United States — Foreign relations. – Pacifica Radio Archives

Congressman Pete McClosky testifies / Bob Kuttner reports.

McClosky testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the Vietnam War.|CONGRESSMAN PAUL McCLOSKY TESTIFIES / Bob Kuttner reports. – McClosky testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the Vietnam War. – RECORDED: 27 May 1971. BROADCAST: KPFA, 14 June 1971.

August 24, 2025

The Pretorian Guard in the Gulf / John Stockwell.

John Stockwell, former CIA station chief in Angola, gives a talk about American militarism from both a political and social context. He traces the legacy of American warfare, with 15 wars and over 200 instances of violence in our 200 year history. He argues that Americans need wars, hwere good and evil are defined in…

August 24, 2025

Lines of deceit : cocaine and the White House / produced by Eric Schwardt and Corey Dubin.

Documentary from interviews about the ways in which drug smuggling has been, and is currently being used to finance secret wars and illegal operations by agencies of the United States government. Features interviews with: Columbian Senator Pedro Alcontrar, former CIA agent John Stockwell, Christic Institute’s chief counsel Daniel Sheehan, and two editors of Covert Action…

August 24, 2025

The United States and Soviet relations with the Third world / Alexander Cockburn.

Columnist for The Nation and The Wall Street Journal, speaks on the changing relations between the two superpowers and developing nations.|THE U.S. AND SOVIET RELATIONS WITH THE THIRD WORLD / Alexander Cockburn. – Columnist for “The Nation” and “The Wall Street Journal,” speaks on the changing relations between the two superpowers and the developing third…

August 24, 2025

American politics / Stanley Aronowitz ; interviewed by Dorothy Healey.

Political science professor at Columbia University on politics, economics, and foreign policy under the Carter administration.

August 24, 2025

Town meeting on the Iran-Contra Constitutional crisis : what it means / moderated by Barbara Cohen.

Speeches which explore the implications of the Iran-Contra affair for United States politics. |r.1. The House-Senate Select Committee report / John Donyers ; The Corruption of law and policy in the international arena / Richard Ralk ; Are covert actions compatible with Democracy / Morton Halperin ; Are there grounds for impeachment / Arthur Kingoy…

August 24, 2025

Our Own Worst Enemy / by William Lederer.

Author discusses his book evaluating American foreign policy.

August 24, 2025

The Lessons of the Cuba crisis / Konni Zilliacus.

Talk on the impact of the Cuban revolution on American foreign policy.

August 24, 2025

Pretense vs. reality / Daniel Sheehan ; produced by the Christic Institute.

Talk by Christic Institute attorney Daniel Sheehan on United States defense spending, and its influence upon United States foreign policy. |r.1. U.S. militarism ; Pentagon refusal to retool ; Global Reach and Global Power ; Corporate warfare and the Third World ; Democratic party complacency toward SDI ; the CIA spying for Corporations ; the…

August 24, 2025

Debunking the new world order / Alexander Cockburn.

Talk by journalist Alexander Cockburn which examines the popular immage of the Gulf War and U.S. foreign policy in the cold light of the profound domestic troubles within the United States. He covers such issues as: high popular trust of the military; the S & L crisis and dropping real wages; the Gulf Waras scapegoat;…

August 24, 2025