Aug 04 2010
Speaking to NBC on Sunday, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said about possible war with Iran over its nuclear capabilities, “Military actions have been on the table and remain on the table.” When asked point blank if the military has a plan in place to attack Iran, Mullen replied “we do.” Tensions with Iran are once more high in …
Aug 04 2010
The Right Hook, a weekly segment which covers the machinations of the right wing, from the Republican Party to the Tea Party Patriots, and beyond. By Chris Bennett
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle continues to build her platform of outlandish remarks. In her bid to unseat Democrat Harry Reid, Angle appeared on Fox News Monday evening. …
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Aug 04 2010
“The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living.” — Omar Bradley …
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Aug 03 2010
We’ll spend the hour with Reese Erlich who was the featured speaker in a recent debate on Iran entitled “Obama’s Challenge: Iran, Nuclear Weapons and the Fate of the Middle East.” And this week’s edition of The Right Hook. …
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Aug 03 2010
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal state of emergency last week amid a political stalemate over the 2010 – 2011 state budget. In the last few years the California legislature has routinely been unable to pass a budget by the June 1st deadline, and this year negotiations have been especially contentious. Recently Schwarzenegger said if a budget that he likes …
Aug 03 2010
The watchdog group Fairness and accuracy in reporting (FAIR) recently published an advisory regarding the media coverage of the WikiLeaks documents. According to FAIR, less than a week after the release of the immense “Afghan war diary,” it has already been parsed and broken down to fit the various news outlets’ narratives. Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum wrote of …
Aug 03 2010
A leaked memo to the head of US Citizenship and Immigration Services reveals that the Obama administration is considering helping certain categories of immigrants through administrative procedures instead of through comprehensive immigration legislation. Among the groups identified for assistance are those who have what is called Temporary Protective Status, as well as students who are children of undocumented parents. …
Aug 03 2010
Mumia Abu Jamal is an award winning journalist and political prisoner. Today’s commentary is on the Wikileaks and the media.
Listen to Abu Jamal’s commentaries online at www.prisonradio.org.
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Aug 03 2010
“It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.” — Mohandas K. Gandhi …
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Aug 02 2010
We’ll examine mainstream media coverage of the WikiLeaks Afghan diary. And, a look at how California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding the state hostage over its budget in the last few months of his tenure. Plus, two students on hunger strike to pass the DREAM Act join us in studio. …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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