Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism

From Anti-War Radio, Scott Horton Interviews Robert Pape.

Robert A. Pape is an American political scientist known for his work on international security affairs, especially strategic air power and suicide terrorism. He is currently a professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

He is the author of "Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism" which has earned praise from Peter Bergen, who conducted the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997. The book earned praise from Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas). The book earned praise from Michael Scheuer, former CIA Chief of the ben Laden unit. The book earned praise from Noam Chomsky, who is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political activist, author, and lecturer. Duration about 52 minutes.

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A new feature, an excerpt from "Destined for Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush." About 10 min. Also an excerpt from Dana Milbank's book "Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run Our Government". Duration about 42 min.

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Inside The Bush Administration

From Anti-War Radio, Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson, U.S. Army (Ret.), was chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell from 2002 to 2005. Since his retirement Wilkerson has on several occasions spoken out against the poor planning and execution of the Iraq War as well as the global politics leading up to and following it. In particular he has denounced the decision-making process of the Bush Administration and Vice President Dick Cheney's and Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld's part in it. Duration about 53 minutes.

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Also an excerpt from Dana Milbank's book "Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run Our Government". Duration about 52 min.

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Election Fraud and The Subversion of Democracy

From Media Matters, Mark Crispin Miller is author of "Loser Take All: Election Fraud and The Subversion of Democracy", "Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election & Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them)", among other titles. This interview was recorded on Sept. 7th, 2008. Duration about 52 minutes.

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Also an excerpt from Dana Milbank's book "Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run Our Government". Duration about 51 min.

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Economics for a Crowded Planet

With an increasingly crowded planet, how can we achieve sustainable development? Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, explores the many challenges we face including poverty and globalization. He has been named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" several times. This talk is about 55 minutes.

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Also an excerpt from Dana Milbank's book "Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run Our Government". Duration about 44 min.

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The Three-Trillion Dollar War

The three trillion dollar war by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes

From Media Matters broadcast on April 13, 2008, Professor Joseph Stiglitz is the Nobel medal winning economist, and former vice-President and chief economist of the World Bank. He is the author of The Three-Trillion Dollar War. Duration about 54 min.

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From Robert Scheer on the Economic Meltdown from September 18, 2008, hear Truthdig’s editor in chief warns against thinking about the economic crisis as an “act of God,” saying “this is man-made” and that the individuals responsible are well known and entirely too influential in the current election. Duration about 12 min.

Also from Dana Milbank's book "Homo Politicus: The Strange and Scary Tribes that Run Our Government". Duration about 40 min.

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