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Pepe Escobar on Pakistan, Afghanistan and "Pipelineistan"

Airs at: Wed, 06/03/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng starts his new program "Fight the Empire" with an interview with journalist Pepe Escobar on Pakistan, Afghanistan and "Pipelineistan."  Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for the Real News. Read more

An Evil, Evil Man

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
AN EVIL, EVIL MAN - Starring the voice of Richard Bruce Cheney, this audio peice involves a former vice-president accused of torture and war crimes who appears again on the air waves for even more fear mongering.  A collage of scary sounds and creepy pronouncements from an ... Read more

Fight the Empire on 06/04/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2009 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng starts his new program "Fight the Empire" with an interview with journalist Pepe Escobar on Pakistan, Afghanistan and "Pipelineistan." Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times and an analyst for the Real News. CD-1399   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 1, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Bill Resnick, this show features the music of Yusuf Islam, once famous as Cat Stevens.  Topics on the program include Israel, the US and the Middle East; Soloist, a film about musical genius and mental illness; Obama's  equivocal position on prisoners from the "wa... Read more

Life & Music of Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Popular 1970s balladeer Cat Stevens converted to Islam in the '70s and became Yusuf Islam.  Radical musicologist Brad Duncan talks with Bill Resnick about Yusuf Islam's career, music, and the controversies he's had to deal with.   Read more

Torture, Obama and the Rule of Law

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 President Obama opposes torture and defends the rule of law, and yet his actions don't entirely repeal the Bush era's attack on constitutional rights.  Attorney Mike Snedeker talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about what it all means.  Mike's recommendations for getting ... Read more

Israel and the Middle East

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
With two new administrations in Israel and the US, what are the chances for change in the direction of less conflict in the Middle East?  The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies, where you can find many articles by her.   Read more

Eric Margolis: US Stirs Hornets' Nest in Afghanistan

Airs at: Wed, 05/27/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Per Fagereng speaks with Canadian journalist and author Eric Margolis about Afghanistan and other issues. Eric S. Margolis is an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. His articles appear in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Los A... Read more

The Oregon Guard Home Campaign - Update on Efforts to Block Deployment of National Guard Troops to Iraq and Afghanistan

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
KBOO's public affairs host William Seaman interviews Dan Handelman about the campaign to keep Oregon's National Guard troops from deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan ... how close is the vote in the Oregon House and Senate on legislation aimed at challenging the federalizati... Read more

Enhanced Interrogation is Torture

Airs at: Wed, 05/27/2009 at 5:00pm
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Waterboarding, Torture or Enhanced interrogation ? What about the men and women who authorized it?  Are they criminals or Public Servants protecting America? Should they be held accountable? If so, then how? Should it be by a court or panel?  On this show we listen to the v... Read more