First Strike Nukes On ‘Table’
Physics professor Jorge Hirsch discusses America’s nuclear weapons policy toward non-nuclear states.
MP3 here. (16:07)
Jorge Hirsch is a professor of physics at the University of California San Diego.
Debunking the War Party’s Lies About Iran
Scott Horton, assistant editor at Antiwar.com and director of the radio project, debunks the War Party’s excuses for war with Iran.
MP3 here. (21:06)
Scott Horton is an assistant editor at Antiwar.com and is the director of Antiwar Radio. Check out his blog, Stress.
Iraqi Humanitarian Crisis
Raymond Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America, discusses the new report “Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge in Iraq,” the catastrophe that the American invasion of Iraq has caused and his view of what should be done about it.
Raymond C. Offenheiser is the president of Oxfam America, a non-profit international development and relief agency and the U.S. affiliate of Oxfam International. Oxfam works to end global poverty through saving lives, strengthening communities, and campaigning for change. Since Mr. Offenheiser joined Boston-based Oxfam America in 1995, the organization has grown more than fourfold in size and has positioned itself as an expert on international development and global trade.
Americans Waking Up to Reality
Ret. Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski Ph.D discusses the “good news” about people waking up to the corruption of the American Empire and its threat to our liberty, the mysterious death of Pat Tillman, her time observing the necons lie us into war in Iraq from her desk at Near East South Asia at the Pentagon in the run up to war and her take on the surge.
MP3 here. (35:49)
LRC columnist Karen Kwiatkowski, Ph.D., a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, has written on defense issues with a libertarian perspective for MilitaryWeek.com, hosted the call-in radio show American Forum, and blogs occasionally for Huffingtonpost.com and Liberty and Power. To receive automatic announcements of new articles, click here.
How to Win in Iraq
Military strategist William S. Lind explains how the invasion of Iraq has benefited stateless terrorist groups and the logic behind his proposal for withdrawal.
MP3 here. (16:53)
William Lind is Director of the Center for Cultural Conservatism at the Free Congress Foundation. He is a former Congressional Aide and the author
of many books and articles on military strategy and war.
Pat Tillman Murdered?
John Soltz from Co-Founder and Chairman of VoteVets.org, discusses the newly released information about the mysterious death of football player-turned soldier Pat Tillman and George Bush’s recent invoking of “executive privilege” in the cover-up.
MP3 here. (19:36)
Jon Soltz, Co-Founder and Chair of VoteVets.org, is a leader of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans community and is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From May to September 2003, Soltz served as a Captain during Operation Iraqi Freedom, deploying logistics convoys with the 1st Armored Division. During 2005, Soltz was mobilized for 365 days at Fort Dix New Jersey, training soldiers for combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also served his country with distinction in the Kosovo Campaign as a Tank Platoon Leader between June and December 2000. Soltz is a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College with dual degree in Political Science and History. He has completed graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Jon Soltz has quickly become one of the most authoritative voices on veterans issues and military issues. He has been interviewed by national outlets such as the Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Newsweek, among others, and in dozens of local outlets. He has made numerous media appearances including Jim Lehrer’s Newshour on PBS, CNN. MSNBC, FOX News and ABC News and Nightline, and national radio programs including Air America Radio, the Ed Schultz Show, the Bill Press Show, Alan Colmes Show, and Mancow in the Morning. Jon is a frequent contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
