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Harman, AIPAC, NSA: What did I Know, and When Did I Know It?
Jeff Stein April 21, 2009 2:20 AM The tremendous interest in my story yesterday about a 2005 NSA wiretap picking up California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman conversing with a suspected Israeli agent took me by surprise, frankly. It’s always gratifying to find so many people paying attention to things like this when Carrie Prejean is only a click away. The first thing I want to dispel, though, is the apparently widespread notion that the timing of my story Monday was somehow related to: (1) the...
Antiwar Radio 4/21/09: Jeff Stein, Michael Hastings, Sauvik Chakraverti
On Harman and Gonzales's obstruction of justice, what the war in Afghanistan is really like, and the elections in India. Plus a ton of news and your calls. Tune in to KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin or stream live from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio from 1-3 PM Texas time.
04/21/09 – Sauvik Chakraverti – The Scott Horton Show
Sauvik Chakraverti, author of Antidote: Essays Against The Socialist Indian State, discusses the upcoming Indian elections, the fascist tendencies of the Hindu BJP party, the growing influence of libertarian thought in India and how the Mumbai terrorist attack could have been prevented if Indians had the right to bear arms.
04/21/09 – Michael Hastings – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Hastings, author of the article 'Obama’s War' in GQ Magazine, discusses the skepticism among some high-ranking military officers about the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, the inevitability of diplomatic negotiations with the Taliban, the permeation of Afghan society by the drug trade and the frightening talk about a 25 year U.S. committment to Afghanistan and the broader region.
04/21/09 – Jeff Stein – The Scott Horton Show
Jeff Stein, Spy Talk columnist for Congressional Quarterly, discusses his breaking news story about the alleged NSA wiretap recording of Rep. Jane Harmon agreeing to intervene on behalf of two AIPAC employees accused of espionage in exchange for help getting appointed chair of the House Intelligence Committee and why then-Attorney General Gonzales intervened to close the case before it could really begin.
Sources: Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC
By Jeff Stein | CQ Rep. Jane Harman, the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel organization in Washington. Harman was recorded saying she would 'waddle into' the AIPAC case 'if you think it’ll make a difference,'...
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The Waco Butchers Are Back
Anthony Gregory on the massacre then and why it matters today.
Antiwar Radio 4/17/09: James Bamford, Ivan Eland and The Other Scott Horton
Plus Angela Keaton, the news and your calls. Listen live on 95.9 FM in Austin or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
04/17/09 – Ivan Eland – The Scott Horton Show
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute, discusses the China fear-mongering used to fend off U.S. defense budget cuts, the future of artificial intelligence warfare, the seeming normalcy of U.S. interventionist foreign policy and how Woodrow Wilson ruined the 20th century for everyone.
04/17/09 – James Bamford – The Scott Horton Show
James Bamford, author of The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America, discusses the NSA's excessive domestic spying, how all the necessary intelligence gathering tools were available pre-9-11, the second life of Total Information Awareness (TIA) in the NSA and the Israeli government-connected companies involved in U.S. intelligence gathering.
04/17/09 – Scott Horton – The Scott Horton Show
The Other Scott Horton, international human rights lawyer, professor and contributing editor at Harper's magazine, discusses the torture memos [.pdf] released at Obama's behest, delays in the Spanish war crimes case against Bush administration lawyers, the Orwellian torture procedures revealed in the memos and the legal precedents for prosecuting crime-enabling lawyers.
Antiwar Radio 4/16/09: News
Lots of it. And your calls. Tune in to 95.9 FM in Austin or stream live online from 1-3 Texas time at KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
Antiwar Radio 4/15/09: Stephen Weber
Stephen Weber on American attitudes toward Cuba, tons of news, your calls. Listen live on KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin, or tune in 1-3 Texas time at KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
