United States — Foreign policy.
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Just vs. unjust wars / Howard Zinn.
Radio talk by Howard Zinn, United States social historian and author of A People’s History of the United States. The talk is based upon a chapter in his book, Declarations of Independence. He examines various post-nuclear age conflicts, including the Gulf War of 1990. Zinn suggests that war brutalizes everyone involved, and that we must…
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Is a democratic foreign policy possible? : the Clinton administration and the developing world / moderated by Christopher Hitchens.
Panel discussion, moderated by author and journalist Christopher Hitchens, which examines the possiblity of the United States foreign policy supporting the establishment of democracies around the world. The panel focuses upon the contradictions between Presdient Clinton’s campaign rhetoric, and his actions since taking office. They pay particular attention to military actions toward Iraq and Somalia,…
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The Future of U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America / Philip Agee ; interviewed by Nuri Mohammed.
Philip Agee, writer and former CIA agent, is interviewed about U.S. foreign policy objectives, and how those objectives may be met in Latin America. He observes the the US has been on a war economy since World War II, with National Security becoming the main objective of the government. He belives the US will manufacture…
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The Legacy of U.S. World economic domination / Michael Parenti.
Talk by political analyst Michael Parenti which examines how developments in the United States during the 1980’s and 90’s have shaped United States foreign policy. He discusses endemic poverty in Central America, as well as much of the Third World, despite the abundance of natural resources in those countries. The industrialized countries, he reasons, have…
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Water on a duck / Oliver North ; interviewed by Larry Bensky.
Interview with Oliver North, former advisor to Ronald Reagan and main participant in the Iran-Contra scandal. He pleads lack of knowledge and 5th Amendment to specific questions concerning: Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Bolend Amendment, John Hull, the Kerry Commission, Manuel Noriega and Ronald Reagan.|WATER ON A DUCK / Oliver North| interviewed by Larry Bensky.…