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses the revived Military Commissions and Obama’s broken promise about closing Guantanamo; the broken system of checks and balances in government, in favor of the Executive; the dismissal of the lawsuit challenging Anwar al-Awlaki’s targeted assassination, giving Obama the power to kill US citizens without review, oversight or challenge; the scores of 'worst of the worst' Guantanamo prisoners who turned out to be...
01/21/11 – Michael Boldin – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Boldin, founder of the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses Thomas Jefferson's suggested response to government run amok: nullification; why a compromise agreement on raising the US debt ceiling will mean the current Republican resurgence has already fizzled out; the persistence of state medical marijuana laws despite federal government outrage and unfavorable SCOTUS rulings; why those trying to effect change within government should stick to the local and state levels; the misuse of...
Murdering Afghanistan
Check out this one in Salon.com: What 25 tons of explosives will do to an Afghan village Last October, an American fighting unit in Afghanistan reduced an entire village to dust in minutes. Nestled in the fertile Arghandab Valley, Tarok Kolache had become a Taliban stronghold and was proving a difficult fortress to penetrate. The affair must have really irked the American commander, Lt. Col. David Flynn, because after two failed attempts to take the village, he just to wiped it off the map....
Wednesday’s Interviews
Now at Antiwar.com: Banished Citizen Allowed to Come Home? - Nick Baumann on the torture of Gulet Mohamed Still Liveblogging WikiLeaks - Greg Mitchell on the important stories they've brought us The Permanent War State - Generals love little ribbons, observes Gareth Porter
01/20/11 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Weiss, investigative journalist and author of the blog MondoWeiss, discusses the mounting pressure on the US to refrain from vetoing a UN resolution critical of Israel’s illegal settlements (even J Street is on board); the glaring omission of George Mitchell from Obama’s new Mideast task force, which is full of establishment hacks and pro-Israel pundits; the continuing pretense that equal concessions must be made in a two-state solution, ignoring the reality of occupation and the vastly...
01/20/11 – Muhammad Sahimi – The Scott Horton Show
Muhammad Sahimi, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California, discusses the power struggle between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Khamenei in Iran; how Ahmadinejad's appointment of a well-regarded moderate foreign minister could help achieve a compromise with the US on a low-enriched uranium swap deal and Iran's nuclear enrichment program in general, as well as easing the sanctions that are crippling Iran's economy; Hillary Clinton's...
