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Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses how Turkey has become a destabilizing force in the Near East under increasingly-authoritarian president Erdogan, creating a risk of military entanglement for the US and NATO.

James Carden, a contributing writer for The Nation and former advisor on Russia at the US State Department, discusses how the Washington DC foreign policy consensus, locked down by neoconservatives and Wilsonian liberal interventionists, stopped Obama from following through on his campaign pledges to end the Iraq War, broker peace in Israel-Palestine, and improve relations […]

Grant F. Smith, director of research at the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the longstanding US government policy of feigning ignorance of Israel’s nuclear weapons program, why the new $38 billion US pledge to Israel is unconstitutional, and “The Israel Lobby and American Policy” conference scheduled for March 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Martha Mundy, a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and author of Governing Property, Making the Modern State: Law, Administration and Production in Ottoman Syria, discusses how decades of neoliberal/IMF/World Bank economic policy degraded Yemen’s agricultural production, making the country especially vulnerable to famine from the Saudi-led blockade and bombing campaign – […]

Mario Murillo, Professor and Chair of the Radio, Television, Film department in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, discusses why the FARC peace agreement failed a popular vote in Colombia, and the government’s failure to address the core issues – like land reform – that started the rebellion in the first place […]

Yemeni Journalist Nasser Arrabyee updates Scott about the ongoing and growing conflict in Yemen. The Saudi war crimes, the recent bombing of a funeral that killed more than 140 people, and Yemen’s 9/11 are all discussed. Saudi Arabia’s blank check, Iran, the Houthis and the US’s role in Yemen are also detailed on another episode […]

Veteran UN beat and consortiumnews.com reporter Joe Lauria updates Scott on the latest about the upcoming battle for Mosul. Have over 9,000 ISIS fighters already left the city, which is what the Russians claim? Joe talks about his sources inside Mosul and what they’re saying about the battle. How are the Turks involved in the […]

Veteran journalist and UN correspondent Joe Lauria updates Scott on the latest from Syria and Iraq. The attack on Mosul is likely to begin in mid October, and Islamic state may have deserted large portions of the city. If true, it could mean less civilian casualties due to US aerial bombardment of the city during […]

Trevor Thrall, a senior fellow for the Cato Institute’s Defense and Foreign Policy Department, discusses the “restraint constituency” of Americans who are generally non-interventionist in foreign policy, and how they can rein in the interventionist tendencies of America’s political leaders.

Jeffrey Kaye, a psychologist and writer on torture, discusses his new book Cover-up at Guantanamo: The NCIS Investigation into the “Suicides” of Mohammed Al Hanashi and Abdul Rahman Al Amri.

Yakov Hirsch, a professional poker player and writer at Mondoweiss.net, discusses preeminent American Jewish journalist/activist Jeffrey Goldberg’s strange silence on Israel’s recent negative news coverage; and how Netanyahu’s shameless antisemitism propaganda is poisoning Israeli society.

Stanley L. Cohen, a lawyer and human rights activist who has done extensive work in the Middle East and Africa, discuses why the US government sabotaged his negotiations with the Islamic State to free humanitarian aid worker Peter Kassig, who was executed in 2014; and why a Hillary Clinton presidency would be bad news for […]

Daniel Lazare, author of The Frozen Republic: How the Constitution Is Paralyzing Democracy, discusses the US’s imposition of a no-fly zone in northern Syria to protect Kurdish allies fighting Syrian government-allied forces; and how this marks a dangerous escalation in the war.

Daniel Lazare, author of The Frozen Republic: How the Constitution Is Paralyzing Democracy, discusses the beheading of a 12 year old boy by US-backed Syrian “moderate” rebels; the Obama administration’s PR spin to deflect blame and run out the clock until the story is forgotten; and the many questions regarding Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11 […]

Joe Lauria, a veteran foreign-affairs journalist, discusses the US tensions with Russia over Crimea and Syria; and why a Hillary Clinton presidential administration is likely to escalate the conflict even further to further the goals of Wall Street and PNAC.

[audio:http://dissentradio.com/radio/12_06_21_wheeler.mp3] Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information, discusses his article “The Jet That Ate the Pentagon;” the large portion of procurement money earmarked for the F-35; why single-purpose planes are better and cheaper than multipurpose ones; and the price/performance penalty inherent in stealth aircraft. MP3 here. … Continue reading "Winslow T. Wheeler"