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Head Full Of Pictures

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:38 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1G15YdViI

The War Comes Home: share.ovi.com/media/mebadgett.America/mebadgett.10633

Cpl Rick Reyes testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009, providing a firsthand account of the ineffectiveness of US military strategy in Afghanistan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-8W-3tkb-M

Is the war in Afghanistan worth the sacrifice of even one American life? Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter says, “No! ... We are allowing the battle in Afghanistan to be defined by a domestic American political imperative. There is no urgency in Afghanistan, there is urgency in Washington, D.C.”

Listen / Download mp3 (31:19): www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/110209_ScottRitter_Truthdig.mp3

Truthdig Podcast: feeds.feedburner.com/TruthdigPodcast

Take Action!
Tell President Obama: No More Troops for Afghanistan!
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Helen Thomas - Thank You Mr President

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:45:40 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDX5fcvWW9I

Listen / Download Great Interview With Helen Thomas by Phil Bronstein, Executive VP, San Francisco Chronicle: www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.commonwealthclub.org/audio/podcast/cc_20091012_thomas.mp3

Source Of Interview (Commonwealth Club Radio Program 11-6-09 Podcast): audio.commonwealthclub.org/audio/podcast/weekly.xml

Rory Kennedy exposed the real woman behind all the questions at the Presidential Press Conferences in this made-for HBO documentary.

For anyone who has studied the presidency, or has watched presidential press conferences over the past 50 years, Helen Thomas is definitely someone who stands out. She asked the tough questions, and in researching this documentary, Kennedy learned not only about Thomas, but more inside information about the presidents as well. “What I learned in studying these Presidents more and her perspective on it is that, over and over again, these Presidents – our Presidents - come up against situations where you want them to make the right decision, major situations, whether it's 9/11 or Watergate or a depression or whatever it is and you want them to make the best decisions for the American people, and they need character and integrity to do that.” Kennedy is strong in her beliefs and as she talked, she evoked the memory of her father in her strong convictions as well as some of her hand gestures.

The War Comes Home

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:24:07 GMT

You Tube Source (Part 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=EifcWKPYb6c

Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2bryOaKA0&feature=channel

Aaron Glantz, (born 1977) is an American journalist and author. Glantz works as a reporter for Pacifica Radio, as well as for other media outlets, including the global news agency, Inter Press Service (IPS). Since 2003, his principal focus has been on the war in Iraq and its effects on American military personnel.

Glantz has visited Iraq three times during the U.S. occupation: for a month immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein in March 2003; from February to May 2004; and during the legislative elections, in January 2005.

Since returning from his last visit to Iraq, Glantz has devoted considerable attention to the damaging effects of the war on American veterans. He has filed numerous reports delving into the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder and related problems, as well as detailing the difficulties that veterans have experienced in their efforts to obtain services from the Veterans Administration.

Aaron Glantz Bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Glantz

The War Comes Home - Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans: www.radioproject.org/archive/2009/1109.html

More You Tube Videos: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Aaron+Glantz&page=1

History Repeats Itself

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:50:55 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyUX6wV1lBQ

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

-George S. Patton

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again: share.ovi.com/media/mebadgett.America/mebadgett.10630

Personal Note:

Here is the message I sent President Obama on November 13, 2009:

Mr. President,

It would appear your military and financial ass kissing "geniuses" have led you in to a political mine field.

Send your message: www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

P.S.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:29:19 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfuHAiQe1TQ

Ralph Nader talks about his first work of fiction, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! Nader describes the book in terms of a practical utopia, a fictional vision that could become a new reality.

Nader on Obama: "A Frightened Man" -- "Very Disappointing": finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/352917/Nader-on-Obama-%22A-Frightened-Man%22----%22Very-Disappointing%22?tickers=%5EDJI,%5EGSPC,SPY,DIA,QQQQ,%5EIXIC,XLF

The Nader Page: www.nader.org/index.php?/feeds/index.rss

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:24:19 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=slt0Iq72MY8

Seattle singer-songwriter Jim Page sings "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again".

Estimates vary on the number of Vietnam veterans who have committed suicide, the definition of suicide can be ambiguous, and there is no other reporting method that we know. Estimates range from 20,000 to 200,000 suicides: www.suicidewall.com/SWStats.html

Suicide Wall: www.suicidewall.com/

The Ft. Hood Shootings Aftermath: dahrjamailiraq.com/riz-khan-show-the-ft-hood-shootings-aftermath

Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans: www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/13/cbsnews_investigates/main3496471.shtml

The War Comes Home - Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans: www.radioproject.org/archive/2009/1109.html

I Am The Nation

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:35:54 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HRrdy7keBg

Peace Takes Courage (You Tube): www.youtube.com/user/peacetakescourage?blend=2&ob=1

Ava Lowrey is the teenage peace activist from Alabama behind the website, PeaceTakesCourage.com, and has received an amazing amount of attention. Ava's animations show the multidimensional tragedy of the Iraq war- losses of brave young soldiers to American families, and loss of innocent civilians in Iraq. Poignant and raw, Ava's youth and sincerity has attracted support from a broad base of both soldiers and activists.

How Do We Get Congress Back?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:11:40 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=efOvcS353EI

Entire Interview With Bill Moyers: www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10092009/watch.html

Just over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform to Washington, many now say that the recession is nearing an end. But is it business as usual for Wall Street, and have future financial crises been averted? Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) join Bill Moyers for a report card on the bailouts, an update on the state of the U.S. economy, and to find out whether efforts of reform have been derailed. Bill Moyers Journal airs Friday nights at 9 pm on PBS. Check your local listings.

Afghanistan Women Say No More Troops

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:02:19 GMT

RAWA Source: www.rawa.org/rawa/2009/10/11/video-afghanistan-women-say-no-more-troops.html

On the 8th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Her identity is hidden for her safety. Zoya, a young woman from Afghanistan spoke recently in Des Moines about the tragic situation in that country. She spoke on behalf of RAWA Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) www.rawa.org/index.php. Watch and listen to the passion, truth and courage of her message. No more troops. No more violence. No more war.

The speaking tour was sponsored by the University of Iowa Anti-war Committee, the Des Moines Catholic Worker, the American Friends Service Committee, UI Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, and the International League of Women Voters.

President John F Kennedy Secret Society Speech

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:14:05 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZk8ronces&feature=player_embedded

“Man will be what he was born to be, free and independent”. In just a little over 5 minutes, JFK tells the world of a vaste conspiracy to infiltrate and abuse government powers for the personal profit of individuals and/or corporations.

Entire Speech (mp3 Audio and Text): www.militiaradio.com/the-president-and-the-press-address-before-the-american-newspaper-publishers-association/

Richard Goldstone - UN Report on Israel And Gaza

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:25:31 GMT

You Tube Source (Part 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iya6reWxxg0&feature=related

Watch Entire Interview: www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10232009/profile.html

Listen / Download Entire Interview - mp3 (52:46): feeds.pbs.org/~r/pbs/moyers/journal-audio/~5/CI4WD46_oQ4/BMJ-1327.mp3

Bill Moyers Journal Podcast: www.pbs.org/moyers/podcast.xml

Bill Moyers talks with Justice Richard Goldstone, who headed up the controversial UN Human Rights Council investigation into fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

There could not have been a more thankless job in the world this year than investigating allegations of war crimes between Israelis and Palestinians. You're about to meet the man who shouldered that task after others had turned it down. And sure enough, he is at the center now of a raging controversy.

Judge Richard Goldstone was born and raised in South Africa, where he came to prominence investigating the vicious behavior of white security forces during apartheid.

In 1994, the UN named him to lead its investigation of war crimes in what was once Yugoslavia, including ethnic cleansing, the deadliest violence in Europe since the Second World War. That same year he was asked to prosecute genocide in Rwanda, where almost a million people were slaughtered. Goldstone went on to uncover Nazi war criminals hiding in Argentina, and to lead an independent inquiry into war crimes in Kosovo.

Freedom Watch - Live From Drexel University 10-28-09

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:58:26 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V25nIny65lk&feature=youtube_gdata

10/28/2009 Freedom Watch SPECIAL LIVE Episode from Drexel University

Here is the 10/28 episode that was broadcast live from Drexel University and featured panels composed of Jacob Hornberger (President of the Future of Freedom Foundation), and a variety of great guests: freedomwatchonfox.com/2009/10/30/10282009-freedom-watch-49-live-episode-from-drexel-university/10819/

Here is the audio podcast of the recent Freedom Watch live event at Drexel University in Philadelphia - mp3 (1:07:44): freedomwatchonfox.com/audio/fw-live-event-philly-10282009.mp3

Freedom Watch With The Judge Podcast: freedomwatchonfox.com/feed/podcast

Malalai Joya Wants US Out Of Afghanistan

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:42:45 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYhMg6_Q5k

"Malalai Joya is a staunch defender of human rights and a powerful voice for Afghan women, and she shouldn't have been suspended from parliament, Joya is an inspiring example of courage, Afghanistan's international friends should not hesitate to speak out in her defense."

- Human Rights Watch, May 23, 2007

Malalai Joya - US makes mockery of Afghani democracy: www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2007/06/19/malalai-joya-us-makes-mockery-of-afghani-democracy.html

RAWA News - Podcasts: podcasts.odiogo.com/rawa-news/podcasts-xml.php

No Puedo Dormir by Francisco Herrera and Jonh Fromer

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:34:57 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIwmqNTwNhM

Si la migra viene! con Francisco Herrera: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2OyTMY9Nbo

Francisco Herrera nos deleita con esta pieza escrita por Martin Llamas que viene incluida en su nuevo disco "Honor Migrante" Bajo El trabajo cultural caminante.

Trabajo Cultural Caminante: www.caminantecultural.com/id1.html

Democracy Now! en español: www.democracynow.org/podcast-es.xml

FLASHPOINTS: www.flashpoints.net/?feed=rss2

The Dollar Meltdown

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:51:41 GMT

Charles Goyette, our long-lost former co-contributor to Antiwar Radio and author of The Dollar Meltdown: Surviving the Impending Currency Crisis with Gold, Oil, and Other Unconventional Investments, discusses the enormous costs of maintaining a world empire – especially these last few wars, how the general public is mesmerized by CNBC and ignorant of economics, why keeping government out of the money creation business is essential to maintain liberty, the U.S. dollar’s weakening role as reserve currency despite decades of post-Bretton Woods hegemony, China’s attempt to limit exposure to U.S. government debt while stockpiling commodities and the danger that the endgame of the current U.S. monetary system could be a command economy.

Great Interview!!

Listen / Download Interview - mp3 (79:12): dissentradio.com/radio/09_10_28_goyette.mp3

Source: antiwar.com/radio/2009/10/29/charles-goyette-6/

Charles Goyette.com: www.charlesgoyette.com/

The Republican Apocalypse - Part 1

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:00 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmRB6K7DlLM&feature=player_embedded#

Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lavFuBtt5Pc&feature=related

The religious right has been a major power player in politics for several decades now, but during the last election cycle, they remained relatively quiet. But don't let that silence fool you - they are still working towards controlling the American political system. But their latest activities should give even the staunchest curmudgeon the creeps. The religious right is increasingly relying on the Book of Revelations to come true and bring about the end of the world. And they are doing whatever they can to help speed along the rapture. Mike Papantonio talks about this new "End of Times" Religious Right with Frank Schaeffer, author of the new book "Patience With God."

Howard Zinn On Patriotism

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:51:28 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw3uAgqKrXw

Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn on Democracy Now talking about Iraq, Vietnam, Activism and History.

Howard Zinn.org: www.howardzinn.org/default/index.php

A People's History Of The United States: www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2959cfa77c1ff2a8ab1eab3e9fa335ca93276d9e0abdc723

America The Beautiful Folder: www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2959cfa77c1ff2a891b20cc0d07ba4d27c79d986c03fb956

Howard Zinn and Matt Damon Promote The People Speak

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:12:45 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvw92813_XM

Matt Damon and Howard Zinn talk with THR about The History Channel's "The People Speak."

A People's History of The US (The 20th Century) Howard Zinn: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=66E9E8ED0E72A904&search_query=matt+damon%2Bhoward+zinn

Howard Zinn.org: howardzinn.org/default/

Financial Coup d'Etat

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:36 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=efOvcS353EI

Entire Interview With Bill Moyers: www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10092009/watch.html

October 9, 2009
Just over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform from Washington, has Wall Street really changed? Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) report on the state of the economy.

The Anatomy of a Financial Coup D’Etat, with Catherine Austin Fitts (Four Parts):
www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2959cfa77c1ff2a891b20cc0d07ba4d27c79d986c03fb956

Tarig Ali - Message to President Obama

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:50:45 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMCwymGXnuQ

Barack Obama's disastrous plans for Afghanistan and Pakistan

More Tarq Ali Videos: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tariq+ali&search_type=&aq=f

The Last 'Moment With Bob'

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:14:28 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94HEtSrsiU

Mike reads the last piece written by Bob Alexander for the Mike Malloy Show. Maybe one of the most incredible pieces.

The Mike Malloy Gallery (You Tube): www.youtube.com/user/hschulein

The Mike Malloy Show: www.mikemalloy.com/

An archive of The Mike Malloy Show: www.whiterosesociety.org/Malloy.html

How the State Leads People to Their Own Destruction - Part 1

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:27:25 GMT

The Song That Is Irresistible: How the State Leads People to Their Own Destruction
October 17, 2007
Robert Higgs

You Tube Source (Part 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=exgHLJf3qhg

Part 2: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A306AA5A30A45FED&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=4xF6XvAoq64

Part 3: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A306AA5A30A45FED&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=LkPuDeM4xXM

Part 4: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E76E3811A238568C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=4vZHxhrkVxQ

Part 5: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RH9o4xEts

Text: www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2051

mp3 Audio: mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=369

America's Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:14:46 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mIVT0sWP4A

There's a clear line between preaching hate, and waking people up to the honest truth. That's called tough love.

Jeremiah Wright is actually just telling it like it is. White commentators like Noam Chomsky have been saying this for years, so I don't know what all the fuss was about.

Pete Seeger - The Power of Song

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:24:18 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0elZi0KG4

"Take It From Dr. King": www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFdOIZE5xg4&feature=PlayList&p=8FB2A66E1D5A7C84&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16

Pete Seeger helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of sing as a force for social change. Standing strong for deeply-held beliefs, Seeger went from the top of the pop charts to the top of the blacklist and was banned from American commercial television for more than 17 years.

American Masters: www.pbs.org/americanmasters

Pete Seeger (Americans Who Tell The Truth) Bio: www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/pgs/portraits/Pete_Seeger.php

More You Tube Videos: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pete+seeger&page=1

Chalmers Johnson - Speaking Freely

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:58:13 GMT

You Tube Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPr_T7btVgA

Author of Blowback, The Sorrows Of Empire and Nemesis: The Last Days Of The American Empire, Chalmers Johnson has literally written the book on the concept of American Hegemony. A former naval officer and consultant of the C.I.A., he now serves as professor Emeritus at UC San Diego. As co-founder and President of the Japan Policy Research Institute, Mr. Johnson also continues to promote public education about Asia's role in the international community.

In this exclusive interview, you will find out why the practice of empire building is, by no means, a thing of the past. As the United States continues to expand its military forces around the globe, the consequences are being suffered by each and every one of us.

More Chalmers Johnson Videos: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chalmers+johnson&search_type=&aq=f

P.S.

Former New York Times reporter Chris Hedges discusses his new book, ''Empire of Illusion,'' which describes what he considers to be the economic, political and moral collapse of American culture. He is interviewed by Pulitizer Prize-winning writer Ron Suskind.

Listen / Download Interview - mp3 (59:53): podcast.rbn.com/cspan/cspan/download/podaudio/arc_btv100309_hedges.mp3

Source (C-SPAN Podcasts): www.c-span.org/podcast/