Podcasts about Andrew Cockburn

Discover how Claude Cockburn's guerrilla journalism foresaw the rise of fascism in the 1930s and challenged mainstream media narratives.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: Mainstream media has a lot to account for in 2024, but go back 90 years, and prestigious publications have often failed to see when things were so clearly wrong. In 1930s Germany, many journalists downplayed Adolf Hitler's ascension to power, with the New York Times writing “There is no warrant for immediate alarm…The more violent parts of his alleged program he has himself in recent months been softening down or abandoning.” But one young British journalist who, seeing what was happening, quit his job with The London Times and founded The Week, a newsletter that became famous for its opposition to fascism and the Western powers that were enabling it. His name was Claud Cockburn, and he's the subject of a newly-released biography by his son, Patrick Cockburn, “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism,” out now via Verso Books. Patrick is an award-winning journalist himself, with a long expertise in the Middle East. And Patrick is Laura Flanders' uncle; Claud is her grandfather. How did mainstream media miss what Claud knew about the rise of Nazis, and how did his guerilla journalism make an impact? And why is Claud's story so relevant now? All that, plus a commentary from Laura. (anchor episode originally released November 15th, 2024)Guest: Patrick Cockburn, Journalist, and author including “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied:  Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism”, Verso Books. Watch the broadcast episode cut for time at our YouTube channel and airing on PBS stations across the country Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Stephanie Flanders on A Trump Economy & What to Watch in The Ultimate Election Year, Watch / Podcast: Abridged, Uncut Conversation•  Arundhati Roy: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction and the Pandemic Portal, Watch/ Podcast:  Abridged, Uncut Conversation• Laura's Commentary, F-Word:  Bodies, Borders, Resistance, Rebirth:  Arundhati Roy, Podcast•  Patrick Cockburn on Syria, Watch Related Articles and Resources:• Opinion:  Is Trump a fascist?  Probably - but not like those of the 30s, by Patrick Cockburn, November 9 2024, iNews• Opinion:  Netanyahu knows the US can't restrain him now, by Patrick Cockburn, October 2, 2024, iNews•  Most political disasters are overstated - not this one, by Patrick Cockburn, November 6, 2024, iNews Full Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more. Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

President Trump has focused much of his first two months in office on slashing the federal bureaucracy – an effort that has already been met with lawsuits and protests. Andrew Cockburn is Washington editor of Harper's Magazine, and he joins us to talk about why reigning in federal agencies has been a challenge for previous administrations – and if the Department of Government Efficiency has figured out how to do it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Description: Mainstream media has a lot to account for in 2024, but go back 90 years, and prestigious publications have often failed to see when things were so clearly wrong. In 1930s Germany, many journalists downplayed Adolf Hitler's ascension to power, with the New York Times writing “There is no warrant for immediate alarm…The more violent parts of his alleged program he has himself in recent months been softening down or abandoning.” But one young British journalist who, seeing what was happening, quit his job with The London Times and founded The Week, a newsletter that became famous for its opposition to fascism and the Western powers that were enabling it. His name was Claud Cockburn, and he's the subject of a newly-released biography by his son, Patrick Cockburn, “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism,” out now via Verso Books. Patrick is an award-winning journalist himself, with a long expertise in the Middle East. And Patrick is Laura Flanders' uncle; Claud is her grandfather. How did mainstream media miss what Claud knew about the rise of Nazis, and how did his guerilla journalism make an impact? And why is Claud's story so relevant now? All that, plus a commentary from Laura. (anchor episode originally released November 15th, 2024)Guest: Patrick Cockburn, Journalist, and author including “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied:  Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism”, Verso Books. Watch the broadcast episode cut for time at our YouTube channel and airing on PBS stations across the country Note- Full Conversation Release:  While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation.  The following is from our episode "Patrick & Claud Cockburn: A Legacy of Guerilla Journalism Against Media Complacency."    These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Become a supporting member at https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Stephanie Flanders on A Trump Economy & What to Watch in The Ultimate Election Year, Watch / Podcast: Abridged, Uncut Conversation•  Arundhati Roy: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction and the Pandemic Portal, Watch/ Podcast:  Abridged, Uncut Conversation• Laura's Commentary, F-Word:  Bodies, Borders, Resistance, Rebirth:  Arundhati Roy, Podcast•  Patrick Cockburn on Syria, Watch Related Articles and Resources:• Opinion:  Is Trump a fascist?  Probably - but not like those of the 30s, by Patrick Cockburn, November 9 2024, iNews• Opinion:  Netanyahu knows the US can't restrain him now, by Patrick Cockburn, October 2, 2024, iNews•  Most political disasters are overstated - not this one, by Patrick Cockburn, November 6, 2024, iNews Full Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more. Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

Not everyone sees Trump or Musk as an existential threat to the American federal bureaucracy. In the March cover story of Harper's, their Washington DC editor Andrew Cockburn argues that this latest war against the American state is “futile”. He expresses skepticism that DOGE's efforts to dismantle the Federal will succeed, suggesting courts will likely block them as they did during Trump's first term. He predicts Musk's influence will diminish and that Trump will eventually sideline him. Cockburn also underlines the "contractor state" where much government work is already privatized, making structural change difficult. He criticizes Democrats for lacking energy and ideas, and suggests they need to disconnect from corporate interests and address issues like housing affordability and insurance costs to reconnect with voters.Here are the 5 KEEN ON takeaways from our conversation with Andrew Cockburn:* Cockburn believes Trump's attempts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy will likely fail, as the courts and bureaucratic resistance will eventually prevail, just as they did during his first term.* He predicts Elon Musk's influence in the administration will be temporary, with Trump eventually sidelining him as other courtiers like Kash Patel assert their authority.* The "contractor state" (privatized government functions) makes structural reform difficult, as contracts can't be easily canceled without legal challenges.* Cockburn sees a fundamental crisis in the Democratic Party, describing a lack of energy and clear ideas at their recent convention, with leadership disconnected from working-class concerns.* He suggests Democrats need to divorce themselves from corporate interests and address real issues affecting Americans, like unaffordable housing, exploitative insurance practices, and the impact of tech companies on local communities.Andrew Cockburn is the Washington Editor of Harper's magazine and the author of many articles and books on national security, including the New York Times Editor's Choice Rumsfeld and The Threat, which destroyed the myth of Soviet military superiority underpinning the Cold War. He is a regular opinion contributor to the Los Angeles Times and has written for, among others, the New York Times, National Geographic and the London Review of Books.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Discover how Claude Cockburn's guerrilla journalism foresaw the rise of fascism in the 1930s and challenged mainstream media narratives.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: Mainstream media has a lot to account for in 2024, but go back 90 years, and prestigious publications have often failed to see when things were so clearly wrong. In 1930s Germany, many journalists downplayed Adolf Hitler's ascension to power, with the New York Times writing “There is no warrant for immediate alarm…The more violent parts of his alleged program he has himself in recent months been softening down or abandoning.” But one young British journalist who, seeing what was happening, quit his job with The London Times and founded The Week, a newsletter that became famous for its opposition to fascism and the Western powers that were enabling it. His name was Claud Cockburn, and he's the subject of a newly-released biography by his son, Patrick Cockburn, “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism,” out now via Verso Books. Patrick is an award-winning journalist himself, with a long expertise in the Middle East. And Patrick is Laura Flanders' uncle; Claud is her grandfather. How did mainstream media miss what Claud knew about the rise of Nazis, and how did his guerilla journalism make an impact? And why is Claud's story so relevant now? All that, plus a commentary from Laura.Guest: Patrick Cockburn, Journalist, and author including “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied:  Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism”, Verso Books.Watch the broadcast episode cut for time at our YouTube channel and airing on PBS stations across the country  Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Stephanie Flanders on A Trump Economy & What to Watch in The Ultimate Election Year, Watch / Podcast: Abridged, Uncut Conversation•  Arundhati Roy: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction and the Pandemic Portal, Watch/ Podcast:  Abridged, Uncut Conversation• Laura's Commentary, F-Word:  Bodies, Borders, Resistance, Rebirth:  Arundhati Roy, Podcast•  Patrick Cockburn on Syria, Watch Related Articles and Resources:• Opinion:  Is Trump a fascist?  Probably - but not like those of the 30s, by Patrick Cockburn, November 9 2024, iNews• Opinion:  Netanyahu knows the US can't restrain him now, by Patrick Cockburn, October 2, 2024, iNews•  Most political disasters are overstated - not this one, by Patrick Cockburn, November 6, 2024, iNews Full Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more. Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Erika Harley, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

Description: Mainstream media has a lot to account for in 2024, but go back 90 years, and prestigious publications have often failed to see when things were so clearly wrong. In 1930s Germany, many journalists downplayed Adolf Hitler's ascension to power, with the New York Times writing “There is no warrant for immediate alarm…The more violent parts of his alleged program he has himself in recent months been softening down or abandoning.” But one young British journalist who, seeing what was happening, quit his job with The London Times and founded The Week, a newsletter that became famous for its opposition to fascism and the Western powers that were enabling it. His name was Claud Cockburn, and he's the subject of a newly-released biography by his son, Patrick Cockburn, “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism,” out now via Verso Books. Patrick is an award-winning journalist himself, with a long expertise in the Middle East. And Patrick is Laura Flanders' uncle; Claud is her grandfather. How did mainstream media miss what Claud knew about the rise of Nazis, and how did his guerilla journalism make an impact? And why is Claud's story so relevant now? All that, plus a commentary from Laura.Guest: Patrick Cockburn, Journalist, and author including “Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied:  Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism”, Verso Books. Watch the broadcast episode cut for time at our YouTube channel and airing on PBS stations across the country Note- Full Conversation Release:  While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation.  The following is from our episode "Patrick & Claud Cockburn: A Legacy of Guerilla Journalism Against Media Complacency."    These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Become a supporting member at https://LauraFlanders.org/Donate Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Stephanie Flanders on A Trump Economy & What to Watch in The Ultimate Election Year, Watch / Podcast: Abridged, Uncut Conversation•  Arundhati Roy: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction and the Pandemic Portal, Watch/ Podcast:  Abridged, Uncut Conversation• Laura's Commentary, F-Word:  Bodies, Borders, Resistance, Rebirth:  Arundhati Roy, Podcast•  Patrick Cockburn on Syria, Watch Related Articles and Resources:• Opinion:  Is Trump a fascist?  Probably - but not like those of the 30s, by Patrick Cockburn, November 9 2024, iNews• Opinion:  Netanyahu knows the US can't restrain him now, by Patrick Cockburn, October 2, 2024, iNews•  Most political disasters are overstated - not this one, by Patrick Cockburn, November 6, 2024, iNews Full Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more. Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Erika Harley, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFAndFriendsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

The Americano podcast has been in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, as Kamala Harris is officially nominated to be their presidential candidate. Has the convention gone to plan? How united are the Democrats? And can their strategy sustain until November? In this compilation episode, Freddy Gray is joined by Labour MPs Lucy Rigby and Mike Tapp, Democratic operative and fundraiser Christopher Hale, editor at large of The Spectator World Ben Domenech, editor in chief of Mediate Aidan McLaughlin and Washington editor of Harper's magazine Andrew Cockburn. For the full episodes, search for Americano or head to the Americano channel on our website. Produced by Natasha Feroze and Patrick Gibbons.

Freddy Gray speaks to Aidan McLaughlin, the editor in chief of Mediaite, and Andrew Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine, as the Democratic National Convention draws to a close. Kamala Harris has had a dramatic rise to the top of the democratic ticket, but what does she really believe in? And is opposition to Donald Trump the only thing that unites the party?  Produced by Natasha Feroze and Patrick Gibbons.

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Scott is joined by Andrew Cockburn for a high-level discussion of the neoconservative movement and the military-industrial complex. They talk about an article Cockburn wrote on the emergence of neoconservatism, reflect on the origins of Iraq War I and utilize Cockburn's years of studying the military-industrial complex to analyze where things stand with the war in Ukraine. Discussed on the show: “The Birth of the Neocons” (Spoils of War) Scott's debate with Bill Kristol  Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott is joined by Andrew Cockburn for a high-level discussion of the neoconservative movement and the military-industrial complex. They talk about an article Cockburn wrote on the emergence of neoconservatism, reflect on the origins of Iraq War I and utilize Cockburn's years of studying the military-industrial complex to analyze where things stand with the war in Ukraine. Discussed on the show: “The Birth of the Neocons” (Spoils of War) Scott's debate with Bill Kristol  Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

 Download Episode. Scott is joined by Andrew Cockburn for a high-level discussion of the neoconservative movement and the military-industrial complex. They talk about an article Cockburn wrote on the emergence of neoconservatism, reflect on the origins of Iraq War I and utilize Cockburn's years of studying the military-industrial complex to analyze where things stand with the war in Ukraine. Discussed on the show: “The Birth of the Neocons” (Spoils of War) Scott's debate with Bill Kristol  Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

In this WhoWhatWhy podcast, I'm joined by national security journalist Andrew Cockburn. He exposes the little- known links between the Pentagon's military-technology complex at the dark heart of Silicon Valley. Drawing from his recent cover story for Harper's, entitled “The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem,” Cockburn delves into the military's controversial alliance with tech behemoths. This collaboration ropes in some of Silicon Valley's most contentious figures, such as Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, further complicating the moral implications of this union.

Scott interviewed Andrew Cockburn about some recent articles he's written. They start with a piece digging into the actual national security budget, which is much higher than people typically think. They also talk about the consequences of the war on terror, Julian Assange, the threat of government censorship and more. Discussed on the show: “Our Real National Security Budget” (Substack) “The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem” (Harper's) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott interviewed Andrew Cockburn about some recent articles he's written. They start with a piece digging into the actual national security budget, which is much higher than people typically think. They also talk about the consequences of the war on terror, Julian Assange, the threat of government censorship and more. Discussed on the show: “Our Real National Security Budget” (Substack) “The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem” (Harper's) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine and Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Andrew Cockburn's cover story for the March issue of Harper's Magazine, titled “The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem,” illuminates the longstanding and increasingly intricate relationship between Silicon Valley's tech leaders and the Pentagon. Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper's and a distinguished figure in journalism, argues that the traditional "military-industrial complex" has evolved into a more contemporary "military high-tech complex." This transformation signals a deeper integration of technological advancements with military operations, occurring within our own backyard.

The cover story of Harper's this month is piece by Andrew Cockburn, their Washington DC editor, entitled “The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem”. But as Cockburn explained to me today, the Pentagon's problem is also ours. Silicon Valley, he argues, was in many ways founded and financed by the Cold War military-industrial complex and has become the economic, military and ideological motor of 21st century American militarism. And in our age of AI, Cockburn warns, the farce of American military incompetence and Silicon Valley technological hubris threaten to merge into the tragedy of unintended war. Andrew Cockburn is the Washington DC Editor of Harper's magazine and the author of many articles and books on national security, including the New York Times Editor's Choice Rumsfeld and The Threat, which destroyed the myth of Soviet military superiority underpinning the Cold War. He is a regular opinion contributor to the Los Angeles Times and has written for, among others, the New York Times, National Geographic and the London Review of Books.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Harper's Andrew Cockburn returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his March cover story, "The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem: How Big Tech is losing the wars of the future." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andrew's article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-pentagons-silicon-valley-problem-andrew-cockburn/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

This week Freddy speaks to Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor of Harper's Magazine, about America's response to the developments in the Middle East. On the podcast they discuss the 'squad' (a section of Democrats who have been making pro-Palestinian noises), how America and Israel's surveillance system allowed the attack to happen, and the importance of the conflict ahead of next year's presidential election.

This week Freddy speaks to Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor of Harper's Magazine, about America's response to the developments in the Middle East. On the podcast they discuss the 'squad' (a section of Democrats who have been making pro-Palestinian noises), how America and Israel's surveillance system allowed the attack to happen, and the importance of the conflict ahead of next year's presidential election.

With Trump as the forerunning Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party appears to be falling back on the same familiar logic: better than the alternative. But certain progressive candidates are still looking to disrupt the status quo, however unlikely support from the establishment left may be. In this week's episode, Harper's Magazine's Washington editor, Andrew Cockburn, joins senior editor Elena Saavedra Buckley to survey the landscape of the 2024 election with a focus on three insurgent candidates: Marianne Williamson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Cornel West. Subscribe to Harper's for only $16.97: harpers.org/save Andrew Cockburn's article “Against the Current”: https://harpers.org/archive/2023/10/against-the-current 3:03: “Popping up on the picket line is actually a very hard turn for him as a president.” 4:08: “It's Trump all over, fake populism as usual.” 5:40: “It's only when the DNC decided to throw its full weight behind him … then Biden was popular for a while.” 7:42: “He's really not that old.” 12:10: “I can't think of any example where a president nominates a strong alternative. Instinctively no leader wants to be encouraging a potential rival.” 14:39: “You don't get anywhere by promising to make people's lives better. The only thing you can do is convince people the alternative is worse, which is an infinitely depressing point of view.” 17:30: “Obviously the candidate who has gotten the most attention has been Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and he has evoked a hysterical response.” 19:14: “Marianne Williamson, who has gotten much less attention, has detailed proposals on everything.” 19:53: “Cornel West has the most straightforwardly progressive agenda.” 26:58: “She said the Republicans were like the dog who caught the car, and it was a car full of angry women.” 28:44: “When people are asked why they don't support Biden, they always cite the economy. The economy seems to be doing well, and yet, people are hurting.” 31:38: “It's getting late now for any kind of insurgency.” 39:40: “The other fear is that people who would never vote for Trump can't be bothered to vote for Biden or stay home.”

"To an ever-increasing extent, the business of America is the business of war. But although Americans live in the shadow of a war economy, few understand the full extent of its power and influence. Thanks to Christian Sorenson's deeply researched book into the military-industrial complex that envelops our society, such ignorance can no longer be an excuse." - ANDREW COCKBURN, author of 'Kill Chain, The Rise of the High Tech Assassins.'“A devastating account of American militarism, brilliantly depicted, and exhaustively researched in an authoritative manner. Sorensen's book is urgent, fascinating reading..." RICHARD FALK"“I'm adding Christian Sorensen's new book, Understanding the War Industry , to the list of books I think will convince you to help abolish war and militaries.." DAVID SWANSON World Without War“This meticulously researched book lays out in painstaking detail exactly how our nation has been captured by a war industry that profits from endless conflict and pursues profit at all costs. It will shock you, infuriate you, and hopefully inspire you."MEDEA BENJAMIN, co-director, CODE PINKThe War Industry infests the American economy like a cancer, sapping its strength and distorting its creativity while devouring its treasure.Stunning in the depth of its research, Understanding the War Industry documents how the war industry commands the other two sides of the military-industrial-congressional triangle. It lays bare the multiple levers enabling the vast and proliferating war industry to wield undue influence, exploiting financial and legal structures, while co-opting Congress, academia and the media. Spiked with insights into how corporate boardrooms view the troops, overseas bases, and warzones, it assiduously delineates how corporations reap enormous profits by providing a myriad of goods and services devoted to making war, which must be rationalized and used if the game is to go on: advanced weaponry, drones and nukes; invasive information technology; space-based weapons; and special operations—with contracts stuffed with ongoing and proliferating developmental, tertiary and maintenance products for all of it.

Freddy Gray The Spectator's deputy editor speaks to Andrew Cockburn and Danielle Lee Tomson about the battle for the American right – who will win out of Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump? Also on the show, Katy Balls looks at the Home Secretary's plans to stop migrant crossings; Ann Törnkvist on Swedish gang violence; Mary Wakefield debates Mary Dejevsky on whether cyclists should be allowed on pavements and Francesca Peacock talks about the politics of corsets.  00:00 Welcome from Freddy Gray 02:54 Who will win the American right? With Andrew Cockburn and Danielle Lee Tomson 23:44 Is Suella Braverman in trouble over the illegal migrant bill? With Katy Balls 31:16 Why has Sweden become so violent? With Ann Tornkvist 44:24 Should cyclists be allowed on pavements? With Mary Wakefield and Mary Dejevsky  56:20 Are corsets cancelled? With Francesca Peacock  Theme song written and performed by Jon Barker © 2020 Jonathan Stewart Barker  Publisher Jonathan Stewart Barker 100%, administered by prsformusic.com Recording © 2020 Jonathan Stewart Barker 100%, administered by ppl.com

Andrew Cockburn joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to talk about Julian Assange. Cockburn wrote an article for Harper's Magazine about the hypocrisy of mainstream journalists in their refusal to stand up for the condemned publisher of government secrets. After a quick rundown of who Assange is, why he's important and where he is now, Cockburn and Scott discuss that Harper's article.   Discussed on the show: “Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper's Magazine) “An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian) “Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News) Scott's interview with Jeffery Carr about the DNC hack Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Andrew Cockburn joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to talk about Julian Assange. Cockburn wrote an article for Harper's Magazine about the hypocrisy of mainstream journalists in their refusal to stand up for the condemned publisher of government secrets. After a quick rundown of who Assange is, why he's important and where he is now, Cockburn and Scott discuss that Harper's article.   Discussed on the show: “Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper's Magazine) “An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian) “Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News) Scott's interview with Jeffery Carr about the DNC hack Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Why does the United States intervene militarily around the world? Supporters might claim that the U.S. acts in the interests of national security. For critics, a likely answer would be that the country wants to exercise influence and domination over others. Journalist Andrew Cockburn, however, argues that a great number of military decisions are based on financial benefit and profiteering, including for rival bureaucracies within the military. (Encore presentation.) Andrew Cockburn, The Spoils of War Power, Profit and the American War Machine Verso, 2021 The post The Spoils of War appeared first on KPFA.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast    This week, Briahna speaks with Washington Editor of Harper's Andrew Cockburn about his book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine. Why does acknowledging any of the historical antecedents to Russia's invasion of Ukraine draw accusations of being "Putin's puppet?" What is that history, and how should it inform our thinking about how to unwind this quagmire? Why are people blithely talking about the nuclear "option" like it's an option on the table? Why does it sound like some people would rather see nuclear war than concede anything at all to Putin? Cockburn is an expert on nuclear risk, war profiteering, and the pernicious reach of the military industrial complex, and he brings all that expertise to bare in this must-listen conversation. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Ralph welcomes back crack investigative journalist, Andrew Cockburn, who in his latest book “The Spoils of War” outlines how the U.S. military budget has never been about “defense” but about profit. The military-industrial- congressional-media complex profits. We pay. Plus, Ralph answers a listener question.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This week, Briahna speaks with Washington Editor of Harper's Andrew Cockburn about his book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine. Why does acknowledging any of the historical antecedents to Russia's invasion of Ukraine draw accusations of being "Putin's puppet?" What is that history, and how should it inform our thinking about how to unwind this quagmire? Why are people blithely talking about the nuclear "option" like it's an option on the table? Why does it sound like some people would rather see nuclear war than concede anything at all to Putin? Cockburn is an expert on nuclear risk, war profiteering, and the pernicious reach of the military industrial complex, and he brings all that expertise to bare in this must-listen conversation. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod)and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Ben Dalton (@wbend). Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Today on Rising,Glenn Greenwald: Zelensky is right to push for negotiated peace DESPITE US resistance (00:00)Ryan Grim: Scientist at center of lab leak controversy gives EXPLOSIVE interview (15:52)Kim Iversen is SUSPENDED from YouTube over segment on Covid therapeutic study (27:17)Robby Soave: NEW study finds that school mask mandates made little difference (37:41)Mitt Romney SLAMS Tulsi Gabbard as treasonous, spreading ‘Russian propaganda' on Ukraine, US biolabs (47:07)Pentagon budget hits $782 billion, Expert: Media loves SELLING war (57:24)Russell Brand BLASTS PM Trudeau as an authoritarian for Trucker crackdown, war in Ukraine response (01:10:00)Iowa BANS transgender women from female sports as debate heats up nationwide  (01:22:47)Iran sends MISSILES near US consulate in Iraq, targets Israeli "spy center" (01:35:45)Where to tune in and follow: https://linktr.ee/risingthehillMore about Rising:Rising is a weekday morning show hosted by Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave. It breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before, providing outside-of-the-beltway perspectives. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders and outsiders alike to provide coverage not provided on cable news. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. 

As Russia steps up its attack on Ukrainian cities, we go to Kyiv to speak with a Ukrainian pacifist, and we discuss the latest developments and the role of NATO with journalist Andrew Cockburn and historian Timothy Snyder. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

As Russia steps up its attack on Ukrainian cities, we go to Kyiv to speak with a Ukrainian pacifist, and we discuss the latest developments and the role of NATO with journalist Andrew Cockburn and historian Timothy Snyder. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Emma hosts Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor at Harper's Magazine, to discuss his recent book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine. Then, Emma is joined by Ken Klippenstein, investigative reporter at the Intercept, to discuss his recent piece "SAUDI-RUSSIA COLLUSION IS DRIVING UP GAS PRICES — AND WORSENING UKRAINE CRISIS". However, they begin by taking a step back to look at the developments of recent weeks, leading up to last night's Russian invasion of Ukraine, looking to how the Biden administration has signaled their response, from guessing correctly at Putin's aims yet still making every effort to ensure he followed through, to the consistent push for more and more intense sanctions, before Andrew dives into the actual conflicts at hand, in the Donbas region and elsewhere, and explores Putin's desire to pin everything to Nazis and communists. This fittingly leads them to look at the development of the foreign policy tactic of sanctions, first moving back to its emergence in the 1960s against the Cuban people, hoping to starve them into revolution, before they look at how it developed in a pseudo-technocratic manner, just as drone warfare did, with US officials presenting newer and newer sanctions as “precise” and “targeted,” despite everything about their effects suggesting the opposite. Next, they look at the long-lasting devastation that sanctions have wrought, even if eventually lifted – as we saw in Iran – and dive into their pointlessness as a completely unproductive involvement in this conflict. He and Emma then explore the evolution of the Military-Industrial Complex, which has driven up the Pentagon budget by ~5% per year since 1954 all while it is suggested that our actual “fighting strength” is dropping. Andrew Cockburn makes sense of this by re-situating how we look at the issue, exploring how the MIC and Pentagon are only understandable when viewed as moneymaking machines, as he walks through myriad examples, from the Air Force developing worse planes simply because they're costlier and employ more technological precision to Korean war tactics that centered on raiding communist trenches for clothing. They wrap up by tracking the consistent reaction to any dips in the Pentagon's budgetary growth (not budget; growth), alongside warmongering lies from the 60s “missile gap” to nuclear lies in the Middle East. Emma also walks us through the developments in Ukraine last night, tracking the invasion and what little we know about the death toll as she works her way through this tragedy. And in the Fun Half: Ken Klippenstein joins as he discusses his recent piece on the role of Saudi-Russian collusion in driving up gas prices and enflaming the crisis in Ukraine, from Saudi Arabia bolstering Russia's role in oil production (starting in 2015) to strengthen Putin's hand in advancing this conflict, to the easy decisions that the US could make in just moving away from 0il, as well as touching on Biden advancing sanctions against Yemen. Then, Emma is joined by Matt and Brandon as they take a call from Bro Flamingo and admire Laura Ingraham's Interruption Angle. Binder also takes on certain “leftists” refusal to acknowledge their weirdly pro-war excuses or take accountability for how they disseminate their own opinions, and he, Matt #2, Brandon, and Emma go back and forth on the role NATO should've or even could've played in the run-up, before Eric Adams, massive proponent of solitary confinement, rants on the importance of socializing in our well being. Lastly, they go off on the active violent incitement against Trans people by the right, from Marjorie Taylor Greene to Eric Prince, plus, your calls and IMs! 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On this edition of Parallax Views, Andrew Cockburn, Washington, D.C., editor of Harper's Magazine, joins us to discuss his book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine. Cockburn argues that talk of "foreign policy", "defense", and even Left criticisms concerning imperialism and Empire camouflage the true nature of the military-industrial complex: keeping the money flow going. In other word, making profits. Andrew and I discuss a number of issues including the military-industrial complex as something akin to a "living, insatiable, creature" or amoeba "dedicated only to its own defense and power", the question of ideology and idealogues as it relates to the American war machine, Bill Clinton and NATO expansion after the Cold War, threat inflation, the absence of long-term peace dividends when wars end, the rise of the neoconservatives, Russiagate, profits of war outside of U.S. actors (military-industrial complexes in other countries), the so-called missile gap of the Cold War era, hypersonic weapons, the human cost of the war machine (Cockburn discusses the Korean War in this regard), and much, much more! Then, in the second half of the program Nicolai Petro, Silvia-Chandley Professor of Peace Studies and Nonviolence and Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island and the US State Department's special assistant for policy on the Soviet Union under President George HW Bush, stops by for a discussion about U.S.-Russia tensions, Ukranian nationalism, and the need for strategic empathy in foreign policy. Nicolai explains the roots of the Russia/Ukraine crisis going back to 2013 as well as telling us a little bit about the history of Ukranian nationalism, his thoughts on the Azov Battalion, and related matters. We then shift focus slightly to discuss the value of the 20th century diplomat Hans Morgenthau in these times of tension. In this regard we talk about the problem of strategic narcissism and the need for strategic empathy. Are we reading Russia right? How can we read Russia and Putin better? What are the primary problems with the discourse around Russia/Ukraine tensions, NATO, and the U.S. today? Hopefully this conversation will shed light on the answers to some of those questions.

Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate The US is pouring more weapons into Ukraine amid bellicose threats against Russia and the US-backed Saudi war on Yemen continues to massacre civilians. But not everyone sees a downside: “I fully expect we're going to see some benefit from it,” Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes said this week of these and other flashpoints. Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and author of “The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine,” discusses the US arms industry's role in promoting and profiting from today's global conflicts, from Ukraine to Yemen to Syria. Cockburn also looks back on his groundbreaking 1988 PBS documentary, made with his wife Leslie Cockburn, “Guns, Drugs, and the CIA,” about the agency's role in the global drug trade. Guest: Andrew Cockburn. Washington editor for Harper's Magazine. His latest book is “The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine.”

Monday January 17, 2022 Andrew Cockburn on the American War Machine

Our bloated $778 billion dollar defense budget doesn't make us all that much safer. At least that's what journalist Andrew Cockburn argues in his latest book, “The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine.” Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper's, has spent decades covering the Pentagon and defense industry and says money and power, not safety, is what drives our ballooning military budget. Our conversation details how we got here and how, per Andrew, “The US defense complex is best thought of not as an organization, but as a living, insatiable, creature, dedicated only to its own defense and power.” Read more at MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com  

While climate change is an existential threat, the more immediate danger is nuclear war which would end human life on earth. Both must be averted. Andrew Cockburn joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news

We've looked back at our year in podcasting and picked out some favourite moments for a highlight episode. This episode swerves between climate catastrophe and labour rights in the Gulf, the war in Yemen and the Palestine-Israel conflict, and history and literature. Featuring Shireen al-Adeimi, Timothy Brennan, Andrew Cockburn, Hamid Dabashi, A. Scott Denning, Thomas Anthony Durkin, Dr Khamis Elessi, Bernard E. Harcourt, Yara Hawari, Nick McGeehan, Fadi Quran, Priya Satia.

More than effective weapons, geopolitics or national defense, profit and massive budgets drive U.S. military and nuclear weapons spending. Andrew Cockburn joins Paul Jay to discuss his new book “Spoils of War”.

Chris Hedges discusses with Andrew Cockburn his new book, ‘The Spoils of War – Power, Profit and the American War Machine'. Cockburn's book lays bare the naked lust for profit that is behind America's endless wars and bloated military budget. The American war machine, he writes, can only be understood in terms of the “private passions” and “interests” of those who control it – principally, a passionate interest in making money. Thus, Washington expanded NATO beyond Germany, breaking a promise to Russian leaders, to open up the lucrative arms market in Eastern Europe to defense contractors. The US Army insisted on furnishing soldiers with defective helmets from a favored contractor that magnified the trauma and traumatic brain injury caused by an explosion. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet deployments were for years dictated by a corrupt defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who bribed high-ranking officers with cash, drunken parties that lasted days, and prostitutes known as the “Thai SEAL team” to ensure his more than $200 million in contracts. The Air Force spent $50 billion in esoteric devices to deter insurgents' homemade $25 bombs, including the $100 million Lockheed EC-130H aircraft supposedly equipped with ground-penetrating radar that could detect buried bombs. Only after hundreds of flights was the device found to be useless. Senior Marine commanders agreed to a troop surge in Afghanistan in 2017, not because they thought it would work, but “because it will do us good at budget time.” Cockburn provides example after example that exposes the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history, at once corrupt, squalid, and terrifyingly dangerous. Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor, Harper's Magazine

https://youtu.be/Rcd6h-iR78s Scott and Pete are back for the eighth episode of EOTE with special guest Mises Fellow Patrick Newman. They discuss the horrible events that lead to Neoconremover's wife being shot. Please support them with the Go Fund Me link below. Joe Biden and his path to the Cold War and more on Russia and Ukraine. Scott talks about the article in the New York times by the evil Thomas Friedman interviewing George Kennan in 1998. He also suggests reading articles by Colonel Douglas MacGregor, Andrew Cockburn, and Ray McGovern. Mises Fellow Patrick Newman joins the show and they discus inflation, shrinkflation, emerging housing problems and his book Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849. Discussed on the show: Support @neoconremover and @realPaulaDean Foreign Affairs; Now a Word From X Colonel Douglas MacGregor Blog Andrew Cockburn: The ghost of Georgia 2008 should be haunting Kiev right now Ray McGovern: Xi to Putin: Our Relationship ‘Exceeds an Alliance' Mises Fellow Patrick Newman's Book: Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849  Podcast Feeds: iTunes Spotify Amazon Stitcher iHeartRadio playerfm podcastaddict  

https://youtu.be/Rcd6h-iR78s Scott and Pete are back for the eighth episode of EOTE with special guest Mises Fellow Patrick Newman. They discuss the horrible events that lead to Neoconremover's wife being shot. Please support them with the Go Fund Me link below. Joe Biden and his path to the Cold War and more on Russia and Ukraine. Scott talks about the article in the New York times by the evil Thomas Friedman interviewing George Kennan in 1998. He also suggests reading articles by Colonel Douglas MacGregor, Andrew Cockburn, and Ray McGovern. Mises Fellow Patrick Newman joins the show and they discus inflation, shrinkflation, emerging housing problems and his book Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849. Discussed on the show: Support @neoconremover and @realPaulaDean Foreign Affairs; Now a Word From X Colonel Douglas MacGregor Blog Andrew Cockburn: The ghost of Georgia 2008 should be haunting Kiev right now Ray McGovern: Xi to Putin: Our Relationship ‘Exceeds an Alliance' Mises Fellow Patrick Newman's Book: Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849  Podcast Feeds: iTunes Spotify Amazon Stitcher iHeartRadio playerfm podcastaddict  

Andrew Cockburn is a veteran journalist who serves as the Washington Editor of Harper's magazine. His new book, The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine, available from Verso collects his reporting on the military-industrial complex and the way the public coffers are looted by profiteers. He joined Nathan to discuss why he thinks the ever-bloating military has become an out-of-control "virus," as well as: - The bureaucratic waste that means the US military isn't even good at defense - Why profit, rather than war, is what the military is built for - The defense companies that depend on constantly manufacturing new threats, which conveniently pop up just when it looks like the military budget might be scaled back - Why the new stories about Chinese hypersonic missiles are exactly this kind of self-interested threat inflation - The alarming situation with nuclear weapons, which are far too close to being used for anyone's comfort - Why defense spending isn't even a good way to "create jobs" - Why progressives should not just focus on critiquing "militarism" and disastrous wars but on scaling back the giant institution that channels so many of our social resources into manufacturing "weapons that don't work for threats that don't exist"

This week on CODEPINK radio, we speak with noted Author Andrew Cockburn about his new book: The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine. Based on years of wide-ranging research, Cockburn lays bare the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history: squalid, and at the same time terrifyingly dangerous.

In this episode of The Gateway, we speak to Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor of Harper's and long-time follower of American foreign policy and American wars. Andrew is the author of a new book, The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine. In the book, he argues that the American war machine can only be understood in terms of the private passions and interests, financial or otherwise, of those who control it. It takes us from extraordinary expensive toilet seat covers to wasteful spending when it came to infrastructure in Afghanistan. The Spoils of War was published by Verso in September.

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Author and Washington editor of Harper's Magazine Andrew Cockburn joins CounterPunch to discuss his new book "The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine." More The post Andrew Cockburn appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

Last month, the Democratic-controlled House voted in favor of appropriating $768 billion for the 2022 defense budget. This week on Intercepted: Senior writer for The Intercept Jon Schwarz talks with Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor of Harper's Magazine, longtime national security journalist, and author of “The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine.” Cockburn and Schwarz discuss the legacy of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and how private defense companies have historically maximized profits from horrific wars. join.theintercept.com/donate/now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist Andrew Cockburn, author of the new book The Spoils of War, explains why the United States' astronomical Pentagon budget hasn't led to better national defense and what's driving the growth of the military industrial complex today.Weekends with Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from October 22, 2021, with producer Cale filling in for Nando.Verso book club: https://www.versobooks.com/bookclubSubscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYTMusic provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkeyPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag

Pete and Scott are back for Episode 3 of their new show End of the Empire. In this episode, the two discuss Scott's debate at the Soho Forum against neoconservative Bill Kristol. They get into Scott's experience before, during and after the debate. And they discuss some of the points Scott wishes he had been able to bring up.  Discussed on the show: Andrew Cockburn 1981 book The Threat  Peter Arnett's interview with bin Laden   Scott's interview with Coleen Rowley “The Other Afghan Women” (New Yorker) Endgame by Scott Ritter Wilson's War by Jim Powell Podcast Feeds: iTunes Spotify Amazon Stitcher iHeartRadio playerfm podcastaddict

Pete and Scott are back for Episode 3 of their new show End of the Empire. In this episode, the two discuss Scott's debate at the Soho Forum against neoconservative Bill Kristol. They get into Scott's experience before, during and after the debate. And they discuss some of the points Scott wishes he had been able to bring up.  Discussed on the show: Andrew Cockburn 1981 book The Threat  Peter Arnett's interview with bin Laden   Scott's interview with Coleen Rowley “The Other Afghan Women” (New Yorker) Endgame by Scott Ritter Wilson's War by Jim Powell Podcast Feeds: iTunes Spotify Amazon Stitcher iHeartRadio playerfm podcastaddict

We have the pleasure of talking with longtime author and reporter Andrew Cockburn about his new book, “Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine” How are we ever going to scale back our overseas and endless military commitments when it is so damn profitable for the defense industry and the political, parasitical culture around it? Andrew talks candidly about the “living organism” he calls the military-industrial complex, a tangled system of codependency, culture, and the almighty dollar. In the first segment, Dan and Kelley talk about Senator Ted Cruz’s obsession with Russia and the Nordstream 2 pipeline. More from Andrew Cockburn:Why America Goes to War - The Nation, Sept. 9How the U.S. Military Got Rich from Afghanistan, July 19Iraq was Donald Rumsfeld’s War. It will forever be his legacy -- The Guardian, July 5. Subscribe at crashingthewarparty.substack.com

October 6, 2021--Host Joy LaClaire talks with Washington Editor for Harper's, Andrew Cockburn about his latest book, THE SPOILS OF WAR: POWER, PROFIT AND THE AMERICAN WAR MACHINE.

Andrew Cockburn brilliantly documents the motivations behind the U.S. military's war lust in his new book, “Spoils of War.” 

(9/28/21) US soldiers are stationed in over 800 locations across the world to enforce our country's concept of the rule of law. In his new book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine, Harper's Magazine editor Andrew Cockburn examines the true intentions behind Congress's adventures in “nation building.” Join us for a hard look at the largest military machine in history—us, in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

In his book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine British journalist and Washington editor for Harpers magazine Andrew Cockburn gets behind the motivations behind the America military being stationed in more than 800 locations worldwide.

Scott talks to Andrew Cockburn about his 2014 article on Afghan-born neoconservative Zalmay Khalilzad. Cockburn explains how it was Khalilzad who selected new leaders for Afghanistan and Iraq after the old regimes had fallen to U.S. forces. Scott and Cockburn also touch on Khalilzad's role in "the Redirection" when the U.S. began backing bin Ladenite groups in an attempt to counter Iran. In the end, Scott and Cockburn think Khalilzad deserves a lot of blame for the current problems in the middle east. However, he also deserves credit for following Trump's order and negotiating a deal with the Taliban. Discussed on the show: “The Long Shadow of a Neocon” (Harper's Magazine) “How the US military got rich from Afghanistan” (The Spectator World) “The Redirection” (The New Yorker) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://youtu.be/N9egst89vtw

Scott talks to Andrew Cockburn about his 2014 article on Afghan-born neoconservative Zalmay Khalilzad. Cockburn explains how it was Khalilzad who selected new leaders for Afghanistan and Iraq after the old regimes had fallen to U.S. forces. Scott and Cockburn also touch on Khalilzad's role in "the Redirection" when the U.S. began backing bin Ladenite groups in an attempt to counter Iran. In the end, Scott and Cockburn think Khalilzad deserves a lot of blame for the current problems in the middle east. However, he also deserves credit for following Trump's order and negotiating a deal with the Taliban. Discussed on the show: “The Long Shadow of a Neocon” (Harper's Magazine) “How the US military got rich from Afghanistan” (The Spectator World) “The Redirection” (The New Yorker) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

On today's show, Santita talks with epidemiologist, Dr. Debra Furr-Holden, regarding issues of Covid-19 and related vaccines. Later in the show, Santita talks with Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK. They discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan involving the Taliban. In the second hour of the show, Santita catches up with John Nichols. Santita closes out the show by talking with author, Andrew Cockburn, regarding the news surrounding America's pullout from Afghanistan.

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about his new book, Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Scott and Cockburn discuss Rumsfeld's ascent to power through various presidential administrations, with special focus on his role in the disastrous post-9/11 terror wars. In addition to the historical events, Cockburn shares many private anecdotes about Rumsfeld's character from those who knew him. Discussed on the show: Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy “A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz, by Andrew J. Bacevich” (Harper's Magazine) “War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)” (IMDb) “State Department Cables” (WikiLeaks) “Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says” (The New York Times) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about his new book, Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Scott and Cockburn discuss Rumsfeld's ascent to power through various presidential administrations, with special focus on his role in the disastrous post-9/11 terror wars. In addition to the historical events, Cockburn shares many private anecdotes about Rumsfeld's character from those who knew him. Discussed on the show: Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy "A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz, by Andrew J. Bacevich" (Harper's Magazine) "War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)" (IMDb) "State Department Cables" (WikiLeaks) "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" (The New York Times) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://youtu.be/CV0fb72OyiM

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about his new book, Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Scott and Cockburn discuss Rumsfeld's ascent to power through various presidential administrations, with special focus on his role in the disastrous post-9/11 terror wars. In addition to the historical events, Cockburn shares many private anecdotes about Rumsfeld's character from those who knew him. Discussed on the show: Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy "A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz, by Andrew J. Bacevich" (Harper's Magazine) "War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)" (IMDb) "State Department Cables" (WikiLeaks) "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" (The New York Times) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about his new book, Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Scott and Cockburn discuss Rumsfeld's ascent to power through various presidential administrations, with special focus on his role in the disastrous post-9/11 terror wars. In addition to the historical events, Cockburn shares many private anecdotes about Rumsfeld's character from those who knew him. Discussed on the show: Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy "A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz, by Andrew J. Bacevich" (Harper's Magazine) "War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)" (IMDb) "State Department Cables" (WikiLeaks) "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" (The New York Times) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper's Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://youtu.be/CV0fb72OyiM

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110620 USA on a razor's edge, Mr. Torres goes to Washington, Andrew Cockburn on the election by WBAI News with Paul DeRienzo

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about the steady growth of unconstitutional powers that the federal government—and the president in particular—can summon during “emergencies.” Some of these powers are well-known, like extraordinary law enforcement and surveillance techniques that have been justified by the war on terror and the war on drugs. Others are more secretive, and the American public has basically no way of finding out about such powers until the government decides to use them. Cockburn points out the ways that unprecedented powers have already been summoned during the covid pandemic, and fears the situation could get even worse if there is a disputed election. Discussed on the show: “The Enemies Briefcase” (Harper’s Magazine) “4/17/20 William Arkin on the Secret Military Task Force Preparing to Secure Washington D.C.” (The Libertarian Institute) Out of control: The story of the Reagan administration’s secret war in Nicaragua, the illegal arms pipeline, and the Contra drug connection Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die “The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation” (The New York Times) “Trump could refuse to concede” (The Washington Post) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about Russia’s supposed new hypersonic missiles, which are said to have the ability to elude conventional missile defense systems, potentially making the U.S. a target for a nuclear strike with little that could be done to defend ourselves. The problem? These missiles almost certainly can’t exist. Cockburn explains all the problems that American engineers have faced in trying to design hypersonic weapons, inferring that the Russians must have come up against the same problems. Instead, he says, programs like this serve two purposes. First, they are good for Putin’s domestic popularity, since he will be perceived as standing up to the Americans. Second, they are a great way to funnel money from the Russian taxpayers to Putin’s friends in the arms industry, just like American politicians do. The good news, says Cockburn, is that the world isn’t under a greater threat than before due to these weapons. The bad news is that the people of America and Russia will continue to get exploited by their governments for the benefit of special interest groups. Discussed on the show: “Andrew Cockburn · Like a Ball of Fire · LRB 23 February 2020” (London Review of Books)“Putin Flaunted Five Powerful Weapons. Are They a Threat?” (The New York Times) Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWf9Z9I-N3w

031120 Pandemic, Sanders stays in, Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Cockburn on Biden by WBAI News with Paul DeRienzo

On this episode we cover the misdeeds of Ukrainian Billionaire Igor Kolomoisky. His efficiency knows no bounds he once sent armed to cease physical control of UKRNAFTA. His story includes and pissing matches with Putin about who is more corrupt. Thanks for reading this stickers are on the horizon, and we will be filming Andy licking the Wall street bull soon stay tuned. CORRECTION: The first version of this episode had Sean saying Asst. Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met directly with Dmytro Firtash to ensure the election of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko. Though there was a meeting where Firtash got one of Poroshenko's main opponents in the race to drop out it was not true to say the Nuland met with him directly. We edited the episode to remove this claim. The Andrew Cockburn article mentioned is a good read on how the US role played out: https://harpers.org/blog/2015/08/undelivered-goods/

There's something sick about US Military spending. It's certainly not keeping anyone safe. This week, why we the public spend billions on bad technology and what happens to service people who speak up about it. Then, Jodie Evans of CODEPINK, on a peace economy – what might it look like? Music feature: "Cultural Verses" by Peace Bureau. Guests: Phyllis Bennis, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies; Pam Campos-Palma, Former Intelligence Analyst, US Air Force; Andrew Cockburn, Washington Editor, Harper's Magazine; Jodie Evans, Co-founder, CODEPINK. Become a Patron at Patreon. That's also where you'll find research materials related to this episode along with links and more on our guests.

Ralph welcomes acclaimed journalist, Andrew Cockburn, who argues that the more we spend on the armed forces the weaker we actually get. And energy security expert Joel N. Gordes explains how best we can safeguard our vulnerable power grid from a cyber attack.

After an unceremonious meeting with US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was summarily dispatched to the land of the unemployed. She was fired, or as they like to say in Washington, DC, circles, asked to resign. Also, Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles will remain in his position as of now, but has been asked to leave. Trump has instructed acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to fire Alles, CNN reported, citing numerous administration officials. Commenting on the decision, one of the officials mentioned "a near-systematic purge" at the Department of Homeland Security. What does this signal for immigration policy?Israeli voters will elect a prime minister Tuesday, in what's expected to be the Jewish state's closest election in years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is running for a fifth term. He also could be running to stay out of prison. Netanyahu is facing serious corruption charges, and winning another term might shield him from prosecution. He's facing a tough competitor in former military chief of staff Benny Gantz. Analysts say Gantz can match Netanyahu on security while promising cleaner Israeli politics. Public opinion polls show Netanyahu and Gantz running very close. How close is this race? Can Gantz win this, or is the talk of a close race more hype than reality? What's been the impact of Netanyahu's pledge to extend Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank?There's a great piece in MintPress News, entitled "The Syrian American Council's Pressure Campaign to Censor One of Its Major Critics," by Alexander Rubinstein. It's about a book entitled "The Management of Savagery," by Max Blumenthal. The Syrian American Council and a collection of pro-war lobbyists have led an intimidation campaign aimed at bullying a major Washington-based bookstore, Politics and Prose, into canceling the book's launch event. The store had already made onerous demands of Blumenthal, including requiring him to have an “interlocutor” on stage, specifically, one who would appease the Syrian American Council. Blumenthal selected Andrew Cockburn, one of the premier journalists covering US and Middle East politics and a longtime correspondent for Harper's Magazine. But Blumenthal told MintPress that Cockburn was denied; Politics and Prose management insisted that Cockburn was “too sympathetic” to Blumenthal's views. What's going on here?GUESTS:Helena Olea — Human rights adviser for Alianza Americas.Nicole Roussell — Producer for Loud & Clear on Sputnik News.Max Blumenthal — Co-founder of the Grayzone Project.

Recent interviews about Russia. Larry King on privatization and mortality after communism. [1:14] Andrew Cockburn on the political uses of a new Red Scare. [28:49] Peter Pomerantsev on watching Vladimir Putin's television. [1:05:28] Sean Guillory on hard times facing the Russian left. [1:47:20] Tony Wood on Putin's hand in post-Soviet Russian politics. [2:39:43] China Mieville on what Russia 1917 can teach the pre-revolutionary world. [3:25:06]

Andrew Cockburn writes the Letters From Washington column for Harper’s magazine. His most recent column “Blood Money: Taxpayers pick up the tab for police brutality” takes a hard look at the way local police forces are funded in America. In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” Andrew and Leonard examine what kind of police force we are getting for our tax dollars.

Andrew Cockburn, author of this article, on the Saudi involvement in 9/11 • Asad Haider, author of this article, on identity, Mark Lilla, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.

SenCast Episode 003 with Andrew Cockburn - UK Department for International Trade. Hosted by Harry, CIO, SenSat. Whats on the show? + We caught up with Andrew at MWC 2017 to talk tech, the UK economy and what the UK DiT are doing for UK technology. + We ask Andrew what is exciting him in the world of tech, what the UK DiT are doing to help businesses worldwide and how AI will affect our futures With thanks to: + Andrew Cockburn, UK DiT https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-cockburn-29087714/ + UK DiT for all the help they are giving SenSat https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade + Cambridge Wireless - for giving us the opportunity to be at MWC 2017 www.cambridgewireless.co.uk What's the SenCast? + The SenCast is a show designed for anyone in or interested in the startup community, have in interest in technology or just want to hear experts talk about their trades + We talk about startup life, technology and what the future will hold, from the people creating it today Who are SenSat? We are a geospatial tech startup with the aim to digitise the world. We convert the physical world into digital information that humans can easily interact and make decisions with www.SenSat.co.uk

Sasha Abramsky asks, if Donald Trump were president, would he be a familiar kind of New York deal-maker—or a deluded demagogue? Campaign contributions go mostly to TV ads that don’t work, and consultants who are even more useless, Andrew Cockburn reports—what counts is face-to-face canvassing to build voter turnout. Obama is a “folk hero” in black America, says Erin Aubrey Kaplan—her new book is "I Heart Obama.” And, for opening day of major league baseball, our Dave Zirin talks about the game with Noam Chomsky—who recalls growing up with the hapless Philadelphia Athletics, and going to Little League games with his grandson today.

Andrew Cockburn joins me to discuss the drone strategy being deployed in the War on Terror, as well as the High Level Target strategy that motivates it. Do either of them make sense?

Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination. Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. This week we speak with Andrew Cockburn, author of the new book, Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, as he helps uncover the real and extraordinary story about...

This week's episode focuses on modern warfare and US imperialism. Is drone warfare here to stay? It's one of the few things Republicans and Democrats agree on. Andrew Cockburn has been a rare critical voice on the subject. He is the Washington editor of Harper's magazine and the author of several nonfiction books on war and international politics. His new book is Kill Chain: The Rise of High-Tech Assassins. And later in the show, an excerpt from a new film about a young man held in the US prison at Guantanamo - Fahd Ghazy.

Almost a year after the 2012 election, Florida congressman Alan Grayson decided to hold a hearing. The number of drone attacks were going up not down; sparse news reports from mostly military sources weren't making much of an impact on the American public. In October 2013, Grayson decided to invite a Pakistani family who'd experienced an attack themselves, to Capitol Hill to address congress directly. On October 29, they came to Washington, including thirteen year old Zubair who was gravely hurt in a U.S. drone attack on his home community. Zubair had been reluctant to make the journey to the States, for fear he wouldn't be welcomed here, but the strike that maimed Zubair also killed his beloved grandmother, so welcomed or not, he decided it was important to tell the story. "My grandmother and I used to share a love of bright blue skies," he began. The sky in their village of Ghundi was particularly blue on Oct. 24, 2012, the day before Eid, the biggest festival of the year, he explained. He and his grandmother were finishing their work in the fields before celebrating. They could see and hear a drone hovering over their heads but they didn't worry, said Zubair. Quote "Why would I worry? Neither my grandmother nor I were militants." When the drone fired the first time the whole ground shook and black smoke rose up. "We ran but several minutes later, the drone fired again." testified Zubair. He spent Eid as it turned in agony in the hospital. It would take his family months to save for the specialist care that was able to remove the shrapnel from his leg. The drone killed his grandmother in front of him. As Zubair told the legislators: "I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are gray, and for a short period of time, the mental tension and fear eases… I know that Americans think that drones are the answer,” continued Zubair. "I wish they could understand how I and other children in my community see drones. We used to play outside all the time....now people are afraid to even leave their houses....children have stopped going to the few schools that exist....education isn't possible as long as the drones circle overhead."... "I hope by telling you about my village and my grandmother, I can convince you that drones are not the answer, concluded Zubair.... And then he added, " I hope I can return home with a message... that Americans listened, that America's not just drones that terrorize us from above but a country that listens and maybe – just maybe – America may soon stop the drones.".... Was Zubair's trip worth it? Is any body listening? It's been almost two years. What message do you think is getting to his village? We'll post a link to the full transcript of the Rehmans' remarks at our website. You can watch my interview with Andrew Cockburn, author of Kill Chain, this week on The Laura Flanders Show on KCET/LINKtv and TeleSUR and find all my interviews and reports at GRITtv.org. To tell me what you think, write to: Laura@GRITtv.org.

Drones are widely used in the 'war on terror'.  Unmanned airplanes with hellfire missiles on board, controlled from another country,  they kill from the sky.     Drones and drone warfare are highly controversial - on ethical, legal and utilitarian grounds -  as Andrew Cockburn explains in this conversation with Craig Barfoot about his latest book Kill Chain.  Cockburn is an assiduous investigator and delivers a trenchant critique of the people he call the 'High Tech Assassins'. Picture:  Peace Quilt

Technological change and creative destruction is everywhere.  It’s changed the way we work, the way we interact with each other, the foundation of education, and not surprisingly the nature of warfare.We’ve all seen the media images of drones giving us perfect images; the perfect eye in the sky for perfectly targeted air strikes.  As least that’s how it looks on Homeland, and 24 and the images for Abbottabad.The reality however is somewhat different.  Less than clear images, imperfect targeting that kills civilians, increasingly complex and overpriced equipment and on the other hand, lower barriers to entry with respect to some drones, that will soon make them available to nations, groups or individuals everywhere.  Soon surveillance, and even "death from above," will be on a par with package deliveryIt’s a scary future, one that Washington keeps pretty hidden,  and one that the Washington editor of Harpers,  Andrew Cockburn talks about in Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech AssassinsMy conversation with Andrew Cockburn: 

Technological change and creative destruction are everywhere. They have changed the way we work, the way we interact with each other, the foundation of education and now, the nature of warfare. We've all seen the media images of drones supplying us with perfect images; the perfect eye in the sky for perfectly targeted air strikes.  At least that's how it's looks on Homeland, and 24 and the images from Abbottabad. The reality, however, is somewhat different. Less-than-clear images; imperfect targeting that kills civilians; increasingly complex and overpriced equipment and--on the other hand--lower barriers to entry with respect to deploying certain drones which will soon make them available to nations, groups or individuals everywhere. Before long, surveillance--and even death from above--will be on a par with package delivery.   It's a scary future, one that Washington keeps well hidden... and one that Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor for Harper's, talks to me about in our latest RadioWHO podcast on WhoWhatWhy: