Grant F. Smith, Director of the Institute for Research: Middle East Policy, discusses Steve Rosen's lawsuit against AIPAC, the increasing political stakes in the upcoming Rosen/Weissman espionage trial, the questionable determination of Attorney General Eric Holder and the possibility that AIPAC's function as a foreign agent will be openly discussed.
Antiwar Radio 4/07/09: Guy Lawson, Kevin Zeese
Korea, Iraq, Iran, Nukes, NATO, war crimes, neocons and two interviews on the Drug Wars with Guy Lawson and Kevin Zeese. 1-3 PM Texas time on KAOS 95.9 FM in Austin, or stream it live on KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
04/07/09 – Kevin Zeese – The Scott Horton Show
Kevin Zeese, president of Common Sense for Drug Policy, discusses Nelson Rockefeller's contribution to mandatory minimum drug sentencing, the losing proposition of continued drug prohibition, Joe Biden's drug-warrior credentials and the successful Dutch and Swiss decriminalization and treatment programs.
Glenn Greenwald on Washington Journal
Excellent!
The One and Only Correct Diagnosis of The Economic Crisis
Murray Rothbard, For a New Liberty, Chapter 9, Inflation and the Business Cycle: The Collapse of the Keynesian Paradigm Addressed in Rothbard's other works, The Case Against the Fed, What Has Government Done to Our Money and A History of Money and Banking in the United States, is the issue of why and how an evil cartel of bankers, led by an alliance of the Morgan and Rockefeller interests created the Federal Reserve System in the First Place: To rip you off to finance wars of imperial...
Ron Paul Interviews Ivan Eland
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...
Antiwar Radio 4/01/09: Jim Bovard
Listen Live from 1-3PM Texas time on 95.9 FM in Austin, or KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio
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.
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.
Robert Higgs on C-SPAN
David Theroux writes: Dear Lighthouse Reader, I am very pleased to alert you to two, very timely, upcoming C-SPAN TV programs featuring Independent Institute fellows: 1. Senior Fellow Robert Higgs will be the featured guest in an exclusive, three-hour interview on C-SPAN2's prestigious "In Depth" program to discuss his work as an author, economist and historian. With the deepening economic crisis, ongoing wars in the Mideast, enormous expansions of federal spending and power, and widespread...
03/30/09 – Charles Featherstone – The Scott Horton Show
Charles H. Featherstone, seminarian and freelance editor, discusses the use of religion to justify Israel's Gaza invasion, the irony of browbeating Muslims for being anti-modern while citing an ancient biblical text, the eventual election of a Palestinian Arab as Prime Minister of Israel and the limited but significant opportunities for free expression in Saudi Arabia.
Senator Webb Pushes Reform of Criminal Justice System
Paging Anthony Gregory! Glenn Greenwald reports that Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) is pushing for a review of the entire American criminal justice system. Apparently he really means it. Could he really mean it?
