Iraq War

Cheney’s Death, Mamdani’s Victory: Wilkerson on War Crimes & Change
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Cheney’s Death, Mamdani’s Victory: Wilkerson on War Crimes & Change

ByPaul Jay

Dick Cheney, architect of the Iraq War, died on November 3rd. The next day, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won New York’s mayoral race. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former Chief of Staff, calls the timing symbolic of America’s potential turning point. Speaking from inside the Bush administration, Wilkerson delivers a scathing account of how Cheney became “co-president,” systematically lied about Iraqi WMDs, and led the nation into an illegal war. He explains why Powell’s UN presentation was built on false intelligence, how the administration abandoned international law and authorized torture, and why Obama failed to hold anyone accountable. “We should have all been tried for war crimes,” Wilkerson states. From the lies that killed a million Iraqis to complicity in Gaza’s genocide, this is essential viewing on American empire and accountability.

Julian Assange: Most Decisive Press Freedom Case of Our Time – Stefania Maurizi
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Julian Assange: Most Decisive Press Freedom Case of Our Time – Stefania Maurizi

ByTalia Baroncelli

Facing extradition to the United States, WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange has been held in arbitrary detention under psychologically distressing conditions for years in the U.K. Stefania Maurizi, a journalist for the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano, recounts what she witnessed at Assange’s most recent hearing at a U.K. High Court in London, where his lawyers argued for the right to appeal his extradition. She lays out the case for releasing Assange in the name of preserving press freedoms and serving the public’s right to be informed of war crimes and abuses of state power.

9/11 Lies and the National Security State – Thomas Drake
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9/11 Lies and the National Security State – Thomas Drake

ByPaul Jay

Twenty years later, Thomas Drake still says the NSA knew about the 9/11 plotters prior to the attack, and likely reported the intel through a back channel to VP Cheney. Nothing was done to prevent the attack, says Drake a former senior executive at the NSA. Why? To prepare public opinion in favor of invading Iraq. Drake joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.

This interview was originally recorded on September 9, 2021.

Journalism Should be About Truth, Not Career – Chris Hedges on RAI (2/7)
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Journalism Should be About Truth, Not Career – Chris Hedges on RAI (2/7)

ByPaul Jay

On Reality Asserts Itself, Chris Hedges tells Paul Jay about his criticism of the Iraq War and the events that led to him leaving the New York Times – “great reporters care about truth more than they do about news”. This episode was produced on July 17, 2013.

Sen. Graham: Bush/Cheney Misdirected Intel Prior to 9/11, Aggressively Deceived After – Pt 2/7
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Sen. Graham: Bush/Cheney Misdirected Intel Prior to 9/11, Aggressively Deceived After – Pt 2/7

ByPaul Jay

President Bush was like a “head coach” ordering intelligence agencies to all move in the same direction – not preventing the attacks and covering up the role of Bandar and the Saudi government. This interview was produced September 11, 2016, with Paul Jay on Reality Asserts Itself.

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