Guests: Christian Appy

Gaza Whistleblowers: U.S. Officials Who Resigned in Protest

ByThe Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy February 27, 2025April 1, 2025

The Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy webinar featuring three U.S. government officials who resigned in protest of American military and political support for the Israeli war on Gaza. Whistleblowers Harrison Mann, Annelle Sheline, and Alexander Smith will explain their motives for resigning, the consequences of their actions, and their views of U.S. policy in the region. The discussion will be moderated by Kelley Vlahos, senior advisor for the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

Vietnam Body Counts and America as Victim – Christian Appy on RAI (4/5)

ByPaul Jay June 2, 2015January 13, 2023

This interview was originally published June 2, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Appy says the Vietnam War killed millions of Vietnamese and tens of thousands of American workers – yet the mythology is America as a whole emerged as the victim.

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The Vietnam Syndrome and the Project for a New American Century – Christian Appy on RAI (5/5)

ByPaul Jay June 4, 2015January 13, 2023

This interview was originally published June 4, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Appy says that Israeli preemptive and punitive war became a model for US foreign policy.

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Vietnam Blood Bath to Prove America Had “Balls” – Christian Appy on RAI (3/5)

ByPaul Jay May 29, 2015January 13, 2023

This interview was originally published May 29, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Appy says that presidents Kennedy and Johnson pursued the Vietnam war largely to prove the U.S., and themselves personally, had the “courage” to wage war.

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“American Does Bad Things for Good Reasons” – Christian Appy on RAI (2/5)

ByPaul Jay May 17, 2015January 13, 2023

This interview was originally published May 17, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Appy, author of “American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity”, discusses how before direct American military involvement in Vietnam, the US financed almost 80 percent of the cost, so, in effect, France was serving almost as an American mercenary.

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“America Does Bad Things for Good Reasons” – Christian Appy on RAI (1/5)

ByPaul Jay May 26, 2015January 13, 2023

This interview was originally published on May 26, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Appy, author of “American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity”, discusses growing up with a broad faith that America is always an indispensable and invincible force for good in the world – and the seeds of his disillusionment with Americanism.