Iran-Contra affair, 1983-
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Ron Dellums : California Democrate from the 8th Congressional district.
Speech on American politics and the role of the common man in changing the system. He calls for a focus upon the structure of covert operations, national militarism and the role of the military in the Iran-Contra affair, and how covert actions are opposite of Democratic principles. He calls for people to apply pressure to…
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A Higher standard / Seymour Hersch.
Keynote speech by Seymour Hersh, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who broke the My Lai Massacre story and has authored several books, including “The Price of Power” and “The Sampson Option.” Hersh speaks about the importance of moral force in fostering change, citing the anti-Vietnam War protest movement as evidence. He warns of the role…
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Officials lie while the media looks on / Jeff Cohen ; introduced by Linda Mitchell.
Linda Michell of FAIR, West Coast, reports on the new office and KCRW coverage of the Gulf War. She then introduces Jeff Cohen, executive director of FAIR. He speaks on the officials lying and the press allowing them to get away with it. First, Clarence Thomas testified that he never discusses Roe vs. Wade and…
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Who is Donald Webster : an examination of the man heading up the Webster Commission’s investigation of the Los Angeles police department / William Kunstler and Louis Wolf ; interviewed by Corey Dubin.
Two interviews which explore the background and beliefs of Donald Webster, former directer of the FBI, the CIA, and current head of the investigation of the Los Angeles uprising of April, 1992.|WHO IS DONALD WEBSTER : AN EXAMINATION OF THE MAN HEADING UP THE WEBSTER COMMISSION’S INVESTIGATION OF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT / William…
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The Two faces of George Bush.
Documentary from interviews on the conflicts between the personal and the public George Bush. Examines his life and career in both the domestic and foreign policy spheres of government. Explores his perspectives on Civil Rights, women’s issues and rights, environmental concerns, the battle against drugs, immigration, his actions as chief of the CIA, creation of…
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The Politics of the Kennedy assassination : from Dallas to Watergate to Iran-Contra / Peter Dale Scott.
Peter Dale Scott, author of The Dallas Conspiracy and Crime and Coverups: Dallas-Watergate, discusses the connections between organized crime, drug trafficing, and the political association with John F. Kennedy assassination, Water gate and assorted CIA programs.|THE POLITICS OF THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION : FROM DALLAS TO WATERGATE TO IRAN-CONTRA / Peter Dale Scott. Peter Dale Scott,…
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C.N.N. and the Noriega phone conversations : the Christic Institute update / Sara Nelson.
Sara Nelson, former Director of the Christic Institute, discusses the current state of their political and legal activities. She discusses the threatened CNN broadcast of phone conversations between former Panamanian dictator Noriega and his defense attorney, which was acquired by an illegal phone tap. She also discusses Title 7 of SR2834 which would make previously…
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Propaganda and the Persian Gulf War / Bill Davis ; interviewed by Roy Tuckman.
Father Bill Davis of the Christic Institute discsses the Christic Iran-Contra cases, and the relavence and connections between the Persian Gulf War and the deceptions of “off-the shelf” government.e discusses the use of propaganda to legitimize the war with Iraq.|PROPAGANDA AND THE PERSIAN GULF WAR : FATHER BILL DAVIS / interviewed by Roy Tuckman. –…
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The Gulf war : what is the way out / Milton Viorst.
Milton Viorst, a correspondent for the New Yorker magazine, provides an historical perspective of the Persian Gulf region. He details United States objectives, Israeli objectives, the Iran-Iraq war, and the Iran-Contra affair. He also provides an alternative portrait of Saddam Hussein, and contrasts George Bush’s intransigence to John F. Kennedy’s flexibility during the Cuban Missile…