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US Escalation in Afghanistan, the Truth about Cronkite and Vietnam, the voice of a former US detainee and torture victim, and an alert about new interrogation legislation. Norman Solomon, author of War Made Easy and producer of a documentary based on the book, talks about Obama’s escalation in Afghanistan, his plans to visit soon, and [...]

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In this wide ranging conversation with British journalist Andy Worthington, author of “The Guantanamo Files”, Peter B. inquires about the origins of US detention and torture policies, confirms that the vast majority of prisoners were innocent of any terrorism crimes, and talks about his “crazy Mofo” theory that drove Cheney (further) to the dark side. [...]

Journalist Charles “Chuck” Bowden checks in from the Arizona border with Mexico, and talks about the Mexican journalist who is seeking political asylum in the US (www.motherjones.com). Be sure to listen to the final 5 minutes, as Chuck sums up the vexing problems:  if the drug trade were halted, the Mexican economy would collapse.  And [...]