Iraq

It's all foreign policy and international affairs this week. Starting with developments in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, then onto hawkish comments from Israel regarding Iran, the AIPAC-inspired resolutions moving through congress (mandating a blockade of Iran by the US), then briefly looking at developments in Iraq and Bolivia (where USAID has come under criticism for political interference).

It's all foreign policy and international affairs this week. Starting with developments in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, then onto hawkish comments from Israel regarding Iran, the AIPAC-inspired resolutions moving through congress (mandating a blockade of Iran by the US), then briefly looking at developments in Iraq and Bolivia (where USAID has come under criticism for political interference).

I fell behind in uploading episodes of A Critical Ear to this site - attached are 5 recent episodes (8 May to 12 June). The 19 June episode has been uploaded separately.

This week we talked about developments related to Iran (including moves in Congress to mandate a blockade of Iran), Afghanistan, Israel (the truce with Hamas) and more.

This week's show: News headlines, Pentagon propaganda scandal, Hillary on bombing Iran, healthcare (esp. McCain's plan). Includes 2 songs for May Day: 10 Young Women and 1 Young Man (Ewan McColl) and the Internationale (performed by Anne Feeney).

In 2003, the occupation of Iraq begin under a blizzard of rockets and bombs launched by the United States

Now the tables are being turned, and the shoe is on the other foot! Today it is the occupiers who cower under a rain of rockets and bombs on the Green Zone!

A Critical Ear is a show on WRFU-LP in Urbana, IL. It is available for broadcast on non-commercial stations. This show starts with a discussion of Carter's visit to Palestine, and includes an extensive interview with Allison Hantschel about her book "Special Plans: the blogs on Douglas Feith and the faulty intelligence that led to war."