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This is George Kenney's idiosyncratic political commentary, including also social commentary, religious commentary, arts commentary, news links, interviews, original reporting and whatever else he finds interesting. Think of it as a miniature, alternative NPR.


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Economic Snapshots
The U.S. economy doesn't appear (anymore) to be falling off a cliff. On the other hand, bottoming out doesn't equal a recovery and we're still losing an awful lot of jobs. Jolly times with record bonuses for the bankers, but not so good for most people. For an economic update I turned again to James K. Galbraith, who's much more sensible than most economists. So sensible that he's less concerned with theory than with what works. It's always great to talk with James and I always manage to learn ...

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[ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Of Words and Warfare
Not many newsrooms anymore have staff reporters who had covered Vietnam. George Wilson did, in 1968 and 1972, and he also covered the Second Gulf War in 2003. After over fifty years as a print reporter George is still working, now with the National Journal's CongressDaily... having that much experience, when George makes comparisons between Vietnam and Afghanistan we should pay attention. This conversation starts with Afghanistan and moves on to include a wide range of military topics. It was e...

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[ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


The Great Terror Bazaar
"We're fighting in Afghanistan so that the Taliban don't attack New York." Well, no, I don't believe that. In fact, I have yet to hear a succinct explanation for why the U.S. is in Afghanistan. If staying in Afghanistan were to help stabilize Pakistan that might make some sense, but things don't seem to be working that way. Instead, we're seeing pretty much the opposite effect. So, why? To try to sift through some of the issues and to get a sense of the larger picture I turned to Graham E. Full...

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[ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Unmaking Modern Foreign Policy
One might not suspect that the sociology of knowledge has much to do with foreign policy, or how government works, but it does. Except that it takes somebody quite brilliant, learned, experienced, and reasonably idealistic to understand the connections. For an intense tutorial in policy failures (and hints for success), I turned again to Roger Morris. It was very kind of Roger to take the time and I always enjoy his company. Total runtime an hour and twenty one minutes. Live for the future!...

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[ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


A Single Minded Interlocutor
The North Koreans don't want a war. It's not entirely clear whether Washington feels the same way. Following Pyongyang's second test of a nuclear device, and new missiles, rhetoric from both sides is reaching dangerous levels. To get some perspective on what's happening I turned once again to Dr. Bruce Cumings, perhaps the top U.S. expert on Korea, certainly one of the most sensible. It's always great to talk with Bruce and to get a reassuring dose of sanity. Total runtime one hour. Don't be fo...

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[ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
If, heuristically, we ask what the world would be like if an additional one or two dozen state actors possessed nuclear weapons, the answer is obvious: terrorists would have exponentially greater opportunities to steal a nuclear device or the materials with which to make one. Conversely, if the current crowd of nuclear weapons states were to make significant cuts in inventories, with the goal of zero, and pursue with greatly increased urgency international controls over explosive nuclear materi...

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[ Fri, 29 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


A Question of Conscience
Israel could not do what's it's doing to the Palestinians if it were not for unconditional American support. So when the Israelis practice Apartheid, when they commit war crimes in Gaza, when they oppress the Palestinians at every turn... America is directly responsible. Most Americans (if and when they think about it) think that the Palestinian struggle is far away and not their problem. But that's wrong. The ideas and the behavior that we underwrite are profoundly malignant and they boomerang...

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[ Fri, 22 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Remembering JFK
One might suppose that with all that's been written about JFK there's little new to add. One would be wrong. Not exactly the cold warrior of conventional history, Jack Kennedy was turning, in a radical way, toward peace. It was too much for certain secret American power-brokers, who killed him. James W. Douglass does us a tremendous service with his revisionist history, JFK and the Unspeakable, which offers the most dramatic reminder that we can choose — indeed, that we must choose &mdash...

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[ Fri, 15 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Breaking Rank
It takes a great deal of courage to admit a mistake on a controversial decision, even years after the fact. Virtually nobody gives you credit. You may even feel stupid. But history appreciates candor and that should afford some solace. Norm Stamper is probably most remembered, at the moment, for his being Chief of Police in Seattle during the 1999 WTO "Battle in Seattle." OK, he didn't handle it too well. Case closed. On many issues, nevertheless, Norm is a veritable beacon of enlightenment, to...

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[ Fri, 08 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Shadow Politics
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy is the Rosetta Stone of American politics. Was it a conspiracy and if so who, or what, was behind it? From a completely new direction Russ Baker has taken a thoughtful, massively researched look at the Bush family's involvement, as part of his larger study of Bush family political intrigue. As Russ puts it, an alternative title might be "Everything You Think You Know About American Politics Is Wrong." More suggestive than conclusive, Family of Secr...

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[ Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Raising Sand
It takes courage to oppose our national obsession with war, particularly when one makes their opposition a vocation. And it's doubly rare to find such determination combined with a subtle intelligence and the experience to keep cultural differences in perspective. Susan Galleymore, born in South Africa and a naturalized American, has much to teach us about following our conscience. And please don't miss her outstanding program, Raising Sand Radio. Total runtime an hour and fourteen minutes. Hap...

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[ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


A Progressive for All Seasons
Unusual for a denizen of Washington D.C., Sam Smith was born here. Now that he's pulling up stakes for small town life in Maine it'll be interesting to see whether, and how, his perspective on national issues changes. At any rate, thank goodness, he'll keep on producing his marvelous and unique Progressive Review. It's a national treasure, as is he. This one is a bit of a ramble — for which I take full responsibility. Total runtime an hour and twelve minutes. Enjoy!...

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[ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


The Poppy Palace
Connect the dots. According to the UN's latest report, under U.S. occupation 92% of the world's opium production comes from Afghan poppies. Most of the heroin going to Europe is manufactured in or transits Turkey. The exact value to Turkey of its heroin exports is unknown but experts estimate a range in the tens of billions of dollars per year. The neocons helped establish and remain closely associated with Turkish lobbying efforts in the U.S. The question is, then: does the seamy side of Turki...

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[ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Rising Seas Concentrate the Mind
All too many members of the American intelligentsia dismiss concerns about global warming, all too often in collusion with the mainstream media. Freeman Dyson, for example, got extensive, sympathetic coverage of his skepticism in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine. As near as I can tell, critics confuse deficiencies in modeling with deficiencies in measurement, arguing models where measurements clearly show a warming planet. Unfortunate, because there's not a moment to lose. In Europe, howev...

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[ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Independent Alternatives
There should be no doubt in anybody's mind: America's political problems are structural. How one slices and dices that may vary but without structural solutions — call them "reforms" — the system inexorably, increasingly will drain the life from ordinary people for the benefit of the very rich. To talk around today's politics from a longer-term, weathered perspective I turned to John R. MacArthur, of Harper's. It was great to talk with Rick, both for the substance and as an example ...

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[ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


The Great Game (Twenty First Century Version)
It's not for nothing that Afghanistan has been called 'the graveyard of empire.' And the U.S. would be far, far better off had we never invaded. Now we're there, however, it's not quite so easy to get out, nor are the repercussions limited to Afghanistan — there's nuclear Pakistan to worry about, along with India, Iran, and the general neighborhood. An incredibly vexing situation. To get some thoughtful perspective I turned to Jonathan Landay, of McClatchy, who's been reporting regularly ...

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[ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


World Fellowship
Foreign intelligence requires putting oneself into the skin of someone from another culture. Not always an easy thing to do. Nor are the realistic conclusions drawn from such experience always easy to accept. Which is why it's so critical for intelligence to be independent of politics — otherwise, it's pretty much useless flummery. Here's an eclectic conversation with Ray McGovern, a seasoned intelligence practitioner, where we think about some of the problems Mr. Obama has to deal with. ...

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[ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Upon Nature's Alter
Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett — if he wasn't the inspiration for Indiana Jones, he should have been. I've always like adventure yarns, and this one has the benefit of being true. More than that, science is busy revising our understanding of pre-Columbian society in the Amazon. Far from being a "false paradise" pocked with primitive tribes it appears increasingly that the Amazon once was home to a sophisticated, relatively numerous people, capable of tremendous feats of civil engineering....

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[ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Presiding Over a Systemic Melt-Down
It's worth repeating as often as possible: we're experiencing a systemic failure, a structural failure, one that can't be resolved without structural changes. What are the economic relations in our country? What should they be? Those are the right kinds of questions, and to help me sort through them I turned to the brilliant writer Mike Davis, who — I think — elevates common sense to a high art form. It was most kind of Mike to take the time and I hope we can talk again. Total runti...

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[ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


More Skullduggery
Vague allegations of assassination have figured in General George S. Patton's death for years, but nobody managed to pull together all the threads until now. Robert K. Wilcox, in Target Patton, presents a very compelling case that not all is as it seemed. I'm not 100% convinced — maybe 85% — but there's just too much weirdness for the official story to hold up. For those, like me, who enjoy procedurals and tradecraft it's a terrific read, very highly recommended. It was kind of Bob ...

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[ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Land of Torture Reparations
Nobody is above the law. But maybe, just maybe, the prudent thing is to find out the exact details of what's happened, first, before rushing into criminal indictments of George W. Bush and his former senior staff. In that light, for example, it doesn't make much sense to glibly disparage ideas of a "truth commission" that are being kicked about: anything that brings greater transparency is to be encouraged. To get a sense of how things stand I turned once again to Manfred Nowak, the UN Special ...

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[ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Goodbye "Old Normal," Hello "New Normal"
The Obama administration, with the possible exception of President Obama himself, doesn't yet seem to have people able to think outside the economic box. It's not so much a question of their good faith, but whether their mental maps suffice. To get a sense of where we are and where we should be going I turned to Dr. James K. Galbraith, the brilliant and original political economist. His latest book, The Predator State, is a must-read and, however unorthodox his ideas, they belong in the foundat...

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[ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Daring To Disarm
The thing about nuclear weapons is, nobody can easily afford to make a mistake. Odds are, the more nuclear weapons people have, the more likely a mistake, and the more likely that a warhead, equipment, or know-how goes astray. On the other side of it, arguments about how to "win" a nuclear war remain implausible. So it's hard to see how these particular weapons are good for anything. Frankly, they're too dangerous to keep. But having built them, how do we get rid of them? For some deep insight ...

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[ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


The Art of Plain Speaking
In the UK press one frequently finds tough criticism of Israel. See, for example, this recent essay by Mark Steel in the Independent, a thoroughly mainstream UK paper. One cannot imagine a similar essay appearing in the New York Times, or the Washington Post, or the Los Angeles Times, or the Wall Street Journal, or USA Today, or indeed any other major American newspaper. Why not? Perhaps more taboo than mentioning the 'Israel Lobby,' is asking what's behind it, what makes it different than the ...

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[ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Barbarism in Gaza (and Zimbabwe)
One wonders whether, if it weren't for the excessive delay between election and inauguration, Israel would still have attacked Gaza. In any case, Israel's assault being less a war than a hunt for naked prey, it's difficult, particularly here in the U.S., to get a feeling for what's happening. So I was fortunate in being able to turn to Martin Walker of the Times, who spoke to me from Jerusalem. We also talk about Zimbabwe, where Martin has spent much of the past year. And Somalia. I highly valu...

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[ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Motor City
Detroit must have a guardian angel. How else to explain being the beneficiary of Bush's one and only correct decision of the past eight years? Detroit, the car-makers, the unions — all woven into our national experience and we'd be much poorer without them. To get a feeling for some of the history I turned to Dr. Kevin Boyle, author most recently of Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age (a National Book Award winner for nonfiction). It was kind of Kevin ...

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[ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0500 ]


The Art of Interrogation
It's fair to say that nobody knowledgeable about interrogations has ever produced a single example of torture working — either in the historical record or in contemporary experience — quite apart from consideration of the ethical implications. But proponents of torture find it all too easy to claim secret successes. So it's extremely helpful to hear once again the bright line admonition, never torture, from a seasoned interrogator who led the interrogation team in pursuit of Abu Mus...

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[ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 ]


Hybrid Economies
We tend to view FDR's economic revitalization efforts during the Great Depression in Keynesian terms, i.e., that government is the big spender of last resort. If not, however, for the advent of WWII, some Great Depression public works programs might well have evolved into permanent and prominent features of our economic landscape. As indeed the concept of public works has evolved elsewhere. To get a better perspective on what FDR did I turned to Nick Taylor, author of the recently published Ame...

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[ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0500 ]


Of Coal and Corporations
Micro-activism gets results. Take coal, for example, where a lot of loosely affiliated local activists are achieving what large environmental groups cannot: making coal a non-viable economic proposition for state and local governments, taking most proposed new coal plants off the drawing boards, and expediting the closure of old ones. To explain, I turned to Ted Nace, of Coalswarm. Ted is also a very successful entrepreneur, author, and free lance journalist. See Gangs of America for his latest...

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[ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0500 ]


A Postcard From Kabul
Journalists, like diplomats, self-select into two groups: the large majority, those who hang around most of the time with people like themselves, and those who get out and about, make friends with the locals, maybe learn the local language. Anand Gopal of the Christian Science Monitor is the latter type, once even growing a beard and donning mufti to travel in Taliban controlled areas in Afghanistan's south. Kudos to him! I'm very grateful for his insights and I hope we can talk again, and that...

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[ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 ]

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