Ron Paul was fantastic (as usual) on MSNBC’s “Tucker” today.
Tucker Carlson told Ron he wanted to have him back regularly to teach the viewers about freedom.
Elsie DeLaere
Nation Building and Salt Pit Dungeons
[audio:http://dissentradio.com/radio/07_06_06_delaere.mp3]
Elsie DeLaere from Amnesty International describes the humanitarian catastrophe [.pdf] in Afghanistan, the salt pit dungeon and other secret prisons, torture, executions, famine, air strikes, the reemergence of the Taliban, the emergence of the “United National Front” in opposition to Hamid Karzai’s “presidency,” the plight of women and children, widespread corruption, the degree to which locals favor the U.S. occupation or don’t.
MP3 here. (36:38)
Elsie DeLaere has traveled to Afghanistan multiple times to instruct new teachers and represents Amnesty International.
Grim Milestone: GI Deaths in Iraq Pass 3,500
Three more GIs were killed in action, bringing the tally of U.S servicemembers who have died serving in Iraq passed 3,500 deaths.
The DOD reported that three more GIs were killed today, and four were killed yesterday.
These figures come from Pentagon announcements and were confirmed by the Website ICasualties, which now puts the total US dead in Iraq at 3503.
Larisa Alexandrovna
The Not So Secret Covert War Against Iran
[audio:http://dissentradio.com/radio/07_06_05_alexandrovna.mp3]
Larisa Alexandrovna, investigative reporter for RawStory.com, discusses the not very secret covert war against Iran, the “have the military do it instead of the CIA” loophole in the oversight statutes, different levels of covert operators, the outsourcing of terrorism to the MEK and Jundullah, in Iran, Fatah al-Islam in Lebanon, why it seems it was Cheney’s crew who leaked the story of this “new” CIA finding to Brian Ross last week and more.
Larisa Alexandrovna is a journalist, essayist and poet. She is currently managing news editor for Raw Story, and contributes regularly to other publications in the alternative press. She also hangs out at her blog, At-Largely.
Her work is cited by mass media outlets such as Rolling Stone, New York Times, Mother Jones, and other notable publications. She is best known for her reporting on domestic intelligence issues and foreign military affairs.
Justin Raimondo on Radio
Antiwar.com editorial director will appear on a panel to discuss the Presidential campaign of Rep. Ron Paul. Your Call is doing panels on each candidate running for President.
It will be broadcast Wednesday morning 10-11am (Pacific time), 1-2pm (Eastern time).
You can listen live on the Internet or in the San Francisco Bay Area on KALW radio (91.7 FM).
An archive of the show will be available here within a day.