In this month’s Harper’s Magazine, Daniel Ellsberg admits to a harsh reality - in 1964 he had the power to “avert the deaths so far of 50,000 Americans and millions of Vietnamese” yet he failed to act.
In 1971, Mr. Ellsberg did release the Pentagon Papers to the press which revealed the Johnson Administration’s deliberate deception […]
On today’s episode we give major props to 4 Republicans. Thank you, we say, for standing up for justice and the American way. And, if you really want a fight, just tell us that liberal talk radio is dead. (15.4 MB 33:33)
Listen to Liberadio(!) Daily: 2006 Sep 15 “The Gang of Three”
*Sung to the tune of the #1 hit single “Here I Go Again,” by Whitesnake
If we don’t torture then why do we need permission to torture? “If the president wants to argue that all this is necessary, that we need to breach the Geneva Conventions in order to protect the public, then he should say […]
Way to perpetuate the myth that Mohamed Atta met with an Iraqi spy in Prague prior to 9/11.
Uncensored portions of the Senate report say that by January 2003, the CIA had issued two assessments questioning whether the Prague meeting occurred. In these assessments, the agency said that neither it nor the FBI were able to […]
Republicans have a rising star in their newly hired intern, Morgan Wilkins, who is organizing their Get Out the Vote campaign at the University of Michigan. What is Wilkins’ idea of motivating the young people? How about “Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day,” in which a volunteer, playing the part of an illegal immigrant, hides somewhere […]
Lincoln Chaffee wins in Rhode Island thanks to the support of the RNC and Senator Clinton sails to an easy victory in New York thanks to the fact that she didn’t smooch on the President at his last State of the Union address. An ABC news poll says that the marketing of the terror is […]
Today is the inaugural of our daily 30 minute podcast. It’s also the day after the 5th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11 and boy don’t we know it. And President “Oh yeah! Osama Bin Laden!” Bush gave a speech last night.
Listen to September 12, 2006 Episode
Date of Show: Monday, September 11, 2006
Liberadio(!) - The View from Lower Manhattan, Parts 1 & 2
It’s the 5th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and an appropriate time to discuss illegal immigration, scapegoating, and the manipulation of the American people by a handful of politicians and pundits. Guests include Marjorie Cohn, Professor at the Thomas […]
Sarah over at MooreThoughts used what I thought was a concise and poignant phrase — “be better” — as a prelude to her remembrances of this day 5 years ago. I share her desire to be exactly that and to help others discover ways in which we can all be better.
Honestly, I think Jake Tapper, […]
This morning’s show: Jim Norton, author of Saving General Washington will discuss his book, patriotism, national security, as well as his work with Al Franken at Air America. We’ll also talk to law professor Marjorie Cohn about why, after nearly 5 years of interrogating Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 13 other alleged terrorists, George Bush choose […]
