12/21/11 Meria Interviews Chris Hellman, Senior Research Analyst at the National Priorities Project on the cost of war and our “withdrawal” from Iraq. The end of combat isn’t the end of our military presence; we’ll be spending $$ there for decades to come; are we more secure since 9/11? defense budget increased 50% since, no safer; sustainable defense; the ill will from our occupations in the future; who’s actually catching the “terrorists”? why do they hate us? US values are not universal; WW2Vets and Vets now; cutting Veterans benefits; ICC, Geneva Convention; super-committee was destined to fail; cutting the deficit and Dept of Defense; fighting antiquated war/weapons; todays dangers; Fukishima; how to fix it; fix the cause of terrorism  -inquality of sharing of resources; bread not bullets.

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Dahr Jamail, Journalist

Meria Heller interviews Dahr Jamail on his excellent book “The Will to Resist, Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq & Afghanistan”. This book is a MUST for anyone considering the military. The military are victims of propaganda; “Support & Defend the Constitution by means of lawful orders”; duty bound to resist invasions/occupations; support the troops? Suicides and mental damage; returning to nothing; 30% return mentally damaged; 18 veteran suicides a day; the military the only ones hiring; recruitment “promises”; what’s it like over there? In service or jail? Vietnam’s G.I. resistance; low morale; why are they there? the draft; the media; virtual missions, search and avoid; IVAW “Winter Soldier” conference; war on reporters; the Palestine Hotel; AWOL & deserters; sexism, rape, murder and homophobia in the military; 1 in 3 women raped before discharge; La Vena Johnson – suicide? murder & rape covered up; how to stop the war and much more.

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Phil Restino - Veterans for Peace

8/25/10 Meria interviews Phil Restino, Co – Chair of Central Florida Chapter of Veterans for Peace on impeaching Obama. Who are Veterans for Peace? Any veteran can join; veterans are listened to more than others – why ? 9 years of an illegal war of aggression; doing the same things the Nazi’s were tried at Nuremberg for; 9/11- why won’t peace groups pay attention? Why didn’t we go after Saudi Arabia and Bandar “Bush”? is this a “just” response? the anti war movement vs. 9/11 truth; divide and conquer; the Oathkeepers; Bush impeachment protests vs. Obama’s; Why play the race card? Why did Veterans for Peace change from their impeachment plans from 2005? What’s different about the Obama administration; worrying about funding or truth; the resolution which passed locally but was shot down nationally; duty; willful ignorance; Being against the war doesn’t mean being against the troops. Where are the anti war protests? What will it take?

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Debra Sweet, World Can't Wait!

Meria Heller interviews Debra Sweet, National Director of World Can’t Wait on the illegal wars. 9 yrs of an illegitimate invasion of Afghanistan, America’s longest war; Obama expanded Bush’s blunder; Wikileaks; whole world paying for it; creating more enemies, breaking the bank; August 1 webcast 4:30-6:30 pm Eastern.

In the news: deflation warning; tracking internet activity pushed by Obama; protests in Arizona; Judge kills 50% of Immigration Bill; oil spill near Lake Michigan; Az. concealed weapons starts today; Russians stop hijacking; 6,600 unknown soldiers in Arlington; 3 Earthquakes; smooth exit; Supertanker explosion in Persian Gulf; BP spill poisoning millions; vanishing oil in Gulf; settlements paid by taxpayers for bad cops; Tony Hayward’s golden parachute; China’s acid rain & acid soil; another oil leak in the Gulf; toxic chemicals and kids; China’s oil spill damage; U.S. funds Israel’s anti-missile system (while we starve); Michigan cuts off electricity to 160,000 (while we bring electricity to Afghanistan); Oliver Stone’s latest; 3 yr carpet bombing of No. Korea by U.S. (why do they hate us); China’s floods; plane crash in Pakistan; bedbugs are back; 1300 laid off from Space Program; weapons buried at sea; Moscow – hot and smoggy; California wildfires; unemployment up, and more “stuff”.

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Conn Hallinan, journalist

2/17/10 Meria interviews Conn Hallinan, Analyst “Foreign Policy in Focus” and columnist for Berkeley Daily Planet. Is Afghanistan a “good war”? Is Yemen the new enemy? U.S. involvement in Yemen goes back forty years; Control of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea – China; Checkmating China; Afghanistan and Yemen are connected, the regional impact of Afghanistan on India and Pakistan; war games could go nuclear; no such thing as “a local nuclear war”; Giving India nuclear material a big mistake, starting a whole new nuclear arms race; India not a signer on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; scattering the Taliban we’ve made it worse; political differences cannot be solved militarily; energy security and Afghanistan, the crossroads to Asia and Caspian oil reserves; Controlling China’s energy sources; England’s 4th war in Afghanistan; will there be a draft? 3 Talibans in Afghanistan; the Taliban Peace Plan; surge won’t work; U.S. has been in Yemen since 1979; USS Cole; Underwear bomber; Port of Aden; Horn of Africa – the jugular veins of China; Africom  – why? End of old empires; solutions for future; Afghanistan-the graveyard of empires.

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Ray McGovern

2/12/09 Meria interviews Ray McGovern, 27 yr retired CIA Analyst “Speaking Truth to Power”. Yes we can? Robert Gates? troops for Afghanistan; we need real wise men and women in office; good war? Obama needs to assert his power over the military; FCM; Maliki won in Iraq (anti-American won); Why Israel isn’t the 51st State; Bush’s legacy on Iraq; 5 million orphaned; rules of war; disrespect and contempt for Int’l. law on war; Rahm Emmanuel-offensive pick, Israeli intel as Chief of Staff! Jews in the CIA; pro-Israel think tanks; tax evader leading the Treasury; George Mason and the Constitution; Impeachment- Obama has no choice; Obama, JFK & LBJ; 9/11 and the Saudi’s; Hillary-friend of the Israeli lobby; Rove & Bush; the ex-Presidents and lots more.

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19 Hijackers

8/29/07 Abid Ullah Jan, author of “Afghanistan, The Genesis of the Final Crusade”. Remember George W. the Idiot King referred to this war as a crusade at first, since he believed he was doing God’s work in the war of Gog and Magog. 19 hijackers- 14 from Saudi Arabia, yet we hit Iraq & Afghanistan?

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