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Today's Stories:
Greg Palast - FBI Documents Reveal
How Pattern of Cronyism Contributed to 9/11 Attacks
Ray McGovern Challenges Cheney to Reveal Presidential Daily
Briefings Leading to Attacks on 9/11
Marine Reservist Faces Court Martial for his Stance as a Conscientious
Objector
Putting North Korea in Context
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Greg Palast - FBI Documents Reveal How Pattern of
Cronyism Contributed to 9/11 Attacks
Presidential candidate Senator Bob Graham continues to push
the Bush administration to declassify pages redacted from
the congressional investigation into the September 11 terrorist
attacks. Meanwhile investigative journalist Greg Palast, with
the BBC and the Guardian of London, has come into possession
of the supporting documentation for the classified pages of
the report. Peacewatch spoke with him today about the contents
of the report and how it came to be in his possession.
Tape: Greg Palast, investigative journalist for the BBC
and the Guardian London is also the author of The Best Democracy
Money Can Buy that has spent six months on the New York Times
bestseller list.
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Ray McGovern Challenges Cheney to Reveal Presidential
Daily Briefings Leading to Attacks on 9/11
New York Newsday Columnist Marie Cocco is not the only one
concerned about the President’s daily briefings leading
up to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Peacewatch commentator
and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern criticizes Vice President
Dick Cheney of hiding behind confidentiality and executive
privilege to keep information from the American public.
Tape: Ray McGovern, spokesman for Veterans Intelligence
Professionals for Sanity, and former CIA analyst responsible
for providing presidential daily briefings during the Reagan
administration.
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Marine Reservist Faces Court Martial for his Stance
as a Conscientious Objector
Last year, a Marine Corps recruiter in San Francisco went
looking for “a few good men.” But he made a mistake
in recruiting Stephen Funk, a soft-spoken teenager who reads
Noam Chomsky and has a lengthy history as a peace activist.
Funk joined, but when he was called up for duty in March,
he chose not to show up, deciding instead to stay at home
and process his application to become a conscientious objector.
Peacewatch Producer Scott Gurian spoke with Funk recently
about his case and his reasons for becoming a conscientious
objector.
Tape: Stephen Funk is a 21-year-old Marine Corps reservist
and a conscientious objector. He says his part-Native American
upbringing and his grandfather, whom he calls the “ultimate
pacifist”, influenced him. You can make a donation to
support his legal fund and receive updates on his military
tribunal, scheduled for September 4th, by going to http://www.notinourname.net.
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Putting North Korea in Context
While the Bush administration prepares for talks with North
Korea, it announced last week that it is also stepping up
military pressure with plans for a joint naval exercise next
month. Administration officials said the intention is to send
a sharp signal to North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons
program.
But just what is this all about? Some analysts and critics
familiar with the situation say that much of the discussion
currently taking place about Korea, both within the media
and in the Bush administration fails to take into account
the history and context of US-Korea relations.
We turn now to Professor Han S. Park, the Director of the
Center for the Study of Global Issues at the University of
Georgia, who provides a framework for understanding the current
political situation.
Tape: Professor Han S. Park is the Director of the Center
for the Study of Global Issues at the University of Georgia.
He spoke with Mike McCormick as part of the radio series “Mind
Over Matters.”
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