Posted by themonitor on October 28, 2007
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This week’s guest is SETH HETTENA on Duke Cunningham, ”history’s most corrupt congressman”
SETH HETTENA
Today, we’ll go in-depth on a story we’ve been following for some time, that of former member of Congress Randy “Duke” Cunningham, now convicted. Our guest today is Seth Hettena, author of Feasting on The Spoils: The Life and Times of Randy “Duke” Cunningham, History’s Most Corrupt Congressman.
Seth has spent two years investigating Cunningham and his cronies. He is currently sitting in the trial of Brent Wilkes, accused of bribing Cunningham.
Feasting on the Spoils is Seth’s first book. Now a free-lance journalist, Seth got his master’s in journalism at Columbia. He joined the Associated Press in 1997, and worked in various places.
In high school, Seth worked on oil tankers and coal carriers running to Panama, Alaska, and the Netherlands. Born and raised in New York City, Seth currently lives in San Diego with his wife, son, and yellow lab.
BOOK:
Feasting on The Spoils: The Life and Times of Randy “Duke” Cunningham, History’s Most Corrupt Congressman (July 2007)
SETH’S BLOG:
http://sethhettena.com/blog
WEBSITE:
www.sethhettena.com
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Posted by themonitor on October 14, 2007
This week’s guests – John Dean and Eric Shine
John W. Dean
Before becoming Counsel to the President of the United States in July 1970 at age thirty-one, John Dean was Chief Minority Counsel to the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives, the Associate Director of a law reform commission, and Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States. He served as Richard Nixon’s White House lawyer for a thousand days.
He did his undergraduate studies at Colgate University and the College of Wooster, with majors in English Literature and Political Science. He received a graduate fellowship from American University to study government and the presidency, before entering Georgetown University Law Center, where he received his JD in 1965.
John has long written on the subjects of law, government, and politics, and he recounted his days in the Nixon White House and Watergate in two books, Blind Ambition (1976) and Lost Honor (1982). He lives in Beverly Hills, California with his wife Maureen, and now devotes full time to writing and lecturing, having retired from his career as a private investment banker.
In 2001 he published The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court; in early 2004, Warren G. Harding, followed by Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush. In 2006, John publihsed Conservatives Without Conscience.
His newest book is Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
He joins us tonight to talk about his new book and comment on current events.
Eric Shine
Eric comes back for a follow up on his legal case, the things he saw while serving in the Merchant Marines, the actors and factors at play in US and world events.
Websites:
http://www.martiallaw911.com/
http://ftp.aurn.com
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Posted by themonitor on October 7, 2007
This week’s guests – Whistle blower Lt Eric Shine on US War Crimes, sabotage of the economy through “Free Trade” and war profiteering; Greg Palast on Iraq’s oil laws and the Kurdistan connection
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Eric Shine
Websites:
http://www.martiallaw911.com/
http://ftp.aurn.com
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Greg Palast
Greg Palast is a New York Times-bestselling author[1] and a journalist for the British Broadcasting Corporation[2] as well as the British newspaper The Observer.[3] His work frequently focuses on corporate malfeasance but has also been known to work with labor unions and consumer advocacy groups. Notably, he has claimed to have uncovered evidence that Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, and Florida Elections Unit Chief Clay Roberts, along with the ChoicePoint corporation, rigged the ballots during the US Presidential Election of 2000 and again in 2004 when, he argued, the problems and machinations from 2000 continued, and that challenger John Kerry actually would have won if not for disproportional “spoilage” of Democratic votes.[4] He is considered to have begun reporting for the BBC/Observer due to media bias/reporting restrictions in the US.
Palast lectured at Cambridge University[5] and the University of São Paulo[6]. He lives in London and New York City. Palast is originally from Los Angeles, and was educated at the University of Chicago,[7] where he studied with the “Chicago Boys“.
In September 13, 2006, after filming a camp of Hurricane Katrina refugees in Louisiana near a massive Exxon oil refinery, Palast reported that a complaint had been filed against him for the unauthorized videotaping of a “critical infrastructure asset.” [8] Palast’s office later indicated that Exxon had “called off the dogs” and that no charges would be filed.
A graphic novel adapting Palast’s newest book, Armed Madhouse, is currently in progress.[9]
He has also won his tenth consecutive Project Censored Award.
Books
Website:
GregPalast.com
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Posted by themonitor on October 7, 2007
This week’s guests – Alice Rothchild on the effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinians, her experiences as a Jewish Physician and Activist and Naomi Wolf on the End of America
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Dr. Alice Rothchild
A Jewish American physician who has worked in the health care reform and women’s movements for many years, but has focused much of her energy on understanding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. She is author of the newly released book Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience.
Alice appeared on Arab Voices on KPFT on September 26, 2007 Click the date above for a listen to an earlier interview with her.
Book:
Website: Brokenn Promises, Broken Dreams
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Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf is an American writer. At a relatively young age, she became literary star of what was later described as the ‘third-wave’ of the feminist movement and she is also known for her advocacy of progressive politics.
Wolf, in April 2007, wrote an article published in The Guardian, a UK paper, describing the 10 step slide towards fascism that the United States has taken. This article is an adaptation from her latest book The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot which was published in September 2007.
Article:
Fascist America, in 10 easy steps
www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html
The ten steps
- Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy.
- Create secret prisons where torture takes place.
- Develop a thug caste or paramilitary force not answerable to citizens.
- Set up an internal surveillance system.
- Harass citizens’ groups.
- Engage in arbitrary detention and release.
- Target key individuals.
- Control the press.
- Declare all dissent to be treason.
- Suspend the rule of law.
Book:
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