Historian Aaron Good explains US President John F. Kennedy's policies on the wars on Vietnam and Laos, and JFK's conflict with the generals in the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vkslqu9_q0w

This is from the Empire and the Deep State series that Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

This is part 2 of our historical analysis of the JFK administration.

(This episode was recorded in November 2022.)

PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL

History of US empire: JFK and wars on Vietnam and Laos

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CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou and historian Gerald Horne discuss the justice department's indictment of 4 activists charged with "weaponizing free speech" and the history of the crack down on Black radicals, free speech and alleged foreign assets. 

Dr. Horne also discusses Harry Belafonte and the situation in Sudan. John Kiriakou discusses the leaked pentagon documents and the war in Ukraine. 

Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of race in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights and war. He is the author of over forty books. 

John Kiriakou is the only person to go to jail over the CIA torture program, which he blew the whistle on. He is a former CIA analyst and case officer, a PEN USA Award Winner and best-selling author.  
He's the host of Political Misfits and writes at http://johnkiriakou.substack.com


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John Kiriakou and Gerald Horne On The Indictment Of "Russian Assets"

The destruction of a major dam in southern Ukraine has caused devastating flooding as a highly-anticipated Ukrainian military offensive gets underway. U.S. officials immediately declared that Russia was responsible but where’s the evidence and does that have any military logic? 

Brian Becker is joined by Walter Smolarek, editor of Liberation News.

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Ukraine Dam Bombing: Information War and Endless Escalation

Did Tetris bring down the USSR? That's the implication of TETRIS (2023), a highly fictionalized account of the beloved video game's journey from the Soviet Union to your phone. We examine what anti-Communist kitsch looks like in the year 2023. PLUS: Russian coups, disappearing subs, and further thoughts on the movie on everyone's lips, The Flash.

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Michael and Us

#438 - In Soviet Russia, Game Plays You

Following a misguided attempt to crack the American market, Jack and Geraint desperately try and cling onto their remaining UK fans with a tight hour of Blairite-bashing and Starmer-slagging.

Reel Politik

Episode 264 - The Rest Is Banter

Theo, Andrew, and Ben bring you: A ritual feast for seniors, the consequences of a failed ATM heist, the end of an illegal underwater wine operation, and a bean-centric hazmat situation.
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EPISODE 309: Beancident At Bunge

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Most people in Germany and France blame the United States and NATO for the war in Ukraine, according to a poll conducted not by a pro-Russian group but rather by anti-Putin activists.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZwO5tEN_kIA

US, UK, France promised USSR not to expand NATO east of Germany, newly discovered document proves: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-uk-france-russia-expand-nato-east-germany

US gov’t knew NATO expansion to Ukraine would force Russia to intervene: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene

USA & NATO responsible for Ukraine war, German & French public say in poll

Lucy, Theo, and Ben bring you: An avoidable giraffe mishap, a swift act of pickleball revenge, paranoia grips Armthorpe, an absent-minded gun-mailing, and the RIPing Report.
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EPISODE 318: The Hyundai i30 Giraffe Killer

Are you a real head? Did you listen to the episode from the first few months of this shit where we talked about extreme haunted houses? Do you know what a boo scare is, you sicko? Well guess what, it's time for round 2. Miss Violet Faraday joins us to discuss Hulu's new take-down documentary on legal torture enthusiast Russ McKamey, and its parallels to our respective worlds.

MISS VIOLET FARADAY
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DOCUMENTARY
Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House

MERCH
poddamnamerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON + DISCORD
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Russ McKamey pt 2. w/ Miss Violet Faraday

Norman Finkelstein, historian and scholar, joins Aaron Maté for a live discussion about Israel's war on Gaza, the meaning of Hamas' atrocities, the question of genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, and U.S. complicity.  

Recorded live in NYC on Nov. 7th, 2023.

Norman Finkelstein on Gaza - live in NYC

Game show host Buddy Puddle (@necrobranson) welcomes rollercoaster designer Marshall Lamieux (@intellegint) and music sensation Bryden Brantley (@charlesraustin) for an hour of family-friendly pop culture trivia games.

E1 on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/e1podcast

158 - America's Greatest Winner

A news show hosted by Aaron Maté. Presented by The Grayzone.

Norman Finkelstein on Gaza - live in NYC

Pushback with Aaron Mate

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