Podcast appearances and mentions of James Bamford

Musk may be out, but the influence of the tech bros has never been greater. On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss Trump’s dystopian presidency, the administration’s renewed pressure on the Australian government to increase defence spending, and the end of the Trump-Musk bromance. This discussion was recorded on Friday 6 June 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Our independence is our strength – and only you can make that possible. By donating to the Australia Institute’s End of Financial Year appeal today, you'll help fund the research changing Australia for the better. Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB Show notes: ‘Australia must resist US bullying to increase its military spending’ by Allan Behm, Guardian Australia (June 2025) ‘Let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (June 2025) ‘The Gleeful Profiteers of Trump’s Police State’ by Sophie Hurwitz, Mother Jones (February 2025) ‘How US Intelligence and an American Company Feed Israel’s Killing Machine in Gaza’ by James Bamford, The Nation (April 2024) ‘The Cruelty is the Point’ by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic (October 2018) Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts, Boston University Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fun BEHIND THE LENS for you this week, thanks to writer/director CARLYLE EUBANK, who joins me talking about his feature directorial debut, BROKE, and director JAMES BAMFORD, who breaks it all down for THE LAST GUNFIGHT. Some of you might recognize Carlyle's name and if you do, it's probably thanks to "The Signal" which was written by Carlyle and directed and co-written by his brother William, or "Muzzle" starring Aaron Eckhardt which he co-wrote with William and which was directed by John Stalberg, Jr. But as Carlyle now steps into the director's chair with BROKE, this is 100% Carlyle Eubank. BROKE is a contemporary western that follows the story of True Brandywine, played by Wyatt Russell, a bareback bronc rider clinging to his fading rodeo career. When True gets trapped in a freak spring blizzard, he must battle injuries, illness, and the bitter cold. While fighting for his survival, True is forced to face his choices and the circumstances that led him to his tenuous situation. Then we shift gears with THE LAST GUNFIGHT and yet another exclusive interview with one of my favorite directors and a fantastic guy in general, JAMES BAMFORD. We chat so often that letting only a couple of months go by without talking is like going through withdrawal. James is a fantastic director. He came up through the stunt world as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, second unit director, and ultimately feature director, so you know that his action is going to be spot on in every film. His films are always action-packed, boast excellent casting, superlative well-choreographed and executed action, and solid stories. Some of my fave Bamford films include "Shadow Land", "Air Force One Down", "Utopia", "Man With No Past", and "High Ground". http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

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In this special interview episode, Erin talks with Director James Bamford about his new sci-fi action film, Utopia. Utopia follows a soldier searching for his missing wife. During his search he breaks into a high-tech facility, believing she's been caught in a human trafficking ring. But beyond its walls, he finds a surreal, futuristic fantasy park where reality and illusion blur. As he navigates this seductive and dangerous world, a shocking truth pulls him deeper into a deadly game where nothing is as it seems. The film will be available to buy on digital on December 10th. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz9YG3xGXOw. For excellent bonus content and ad-free versions, please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsafandomthingpod. You can follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/itsafandomthingpod Twitter: @fandomthingpod Instagram: @itsafandomthingpod Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1042986989349257216/1042987584151879762 You can follow Fergie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schroederandfergs Cover art by Carla Temis. Podcast logo by Erin Amos.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director James Bamford talks about his indie scifi action-thriller Utopia, where a former special ops soldier has to infiltrate a high tech human trafficking organization in search of his missing wife.

Ralph welcomes Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union. They'll discuss the crucial role that the Postal Service plays in our democratic process, and how organized labor is impacting this year's elections. Then, Ralph is joined by journalist James Bamford to talk about his latest article in The Nation: "Israel Is Killing Whole Families in Gaza—With Weapons Made in America." Plus, how candidates' positions on Israel may win or lose them voters on Election Day. Mark Dimondstein is the President of the American Postal Workers Union. Since 2013 when Mr. Dimondstein was elected, he has turned the APWU into a fighting activist organization. Mr. Dimondstein advocates for the rights of postal workers as well as the right of the American people to a vibrant public Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union supports Medicare for All and belongs to the Labor Campaign for Single Payer. The APWU believes in paying a living wage and providing benefits to all workers.We have about 200,000 members. And we definitely represent people throughout the entire political spectrum and throughout the whole country. So we represent people from right to left, left to right, everybody in between, and we represent people from the most rural outpost in the country to the urban centers. So first, the way we handle it is we don't try to tell people how they should think and how they should vote. We're all adults, we vote for what we think is in our best interest as workers, as family members, as community members, as citizens and so on. So we don't try to dictate to our members how to vote, but we do have a responsibility to lead…So I think leadership has a responsibility to educate our members, to activate our members, and to get our members to be involved in the political electoral process.Mark DimondsteinI'm a proud Jewish American. Jewish Americans should be the first to say “never again” when it comes to genocide, when it comes to ethnic cleansing, and when it comes to war crime. And we're not going to solve all the problems of the Middle East and the complicated history of the Middle East on this radio show. But let's at least be clear that the crimes committed against the Jewish people should never be allowed to be committed against anybody else—no matter who's doing it. Mark DimondsteinKamala Harris sent her two closest advisors to Wall Street about a month ago to get advice on her economic and tax policies and not connecting with the Citizens for Tax Justice, which has a progressive proposal. She doesn't connect with citizen groups. She goes around campaigning with Liz Cheney…It's quite amazing that the most popular incumbent elected politician in America today is Bernie Sanders…And she's ignoring Bernie Sanders and going into one state after another with people like Liz Cheney. Ralph NaderWhatever happens next Tuesday, our work isn't done. The divisions that have been created by white supremacy, by this anti-immigrant fervor out here—these things aren't going away. Issues that divide workers instead of unite workers—the growing bigotry, the attack on women's rights to reproductive freedom and health, the attacks on voting rights—these are issues that are going to be here with whoever wins the election. So the working people and the trade union movement have a lot of work to do, whatever the outcome.Mark DimondsteinJames Bamford is a best-selling author, Emmy-nominated filmmaker for PBS, award-winning investigative producer for ABC News, and winner of the National Magazine Award for Reporting for his writing in Rolling Stone on the war in Iraq. He is the author of several books, including Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.The reason I wrote [my article] was because people read about the bombs blowing up schools and refugee camps and hospitals and killing scores and scores, hundreds, thousands of people… But few people realized that it's middle America, largely, that's building the bombs, sending the bombs, and the American taxpayers are paying for the bombs. All the Israelis are doing is dropping the bombs.James BamfordI think the only way is international pressure. I wrote about this in my last book, that the only thing that you can ever do to affect Israel is to have an international boycott sanction. We have to treat it like the worst country on earth. That's what happened with South Africa. That's what stopped apartheid—once they couldn't buy anything.James BamfordRECOGNIZING TIME-PRESSURED HEADLINE WRITERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO READERSIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 10/30/241. A crisis is unfolding at the Washington Post following billionaire owner Jeff Bezos' decision to block the paper's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. In a statement signed by 21 opinion columnists at the Post, they write “The…decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake.” Signatories include Karen Attiah, E.J. Dionne, and Dana Milbank among many others. Since the publication of that statement, two opinion writers have resigned: David Hoffman, who has written for the Post since 1982 and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize just last week, as well as technology columnist Molly Roberts. Editor-at-large Robert Kagan also resigned his position at the paper. This from Semafor. Responding to the outcry, Bezos himself published an op-ed in the paper arguing that Americans see the news media as too politicized already and an official endorsement would merely make matters worse. As of October 29th, over 200,000 Washington Post readers, nearly 10% of the total readership, have canceled their subscriptions, per NPR.2. Like the Washington Post, the LA Times also opted not to endorse Kamala Harris. Similar backlash followed, with the New York Times reporting “Thousands of readers canceled subscriptions. Three members of the editorial board resigned. Nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter to management demanding an explanation, complaining that the decision this close to the election had undermined the news organization's trust with readers.” Nika Soon-Shiong, the activist daughter of LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, publicly stated “Our family made the joint decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate. This was the first and only time I have been involved in the process…As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide, and as a family that experienced South African Apartheid, the endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for the widespread targeting of journalists and ongoing war on children.” Per Vanity Fair however, her father disputes this narrative, saying “Nika speaks in her own personal capacity regarding her opinion…She does not have any role at The L.A. Times, nor does she participate in any decision or discussion with the editorial board, as has been made clear many times.” The murkiness of these circumstances has left readers with many questions that likely will not be answered until well after the election.3. According to Slate, “Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [last] Saturday…According to Trump, the Israeli leader said he disregarded President Joe Biden's warning to keep troops out of Rafah in southern Gaza.” In other words, Trump is conducting foreign policy independent of the sitting president, a flagrant violation of the Logan Act and the Constitution itself. This collusion between Trump and Netanyahu is reminiscent of the Nixon campaign's collusion with the South Vietnamese to prolong the Vietnam War and thereby undermine the Hubert Humphrey campaign and similarly, the Reagan campaign's collusion with Iran to prolong the hostage crisis. Yet again however, it seems unlikely that there will be any consequences to this open criminal activity.4. Reuters reports that on Monday, Israel formally banned the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency from operating inside Israel. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, who has worked extensively in Gaza since this campaign of slaughter began is quoted saying “If UNRWA is unable to operate, it'll likely see the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza…So a decision such as this suddenly means that a new way has been found to kill children.” Reuters reports “over 13,300 children whose identities have been confirmed have been killed” in Gaza, while “Many more are believed to have died from diseases due to a collapsing medical system and food and water shortages.”5. The Muslim Mirror reports “In a landmark diplomatic move, Claudia Sheinbaum, the newly elected President of Mexico and the country's first Jewish head of state, officially recognized the State of Palestine.” Sheinbaum is quoted saying “Today, Mexico reaffirms its commitment to human rights and justice for all. Recognizing Palestine is a step toward peace and a signal to the international community that the Palestinian people deserve dignity, statehood, and the right to self-determination.” Neither the United States nor Canada recognize the State of Palestine.6. Over 20,000 workers have lost their lives working on Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's Saudi Vision 2030 project, per the Hindustan Times. These workers, almost exclusively migrants, say they feel like “trapped slaves” and “beggars,” and allege widespread exploitation including “unpaid wages, illegal working hours and human rights abuses.” While rumors of the workers mistreatment has been circulating for years now, a new ITV documentary has brought more attention to the issue in recent days. The deeply suspect NEOM mega-city project alone, which is just one aspect of Saudi Vision 2030, is expected to cost at least $500 billion.7. BRICS, the loose multi-polar alliance of countries forming an alternative economic bloc to offset the United States, recently concluded their latest summit. Per Democracy Now!, the alliance voted to accept 13 more countries to the bloc, including Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These were chosen from nearly three-dozen applicants. The outpouring of applications indicates a substantial appetite for an economic alternative to the United States throughout much of the world.8. On October 22nd, Congressman Ro Khanna re-introduced the Stop Wall Street Landlords Act, intended to curb the trend of private equity gobbling up housing stock across the country. The bill was first introduced in 2022, but the crisis has only grown since then. According to NOTUS, “In the first half of 2024, one in four ‘low-priced' homes were purchased by investors…In that same time, the percentage of Americans with a ‘high degree of concern' about housing costs rose to 69%.” If passed, this bill would raise taxes on home acquisitions by private equity firms that hold over $100 million in assets and “bar government-supported lenders from backing new mortgages for such purchases.” Both presidential campaigns have made housing a major issue on the trail, though only the Kamala Harris campaign has offered viable policy to address the crisis.9. E&E News reports Argus Insight, a conservative research firm is “collecting information that could be used to discredit officials involved in a multibillion-dollar climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies.” The suit, filed last year in Oregon, accuses “Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, McKinsey…and hundreds of other defendants of being responsible for a dayslong heat wave in 2021 that killed 69 people. Multnomah County, home to Portland, is seeking more than $51 billion to pay for damages from the tragedy and to prepare for future disasters.” It is unknown why exactly Argus is seeking this information, but experts speculate that they are “using the same tactics that the tobacco industry deployed against its critics decades ago.” Benjamin Franta, an Oxford professor of climate litigation, is quoted saying “The strategy is to ‘try to figure out who is helping to inform these cases and…discredit them in some way…If someone loses on the facts, they try to shoot the messenger.'”10. Finally, the Popular Information Substack reports “On October 10…[Attorney General Merrick] Garland held a press conference and announced that TD Bank had illegally laundered over $670 million of drug money.” Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo added “Time and again, unlike its peers, TD Bank prioritized growth and profit over complying with the law.” Surely such a clear, textbook case of corporate criminality would result in criminal charges…except Garland and the DOJ brought no charges, instead settling for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and a fine of $3 billion. Only two low-level employees were hit with criminal charges, despite clear evidence showing the involvement of high-level executives. Senator Elizabeth Warren said of the deal “This settlement lets bad bank executives off the hook for allowing TD Bank to be used as a criminal slush fund.”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

[originally published on Patreon March 18, 2024] A brief parenthetical before continuing with the story of the Guatemalan genocide, I decided to do an episode just for me (and the like three other Mormon listeners) about the Mormon church in Guatemala, though I think this will still be instructive.  The history begins with a Mormon named John Forres O'Donnal who was hired to the US Department of Agriculture's new agency, the Office of Rubber Plant Investigations and sent to Guatemala and more or less developed Guatemala's rubber industry for US strategic purposes. More or less downstream from that, Mormonism began to flow as a consequence of his presence in the country. Church leaders visited and US missionaries began to arrive in the 1950s after the 1954 coup. A former Mormon missionary who learned Mayan languages went back to BYU and worked on creating the Cakchiquel Basic Course through funding via a grant from the U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare; this was published in 1969, and then expanded and republished in 1977. It is very likely that this program also received NSA funding as discussed in the Puzzle Palace by James Bamford. In turn, this facility with Mayan languages would have been used during the Guatemalan Civil War for counterinsurgency purposes. Then, I tell the story of Cordell Andersen, a biological warfare doctor from a family with a biological weapons background. Andersen served a mission in Guatemala; later in life he would relocate his family to Guatemala where he became a farmer/landowner, entrepreneur, and vaccination enthusiast. He ran the Foundation (sometimes the Center) for Indian Development and later on, the Guatemalan Foundation which attempted to win the hearts and minds of indigenous Guatemalans. The O'Donnal and Andersen families were accused of stealing and selling war orphans from Guatemala. I cover this particular story as far as I can take it and discuss the heinous yet common trade in children in Guatemala, both through orphanages and international adoptions, and the darker shit too. This, in turn, brings us back to the very far-right networks destabilizing Guatemala in the first place. I also discuss Alex Jones's family in Guatemala around the same time, which is to say, the various and variously-supported pieces of evidence that he comes from an intelligence family background. Most of the Anglo Mormons active in the country around the same time have comparable histories and it is instructive to compare them. I go over my personal experiences with Guatemala and I discuss the history of the Guatemala City Temple and the ironic Shining Path connection to the O'Donnal story. I crunch some baptism and conversion statistics and come to some interesting conclusions about periods of church growth and civil unrest, and the nature of the Mormon church itself. Songs: various selections from documentaries about Cordell Andersen and his organizations Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (traditional) performed by Uncle Tupelo

“FISA 702” allows the government to spy on foreigners and store the information that they collect about American citizens incidentally. After more than a decade of FBI officials inappropriately searching the database of our information without warrants, Congress just reauthorized the program and made some changes - some reigning the program in and some expanding it. In this episode, learn what those changes are and how they are likely to affect you. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes FISA Jasper Ward. April 20, 2024. Reuters. Luke Goldstein. April 12, 2024. The American Prospect. December 2019. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. Edward C. Liu. April 13, 2016. Congressional Research Service. History of Surveillance Mark Klein. November 8, 2007. C-SPAN Washington Journal. James Risen and Eric Lichtblau. December 16, 2005. The New York Times. NSA Spy Center Kashmir Hill. March 4, 2013. Forbes. James Bamford. March 15, 2012. Wired. PRISM program T.C. Sottek and Janus Kopfstein. July 17, 2013. The Verge. Laws Vote Breakdowns Audio Sources April 19, 2024 April 12, 2024 Speakers: November 8, 2007 C-SPAN Washington Journal Music by Editing Production Assistance

Watch Part 2 of our interview with investigative journalist James Bamford.

Watch Part 2 of our interview with investigative journalist James Bamford.

Headlines for April 22, 2024; Historic Gaza Protests at Columbia U. Enter Day 6; Campus Protests Spread Across Country; “No Due Process”: Columbia Prof. Mamdani Slams Arrests & Suspension of Students at Gaza Protests; “Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank; “Enormous Expansion of the Law”: James Bamford on FISA Extension, U.S.-Israel Data Sharing

Headlines for April 22, 2024; Historic Gaza Protests at Columbia U. Enter Day 6; Campus Protests Spread Across Country; “No Due Process”: Columbia Prof. Mamdani Slams Arrests & Suspension of Students at Gaza Protests; “Collective Punishment”: As Gaza Assault Continues, Israel Ramps Up Violence in Occupied West Bank; “Enormous Expansion of the Law”: James Bamford on FISA Extension, U.S.-Israel Data Sharing

Award-winning journalist,  author and documentary film-maker James Bamford discusses his recent article in The Nation magazine, "The Anti-Defamation League: Israel's Attack Dog in the U.S." Since the war in Gaza began in October, the ADL is claiming a dramatic rise in anti-Semitism, citing statistics disputed by its own staff, some of whom have quit the ADL in protest at the conflation of anti-war protests with anti-Semitism.  Bamford speaks to Margot Patterson about the ADL's underside as a propaganda arm for Israel and its history as a hostile intelligence agency, surveilling a wide array of U.S. groups and passing information about them to Israel, the U.S. government and apartheid South Africa. 

Award-winning Director James Bamford discusses with Jan Price his new action-thriller, "Air Force One Down," starring Katherine McNamara, Ian Bohen, and Anthony Michael Hall! Air Force One Down is available to rent or buy on digital! Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/0cWBaR8JW6M?si=o8Ym91HAQYMFRjQOIn AIR FORCE ONE DOWN, a rookie Secret Service agent (Katherine McNamara) on her first assignment on Air Force One faces the ultimate test when terrorists hijack the plane, intent on derailing a pivotal energy deal. With the President's (Ian Bohen) life on the line and a global crisis at stake, her bravery and skills are pushed to the limit in a relentless battle that could change the course of history. James Bamford began his career in the film industry back in 1990 as a stuntman for actor Michael Dudikoff on the Stephen J. Cannell series "COBRA." Throughout the years, as his career continued, he went on as a stunt double for David Duchovny on the award-winning Chris Carter series "The X-Files," and later as an actor, stunt coordinator, 2nd Unit Director, Director, and finally Producing Director on over 150 other television series and feature films in the course of the last 30 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attribution: Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimagesRalph welcomes Josh Paul, the State Department official who resigned in protest over the Biden Administration's policy of unconditional arms transfers to Israel in the response to the attacks of October 7th. Then, investigative reporter, James Bamford joins us to discuss his deep dive into how the Israeli government has recruited Americans as foreign agents to troll, dox, and blacklist college students and professors who dare to criticize Israeli policies.Josh Paul served 11 years in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the US Department of State, before his resignation on October 17, 2023. Mr. Paul previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, US Army Staff, and as a congressional staffer.I have spoken with a number of members of Congress in the last few months and—even for those who haven't publicly called for a ceasefire—many are willing to acknowledge behind closed doors that yes, actually, they do believe that Israelis are committing war crimes, but they will not say it publicly. And that just seems to me such a moral abdication of the purposes for which you were elected. If you know something to be a fact, if you know the U.S. to be complicit in facilitating war crimes, but are unwilling to say it because you are afraid of how your donors might react or how your next election might go, why are you even in Congress?Josh PaulIt is interesting that the United States places control of arms transfers and security assistance within the State Department. That is a different model than most of our allies follow… And there is an advantage to putting them in the State Department, so that they can be considered as tools of foreign policy along with other diplomatic tools such as economic assistance, such as of course diplomatic engagement. So there is an advantage there, but of course there is also inherently by doing so a militarization of foreign policy. Particularly when we look at the massive amount of funding that is provided for military assistance. And of course, the way that that providing that assistance then links us to the actions of our partners, whether we want to be complicit in those actions or not.Josh PaulIt's been said that in the last three months, the pro-Palestinian people in the United States have controlled the streets, but the pro-Netanyahu people in the United States have controlled the suites in Congress and the Executive branch.Ralph NaderJames Bamford is a best-selling author, Emmy-nominated filmmaker for PBS, award-winning investigative producer for ABC News, and winner of the National Magazine Award for Reporting for his writing in Rolling Stone on the war in Iraq. He is the author of several books, including Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.I think some of these (American) groups should be arrested for being agents of a foreign government. I mean, if you're an American and you're contributing money and support to a clandestine foreign operation or clandestine foreign agency of a foreign government, then that's pretty much the definition of being an agent of a foreign government.James Bamford[People] get put on this blacklist—the Canary Mission list—and their job opportunities are extremely limited. Because if anybody goes for a job and their employer looks on the internet, one of the first things they'll see is that their name is on this blacklist where they're called a variety of names basically for doing something that's basically honorable.James BamfordIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis* On Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act, which, if passed, could have resulted in the United States cutting off military aid to Israel, the Intercept reports. While this attempt failed by a wide margin - 72-11 – it did win the support of Senators Laphonza Butler of California, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Peter Welch of Vermont, along with Rand Paul the lone Republican to back the effort. However, as Andrew O'Neil, policy director for Indivisible, put it “It's frankly historic that this vote took place at all…The number of senators willing to take a vote like this even weeks ago, on the face of it, would have been zero.”* 384 leaders from around the globe, led by Representative Ilhan Omar and German politician Sevim Dağdelen, have signed a letter calling for “an immediate, multilateral ceasefire in Israel and Palestine, the release of all the remaining Israeli and international hostages, and the facilitation of humanitarian aid entry into Gaza,” per the Guardian. The letter continues “We further urge our own respective governments and the international community to uphold international law and seek accountability for grave violations of human rights.” Further American signatories include Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, André Carson, Greg Casar, Chuy García, Hank Johnson, Summer Lee, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Nydia Velázquez and Bonnie Watson Coleman, who are joined by British progressive icon Jeremy Corbyn  and politicians from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.* Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush have issued a statement of support for South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. The representatives write “We unequivocally join world leaders and international human rights organizations in support of South Africa's case before the International Court of Justice alleging Israel violated the Genocide Convention. There must be an end to the violence—and there must be accountability for the blatant human rights abuses and mass atrocities occurring in the region. The historical significance of a post-apartheid state filing this case must not be lost, and the moral weight of their prerogative cannot be dismissed. The United States has a devastating role in the ongoing violence in Gaza, where already over 23,000 Palestinians have been killed, more than 59,000 injured, and millions have been displaced. We must refuse to be silent as the majority of the world is calling for an end to the violence and mass human suffering, and the need for accountability. As one of the countries that has agreed to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. must stop trying to discredit and undermine this case and the international legal system it claims to support. Our commitment to protecting the human rights of all people must be unconditional. The best time to make a conclusive determination on genocide is when there is still time to stop it, not after. We will continue pushing for a lasting ceasefire, full accountability, and a just and lasting peace for everyone.”* The South African attorney Wikus Van Rensburg has formally delivered a letter to the leadership of the United States outlining that his firm “intend[s] to bring legal proceedings against the U.S. Government based on overwhelming evidence that the [it] has, and is, aiding, abetting and supporting, encouraging or providing material assistance and means to…the Israeli Defense Forces…enabl[ing]...crimes against the Palestinian people.” Legal advocates like Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein have long sounded the alarm that American support for Israel's actions in Gaza are in breach of international law, but it remains to be seen whether the U.S. will stand trial at the Hague for their support of this genocidal campaign. This from Al-Mayadeen.* Al-Mayadeen also reports “in a rare show of dissent, US federal employees from nearly 22 agencies are planning a walkout to protest the Biden administration's handling of the war on Gaza.” This report attributes organization of this walkout to a group called “Feds United for Peace” and the walkout is “expected to draw participants from key agencies, including the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Agency, and the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs…[along with the] Food and Drug Administration…the National Park Service, the Federal Aviation Administration…and the Environmental Protection Agency.” Axios reports that Congressional Republicans are planning to retaliate against these workers exercising their free speech rights, with Speaker Johnson, saying “Any government worker who walks off the job to protest U.S. support for our ally Israel is ignoring their responsibility and abusing the trust of taxpayers…They deserve to be fired."* The Intercept published an interview with teenage Israelis who are refusing conscription into the IDF. These young “refuseniks,” almost all part of the group Mesarvot – Hebrew for “we refuse” –  have been resisting conscription since the large-scale protests against the Netanyahu government last year, when over 230 of them signed a letter stating “The dictatorship that has existed for decades in the territories is now seeping into Israel and against us…This trend did not start now — it is inherent to the regime of occupation and Jewish supremacy. The masks are simply coming off.” However, these courageous young people are facing an increasingly hostile environment in Israel due to their refusal to serve. We offer them our solidarity.* In a massive blow to journalism, the Baltimore Sun has been sold to David Smith, the Baltimore Banner reports. Smith serves as executive chairman of Sinclair Inc., which owns more than 200 television stations nationwide and has been criticized for pushing uniform, Right-wing narratives through these channels. In addition to the Sun, Smith purchased its affiliated papers, including “The Capital and Maryland Gazette newspapers in Annapolis, the Carroll County Times, the Howard County Times and the Towson Times.”* The Lever has dropped a stunning report on “How Boeing Bought Washington,” which lays out the influence network the embattled airline has cultivated in the Beltway. The top-line numbers alone are eye-popping, with Boeing & Spirit AeroSystems spending over $65 million on lobbying and campaign donations over just four years. More insidious however is what they got for this money, namely safety waivers enabling them to keep unsafe planes in the sky. This report also touches on the case of Republican Congressman Ron Estes of Kansas, a top recipient of this campaign cash, who pressured the FAA to reinstate the 737 MAX – and Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, who received nearly $200,000 from the company and then dutifully “pushed through legislation to exempt Boeing's 737 MAX…from a looming safety deadline that would have required changes in their alerting systems…despite concerns from the families of the passengers who died in the 2018 and 2019 crashes.”* Josh Eidelson, Labor reporter at Bloomberg, is out with two major updates on the United Auto Workers new campaigns. One, Bloomberg reports the union has “signed up more than 30% of workers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama, after hitting the same milestone last month at Volkswagen in Tennessee,” illustrating the durability and success of their union drives at foreign-owned auto plants in the U.S. And two, Bloomberg reports that “Tesla is boosting pay for all US production associates, the latest bump by a non-union automaker following the UAW's big Detroit wins.” Taken together, one gets the impression that Auto Workers are organized, on the march, and have momentum behind them.* In Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo of the Semilla Party has finally been sworn in as the president of that country, beating back multiple attempts by the corrupt ruling elites to undermine his ascension down to the moment of his inauguration. Reuters reports “Arevalo's inauguration was thrown into disarray after the Supreme Court allowed opposition lawmakers to maintain their leadership of Congress, and forced members of the president's Semilla party to stand as independents… [sparking] wrangling in Congress…[with] supporters of Arevalo threaten[ing] to storm the building as police in riot gear amassed in the streets.” Arevalo managed to weather the storm however, in part because he was aided by other countries' leadership. USAID Administrator Samantha Power, opposing the power grab, tweeted “There is no question that Bernardo Arevalo is the President of Guatemala. We call on all sides to remain calm — and for the Guatemalan Congress to uphold the will of the people. The world is watching.” Meanwhile, the presidents and foreign ministers present at the inauguration released a statement forcefully avowing “The will of the Guatemalan people must be respected,” Progressive International's David Adler reports. Renowned investigative journalist Allan Nairn added, “What is clear…is that even if Arévalo succeeds in taking power as president he will be governing under siege”.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

On a drizzly day in late October, a strange looking truck pulled over on a dirt road in Hinesburg. The truck had electronic billboards attached to three sides that displayed the smiling face of a young woman. The neighbors knew the face well — it was Eva Frazier, whose family lived on the road. Eva was a top student at nearby Champlain Valley Union High School, from which she graduated in 2022. Eva has long been passionate about social justice issues and was involved in CVU's chapter of Amnesty International. She is also a competitive swimmer. Eva is now a sophomore at Harvard.The truck with the illuminated billboards had a different description of Eva, who is 19. It showed her face under the banner, “Harvard's Leading Antisemite.” The truck, which was paid for by the right-wing group Accuracy in Media, had traveled from Cambridge, Ma., where it had spent several weeks circling Harvard Yard displaying the faces of numerous Harvard students beneath the same banner. This was an effort to dox students and faculty who were allegedly sympathetic to Palestinians or who had expressed any opposition to Israel's war in Gaza. "Doxxing" is publicizing personal information about someone without their permission. This doxxing effort is part of a national campaign to suppress pro-Palestinian speech that is led by Canary Mission, a shadowy group linked to Israel. Canary Mission now lists Frazier on a website of people that it claims “promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews.” This campaign against students and faculty has received national media attention but its work in Vermont has not been documented until now.The pressure campaign against universities may have claimed its biggest prize with the resignation on Jan. 2 of Harvard President Claudine Gay. She stepped down after a monthlong backlash following her testimony in Congress about antisemitism on campus, and allegations advanced by right-wing activists that some of her scholarly work had been plagiarized, which Harvard's governing body refuted.Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik celebrated Gay's resignation, calling the former Harvard president “morally bankrupt” and vowing “this is just the beginning.”Gay's defenders included Boston University professor and bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote on X that Gay was a target of “racist mobs.” Harvard Professor Albert Guzetti said of the campaign against Gay, “This recalls the worst days of McCarthyism.”Eva Frazier refuses to be silenced. On this Vermont Conversation, Eva talked about her experience getting doxxed and speaking out for Palestinian rights.Frazier said that the doxxing campaign's “larger goal is to silence all students, and especially people who are thinking about being vocal or visible about support for Palestine.” The attacks on her and her friends have had the opposite effect. “It is even more important to continue to advocate for justice in Palestine especially as genocide in Gaza continues,” she told The Vermont Conversation.James Bamford, an award winning investigative journalist, recently wrote an expose for The Nation, “Who is Funding Canary Mission? Inside the Doxxing Operation Targeting Anti-Zionist Students and Professors.” He explained that Canary Mission “is a very well organized, well financed operation run by a foreign country to intimidate Americans.”Frazier believes that Gay was forced to resign by “far-right activists and leaders… [who want] to suppress free speech, hurt higher ed and really wage a war against DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and affirmative action.”Frazier said that the attacks on free speech serve a larger purpose. They are “a distraction from the tens of thousands of civilian lives that have been lost in Gaza.”

Headlines for December 27, 2023; “Axis of Resistance”: Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension; Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism; As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes “Dire” Conditions in Gaza; Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors

Headlines for December 27, 2023; “Axis of Resistance”: Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension; Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism; As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes “Dire” Conditions in Gaza; Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors

On today's show: “Axis of Resistance”: Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes “Dire” Conditions in Gaza Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors   The post Democracy Now 6am – December 27, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Trita Parsi discusses the global context of the Gaza war. James Bamford, author of a recent article for The Nation, investigates how Israel spies on US campuses. And Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, talks about the latest iteration of the rough beast.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the News, 12/7/23 - guests: Trita Parsi on the global context for the war on Gaza; James Bamford on Israel's spying on US campuses; Alberto Toscano on fascism today - Doug Henwood

On today's show, Eleanor and Mickey speak with two veteran investigative journalists, both on the issue of Israeli influence in U.S. media and society. In the first segment, James Bamford speaks about Project Butterfly, a multimillion-dollar campaign begun in 2015 to undermine pro-Palestinian advocacy in the U.S., especially on campuses. He asks why U.S. law enforcement has never investigated Israeli agents connected with Project Butterfly, the 2020 Trump campaign, and other domestic activities. Next, Peter Byrne discusses his article written on assignment for the North Bay Bohemian, which the Bohemian then declined to publish. Byrne believes this happened because his article was about a protest against the Israeli massacres in Gaza. He also speaks more generally about Israeli efforts to tilt U.S. public discourse about the Middle East.   The post Israeli Involvement in Undermining U.S. Advocacy in Support of Palestinians appeared first on KPFA.

No one wants to be labeled “anti-Semitic.” But there’s a massive yet secret Israel-run spy network not only spying on American university protesters but intimidating them, affecting their lives and job prospects. On this show author James Bamford reveals the The post Israel’s American Objective: Create Fear Among Students appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

* Ralph Nader on Israel's War in Gaza and the Shocking loss of 13,000+ Palestinian Lives; Ralph Nader America's leading public interest lawyer & four-time independent presidential candidate; Producer: Scott Harris. * Israel's US Spy Network Aims to 'Smash' Student Activists who Support Palestinian Rights; James Bamford, bestselling author, journalist and documentary producer; Producer: Scott Harris. * Mother of ‘Stop Cop City' Activist Slain by Atlanta Police Brings her Healing Message to Mid- November Protest; Belkis Teran, Mother of Slain ‘Stop Cop City' Activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

In the second of a 2-part series for AFIO Now, award-winning journalist/author, James Bamford discusses his latest book, "Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence."  Bamford describes foreign operations against the U.S. and our allies and gives an overview of the expansion of Chinese listening posts in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Cuba. Recorded 19 July 2023. Host: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer. Interviewer: John Quattrocki, AFIO Treasurer and former Senior FBI Officer. 

Scott is joined by James Bamford to discuss Israel's attack on the USS Liberty in 1967. Bamford lays out the story of what happened. They then discuss the coverup and play down by the US government and compare it with the impression at the top of the intelligence community that the attack was deliberate.  Discussed on the show: Spyfail by James Bamford Body of Secrets by James Bamford James Bamford is a journalist, professor, documentary filmmaker, and the author of Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency and A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies. Find him on Twitter @WashAuthor. 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. Scott is joined by James Bamford to discuss Israel's attack on the USS Liberty in 1967. Bamford lays out the story of what happened. They then discuss the coverup and play down by the US government and compare it with the impression at the top of the intelligence community that the attack was deliberate.  Discussed on the show: Spyfail by James Bamford Body of Secrets by James Bamford James Bamford is a journalist, professor, documentary filmmaker, and the author of Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency and A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies. Find him on Twitter @WashAuthor. 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

On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist James Bamford, known for his groundbreaking investigations into the NSA (The Puzzle Palace) and the Iraq War (A Pretext for War), returns to the program to discuss his recent The Nation piece entitled "Why Israel Slept" about the October 7th Israel intelligence failure and the Israel covert operation Project Butterfly back by the late billionaire Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson and involving a now defunct Israeli private intelligence firm known as Psy-Group. Psy-Group, for the uninitiated, was also a target of Robert Mueller in the Russiagate investigation. We'll also be going over some of the issues Bamford addressed in his latest book SpyFail: Foreign Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence. Bamford explains how Project Butterfly used Israeli resources, which could've been used for security in Israel (ie: along the Gaza border), for a cover operation aimed at de-legitimizing pro-Palestinian voices in the United States. Bamford also discusses AIPAC, the Iraq War and neoconservatives, the FBI officials who've voiced frustrations with pro-Israel lobbying groups, the intelligence failure of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, and much, much more.

There has been no journalist that has been more effective in penetrating the self-serving secrecy of the NSA and the security state than James Bamford, the Emmy-nominated filmmaker and best-selling author. He joins host Robert Scheer on this episode of Scheer Intelligence to discuss his latest book, Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence. While Bamford has engaged in his share of muckraking on the NSA in his previous works, his new book focuses on an even more pernicious aspect of the intelligence apparatus: their carelessness in allowing foreign governments access to some of our own government's most treacherous cyberwar creations. While the government often likes to claim people like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange are the dangerous actors in revealing the inner workings of the U.S. security state, Bamford's journalism exposes the irony in shifting the blame. Nefarious surveillance and military equipment has been co-opted by foreign governments by way of the NSA yet not much has been done about it. “[T]here's all this effort to silence whistleblowers when there is no effort to really stop foreign countries from accessing the material that NSA has and then… use it against American citizens,” Bamford said. Bamford specifically highlights Israel as one of those foreign powers and that might explain the limited mainstream attention given to this latest book. He explores the multi-faceted relationship Israel has to the U.S. with regard to lobbying, Hollywood and espionage. Bamford explained, “Israel has been spying in the United States for a long time and it's been not only not written about, but it hasn't been prosecuted and that's one of the problems.” Names like Arnon Milchan—the Hollywood producer, Israeli spy and Robert De Niro confidant—also came up as an example of someone who has engaged in committing espionage in the U.S. yet has faced no repercussions. Despite his hand in maintaining apartheid in South Africa, being an arms dealer and propagandizing it in the U.S., justice never seems to reach him, Bamford said.

In the first of a 2-part series for AFIO Now, award-winning journalist/author, James Bamford discusses his latest book, "Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence."  Bamford describes the expanding capability of foreign countries to conduct large-scale espionage within the US and how the FBI and other agencies are struggling to prevent it. Recorded 14 Apr 2023. Host: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer. Interviewer: John Quattrocki, AFIO Treasurer and former Senior FBI Officer. 

On September 26, 2022, at approximately 2:03 a.m. local time in the Baltic Sea off the southeast coast of the Danish island of Bornholm, the Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline was rocked by a blast. That explosion, followed by a series of other targeted detonations on the older Nord Stream 1 pipelines some 17 hours later, were swiftly assessed to be the result of deliberate sabotage. The explosions off the Swedish and Danish coasts set off an international mystery with unimaginably high stakes. There are a variety of international players, including powerful nation states, who would have had the motive, capability, and opportunity to conduct such an operation.This week on Intercepted, investigative journalist and author James Bamford takes us on a tour of what he calls “the biggest Whodunnit of the century.” Bamford is one of the most respected experts on U.S. intelligence operations and covert action. He is the author of several best-selling books, including “The Puzzle Palace: A Report on America's Most Secret Agency” and “The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA From 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America.” His most recent book is “Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.”Last week, The Nation published a story by Bamford in which he argues that Ukraine and Poland should be viewed as the top suspects in the sabotage and that the U.S. government almost certainly knows exactly who bombed the pipelines and how. That story is titled “The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity.” Correction: May 17, 2023A previous version of this episode incorrectly numbered the initial blasts on the Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline at 2:03 a.m. The show description and audio have been updated.If you'd like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/join — your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.And if you haven't already, please subscribe to the show so you can hear it every week. And please go and leave us a rating or a review — it helps people find the show. If you want to give us feedback, email us at Podcasts@theintercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Talk World Radio we're discussing Israelgate and Nordstream. Our guest, journalist James Bamford, has a new book called Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, and recent articles in The Nation, one called "The Candidate and the Spy," another "The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity." See https://www.thenation.com/authors/james-bamford

James Bamford - Best-selling author, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, award-winning veteran investigative reporter James Bamford, joins Tavis to unpack his recent exclusive report which uncovers a heart-stopping revelation: a single miscommunication between a Russian fighter pilot and his base brought the world perilously close to World War III.

On this edition of Parallax Views, legendary journalist James Bamford, known for his books The Puzzle Palace and Body of Secrets that lifted the veil of secrecy around the National Security Agency (NSA) as well as his critical exploration of the Bush-era Iraq War/War on Terror A Pretext for War, joins us to discuss his latest book Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence. For those interested in the subject of spycraft and it's implications/consequences this is a wide-ranging and comprehensive conversation that is worth a listen. James and I delve into such subjects as the leak of U.S. cyberweapons by an entity known as The Shadow Brokers (TSB) and how it nearly had apocalyptic consequences, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israeli spying operations in the United States, the stealing of massive amounts of classified materials by former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor Hal Martin, Hollywood movie producer Arnon Milchan and Israeli nuclear smuggling, Russiagate and the Maria Butina affair, and, perhaps most explosively, the portions of Bamford's book dealing with alleged collusion between Israel's Netanyahu government and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election (read more about this specifically in Bamford's The Nation article "The Trump Campaign's Collusion With Israel").

Investigative journalist and best-selling author James Bamford discusses his recent article in The Nation, “The Candidate and the Spy”, which details negotiations and meetings between Roger Stone and Netanyahu's secret intelligence agent from May 2016 up through the elections in November. His most recently released book is "Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence."

James Bamford, author of Spyfail and a recent article in The Nation, discusses Israeli collusion with Donald Trump in 2016. Then Donna Murch, associate professor of history at Rutgers and president of the New Brunswick campus's faculty union, talks about why the teaching staff is on the verge of a strike and why it matters well beyond that institution.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the News, 4/6/23 - guests: James Bamford on Israeli collusion with Trump; Donna Murch on the Rutgers faculty's confrontation with management - Doug Henwood

James Bamford, author of this article in The Nation (and of the just published Spyfail) on Israeli collusion with Donald Trump in 2016 • Donna Murch, associate professor of history at Rutgers and president of the New Brunswick campus's faculty union, on why the teaching staff is on the verge of a strike and why it matters well beyond that institution The post Israeli collusion with Trump, why the Rutgers faculty is on the verge of a strike appeared first on KPFA.

We discuss James Bamford's new cover story for The Nation magazine, "The Trump Campaign's Collusion with Israel," the important details contained, and also how it limits the depths of the 11/9 operation to install Trump as President. We also discuss Bamford's interview on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman as well as his new book "Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence." Finally, we read a portion of "Proof of Conspiracy" by Seth Abramson that ties together Israel, Russia, and the Gulf Kingdoms in the operation to install Trump. support us- www.patreon.com/theantedote https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-israel-collusion/ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/24/james_bamford_2016_israel_netanyahu_trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgqoUx3BUY https://time.com/5610317/mueller-report-myths-breakdown/ https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/report_volume5.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEduM1Fj4iU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdYw7Z0tTYQ http://911blogger.com/news/2008-10-15/james-bamfords-dubious-sense-irony-when-it-comes-israeli-firms-cornering-market-nsas-major-mass-surveillance https://www.wrmea.org/1996-october/spook-terrorist-or-criminal-america-s-mysterious-files-on-netanyahu.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5484079/Top-Arab-spy-Seychelles-meeting-probed-Mueller.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/12/christopher-steele-the-man-behind-the-trump-dossier --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-antedote/support

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The McGonigal scandal is just another chapter in a pathetic history of outrageous security lapses at the FBI, CIA and NSA, says investigative reporter James Bamford, author of SPYFAIL: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.  Follow our guest: James Bamford https://mobile.twitter.com/washauthor Spy Fail https://www.amazon.com/Spyfail-Saboteurs-Collapse-Americas-Counterintelligence/dp/1538741156/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1673890947&sr=8-1 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack https://www.spytalk.co/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott interviews James Bamford about some of the stories he collected for his new book about the collapse of America's counterintelligence apparatus. They start with Russiagate and talk about how, while the government and media were screeching about imaginary Trump-Russia collusion, the UAE had two spies in the Clinton Campaign. They also talk about how the NSA lost half a billion classified documents containing methods later used for the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017, the former FBI counterintelligence agent who is now facing charges for working with the Russians, a group of former CIA and FBI guys who were accidentally hired to help a Russian coup attempt, the lack of accountability for the intelligence failures of Iraq War II, the framing of Maria Butina and the mole in the FBI who spent two decades transferring documents to the Chinese government in the most blatant fashion imaginable.  Discussed on the show: “The American intelligence community has no accountability — so how can it keep us safe?” (New York Post) Spyfail by James Bamford The Interview (IMDb) “How an Oligarch May Have Recruited the F.B.I. Agent Who Investigated Him” (New York Times) A Pretext for War by James Bamford “How China planted an FBI mole who was discovered only after gutting the CIA's vast spy network” (Business Insider) “These Shady UAE Donors Gave Millions to Clinton and Trump While the Feds Dozed” (Daily Beast) James Bamford is a journalist, professor, documentary filmmaker, and the author of Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency and A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies. Find him on Twitter @WashAuthor. 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. Scott interviews James Bamford about some of the stories he collected for his new book about the collapse of America's counterintelligence apparatus. They start with Russiagate and talk about how, while the government and media were screeching about imaginary Trump-Russia collusion, the UAE had two spies in the Clinton Campaign. They also talk about how the NSA lost half a billion classified documents containing methods later used for the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017, the former FBI counterintelligence agent who is now facing charges for working with the Russians, a group of former CIA and FBI guys who were accidentally hired to help a Russian coup attempt, the lack of accountability for the intelligence failures of Iraq War II, the framing of Maria Butina and the mole in the FBI who spent two decades transferring documents to the Chinese government in the most blatant fashion imaginable.  Discussed on the show: “The American intelligence community has no accountability — so how can it keep us safe?” (New York Post) Spyfail by James Bamford The Interview (IMDb) “How an Oligarch May Have Recruited the F.B.I. Agent Who Investigated Him” (New York Times) A Pretext for War by James Bamford “How China planted an FBI mole who was discovered only after gutting the CIA's vast spy network” (Business Insider) “These Shady UAE Donors Gave Millions to Clinton and Trump While the Feds Dozed” (Daily Beast) James Bamford is a journalist, professor, documentary filmmaker, and the author of Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency and A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies. Find him on Twitter @WashAuthor. 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

On tonight's edition of The Other Side of Midnight: Frank kicks things off talking about the teacher in Virginia who was shot by her six year old student, suing the school and then he is joined by James Bamford, journalist, documentary producer and best-selling author, whose latest book is SpyFail: Spies, Moles, Saboteurs and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence. to talk about the lack of accountability in the American intelligence community. After, Frank talks about his favorite font and the new data showing that Millennials and Gen Zers calling themselves independents. Later, Frank speaks with Andrew McKenna, Deputy Director National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in Westchester and the author of the book “Sheer Madness” about drug overdose deaths continue and Canada's Drug experiment. Frank also discusses people reaching the age of 100, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Morano interviews James Bamford, journalist, documentary producer and best-selling author, whose latest book is SpyFail: Spies, Moles, Saboteurs and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence. about the lack of accountability in the American intelligence community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan sits down with investigative journalist and author of Spyfail, James Bamford. James and Bryan talk about the rise of the NSA from a building to a city, the insane life of Producer/Spy Arnon Milchan, a 22 year old that saved the world, the NSA's incompetence, meeting with Edward Snowden and much more. Buy James' book here - https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/james-bamford/spyfail/9781538741153/ Want more Bryan Callen? You can buy tickets to one of his stand-up shows near you by visiting www.bryancallen.com/live Support Bryan and get more content, plus special perks, here: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/BryanCallen Want to look as good as The Kid? Get your merch here: http://bit.ly/bryancallenmerch

More than 3 years after our latest milestone episode...The Flash Podcast has officially crossed 300 EPISODES!!! On this special installment of TFP, Andy, Tatiana, Breeze, and Lacy unite to celebrate the 300th episode of the Internet's 1st Flash TV Podcast since 2013. During this double-sized celebration, the gang each reflects on their journeys with The Flash series and getting involved with the podcast, as this iteration of the team has been together since season 6. As episode 300 focuses on the past and present, the hosts also look to the future of TFP whenever The Flash officially comes to an end. While The Flash season 9 has not been confirmed to be the show's final one, at some point, this beloved adventure will reach its conclusion. During the episode, each host gives their hopes and ideal pitch for how they want to see The Flash series finale, potential spinoffs, and what they hope to do with The Flash Podcast afterward, as this podcast won't be going away! In addition to that, from sharing favorite memories, thank yous, and maybe some tears (spoiler alert: Andy sobs,) the gang also read several incredible listener emails from fans on what the podcast has meant to them and what they want to see in The Flash's future. Join us for a walk down memory lane, laughs, tears, theories, wishes, and many thank yous on the 300th episode of The Flash Podcast! From all of us on TFP: Thank you to all of our fans, readers, viewers, and listeners who have supported this podcast for almost 9 years. Thank you for every single tweet, retweet, share, download, listener email, Apple Podcasts review, and all the support that has allowed The Flash Podcast to become what it is today. None of this would have been possible without you, the greatest listening audience in the Multiverse; never forget that. Special Thanks To The Flash Cast, Producers, Writers, Directors, Crew Members Who Have Supported, Been On and Connected With The Flash Podcast: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Eric Wallace, Danielle Panabaker, Keiynan Lonsdale, John Shipp Wesley, Jessica Parker Kennedy, David Rapaport, Jess Carson, Sterling Gates, Zack Stentz, Armen V. Kevorkian, James Bamford, and Mark Waid. May the Speed Force Be with You, and here's for the next 100 episodes! Find The Flash Podcast on: Social Media: Facebook – @TheFlashPodcast – Instagram Subscribe: Apple Podcasts – Stitcher Radio – YouTube – DC TV Podcasts – Google Podcasts – iHeartRadio – Spotify – Amazon Music – Podchaser – TuneIn – Podcast Index Contact: TheFlashPodcast@gmail.com Support: TeePublic Store

The Starling Tribune Reporters SP and Chris review the 2019 Arrowverse Crossover Crisis On Infinite Earths Part One (technically Supergirl Season 5 Episode 9) with the help of Michelle's notes once again. Michelle was out sick for the week. The reporters discuss the final Arrow included crossover episode part one including why you should enjoy these episodes while you have access to them, that this is simply the MOST AMBITIOUS crossover in the history of television spanning SIX currently airing television shows, why its time to geek out over all the cameos, the reporter's takes on the Earth-16 adventure (more to come in a later episode), the reporter's roses and thorns with this episode of the crossover, why Arrow fans might feel cheated at the big Arrow moment and Marc Guggenheim's reasons for it,if the crossover can be produced like a 5 episode miniseries or a 5 episode premium streaming series, why James Bamford would have been a great addition to the Supergirl episode production staff, and what was that deal between the Monitor and Oliver Queen about anyway?   Episode:            “Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One” [Supergirl: Season 5 Episode 9] Air Date:           Sunday, December 8, 2019   Director:           Jesse Warn https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1168394/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                          13x Supergirl / 6x Arrow / 4x The Flash / 8x Spartacus   Writers: Robert L. Rovner            (story by) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746362/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr8                          17x Supergirl (7x story / 5x teleplay / 5x written)   Marc Guggenheim (story by)       https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr9                          3x story by-Supergirl: Crisis on Earth-X Pt 1, Elseworlds Pt 3, Crisis Part 1   Derek Simon (teleplay by) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2037807/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6                          Supergirl: 23x executive story editor, 22x story editor, 12x written, 7x staff writer, 5x teleplay, 2x story by   Jay Faerber (teleplay by) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4732141/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr7                          2x Supergirl (also producer) / 9x Zoo / 2x Star-Crossed Promo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLAd-G42w8&feature=youtu.be   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84 02 Welcome To Hong Kong 22-Oct-19 0.77 03 Leap Of Faith 29-Oct-19 0.76 04 Present Tense 5-Nov-19 0.62 05 Prochnost 19-Nov-19 0.74 06 Reset 26-Nov-19 0.79 07 Purgatory 3-Dec-19 0.83   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26 02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97 03 Blurred Lines 20-Oct-19 0.92 04 In Plain Sight 27-Oct-19 0.95 05 Dangerous Liaisons 3-Nov-19 0.78 06 Confidence Women 10-Nov-19 0.8 07 Tremors 17-Nov-19 0.79 08 The Wrath Of Rama Khan 1-Dec-19 0.87 09 Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One 8-Dec-19 1.67   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62 02 A Flash of the Lighting 16-Oct-19 1.27 03 Dead Man Running 22-Oct-19 1.38 04 There Will Be Blood 29-Oct-19 1.48 05 Kiss Kiss Breach Breach 5-Nov-19 1.19 06 License To Elongate 19-Nov-19 1.29 07 The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1 26-Nov-19 1.17 08 The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 2 3-Dec-19 1.32 09 Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three 10-Dec-19 1.71   Black Lightning   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird 7-Oct-19 1.16 02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam's Tasbih 14-Oct-19 0.63 03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61 04 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four: Lynn's Ouroboros 28-Oct-19 0.52 05 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Five: Requiem for Tavon 11-Nov-19 0.71 06 The Book of Resistance: Chapter One: Knocking on Heaven's Doo 18-Nov-19 0.62 07 The Book of Resistance: Chapter Two: Henderson's Opus 25-Nov-19 0.65 08 The Book of Resistance: Chapter Three: The Battle of Franklin Terrace 2-Dec-19 0.60 09 The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis 9-Dec-19 0.90   Batwoman   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86 02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45 03 Down Down Down 20-Oct-19 1.22 04 Who Are You? 27-Oct-19 1.29 05 Mine Is A Long And A Sad Tale 3-Nov-19 1.16 06 I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury 10-Nov-19 1.09 07 Tell Me The Truth 17-Nov-19 1.01 08 A Mad Tea-Party 1-Dec-19 1.01 09 Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two 9-Dec-19 1.71   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Part 1 of crossover Crisis across the multiverse  Fight scenes and stunts Supergirl saves Wil Wheaton from Spike Batwoman takes down members of Alice's gang Tower Atom, Batwoman, Mia, Oliver vs. Shadow Demons Supers helping w/earthquake stuff Batwoman allows Ray to upgrade batarang Supers come back w/Flash Rooftop fight Monitor - must retreat Oliver - I have to fight; shocks Monitor; runs out of arrows; puts up his fists; “dies” Time Travel / Crisis / Cameos Monitor VO: Big bang - life; multiverse multiplying like mitosis; Age of Heroes finally born; heroes in time to save multiverse Earth-89: Gotham - Keaton's Batman world - Alexander Knox (Robert Whul) reads paper Earth 9 - San Francisco - DC Universe Titans destroyed Earth X - The Ray Earth 66 - Burt Ward walking dog - “Holy crimson skies of death!” Earth 38 - Supergirl's world - Wil Wheaton - doomsday sign (Michelle: I did not see this cameo coming) Earth 16 - 2046 Legends landed in an alternate Earth's future Lois, Sara, and Brainiac go Bunker - Oliver has baby; Oliver and Sara fight; Sara and Old Man Oliver talk  Oliver Queen / Green Arrow - Earth 1 Gives Mia her own Green Arrow suit and bow; there should always be at least one Green Arrow Upset when Barry says he's going to die; demands to see the Monitor; Oliver - Kara and Barry are supposed to live; Monitor spared lives to save them last year; this is a new crossover (LOL), a new problem Saved 1 billion Barry and Kara - save us Mia - find your mother and William Team Arrow Supergirl - Earth 38 Warns Argo, but too late Convinces Batwoman others are ok Has hope; Krypton is a spirit; fight for what's right 3 billion to Earth 1 Team Supergirl J'onn - tells team about Monitor and Crisis; has Legion's ship Coordinate evacuation to Earth 1 Lana - build portal; awkward convo w/Alex Danvers; I would help even w/o apology; I'm not evil   Superman - 38 (Hoechlin) Son - Jonathan: Lois, Alura, and Clark puts him in pod to Earth (Brando's dialogue) Monitor saves Clark and Lois at the last minute Superman - (Routh) Batwoman - Earth 1 Michelle - BW asks about Alice, which is the current storyline; the timeline is off; last year she met Supergirl & co, but her show started at the beginning of her superhero career   Barry Allen / Flash - Earth 1 Team Flash Sara Lance / White Canary Never thought I would see parent Oliver Ray / Atom  Last year at Woodstock - Janis Joplin noticed him and gave her a new song Team Legends Monitor This is not the ending I saw for Oliver Harbinger Collects hero; brings them to Earth 38 Explains what's going on to team; Earth 38 - tipping point Raises the Quantum Tower - Monitor placed them on key Earths  Have to protect tower from Anti-Monitor Lex Luthor Pariah Don't see Nash become Pariah (Michelle: Where's Psycho Pirate?) Witness to Anti-Monitor's actions Everything is doomed Thorns: SP Disconnected episode by episode production Focused on the show episode's cast (In this case Supergirl) Plot progressing too fast (Better on second viewing) Vast destruction and death not easily comprehensible Too much, too quick Jonathan's single escape wasn't necessary - why Earth-16? William not in Crossover and doesn;'t get to experience Oliver dying Batwoman's timeline Where did Mia's Arrow suit come from? Supergirl subplots - especially Lena Luther was not necessary How many billions died because Lena argues about helping? Ray was vulnerable while giving Batwoman upgrade Arrow's death scene - full quiver to no quiver instantly Where are his knives/blades? Scene cut short Arrow dies on Supergirl - not on Arrow.Pretty big deal. Pariah just appears like Harbinger. No origin story Chris Lena sucks pacing seemed off. Ollie death to ‘subvert our expectations' bs Ollie's magic quiver shadow demons looks like dementors Michelle - don't see Lyla become Harbinger or her relationship w/Monitor; don't see Nash become Pariah; wanted tower to become part of plot like in comics; wish crossover treated like 5 hour movie, not upset Oliver died in Part 1, but just because it's called Supergirl doesn't mean all the stupid subplots from the show have to be in the crossover (I think we've had this complant every crossover) Roses SP -  “Age Of Heroes” Multiverse Intro Worldbuilding - All the Earths, all of DC's screen coming together 4th Wall broken early and often - didn't take itself too seriously Homages to 78 Superman with Jonathan was cool Chyron's really helped map out where people were Supergirl and Superman comforting each other in the face of tremendous loss - DEO Balcony Avenger's Age Of Ultron battle around the machine / Harry Potter  Tons of female leads. Lyla/Harbinger, Supergirl, Sara, Alex Danvers, Lena Luther, Batwoman Chris Legends team trivia with time goof. hell yeah Ollie and Sarah friendship is solid and referenced a lot Happily ever after for Clark/Lois Ray is a delight (batwoman upgrades and nerding out) Getting to see Amell play another Ollie is fun Symmetry for Kal-El and Jonathon  Other Earths (Batman 89 awesome) Michelle - fixed Legends 2046 plot hole / great Old Man Ollie-Sara moment; Batwoman: interactions w/Ray, trusting Kara, and kicking butt; Amell's acting is on point; Mia gets suit from Dad For reference: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Easter Eggs and References in Part One (8 Dec 2019) https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/12/08/crisis-on-infinite-earths-spoilers-part-1-easter-eggs-cameos/#1      NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/12/09/crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-2-batwoman-promo-cw/ (Date: 8 Dec 2019)    Episode: “Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 2” [Batwoman: Season 1 Episode 9] Air Date: Monday, December 9, 2019 Summary: The group uses Ray's invention to track new recruits to help save the universe. The Monitor sends Iris, Clark and Lois in search of a mysterious Kryptonian, while Kate and Kara head out to find Bruce Wayne. In addition, Mia challenges Sara, Rory discovers a hidden talent, and Lex Luthor returns. Director: Laura Belsey Writers: Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11199024/?ref_=ttep_ep9 Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us wherever you can listen to podcasting including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, on Amazon Alexa, and iHeartRadio under ''Starling Tribune." 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The Starling Tribune Reporters SP and Chris review the Arrow finale season seventh episode “Purgatory” with the help of Michelle's notes. The reporters discuss the final Arrow pre-Crisis episode including the return of Yoa Fei, Billy Wintergreen and Edward Fryers; the effective CGI use in the episode; why SP's knives are better than Stephen Amell's knives, speculate on who is going to teach Mia how to slap water, Lyla's transformation into Harbinger, how a path for Diggle to become the Green Lantern was missed, speculation on how Roy's arm will be replaced, if we thought we wasted our time with the Flash Forwards, and Oliver's great final moments with Mia and Williams. The duo also prepare themselves for Crisis by discussing the seven year build up to Crisis, the confusing nature of the pre-crisis cut scene, Chris expands a popular Monitor fan theory, discussing some of Marc Guggenheim last minute pre-crisis news, and what would be change for the better for fans post crisis.   Episode:            “Purgatory” [Season 8 Episode 7] Air Date:           Tuesday, December 3, 2019    Director:           James Bamford https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                          18x Arrow / 1x Supergirl   Writers: Rebecca Bellotto https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3428799/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                          10x Arrow   Rebecca Rosenberg https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9455161/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                          2x Arrow Promo: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/arrow/arrow-oliver-queen-is-going-to-save-the-multiverse-in-the-new-promo-for-season-8-episode-7-purgatory-a171886   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84 02 Welcome To Hong Kong 22-Oct-19 0.77 03 Leap Of Faith 29-Oct-19 0.76 04 Present Tense 5-Nov-19 0.62 05 Prochnost 19-Nov-19 0.74 06 Reset 26-Nov-19 0.79 07 Purgatory 3-Dec-19 0.83   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26 02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97 03 Blurred Lines 20-Oct-19 0.92 04 In Plain Sight 27-Oct-19 0.95 05 Dangerous Liaisons 3-Nov-19 0.78 06 Confidence Women 10-Nov-19 0.8 07 Tremors 17-Nov-19 0.79 08 The Wrath Of Rama Khan 1-Dec-19 0.87   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62 02 A Flash of the Lighting 16-Oct-19 1.27 03 Dead Man Running 22-Oct-19 1.38 04 There Will Be Blood 29-Oct-19 1.48 05 Kiss Kiss Breach Breach 5-Nov-19 1.19 06 License To Elongate 19-Nov-19 1.29 07 The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 1 26-Nov-19 1.17 03 The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 2 3-Dec-19 1.32   Black Lightning   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird 7-Oct-19 1.16 02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam's Tasbih 14-Oct-19 0.63 03 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream 21-Oct-19 0.61 04 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four: Lynn's Ouroboros 28-Oct-19 0.52 05 The Book of Occupation: Chapter Five: Requiem for Tavon 11-Nov-19 0.71 06 The Book of Resistance: Chapter One: Knocking on Heaven's Doo 18-Nov-19 0.62 07 The Book of Resistance: Chapter Two: Henderson's Opus 25-Nov-19 0.65 08 The Book of Resistance: Chapter Three: The Battle of Franklin Terrace 2-Dec-19 0.60   Batwoman   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86 02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45 03 Down Down Down 20-Oct-19 1.22 04 Who Are You? 27-Oct-19 1.29 05 Mine Is A Long And A Sad Tale 3-Nov-19 1.16 06 I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury 10-Nov-19 1.09 07 Tell Me The Truth 17-Nov-19 1.01 08 A Mad Tea-Party 1-Dec-19 1.01   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Back to Lian Yu Learning to live in the now Instead of being stuck in limbo, chose life Fight scenes and stunts Plane hit by missile Fyers on island Oliver and Laurel Laurel takes out guy w/sword Edward Fyers and Billy Wintergreen Oliver catches arrow - Yao Fei! Fyers camp Oliver and Yao Fei spring traps Yao Fei - patience; uses sunlight reflected off compass to burn rope Oliver to Fyers Oliver not alone; superhero lineup (minus Roy) Device doesn't work first time Need a specific DNA code; Oliver has to come back Big fight; guns, explosions, arrows; slo-mo moments; Diggle and Oliver back to device DNA sequence is Lyla's; device does get rid of dead people Lyla has to go Time Travel / Crisis Flashforward Future Team Arrow Mia Upset at Dad; hero first, dad second Goes after Dad William Has to build the thing Admits to pushing Dad away b/c thought he wouldn't lose Dad; don't let last moments be in anger Builds weapon; island energy Gives Roy the hosen, who gives it back Connor Parents create Knightwatch Missions sent parents on many trips Oliver Queen / Green Arrow VO about returning to island, purgatory Has to convince others that Monitor is ok Energy spikes on island Has to tell kids his fate Fyers on island - given a new lease on life I have to go after Fyers; Yao Fei - don't get distracted Yao Fei - you chose to avoid going back to family; you need to breathe, Oliver; you need to say good-bye; I didn't get to say good-bye to Shado You live w/children now Apologizes to kids Activating the device will end the dead people William: I've forgiven you; hugs Diggle - please track down Felicity and tell her to contact William; best man I've ever known “Every mission has an end” Good-bye moments Mia: you being a hero is why you weren't in my life Island made him angry; island changed him; all moments brought him her Mia, you're going to create your own stories (spin-off reference) John Diggle / Spartan Confronts Lyla; Monitor claimed he saved her from blast in Afghanistan Protecting family We always have a choice Hard for him to accept Oliver isn't going to make Lyla / Harbinger Brought kids to island; have to build a weapon Build weapon to survive Crisis Lyla - now I am a Harbinger of what's to come Laurel / Black Siren Parenting advice Thea Queen Dinah Drake / Black Canary Knows how to fly a plane; brings Rene, Roy and plutonium Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog Hurt Roy Harper Arm pinned; Diggle and Connor try to free his arm I pick amputation; Connor knows how (comic book)    NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLAd-G42w8&feature=youtu.be (Date: 3 Dec 2019)    Episode: “Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One” [Supergirl: Season 5 Episode 9] Air Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019  Summary: The Monitor sends Harbinger to gather the worlds' greatest heroes - Supergirl, The Flash, Green Arrow, Batwoman, White Canary, The Atom and Superman - in preparation for the impending Crisis. With their worlds in imminent danger, the superheroes suit up for battle while J'onn and Alex recruit Lena to help them find a way to save the people of Earth-38. Director: Jesse Warn Writers: Robert L. Rovner          (story by) & Derek Simon (teleplay by) & Marc Guggenheim (story by)       IMDB link:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9419518/?ref_=ttep_ep9 Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday Evenings at 7:30 PM eastern or 6:30 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - starlingtribune@gmail.com - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283.   Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com.   You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.starlingtribune.com   This podcast was recorded on Thursday December 5th, 2019.   Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the show!   Audio Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

Starling Tribune - Season 8 Edition – “Starling City” Review (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST251   The Starling Tribune Reporters SP, Chris and Michelle review the Arrow final season premiere episode “Starling City.” The reporters discuss their takes on all of the CW network DC Comics TV shows so far this year, what an amazing mind trip and walk down memory lane Starling City was, that the reporters are now refugees on Earth-1 (gee, thanks Arrow writers), Thea Queen's Earth-2 heartbreaking fate, Michelle's reaction to the Salmon Ladder scene, Diggle finally is able to stop Oliver, Oliver's fantastic speech to Tommy (thank you Beth), Chris and SP's head canon on the Hood versus Green Arrow fight, Oliver's heartache at the end and what exactly might have happened to Earth-2's Robert Queen.   Episode:            “Starling City” [Season 8 Episode 1] Air Date:           Tuesday, October 15, 2019   Director:           James Bamford https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051466/?ref_=tt_ov_dr                         1x Supergirl / 18x Arrow   Writers: Beth Schwartz https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584087/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4                         2x Legends / 30x Arrow   Marc Guggenheim https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5                         18x Arrow / 10x Legends Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnRqN3E_l8   Arrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Starling City 15-Oct-19 0.84   Legends Of Tomorrow   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating   Supergirl   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Event Horizon 6-Oct-19 1.26 02 Stranger Beside Me 13-Oct-19 0.97   The Flash   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Into the Void 8-Oct-19 1.62 02 A Flash of the Lighting 15-Oct-19 1.27   Black Lightning   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Birth of the Blackbird 7-Oct-19 1.16 02 The Book Of Occupation: Chapter Two: Maryam's Tasbih 14-Oct-19 0.63   Batwoman   Episode # / Episode Title / Episode Air / Date  / Rating 01 Pilot 6-Oct-19 1.86 02 The Rabbit Hole 13-Oct-19 1.45   Part 1: The Plot, Themes and Characters What was the overall theme? What was the link to the episode's name? Going back to where it started Batman Mask on Lian Yu Thea Dead Malcolm married Moira - Walter gone Fight scenes and stunts Queen Merlyn / Applied Sciences Oliver breaks in, using Moira's card People are dead Alternate Arrow comes in; they fight Arrow ready to hit Oliver; Black Siren - Oliver, why are you on my Earth? Arrow to Merlyn; Dark Archer comes in; they fight Oliver discovers Tommy is the Dark Archer Deathstroke's people fight Mia, Zoe, and Conner Took Vasquez Meet JJ! Get Dwarf Star Particles Diggle - gun; Siren, Chase, and Oliver fight dudes Oliver knocks out Rene and Dinah; my Earth - better teacher Tommy and Oliver fight; catching arrows, sword action Oliver - when we lose people, we can go into the darkness or into the light; good speech gets Tommy to power down  Getting Vasquez William is Overwatch Conner, Mia, Zoe  JJ splits arrow Plan fails; Mia - my way now   Escape Scene Crisis is taking everyone just like in this week's Flash Laurel, Diggle and Oliver Escape   Time Travel / Crisis Monitor - some are greater, there are heros Season 1 - Oliver coming home No Walter; Malcolm and Moira are together; Tommy at mansion; Thea overdosed on Vertigo Tommy - married, divorce, twice Oliver mentions William, has a picture of Felicity and Mia Moira - everything I've done, I've done for my children Adrian on salmon ladder / Black Siren's lair Sent to that Earth and landed on Lian Yu - 12 years on island Dark Archer - Oliver: it's Malcolm No Oliver shirtless salmon ladder Dwarf Star Particles - only found on that Earth Alternative energy IT run by Curtis; Felicity runs SmoakTech Dinah Drake - sargent - cop investigating Dark Archer attacking The Hood; Rene security for Merlyn Diggle hired to guard Oliver -- Felicity figured out Oliver is on another Earth; Cisco let Diggle borrow universe hopper; Oliver tells Diggle about Crisis coming Oliver - I'm trying to save others; Diggle - you're my brother, Oliver; Oliver gets him with the same move Tommy and Rene tranq Oliver Tommy - nothing can save this city; Oliver - Tommy is doing the Undertaking to get revenge for Thea Oliver climbs chains, falls, frees self; Diggle helps escape Diggle - this Earth sucks b/c you aren't in it Oliver - I've been wrong before; goes to Chase and Siren for help Chase figures out where Oliver is from; Chase knows Bruce Wayne Oliver says good-bye to Mom City under attack - vaporizes: Mom and Oliver - like comic version of Flash dying; this Earth gone Flashforward William at cocktail party; unification  Zoe, Mia, and Conner Deathstroke's people charge in Mia needs to start being part of a team No wall - Deathstroke gang expand territory Oliver Queen / Green Arrow John Diggle / Spartan Thea Queen Dinah Drake / Black Canary Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog   ARROW NEWS:   Arrow Had to Clear the Destruction of [SPOILER] with The Flash Writers (Date: 16 Oct 2019) "We knew pretty fast when we started breaking the season as a whole that we wanted to start -- you know, we don't have that many episodes -- big, and we wanted to introduce the upcoming crisis immediately because that is what this season is about and what Oliver is struggling with the entire time,"Schwartz explained, acknowledging the show had approached the writers of The Flash for permission to destroy Earth-2. "They were very gracious about it." At this time, it's unknown if recurring Flash characters Harry Wells and Jesse Quick managed, both denizens of Earth-2, escaped their world's destruction. However, according to Arrow star Stephen Amell, Oliver witnessing the destruction of an alternate Earth will continue to impact him for the rest of the season. https://www.cbr.com/arrow-clear-destruction-earth-2-flash-writers/ Green Arrow and the Canaries: Arrow Spinoff Series Gets First Promo Poster (Date: 16 Oct 2019) A new poster for the upcoming female-centric Arrow spinoff spotlights the new Green Arrow Mia Smoak (Katherine McNamara), as well as the two Canaries (Katie Cassidy and Juliana Harkavy), Laurel Lance and Dinah Drake. The art was shared by Arrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim. "Arrow's final season bows today, so it feels appropriate to share this glimpse of its future," he wrote. Stylized to look like a comic book, the art features Laurel and Dinah in their current costumes, while Mia seems to be wearing one inspired by her father. https://www.cbr.com/green-arrow-and-the-canaries-arrow-spinoff-series-first-promo-poster/   Crisis on Infinite Earths: Stephen Lobo Cast as Jim Corrigan, AKA The Spectre (Date: 16 Oct 2019) Another DC Comics icon will make their Arrowverse debut during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. IGN can exclusively reveal that Detective Jim Corrigan, human host of the powerful cosmic entity known as the Spectre, will appear in the crossover. The CW has cast Stephen Lobo (Continuum, Supernatural) as Jim Corrigan. The network isn't confirming whether The Spectre himself will appear, though given the character's role in the original Crisis on Infinite Earths comic, that seems a distinct possibility. In the comics, Corrigan is a mortal human bonded to the Spectre, a powerful supernatural avenger. That bond is intended to give the so-called "Spirit of Vengeance" a conscience and a better perspective on mortal affairs. The two are among many heroes who do battle with the Anti-Monitor during Crisis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/16/crisis-on-infinite-earths-spectre-jim-corrigan-casting-crossover-cw-arrow-stephen-lobo FEEDBACK   DISCORD:   RandyWalker I totally forgot that Earth-2 Laurel went back to Earth-2. NGL I totally didn't pay attention to the ending few episodes of season 7. The FTA sucked then and it's still bad. Adrian Chase's hair was sexy   yakk0dotorg very satisfying premiere of Arrow last night. I enjoyed it a lot.   StephenJondrew Totally agree - right from start to finish. I loved the ending seconds. It was so good. Also, the Diggle-car scene was a fantastic moment. I enjoyed how that whole Diggle debut played out.   E-MAIL:   From David: First off I wanted to start off by saying I am going to miss your podcast. I look forward to your arrow recap every week. A couple of thoughts. Am I the only one who notices that the Queen mansion looked different. The foyer didnt look the same as it did in season 1 and 2. Also, do you guys have any speculation as to what happened to Robert Queen on Earth 2?  The last thing I remember was that he was the hood. I also know people hate the Flash Forwards but I actually think they are building to a place where Oliver will end up in the future recruiting Mia and her team, since the Monitor told Felicity in the finale of season 7 "Believe me, the world will need her as well"   NEXT EPISODE   Link to Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfj3xucI8Xk (Date: 15 Oct 2019)    Episode: “Welcome to Hong Kong” [Season 8 Episode 2] Air Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019  Summary: Oliver, John, Laurel, and Tatsu seek out an important person within The Monitor's plan. Connor has a heart to heart with his brother. 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