De-manufacturing Consent with Guillermo Jimenez

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Mark Mondalek

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Bill Conroy
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by investigative journalist for Narco News, Mr. Bill Conroy. We discuss the latest CIA scandal involving the agency’s interference with a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into the use of “harsh interrogation tactics” (i.e. torture) during the Bush administration. Conroy explains how this case mirrors the case of former DEA agent Richard Horn, including the recurrence of key players in Sen. Dianne Feinstein and CIA lawyer Robert Eatinger.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Russ Baker
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by Russ Baker, founder, director, and editor of WhoWhatWhy.com, and author of the book Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty. We discuss the many ways in which the official narrative of the Boston Marathon Bombing has unraveled, and how much of the story presented by the FBI, law enforcement, or mainstream press has been highly questionable from the start.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Daniel McAdams
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. Daniel provides a summary of events that have led to the current situation in Ukraine. Unlike the way it is portrayed in the mainstream press, history did not “begin today,” or even last November. We discuss the 1954 agreement that transferred Crimea from Russia to the Ukraine, the Orange Revolution of 2004-2005, as well as key events from the last few months.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Danny Benavides
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent Guillermo is joined by Danny Benavides, Contributing Editor of TracesofReality.com. We discuss the capture of Sinaloa Cartel leader and “Public Enemy No. 1,” Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, and go over Danny’s latest article, “Mexico’s Bin Laden: The Capture of Chapo Guzman Provides Illusory Victory in the Narcowar.”

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Kevin Gosztola

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Peter ChristOn this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by retired police captain and co-founder of LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), Mr. Peter Christ. Guillermo and Peter discuss the heroin overdose of Philip Seymour Hoffman and the many other thousands of people whose deaths could have been prevented if not for our current drug policy.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Ioan Grillo
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by investigative journalist and author of the book El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency, Ioan Grillo. Guillermo and Ioan discuss the ongoing struggle in Mexico with focus on the state of Michoacan and the rise of “autodefensas” (civilian self-defense groups) that some have compared to the Zapatista movement of the 1990s.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Douglas Valentine
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by author and CIA expert, Douglas Valentine. We discuss the NSA leaks regarding the agency’s assistance in the CIA assassination program that were promised, but so far not delivered, and how the focus on tactical matters as opposed to strategic may be a diversion.

Guillermo Jimenez Presents Peter Ludlow
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by Professor of Philosophy and expert in digital culture, Peter Ludlow. Guillermo and Peter discuss the legacy of Aaron Swartz, as both an internet pioneer and vocal activist, one year after an overzealous prosecution led to his suicide.