10 posts tagged “cia”
"It is my sincere hope that [Obama] decides to wind down and end this war ... Yesterday, Larry, that story in the New York Times about how the brother of the President of Afghanistan -- the brother of Karzai -- is suspected of being involved in the opium trade, which funds the Taliban -- and our CIA pays this man? So we're paying the guy who's helping to create the money that's funding the Taliban that's killing our soldiers? Are we, like, an insane country? When is this going to stop? I want this ended. I want these troops home. ... You're either going to go all out and fight a big war that can't be won, or you're going to bring the troops home and focus on the problems that we have right now ..." -- Michael Moore
Read more at http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-in-the-news/michael-moore-afghanistan-larry-king-live-october-29-2009
Red, China White and Blue at
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Greg Thielmann is a Senior Fellow at the Arms Control Association, located in Washington, DC. Thielmann came to fame in 2003 when he quit his position as director of the Strategic, Proliferation and Military Affairs Office at the State Department's Intelligence Bureau, citing the manufacturing of intelligence concerning the Iraqi government's weapons program. He openly criticized the false information that was then used to gain support for launching the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. This brought an end to a 25-year career in the US foreign service officer.
Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern speaks on disinformation, Iran, and "faith-based intelligence"
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July 07, 2009 MSNBC Keith Olbermann
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June 21, 2009 CNN
A short clip from American Drug War featuring Judge James Gray on the topic of "conspiracy theories" of the war on drugs.
http://www.AmericanDrugWar.com
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After $1.3 billion in government contracts and controversy over the killing of innocent Iraqi civilians, Blackwater Worldwide is moving on. The Washington Post reported this week that Blackwater, the for-profit military company contracted by the Bush government to provide securities services in Iraq, will not have it's Iraq contract renewed. But the powerful military corporation has no plans to slow down after what has been an extraordinarily profitable decade. Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill, author of "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army", discusses the legacy and future of Blackwater Worldwide, including its expansion into hot new markets: Chasing Somalian pirates, and total intelligence gathering.
Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Senator Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary. Other nominees included retired General James Jones to be National Security Adviser and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations. Is that change or more of the same? We speak with investigative journalist Robert Dreyfuss of The Nation magazine and Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation.
Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Senator Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary. Other nominees included retired General James Jones to be National Security Adviser and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations. Is that change or more of the same? We speak with investigative journalist Robert Dreyfuss of The Nation magazine and Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation.
Change or More of the Same? Obama Introduces National Security Team
President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Senator Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary. Other nominees included retired General James Jones to be National Security Adviser and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations. Is that change or more of the same? We speak with investigative journalist Robert Dreyfuss of The Nation magazine and Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation.
