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#549 Beyond the water’s edge (Foreign Policy)

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November 17, 2011

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Act 1: Investigate Alleged U.S. War Crime in Iraq – The Progressive Air Date: 9-1-11

Song 1: One Million Miles Away – The Illusionary Movements of Geraldine and Nazu

Act 2: What Do Peanuts Have To Do With Terrorism – Lee Camp Air Date: 9-11-11

Song 2: Peanut Butter – Greatest Hits Of The 1960′s

Act 3: Obama Continues No-Bid Contracts For Wars – Young Turks Air Date: 9-6-11

Song 3: A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard – The Reluctant Graveyard

Act 4: Anecdotal Iraqi Opinion Propaganda – Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11

Song 4: One Day – Light (Bonus Track Version)

Act 5: Robin Wright on rejecting extremism in foreign policy – Colbert Report Air Date: 9-7-11

Song 5: Rock the Casbah – The Essential Clash

Act 6: NBC news links Occupy to Afghan War – Counterspin

Song 6: The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – The Holidays Are Here (And We’re Still At War) – Single

Act 7: 6 Dead In West Point Panty Raid – The Onion

Song 7: Oops and move on – Henery Philips

Act 8: Al Qaeda Vs Ahmadinejad – Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11

Song 8: If I Ever Feel Better – United

Act 9: Who Benefits from the Far-Fetched Plot? – The Progressive Air Date: 10-12-11

Song 9: Ruby Soho – …And Out Come the Wolves

Act 10: Ali Soufan on interrogation techniques used on Al Qaeda operatives – Colbert Report Air Date: 10-19-11

Song 10: Hotel California – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 11: Richard Engel on Iraq War – Counterspin

Song 11: I Don’t Believe In That – Unglorious Hallelujah

Act 12: Obama’s Welcome News on Iraq – The Progressive Air Date: 10-24-11

Song 12: WMD – Body of War – Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Act 13: Tough Enough – Mark Fiore Air Date: 11-3-11

Song 13: Cobrastyle – Robyn

Act 14: American Bases in Iraq – Common Sense with Dan Carlin

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments on David Pakman, two straight men and an improvised nature documentary

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Democracy on the Lurch – Daily Show Air Date: 9-29-11

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#543 The peace process (Israel)

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October 30, 2011

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Edition #543

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Act 1: Obama’s Lofty Rhetoric – The Progressive

Song 1: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1

Act 2: Breakdown of Netanyahu’s Appearance in US Congress – Young Turks Air Date: 5-24-11

Song 2: War – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the ’70s

Act 3: Obama Israeli Palestinian Resolution Statement – Counterspin

Song 3: Ten Thousand Words – I and Love and You

Act 4: Obama Reiterates Comments On Israel’s Borders – NPR

Song 4: Come Undone – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)

Act 5: Mel Gibson Launches Rockets Into Israel – The Onion

Song 5: Rocketman – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Act 6: NY Times Subjectivity on Israel – Counterspin Air Date: 7-07-11

Song 6: Sweet Lullaby – The Classic Chillout Album

Act 7: Losing Our Minds Over Israel – Young Turks

Song 7: Common Sense – Deconstruction

Act 8: Suspend U.S. Aid to Israel after Golan Heights Massacre – The Progressive

Song 8: Our Hearts Are Wrong – Tell Me

Act 9: Gaza Raids, Israeli and US Propaganda – Counterspin Air Date: 8-25-11

Song 9: I Go Blind – The Best of Hootie & The Blowfish (1993-2003)

Act 10: Palestine Appoints New Minister Of Rubble And Urban Development – The Onion

Song 10: Back On Earth – The Ozzman Cometh

Act 11: Palestine At The U.N.: Nationhood – Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 9-18-11

Song 11: Claire De Lune – Classics for the Heart

Act 12: Fox: Obama Set Up UN Vote Just So He Can Veto It – Media Matters

Act 13: Palestine Asks UN for official State Status – The Bugle

Song 13: Run, Freedom, Run! – Urinetown the Musical (The Original Cast Recording)

Act 14: Obama Wrong About Palestinian State – Young Turks Air Date: 9-22-11

Song 14: These days – Luxury

Act 15: Palestinian Gambit UN efforts – Counterspin Air Date: 9-15-11

Song 15: Void of a Legend – Void of a Legend – Single

Act 16: Obama’s Shortsighted and Cowardly UN Speech – The Progressive Air Date: 9-21-11

Song 16: Between Love & Hate – Room On Fire

Act 17: Netanyahu No Settlement Freeze – Young Turks Air Date: 9-28-11

Song 17: Sandstorm – Before the Storm

Act 18: Palestinian prisoner hyper inflation – The Bugle

Voicemails:
Reaction to Troy Davis Death Penalty episode – Joseph from Palo Alto, CA
Arguing for anti-religion episodes – Daniel from CA

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments on taking action and Wolf-PAC.com

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Obama Meets With Israeli PM Netanyahu – Young Turks

Produced By:
Jay! Tomlinson

foreign policy, Israel, PodcastCounterSpin, Media Matters, Mumia Abu Jamal, NPR, The Bugle, The Onion, The Progressive, The Young Turks

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#540 Echoes of war (Foreign Policy)

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October 21, 2011

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Edition #540

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Act 1: Don’t Give the President More Warmaking Power – The Progressive Air Date: 9-16-11

Song 1: Heads Will Roll – It’s Blitz! (Deluxe Edition)

Act 2: Libya NYT Misinformation – Counterspin Air Date: 8-25-11

Song 2: Banking on a myth – Andrew Bird

Act 3: Drone Strike in Yemen Al Queda Americans – On the Media

Song 3: Daffodil Lament – No Need to Argue

Act 4: Libya’s vs US culpability on terrorist acts – Counterspin Air Date: 9-01-11

Song 4: I Won’t Share You – Strangeways, Here We Come (Remastered By Johnny Marr)

Act 5: Not Cheering Obama’s Rub Out of Al-Awlaki – The Progressive Air Date: 9-30-11

Song 5: Animal – Habits (Bonus Track Version)

Act 6: Ron Paul Right About Terrorism Al Qaeda – Young Turks Air Date: 9-14-11

Song 6: Reach Out Of The Darkness – Lost Oldies But Goodies

Act 7: Area Neighbors Protest Tree-House Acquisition of M-80 Technology – The Onion

Song 7: We Can Work It Out – Past Masters, Vols. 1 & 2

Act 8: American Prisoners Released in Iran – Majority Report Air Date: 9-28-11

Song 8: Under My Skin – Let Live and Let Ghosts

Act 9: Searching for the Truth – Dan Carlin Air Date: 9-28-11

Song 9: Truth – Somebody Besides Yourself

Act 10: The Afghan War, a Ten-Year Toll – The Progressive Air Date: 10-6-11

Song 10: This Is Not the End – The Sun and the Moon

Act 11: Gap Grows Between Military, Civilians On War – NPR Air Date: 10-6-11

Song 11: War – Goldfinger

Act 12: Jose Padilla Sentencing – Counterspin Air Date: 9-23-11

Song 12: Timeless – Melankton

Act 13: U.S. Leaves a Trail of Torture – The Progressive Air Date: 10-11-11

Song 13: Loose Ends – Speak for Yourself

Act 14: Radicalism against Iraqi’s – Majority Report Air Date: 9-12-11

Voicemails:
Thoughts on using anti-religious clips on the show – Zach from Detroit
Thoughts on genetically modified food and family farms – Len from St. Paul, Minnesota
Call to action – Keystone XL tarsands pipeline – Perry from Green County, IN
Acceptable use of Abu-Jamal – Policeman Jeff from Florida

Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics

Final comments on the US ending the war in Iraq

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Declaration of Thingamajig – Mark Fiore Air Date: 7-01-11

Produced By:
Jay! Tomlinson