Glenn Greenwald, former constitutional lawyer and current Salon.com blogger, discusses the nefarious origin of the state secrets privilege, the ways in which Obama has exceeded the Bush administration on secrecy invocations, the fight over releasing the few remaining Bush torture memos and the Obama administration's foot-dragging over prosecuting Bush-era crimes.
Antiwar Radio: 4/09/09: Gareth Porter
Listen live 1-3 Texas time on KAOS Radio 95.9 FM in Austin, or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
04/09/09 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service News Agency, discusses the divisions on Iran policy between the U.S. and Israel and within the Obama administration, the misleading journalism from David Sanger of the NY Times, the dangerous diplomatic leverage game the U.S. is playing and how U.S. arrogance derived from its superpower status leads to foolish foreign policy strategies.
Antiwar Radio: Kevin Zeese
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. MP3 here.
04/08/09 – Jean MacKenzie – The Scott Horton Show
Jean MacKenzie, Program Director at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, discusses the ineffective use of foreign aid in Afghanistan, the lingering resentment of Hamid Karzai by factional groups excluded from political power, the India/Pakistan competition for influence in Afghanistan and the moral obligation of the U.S. to tidy the mess it made.
04/08/09 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show
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.
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.
Antiwar Radio 4/01/09: Jim Bovard
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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.
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.
03/28/09 – Lora Lumpe – The Scott Horton Show
Lora Lumpe, Legislative Representative for the US Campaign to Ban Landmines (USCBL), discusses the campaign to end U.S. export and use of cluster bombs, the continued lethality of unexploded bomblets on civilians for decades after a war and the national call-in day to tell the U.S. Senate to 'Give Cluster Bombs the Boot.'
Antiwar Radio 3/27/09: Pepe Escobar and Lawrence Wilkerson
Listen live from 11-1PM Pacific time on 95.9 FM in Austin, TX or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
