Former Stars and Stripes reporter Andrew Tilghman discusses “al Qaeda in Iraq,” the different players’ motives for playing up their influence, the new redirection toward the Sunnis, and the Samara mosque bombings.

 

 Antiwar Radio: Andrew Tilghman [36:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

“Well, you know, the only people taking ‘marching orders’ from Osama bin Laden, as far as I can tell, are every presidential candidate, Mr. Clinton and Mr.Bush – except Mr. Paul. Mr. Paul has it very square about what the motivation of our enemy is, and it’s certainly exactly what he said it is, intervention. [...]

 

 Antiwar Radio: Michael Scheuer [45:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Historian and investigative reporter Gareth Porter discusses Iran’s need for civilian nuclear power, why U.S. belligerence is the most important factor in determining whether they will eventually seek nuclear weapons technology, how the gaining of atomic weapons encouraged caution in Chinese foreign policy in the 1960’s, the fact that the Ayatollahs are no less rational [...]

 

 Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter [46:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters for America and author of Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush, discusses the American TV and print media’s abandonment of the Iraq war story despite the fact that it remains the topic Americans are most interested in.

 

 Antiwar Radio: Eric Boehlert [32:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison, discusses the Padilla case and the destruction of 800 years of Anglo-American legal tradition (and patiently listens as Scott goes on and on - sorry).

 

 Antiwar Radio: Andy Worthington [41:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download