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Guillermo Jimenez Presents Rebecca Gordon
On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by Rebecca Gordon, a philosophy teacher at the University of San Francisco and author of the book Mainstreaming Torture: Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States. Gordon explains why institutionalized torture remains relevant in the “post-Bush era” of the United States and how the framework to carry out torture has been sustained during the Obama administration.

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”-Edward Abbey, American author
There’s a lot to love about America and its people: their pioneering spirit, their entrepreneurship, their ability to think outside the box, their passion for the arts, etc.  Increasingly, however, as time goes by, I find the things I don’t like about living in a nation that has long since ceased to be a sanctuary for freedom are beginning to outnumber the things I love.

Halliburton’s Fracking Deal in Xinjiang, Turkish Airlines Transporting Tajik Jihadists to Syria and Iraq & More!
*The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits in Central Asia and the Caucasus region between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.

Charlie McGrath Presents Professor James H. Fetzer
For month the western fomented violence in Ukraine has gone largely unnoticed by western media but with the downing of a Malaysian airliner all attention turns to Ukraine. What brought us here and what comes next?
*James H Fetzer is a philosopher of science. Dr. Fetzer has worked on assessing and clarifying the forms and foundations of scientific explanation, probability in science, philosophy of mind & philosophy of cognitive science, especially artificial intelligence and computer science.
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Guillermo Jimenez Presents Sheldon Richman

China’s Questionable Partners in the War on Terror, Tajik Fighters Return Home from Syria & More!
*The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits in Central Asia and the Caucasus region between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.

Charlie McGrath Presents Gary Hendershot
Charlie presents an over view of leaked RAND Corp memo and then discuses history of RAND with activist Gary Hendershot.
A recent leaked memo from the RAND Corporation spells doom for the people of eastern Ukraine. The grotesque disregard for human life in this memo is staggering. Charlie and Gary break down the memo including likely authenticity.
Gary Hendershot is a Radio host on the Rense radio network as well as long term activist dating back to the Vietnam War.

The proposals for alternative monetary systems to the current Federal Reserve paradigm
This clip from The Corbett Report’s new feature length documentary, “Century of Enslavement: The History of the Federal Reserve,” outlines some of the proposals for alternative monetary systems to the current Federal Reserve paradigm. Featured ideas include Ellen Brown on state banks, Paul Glover on LETS hour currencies, and Roger Ver on bitcoin. (To watch the full documentary, please visit: http://www.corbettreport.com/federalreserve/)

DOD Spent $34,247,537,088+ on 276 Individual Contracts in June 2014
The Pentagon issues a jumbled list of contracts every business day around 5:00PM local time. Our project distills an entire month of these contracts into an accessible form.
The Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $34,247,537,088 on 276 individual contracts during June 2014.
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Guillermo Jimenez Presents Peter Van Buren