BUSH, GEORGE, 1924-
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The Mafia, the C.I.A., and George Bush / produced by Andrew Phillips, Sue Burns, and Pam Burton ; interviews by Dennis Bernstein.
Three part series which examines the crisis of United States finanical institutions which started in the 1980’s and continues on into the 1990’s.|THE MAFIA, THE C.I.A., AND GEORGE BUSH / produced by Andrew Phillips, Sue Burns, and Pam Burton| interviews by Dennis Bernstein. – SERIES: The Collapse of banking| no. 2 Three part series which…
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The Cast of characters / Pete Brewton ; interviewed and produced by Dennis Bernstein.
Investigative reported Pete Brewton discusses the relationship between failed Savings and Loans, organized crime, and the CIA. His research into the role of prominent Texans quickly encountered political roadblocks, but has culminated in a book published in 1992. |On the role of Savings and Loans owners as middlemen between politicians, the CIA, and the Mafia.…
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Two views of Watergate / Robert Strauss and George Bush.
The Chairmen of the Democratic and Republican National Committees discuss President Nixon and recent developments on Watergate.|TWO VIEWS OF WATERGATE / Robert Strauss and George Bush. – The Chairman of the Democratic and Republican National Committees discuss President Nixon and recent developments on Watergate. – RECORDED: in Washington, D.C. BROADCAST: WBAI, 18 April 1973.
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Standing up to the Bully : the harassment of Philip Agee / interviewed and produced by Dennis Bernstein.
Philip Agee, a controversial critic of the CIA since its founding, is currently a target of United States government harassment. Agee has withstood 20 years of intimidation and surveillance since he went public. Not only has he been jailed, but five NATO countries have expelled his as subversive. In this interview Agee discusses recent charges…
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Philip Agee on the Persian Gulf crisis / interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.
Philip Agee, a 12 year veteran of the CIA, talks about the Bush administration giving the “green light” for Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. He provides an historical bakcground of United States and Iraqi relations, and the reasons why George Bush needs this crisis to cover up domestic ills and to get re-elected.|PHILIP AGEE ON…
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Politcial and economic inequality : from past to present / Craig Washington.
Talk by Representative Craig Washington on the basis for inequality in the United States. He provides a historical background of Black rights, from slavery through reconstruction and up to the present. At the core, the Civil Rights and Labor movements have a fundamental bond: fighting inequality, for none can be free in this country until…
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The Empowered President : George Bush / Daniel Sheehan ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein and Jude Tillman.
Daniel Sheehan, attorney for the Christic Institute, discribes how President Bush empowers himself as an acting President. Under Reagan, Bush headed a variety of anti-terroist and drug task forces which set up a hierarchy of power for the CIA to follow thorugh. He goes one to discuss the new CIA Chief, Robert Gates, who committed…
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The Good war? / John Stockwell.
Talk by former CIA agent John Stockwell. He examines the Gulf War, 1990-1991, within the history of American foreign policy and the reasoning of National Security. He discusses what he sees as the phony drug war, the 15 major wars conducted by the United States in the past 50 years, the desire for quick wars…
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The War in the Gulf : a special report by Pacifica Radio News.
News coverage of the opening actions of the war in the Persian Gulf between a United States led coalition and Iraq. |r.1. pt.1. President Bush “Liberation of Kuwait” ; pt.2. Summary of events / Don Rush and Tom Porter ; pt.3. Analysis of Bush’s rhetoric / Larry Bensky ; pt.4. Multi-racial protests in San Francisco…