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Boiling Frogs: Turkish Exile Gulen Runs Madrasas in Asia, Charter Schools in US

Dr. Aland Mizell, a worldwide expert on Turkey and its oppressed Kurdish minority, exposes the Gulen movement.  This is the latest instalment in the Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.

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Antonia Juhasz on Gulf Oil Blowout; PBC Raises Quaint Questions About bin Laden’s Execution; Will Durst on Obama Gets Osama

Oil industry expert Antonia Juhasz returns to talk about Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill; your humble host rants about morality and rule of law in the killing of bin Laden; Will Durst has his own take on Obama vs. Osama.  Continue reading Antonia Juhasz on Gulf Oil Blowout; PBC Raises Quaint Questions About bin Laden’s Execution; Will Durst on Obama Gets Osama

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Siegelman’s Political Persecution Continues; Dr. David Ansell on His New Book, “County”

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and intrepid blogger Roger Shuler return to report on a recent Appeals court ruling in the case;  Dr. David Ansell, author of  County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital. Continue reading Siegelman’s Political Persecution Continues; Dr. David Ansell on His New Book, “County”

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On Afghanistan: Second Instalment of Gould & Fitzgerald

As promised in Podcast 233 released on 4/1/11, here is a follow-up interview with Gould and Fitzgerald, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds of Boiling Frogs Post.  It’s a wide-ranging discussion of recent events and the current situation in Afghanistan. Continue reading On Afghanistan: Second Instalment of Gould & Fitzgerald

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Fight Against Patriot Act Renewal and FBI Police-State Tactics Heats Up; Florida Criminalizes Poverty and Cuts Unemployment Benefits

Shahid Buttar, the rhymin’ executive director of Bill of Rights Defense Committee returns to talk about FBI abuses, this month’s vote in Congress on extending the Patriot Act, and the appointment of a new FBI director this year;  Keith McHenry, co-founder of Food Not Bombs, reports on the efforts in Florida to block distribution of free food to poor and homeless people.  Continue reading Fight Against Patriot Act Renewal and FBI Police-State Tactics Heats Up; Florida Criminalizes Poverty and Cuts Unemployment Benefits

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Is That Cellphone a Risk to Your Brain? Check Out the New Los Angeles Review of Books!

Neuroscience researcher Mark Underwood talks about the risk of heavy cellphone use on the brain;  Tom Lutz, editor in chief of the new L. A. Review of Books shares the news of this exciting new online magazine. Continue reading Is That Cellphone a Risk to Your Brain? Check Out the New Los Angeles Review of Books!

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Special Comment on Bradley Manning from Top Whistleblower Attorney Steve Kohn

Here’s an excerpt from an upcoming Boiling Frogs interview with Steve Kohn, Executive Director of National Whistleblower’s Center and author of the new The Whistleblower’s Handbook.  Kohn has represented all kinds of whistleblowers for 28 years, and expresses his outrage at the treatment of Bradley Manning.

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Pepe Says Report of Osama’s Death Rocks the Casbah; Vincent Bugliosi Tackles the “God Question”

Global Correspondent Pepe Escobar returns to talk about the multiple accounts of the US raid that reportedly killed Osama bin Laden on May 1; he adds a new account from Pakistan’s GEO TV, and we added Rachel Maddow’s recap of the story, which keeps changing.  Prosecutor turned best-selling author Vincent Bugliosi hammers theists and atheists in his new book, Divinity of Doubt: The God Question. Continue reading Pepe Says Report of Osama’s Death Rocks the Casbah; Vincent Bugliosi Tackles the “God Question”

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Boiling Frogs Interview: Grant F. Smith on US-Israel Relations

Here are some critical views of the US-Israel relationship that you won’t hear in most American media.  Grant F. Smith is our guest for the latest Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. Continue reading Boiling Frogs Interview: Grant F. Smith on US-Israel Relations

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Two Critical Views of Gen. Petraeus: Ray McGovern and Prof. Jonathan Stevenson; plus Will Durst on Birthers

Obama shuffles his national security team, naming Gen. David Petraeus to head the CIA.  Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern offers his critical views, and Harper’s contributor Jonathan Stevenson asks in the May issue: Has the President lost control of his generals?  Continue reading Two Critical Views of Gen. Petraeus: Ray McGovern and Prof. Jonathan Stevenson; plus Will Durst on Birthers