Podcast appearances and mentions of paul bremer

Hij diende ooit als rechterhand van de legendarische buitenlandminister Henry Kissinger en moest in de jaren tachtig als ambassadeur Nederland overtuigen om kruisraketten te plaatsen: Paul Bremer. In gesprek met Telegraafcorrespondent Paul Jansen vertelt de oud-topdiplomaat over zijn zorgen over het gebrekkige leiderschap aan beide kanten van de Atlantische Oceaan. Hij ziet bovendien parallellen tussen de roerige jaren tachtig en de huidige Europese emoties over de Trump-regering. „Ik mis leiderschap.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neues Partyformat: In Oberhausen hat eine Tagesdiskothek von 14-20 Uhr geöffnet. "Wir sehen einen übergreifenden Trend von Flexibilität, im Flow sein", sagt Markt- und Medienforscher Paul Bremer: "Man schaut, dass man auf allen Hochzeiten tanzen kann." Von WDR5.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 427. Yesterday (April 10, 2024) I participated in Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems that Bind, 62nd Annual International Affairs Symposium, Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon, Debate 5: Pirates and Patents. Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism? My opponent was Pieter Cleppe. My notes are appended below. https://youtu.be/f_cpqc-oHd0 We got along well and had a nice dinner after the debate. (Unofficial iphone Audio (mp3)) Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems that Bind. 62nd Annual International Affairs Symposium Debate 5: Pirates and Patents. Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism? Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon April 10, 2024 Stephan Kinsella   Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism? “Patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc, are intangible legal protections that allow creators to monopolize the distribution of their ideas. The international system managing these rights is often praised for promoting and protecting innovation. However, it raises the costs of acquiring new technologies, life-saving medicines, and access to knowledge for developing states. How should international intellectual property standards balance these competing interests?”   Introduction I am a practicing patent and intellectual property, or IP, attorney for 30 years and a libertarian for even longer than that. At the dawn of my career, after many years of research and thought, I came to the conclusion that all forms of IP law are completely unjust. This perspective will inform my remarks today.   Notice my opponent's remarks were not systematic and did not carefully define the relevant terms. In fact his arguments rested on two false assumptions: that patent and copyright increase innovation, and that IP law is therefore justified.   Imperialism and IP What is imperialism? Imperialism: “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.” “Imperialism is when a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain.” Now, IP law is prevalent in the west: patent, copyright, trademark, and other forms. There can be little doubt that the west, especially the United States, has used its influence and power to push or even coerce other countries to adopt US-style IP law, primarily patent and copyright This is done sometimes by direct imposition or, more usually, by softer forms of coercion such as investment and free trade agreements or other international treaties Direct imposition/coercion: for example the US expanded Iraqi patent law by decree in 2004, by order of Paul Bremer, the “Administrator” of the “Coalition Provisional Authority” German constitution, or “Basic Law,” 1949, under US domination: Article 96 authorizes the establishment by federal law of the Federal Patent Court Example below: under pressures from the west, the Thai government specifically undertook not to implement Article 8 (on compulsory licensing) for HIV/AIDS treatment Treaties: The Berne Convention already requires member states to have a minimum copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years; the US has added 20 years to this(life plus 70) Treaties such as the Paris Convention and Patent Cooperation Treaty require member states to maintain certain minimum patent protections The US uses its dominant position to force other countries or regions to adopt US-style IP policies via “free trade” agreements and others like Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) 2500 BITs in the world today, many US-sponsored

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 427. Yesterday (April 10, 2024) I participated in Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems that Bind, 62nd Annual International Affairs Symposium, Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon, Debate 5: Pirates and Patents. Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism? My opponent was Pieter Cleppe. My notes are appended below. Official audio/video from the college should be provided shortly. In the meantime I will post here my own iphone recording of the debate. The audio for my remarks should be clear, but may be muffled for Cleppe and audience questions, until I get the official AV file from the college. We got along well and had a nice dinner after the debate. Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems that Bind. 62nd Annual International Affairs Symposium Debate 5: Pirates and Patents. Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism? Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon April 10, 2024 Stephan Kinsella   Debate Topic: Is international intellectual property regulation a necessary protection for innovators or a form of modern imperialism? “Patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc, are intangible legal protections that allow creators to monopolize the distribution of their ideas. The international system managing these rights is often praised for promoting and protecting innovation. However, it raises the costs of acquiring new technologies, life-saving medicines, and access to knowledge for developing states. How should international intellectual property standards balance these competing interests?”   Introduction I am a practicing patent and intellectual property, or IP, attorney for 30 years and a libertarian for even longer than that. At the dawn of my career, after many years of research and thought, I came to the conclusion that all forms of IP law are completely unjust. This perspective will inform my remarks today.   Notice my opponent's remarks were not systematic and did not carefully define the relevant terms. In fact his arguments rested on two false assumptions: that patent and copyright increase innovation, and that IP law is therefore justified.   Imperialism and IP What is imperialism? Imperialism: “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.” “Imperialism is when a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain.” Now, IP law is prevalent in the west: patent, copyright, trademark, and other forms. There can be little doubt that the west, especially the United States, has used its influence and power to push or even coerce other countries to adopt US-style IP law, primarily patent and copyright This is done sometimes by direct imposition or, more usually, by softer forms of coercion such as investment and free trade agreements or other international treaties Direct imposition/coercion: for example the US expanded Iraqi patent law by decree in 2004, by order of Paul Bremer, the “Administrator” of the “Coalition Provisional Authority” German constitution, or “Basic Law,” 1949, under US domination: Article 96 authorizes the establishment by federal law of the Federal Patent Court Example below: under pressures from the west, the Thai government specifically undertook not to implement Article 8 (on compulsory licensing) for HIV/AIDS treatment Treaties: The Berne Convention already requires member states to have a minimum copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years; the US has added 20 years to this(life plus 70) Treaties such as the Paris Convention and Patent Cooperation Treaty require member states to maintain certain minimum patent protections

Paul Bremer ergründet das gut gehütete Geheimnis des Ortes Klein-Roda: Zwei Jugendliche folterten ein Kind zu Tode. Ausgerechnet in jenem Tunnel, in dem die Nazis Zwangsarbeiter bis zum Tod schuften ließen. Auch Karen Stark, Staatsanwältin aus Frankfurt, sucht die Wahrheit. | Mit Gert Heidenreich, Axel Milberg, Eva Gosciejewicz u.a. | Komposition: Pierre Oser | Bearbeitung und Regie: Walter Adler | BR 2006

The 20th anniversary of the launch of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq approaches next month. Within weeks, Iraq plunged into insurgency and sectarian warfare as competing factions battled for control of the country. Institutions established then still remain in place today; how effective are they? Looking back, what did American policy get right and wrong? What insights does a look back provide for today's problems?

After the United States invaded Iraq and removed Saddam Hussein from power in spring 2003, the city of Fallujah became a hotbed of unrest.  In March 2004, four American contractors were brutally murdered and mutilated there.   President Bush ordered an attack to subdue the city.  This attack was called off early after it sparked a media and political firestorm.  With U.S. forces out of it, Fallujah became the red-hot epicenter of Iraq's Sunni insurgency and the U.S. recommitted to taking it through large-scale offensive action.  This operation, known as Phantom Fury, lasted from through November and December 2004.  It was America's bloodiest battle of the Iraq war.  Bing West tells the story in “No True Glory.”  We are joined in this episode by Mr. Pat Carroll who spent close to four years in Iraq working in or dealing with Fallujah

In this episode, I'm chatting with author David Pepper about his new novel A Simple Choice, independent bookshops, his non-fiction book Laboratories Of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call From Behind The Lines, and the importance of strengthening democracy at the state level.David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021.In that role, he was engaged in numerous fights and extensive litigation over voter suppression and election laws in the Buckeye State. Stemming from that work, David appeared in "All In"—the documentary highlighting Stacey Abrams' nation-wide fight for voting rights.Pepper has written four novels that bridge real-world politics and fiction—including A Simple Choice (released in August 2022)). His first novel, The People's House, earned praise for having "predicted the Russia scandal." The Wall Street Journal named Pepper "one of the best political-thriller writers on the scene." Born and raised in Cincinnati, David is a fifth-generation Cincinnatian. David earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and later earned his J.D. from Yale Law School.David finished first out of 26 candidates in his first run for political office, and served on Cincinnati City Council from 2001-2005. In 2006, he flipped Hamilton County blue for the first time in 40 years when he ousted the incumbent commissioner; he then served on the Commission from 2007-2010, including as its president in 2009-2010. David was the Democratic candidate for Ohio Auditor in 2010 and Ohio Attorney General in 2014. He was elected chair of the Ohio Democratic Party in December 2014.In 1999, David clerked for the Honorable Nathaniel Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. After 2000, David also worked in the Cincinnati offices of major law firms Squire Sanders and Blank Rome, focusing his practice on commercial and business litigation, and appellate litigation. David also teaches election and voting rights law as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.Between his undergraduate and law school years, David spent three years doing international work in St. Petersburg, Russia. Based out of the Center for Strategic and International Studies—a Washington D.C. think tank—he served as a research intern for Zbigniew Brzezinski for part of 1993, followed by several years as the assistant director of a project providing technical assistance to the City of St. Petersburg as it underwent economic reform. In that role, David interacted with international figures such as Henry Kissinger, Paul Bremer, ambassadors, members of Congress, business leaders, and Vladimir Putin, who was then Vice Mayor of St. Petersburg. David Pepper A Simple Choice, David Pepper Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines, David Pepper The Voter File, David Pepper The Wingman, David PepperThe People's House, David PepperLies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, James W. Loewen Democracy in America, Alexis De TocquevilleSupport the show

What's the evidence at the crime scene that suggests a crime - other than the “Act of War” that the official narrative has presented?What arms industry contractors were deeply involved in the writing of the NIST report?Who was really in control of security at the World Trade Center?What was the role of Kroll Associates and Jerome Hauer in the 9/11 event?What really happened to John O'Neil - and why?What are the deeper connections of Mayor Giuliani that might shed light on 9/11?Who was really in control of security at the airports of the origin of the hijacked flights?Where did the investigation of the “9/11 insider trading” lead?What is the connection between the 9/11 event and the laundered drug money by the big banks?Why were the only fireproofing upgrades at the Twin Towers at and near the floors by the airplanes.What was the secret role of J. Paul Bremer at Marsh & McLennan, and in Iraq following 9/11? And what very interesting product development was he involved with?What are the implications of the elevator modernization by Ace Elevator at the Twin Towers the nine months prior to 9/11?Jeremy Rys is my guest on RichardGage911:UNLEASHED! He has a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Physics from Bridgewater State University. He has been investigating 9/11 and related events since 2004. He has also been a major contributor to the scientific debunking literature and videos including his work with Engineer Jonathan Cole on the “9/11 Experiments” series. He is also appreciated in the foreword of Kevin Ryan's book Another Nineteen: Investigating Legitimate 9/11 Suspects.Visit the RichardGage911 website

Lewis Paul Bremer III (born September 30, 1941) is an American diplomat. He led the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, from May 2003 until June 2004.9/11 Conspiracy Solved: Names, Connections, & Details Exposed! Video link here:https://youtu.be/n_fp5kaVYhkwww.thefacthunter.comNever stop searching for the truth

How would you behave as the dictator of Turkmenistan? Are bad people the only ones who get power - or does power make people worse? Host of the Power Corrupts podcast – and friend of ours! – Professor Brian Klaas talks to Alex Andreou about their latest book, Corruptible, learning from ski lessons with the likes of Paul Bremer…and what's wrong with police recruitment videos. “Serial killers are not successful psychopaths, because they couldn't hide it. They're the ones in the boardroom and the office.” “Flat societies are not the answer. Western hierarchical societies are some of the safest places for humans to live.” “Good governance costs, but it's a price well worth paying.” “Power corrupts gradually. The longer someone is in office, the worse they will become.”   Presented by Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production https://brianpklaas.com/corruptible  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Bremer, the Chairperson of the National Commission on Terrorism and the Provisional Coalition Administrator of Iraq joins Ghida Fakhry to discuss US intelligence in the leadup to the 9/11 attacks and how the US responded. Bremer also talks about the legacy of the US war in Iraq.

The Deceitful Presentation of the Afghan War, Profiteering & the Cost to Afghani Majority Population Pt II of II We continue our dialogue and interview with former Marine and former employee of the US State Department and Defense Department Matthew Hoh regarding the Afghanistan coverage and false image making our major media have been presenting to the US public. Our news segment begins with an overview of the impact of the Covid pandemic on women throughout the world of $800B in lost income in 2020 as well as 6x increase in famine like conditions since the pandemic began resulting in 11 people dying every minute from hunger, outpacing Covid fatalities' which are 7 per minute. Meanwhile during the pandemic, we document how ‘global billionaires have seen their wealth some $5.5 trillion dollars during that same 16-month period an increase of more than the 15 years prior to the pandemic. This is the character of the world economy that a small elite class has benefitted from The news segment also details how the Iraq economy was looted through Paul Bremer's ‘100 orders', all after the illegitimate invasion and the sanctions that preceded it all resulted in more than a million Iraqi deaths. Our guest was there and compares that form of Iraq pillaging with Afghanistan and the free trade agreements we have promoted or considered that promote greater world inequality while promoting profiteering. Our guest presents the false duality of options between theocratic repressive government led by the Taliban and the kleptocratic regime made up of warlords and drug lords that our US intervention has created. And additionally highlights the complicity of the US and West in that corruption, as well as how the mainstream media place an essential role in generating the profound ignorance around issues we document. Our well informed and studied guest, Matt Hoh provides an array of important insights and reminds us why if you want to get much closer to the truth you are well-advised to tune into Bringing Light Into Darkness every Monday night at 6-7pm CST on 91.7 FM in Austin Texas and through koop.org on the worldwide web, if you do not want to be played by our major media again and again.

The Deceitful Presentation of the Afghan War, Profiteering & the Cost to Afghani Majority Population Pt II of II We continue our dialogue and interview with former Marine and former employee of the US State Department and Defense Department Matthew Hoh regarding the Afghanistan coverage and false image making our major media have been presenting to the US public. Our news segment begins with an overview of the impact of the Covid pandemic on women throughout the world of $800B in lost income in 2020 as well as 6x increase in famine like conditions since the pandemic began resulting in 11 people dying every minute from hunger, outpacing Covid fatalities' which are 7 per minute. Meanwhile during the pandemic, we document how ‘global billionaires have seen their wealth some $5.5 trillion dollars during that same 16-month period an increase of more than the 15 years prior to the pandemic. This is the character of the world economy that a small elite class has benefitted from The news segment also details how the Iraq economy was looted through Paul Bremer's ‘100 orders', all after the illegitimate invasion and the sanctions that preceded it all resulted in more than a million Iraqi deaths. Our guest was there and compares that form of Iraq pillaging with Afghanistan and the free trade agreements we have promoted or considered that promote greater world inequality while promoting profiteering. Our guest presents the false duality of options between theocratic repressive government led by the Taliban and the kleptocratic regime made up of warlords and drug lords that our US intervention has created. And additionally highlights the complicity of the US and West in that corruption, as well as how the mainstream media place an essential role in generating the profound ignorance around issues we document. Our well informed and studied guest, Matt Hoh provides an array of important insights and reminds us why if you want to get much closer to the truth you are well-advised to tune into Bringing Light Into Darkness every Monday night at 6-7pm CST on 91.7 FM in Austin Texas and through koop.org on the worldwide web, if you do not want to be played by our major media again and again.

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There is something wrong with the US foreign policy being predicated on the expectation that other countries should put US foreign policy desires ahead of their own interests. And if they fail to, and there is noncompliance, sanctions, foreign intervention or outright facilitation of conflict and war by the most powerful country and its allies on the planet too often, follows. Our guest the esteemed human rights activist who has practiced civil disobedience and its consequences for the last several decades shares why she and others are willing to get arrested and jailed in order to fight back against the negative outcomes that have taken so many civilian men, women and children lives. Ms. Kelley traveled to Iraq 17 times beginning in or about 1990 and also has frequented Afghanistan among other places where US foreign policy results have impacted so negatively so many lives. She is part of a larger group of patriots who are loyal to ethical tradition that says no to “unjust laws” no to “unjust wars” and no to “unjust sanctions” as she reveals the outcomes, they create from eyewitness accounts. Our particular focus is on her Iraq experiences and lessons learned but not covered by our ‘mainstream media' including NPR. From intentionally targeting sanitation, water systems and other infrastructure and then denying chlorinators and other supplies to address the basic civilian needs over a ten-year period during the sanction period following 1990 -1991 Desert Storm, up until the 2003 US invasion. A scenario being repeated in Yemen as well as in the 2011 Libya invasion. Ms. Kelly also responds to the takeover of the Iraqi economy by the Coalitional Provisional Authority led by Paul Bremer and the profiteering mainly by US corporate interests. If US public knew of these tragic consequences, they would not have tolerated it. ‘Trust but verify' demands responsibility and accountability by an informed electorate. Please join us tonight as we seek to help contribute to building such an informed US public.

There is something wrong with the US foreign policy being predicated on the expectation that other countries should put US foreign policy desires ahead of their own interests. And if they fail to, and there is noncompliance, sanctions, foreign intervention or outright facilitation of conflict and war by the most powerful country and its allies on the planet too often, follows. Our guest the esteemed human rights activist who has practiced civil disobedience and its consequences for the last several decades shares why she and others are willing to get arrested and jailed in order to fight back against the negative outcomes that have taken so many civilian men, women and children lives. Ms. Kelley traveled to Iraq 17 times beginning in or about 1990 and also has frequented Afghanistan among other places where US foreign policy results have impacted so negatively so many lives. She is part of a larger group of patriots who are loyal to ethical tradition that says no to “unjust laws” no to “unjust wars” and no to “unjust sanctions” as she reveals the outcomes, they create from eyewitness accounts. Our particular focus is on her Iraq experiences and lessons learned but not covered by our ‘mainstream media' including NPR. From intentionally targeting sanitation, water systems and other infrastructure and then denying chlorinators and other supplies to address the basic civilian needs over a ten-year period during the sanction period following 1990 -1991 Desert Storm, up until the 2003 US invasion. A scenario being repeated in Yemen as well as in the 2011 Libya invasion. Ms. Kelly also responds to the takeover of the Iraqi economy by the Coalitional Provisional Authority led by Paul Bremer and the profiteering mainly by US corporate interests. If US public knew of these tragic consequences, they would not have tolerated it. ‘Trust but verify' demands responsibility and accountability by an informed electorate. Please join us tonight as we seek to help contribute to building such an informed US public.

WAR PROFITEERING IN IRAQ: WHO DID IT AND HOW: Former Counterintelligence agent, combat engineer and medic Frank Gregory Ford talks about several high-level war profiteering schemes, including millions being siphoned off from the UN Oil for Food Program, Halliburton's oil “shell game” scheme and spoils of war, including $750 million dollars in cash confiscated from Saddam Hussein's personal banker, disappearing after being put on an airplane in the Green Zone and flown to Cyprus under the authorization of Bush-appointed head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, Paul Bremer. This is the second of a three-part interview with Ford.   

In Episode 9 I ask the crucial question cui bono from de Mello's death? (Who benefitted?) —Where did the truck come from? —How did the US know of Mr. de Mello's plan to condemn the US Military's killing of Iraqi civilians in a press conference scheduled for the night he died? —Why was the US Army 411th Battalion for Civil Affairs inside the UN complex? Books referenced for this episode are: Chasing the Flames, by Samantha Power My Year in Iraq, by Paul Bremer

Join our Facebook Group for Men: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGreatManWithin “Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him.” - Head of US occupation in Iraq Paul Bremer These were the words spoken by Paul Bremer, Head of US occupation in Iraq on December 13th, 2003…after the successful capture of one of the world’s most elusive terrorists…Saddam Hussein. But for the years leading up to that crucial moment in American and world history, America’s special forces searched desperately for Saddam Hussein without luck. Fortunes for the pursuit of intelligence to capture Saddam would change when a young and very green Army negotiator stepped off a plane to help. This man’s name is Eric Maddox, and he is our special guest on today’s show. 
Upon his deployment, Eric quickly found the interrogation training he received in the military proved ineffective in the field…and so he developed his own strategy predicated on what he calls empathy based listening, the structure and details of which you’ll hear him unpack on the show. In this Episode: Eric retells the play-by-play story of the interrogations that led to Saddam Hussein’s capture Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations in 25 countries around the world, and shares what he’s learned about the most effective forms of listening in order to influence Eric has taken those skills and created a training program called Empathy Based Listening which he delivers via keynotes and corporate workshops to banking, insurance, wealth management, medical and non-for-profit industries…and he shares some of those powerful techniques with you today Contact Eric Maddox for Speaking and Training Website: https://ericmaddox.com

This week we are dropping the sixth of our bonus episodes, providing further insight into some of our favourite podcasts. Tune in for an interview with the brilliant Dr. Brian Klaas and George McDonagh and hear our conversations on all things Power Corrupts.Including insight into podcasting, sound design, political science, Radio Lab, Paul Bremer, trolls, mainstream media, Podcast education, The Washington Post, Monocle 24, Bronze Award for smartest podcast, BBC, Listenership, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Corruption, Authoritarianism, political murder, Ma Anand Sheela, Rajneeshee, Brian's upcoming book, pints, chicken wings, Donald Trump, the news that you don't see, bat bombs, the importance of word of mouth, mass atrocities, student protests, Music to further emotion, propaganda, letters of last resort, Lord Butler of Brockwell, Simon Mann, Coup in Equatorial Guinea, how to secure interview guests, thought provoking ethical dilemmas, catastrophic miscalculations, heists, witnessing 283 executions, the godfather of fake news, starbucks parking lots, knowing when to cut and what to leave in, Minnesota, Bob Dylan, Prince, Oxford, UCL, New Zealand, Wellington, Molly Malones, rigged elections and much much more.

What do Turkmenistan, nuclear weapons and JFK have in common?... The hidden, and often nefarious forces that shape our world. From election rigging and money laundering to the spread of disinformation, no stone is left unturned in the quest to shine light on the international authoritarian regimes and dark side of politics.Tune in this week as Ollie introduces James to election rigging, money laundering, and the spread of disinformation, with Power Corrupts - Season 1. Created and narrated by the incredible Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for the Washington Post and executive produced and edited by the insanely talented George McDonagh, this British Podcast Award winning podcast is so well created and delivered.You'll learn all about The Rajneesh movement, Harold Holt, Qanon, Papa Doc, General Butt Naked, disinformation and Facebook, ransom insurance, international arms trade, Fritz Haber, Kim Jong-il, Gadaffi, letters of last resort and much much more.

Paul Bremer joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss his career in the sports industry and how his company GoodSport is changing the sports content game! FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph07oCTcp3Y https://twitter.com/GoodSportToday https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbremer https://www.goodsport.me https://twitter.com/Michaelrasile1 https://www.instagram.com/michael.rasile https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rasile/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-love-of-sports/id1496257867

On this episode, we will go through the details of Mr. de Mello's final hours. You'd find on this episode, Paul Bremer's press conference, the US envoy to Iraq. At the scene of the bombing, Bernard Kerik was there, so was the FBI team led by Thomas Fuentes. Please note these seventh episodes were recorded from Dec 2019 through early March 2020, will resume recording as soon as the Covid-19 lock down is over.

In Episode 4 I discuss the relationship of Paul Bremer, the US envoy to Iraq, and Sergio de Mello, the UN rep in Iraq. Their clash was decisive: while Bremer wished to spearhead an Occupation, de Mello wanted a free Iraq. My information on a private meeting between the two men, which I share in this Episode, comes from UN staff present the day they met outside Bremer's office in The Green Zone.

In early Feb, Colin Powell gave a 90-plus minute speech at the UN Security Council about Iraq's "certain" WMD and Zarqawi. Many years later he described it as the worst day of his life, for he misinformed the world about Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction by sharing inaccurate information gathered by US intelligence. Mr. de Mello met with G. W. Bush to discuss the Guantanamo detention center, and asked the US president to let the detainees' families know the whereabouts of their male relatives (for some reason I forgot to mention this in this episode) In May, de Mello arrived Baghdad, so did Paul Bremer, he was the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority. The first thing he did was damage Iraq irrecoverably by dismantling the Iraqi Army. Mr. de Mello was unable to act freely in Iraq, as the UN Security Council voted for Resolution 1483-- transferring the authority to seize Iraq's oil revenue from the United Nations to the Coalition Provisional Authority. De Mello's role was per 1483 a humanitarian role not political.

Dr. Evers Op-ed: https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-wants-to-teach-your-kids-that-capitalism-is-racist-11564441342 Williamson M. Evers, is currently a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He specializes in research on education policy especially as it pertains to curriculum, teaching, testing, accountability, and school finance. Evers was head of the “agency action team” for the U.S. Department of Education in the Trump transition from early September 2016 through January 2017. He was the US assistant secretary of education for planning, evaluation, and policy development from 2007 to 2009. From July to December 2003, Evers served in Iraq as a senior adviser for education to Administrator L. Paul Bremer of the Coalition Provisional Authority and ran, with colleagues, the K-12 system in that country. He was a member of the Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K-12 Education from its beginning in 1999 until it wrapped up in 2014. Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/

This week on Force for Hire we're taking a step back from the politics and controversy surrounding private military contracting and talking to a man who knows what it's like to be both a soldier and a private operator.  Adam Gonzales was an Army infantryman who served in a long-range surveillance detachment for a brief time in 2003 before deciding to look at other opportunities. One arose in the form of a security job with the then-relatively unknown contracting firm Blackwater. His journey took him from the Army to a Blackwater training facility in North Carolina. There, the one-time Army grunt had to compete against members of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, SEALs, Rangers and force recon Marines for a spot at Blackwater – and a $15,000 a month salary. The job? Protecting U.S. ambassador Paul Bremer, America's chief representative in Iraq and the man who decided to disband the Iraqi Army.

This week on Force for Hire we’re taking a step back from the politics and controversy surrounding private military contracting and talking to a man who knows what it’s like to be both a soldier and a private operator.  Adam Gonzales was an Army infantryman who served in a long-range surveillance detachment for a brief time in 2003 before deciding to look at other opportunities. One arose in the form of a security job with the then-relatively unknown contracting firm Blackwater. His journey took him from the Army to a Blackwater training facility in North Carolina. There, the one-time Army grunt had to compete against members of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, SEALs, Rangers and force recon Marines for a spot at Blackwater – and a $15,000 a month salary. The job? Protecting U.S. ambassador Paul Bremer, America’s chief representative in Iraq and the man who decided to disband the Iraqi Army.

On February 6, 2019, Norwich University hosted Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III as its latest speaker in the Todd Lecture Series. Ambassador Bremer spoke on the subject, “America is Still the Indispensable Nation,” offering a vigorous defense of America’s responsibilities as a global leader. While on campus, he caught up with Crystal Drown ’19 in the WNUB studios. To hear their discussion, tune in to WNUB 88.3 FM at 5 p.m. this Saturday, February 16, with an encore at noon Sunday. You may also stream the program live. Can’t make those times? No problem. Tune in to the podcast. (Coming soon: The NU podcast channel on iTunes and Stitcher.) Caption: Ambassador Bremer enjoys a light moment with interviewer Crystal Drown ’19, as they talk hitting the ski slopes. (Photo by Mark Collier.) Episode 15

Mit Gert Heidenreich Eva Gosciejewicz Rudolf Kowalski Axel Milberg Krista Posch Natalie Spinell Helga Fellerer, Hans Kremer, Burchard Dabinnus, Michele Tichawsky, Peter Bamler, Thomas Albus, Thorsten Nindel, Csaba Gál, Carola Regnier, Johannes Suhm, Stephan Bissmeier, Anna Barbara Kurek, Michael Tregor, Marion Breckwoldt / Komposition: Pierre Oser / Bearbeitung und Regie: Walter Adler / BR 2003 / Länge: 54'29 // Eine bundesdeutsche Milieustudie voller krimineller Energie, einem Stück Zeitgeschichte und handfestem dörflichen Einschlag. Paul Bremer ist in ein kleines Dorf in der Rhön gezogen, um eine gescheiterte Ehe und eine Karriere in der Werbebranche zu vergessen.

Mit Gert Heidenreich Eva Gosciejewicz Rudolf Kowalski Axel Milberg Krista Posch Natalie Spinell Helga Fellerer, Hans Kremer, Burchard Dabinnus, Michele Tichawsky, Peter Bamler, Thomas Albus, Thorsten Nindel, Csaba Gál, Carola Regnier, Johannes Suhm, Stephan Bissmeier, Anna Barbara Kurek, Michael Tregor, Marion Breckwoldt / Komposition: Pierre Oser / Bearbeitung und Regie: Walter Adler / BR 2003 / Länge: 54'29 // Eine bundesdeutsche Milieustudie voller krimineller Energie, einem Stück Zeitgeschichte und handfestem dörflichen Einschlag. Paul Bremer ist in ein kleines Dorf in der Rhön gezogen, um eine gescheiterte Ehe und eine Karriere in der Werbebranche zu vergessen.

Photo by flickr user Brooke Anderson. Given Trump's massive military budget proposal and the 14th Anniversary of the United States war in Iraq, we bring you this program from our archives with the voices of U.S. Soldiers and Iraqis reflecting on the costs of war. Special thanks to KALW News in San Francisco. Photo Credit: Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War present at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. Featuring: George W. Bush, former U.S. President; Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense; Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State; Yara Badday, Iraqi-American; Paul Bremer, former U.S. Administrator to Iraq; Richard Becker, West Coast Coordinator for ANSWER Coalition; Paul Wolfowitz, former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Ghazwan Al-sharif, Iraqi translator; Ryan Berg, U.S. Marine; Starlyn Lara, U.S. Army; Jordan Towers, U.S. Marine; Barack Obama, U.S. President; Aaron Glantz, journalist. Credits: Host: Anita Johnson and Kyung Jin Lee Staff Producers: Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada, Andrew Stelzer, Esther Manilla Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor & Audience Engagement Manager: Sabine Blaizin Special thanks to KALW News in San Francisco. Featured Music: Blue Dot Sessions: Lesser Gods of Metal. Photo Credits: flickr user Brooke Anderson For More information: KALW News Aaron Glantz, reporter and author of The War Comes Home Answer Coalition Iraq Veterans Against the War Swords to Plowshares Coalition for Iraq + Afghanistan Veterans for Peace Civilian-Soldier Alliance War Resisters League Veteran Artists Articles and Books: Happy anniversary, Iraq War by Matthew Duss, Michael Cohen, Foreign Policy Clamor, by Elise Fenton, Cleveland State University Poetry Center War Plan Iraq: Ten Reasons Against War with Iraq ed. Milan Rai, Verso Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupations by Iraqi Veterans Against the War & Aaron Glantz, Haymarket Books The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan by Dahr Jamail, Haymarket Books The post The Cost of War: A Reflection on the United States and Iraq Conflict (Encore) appeared first on KPFA.

Almost 4,500 American soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. Although President Obama officially declared the end of U.S. combat in August 2010, 50,000 U.S. troops still occupy Iraqi soil and financially it's estimated to cost $750 billion dollars thus far. Eight years after the U.S.' began its “Shock and Awe” campaign, we look back and assess the consequences of the war. On this edition, we hear an audio documentary, “The Cost of War: A Reflection on Eight Years in Iraq” produced by KALW News in San Francisco. Special thanks to KALW News in San Francisco. Featuring:   George W. Bush, former U.S. President; Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense; Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State; Yara Badday, Iraqi-American; Paul Bremer, former U.S. Administrator to Iraq; Richard Becker, West Coast Coordinator for ANSWER Coalition; Paul Wolfowitz, former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Ghazwan Al-sharif, Iraqi translator; Ryan Berg, U.S. Marine; Starlyn Lara, U.S. Army; Jordan Towers, U.S. Marine; Barack Obama, U.S. President; Aaron Glantz, journalist. The post Making Contact – The Costs of War: A Reflection on 8 Years in Iraq appeared first on KPFA.

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Today we're going to present Part II of the series, Critically Important But Largely Unreported Aspects of the Iraq War. What we'll discuss in this podcast are the Bremer Orders. These are laws promulgated by so-called Coalition Provisional Authority head Paul Bremer when he was running Iraq for the Bush administration. These laws, as those of you familiar with right-wingers may suspect, were