Aaron Glantz, Bay Citizen reporter and author of The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle against America’s Veterans, discusses how the US quickly squandered the goodwill of Iraqis who were glad to be rid of Saddam Hussein; the disasters in Abu Ghraib, Fallujah and Najaf; a personal retrospective on the individual casualties of war; why the giant US embassy and small remaining mercenary force aren’t nearly enough to dominate Iraq; and why Obama deserves some credit for making good on Bush’s...
09/01/10 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Glantz, author of The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle against America's Veterans, discusses the U.S. media's eager participation in selling the Iraq War and hyping Colin Powell's infamous U.N. presentation, how Obama made good on troop reductions but is too quick to claim credit for the war's end, increased funding for the VA that has improved care somewhat, the betrayal of soldiers who have killed and died for a war based on lies and how service dogs are used to reduce the epidemic...
07/30/10 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
This recording is excerpted from the KPFK Beneath The Surface with Suzi Weissman program of July 30th. The complete recording can be heard here. Aaron Glantz, author of The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle against America's Veterans, discusses the lawsuit against Prudential Insurance Co. of America for stealing the interest earned from veterans' life insurance policies, the increasing expense and lowered expectations required to meet military recruitment goals, the long history of...
02/11/09 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Glantz, co-author of Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations, discusses the war experiences of common soldiers ignored by mainstream media, the military's suicide epidemic and the vast increase in military advertising/recruiting spending.
02/26/08 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Glantz of IPS News, KPFA, WarComesHome.org and author of How America Lost Iraq, discusses the Bush administration's unforgivable neglect of American veterans, their hollowing out of the states' guard units, Bush refusal to count suicides, the hypocrisy of John McCain and his ignorance about Iraq, the Turkish war against the PKK in Kurdistan and the coming break up of Iraq.
11/19/07 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Glantz, host of KPFA’s 'The War Comes Home' series and author of How America Lost Iraq, discusses the recent ruling in favor of Lt. Ehren Watada, the and the homelessness, suicides, PTSD and other problems faced by soldiers and marines returning from the war and the government’s total negligence in their care.
06/12/07 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Investigative reporter Aaron Glantz, author of How America Lost Iraq, discusses the U.S. government's destruction of Iraq society and the lives of millions of people - including many U.S. veterans who are apparently considered the enemy by the government who sent them to war.
05/08/06 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks with Aaron Glantz, author of How America Lost Iraq, reporter for Pacifica Radio and contributor to Antiwar.com about the situation in Iraq with particular attention on Kurdish separatism. Also discussed were the border clashes with Iran, oil politics, ethnic divisions and why the US needs to get out now.
04/09/05 – Aaron Glantz – The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Glantz and Scott discuss the current state of Iraqi politics and Aaron's book, How America Lost Iraq. Audio Stream MP3 Link