Bringing Light Into Darkness - News & Analysis

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 ov...

The Afghan Papers & the Real Cost of the Afghan War reveal a long Pattern of Govt & Media Lies & omissions: Myth of Women’s Rights Progress; Cost of War- US Casualties, Suicide Rates, Privatizing War & does War as an Economic Windfall explain its Real Motive? Over $2.2T is the estimated cost of the longest war in US history, the Afghan War. These monies are largely unaccounted for, and we reveal w...

The Afghan Papers & the Real Cost of the Afghan War reveal a long Pattern of Govt & Media Lies & omissions: Myth of Women’s Rights Progress; Cost of War- US Casualties, Suicide Rates, Privatizing War & does War as an Economic Windfall explain its Real Motive? Over $2.2T is the estimated cost of the longest war in US history, the Afghan War. These monies are largely unaccounted for, and we reveal w...

Media coverage abundantly shares issues of scarcity of medicines, shortage of food, blackouts, a rise in Covid cases and deaths and an arguably rigid government response to the economic problems. However, the illegal and immoral blockade and how it has shaped the economic reality is only mentioned without proper understanding of its role in the issues of greater concern. We try to bring balance to...

Media coverage abundantly shares issues of scarcity of medicines, shortage of food, blackouts, a rise in Covid cases and deaths and an arguably rigid government response to the economic problems. However, the illegal and immoral blockade and how it has shaped the economic reality is only mentioned without proper understanding of its role in the issues of greater concern. We try to bring balance to...

Do not Believe everything you think…. especially when it comes to Cuba and the recent protests. KOOP’s own TJ Masters leads us through a maze of important but largely unaddressed issues in a dialogue and Q and A with host Pedro Gatos. We can promise it is likely you will learn much more about Cuba history and Cuba -US relations than you do presently. We challenge the framing and the mainstream nar...

Do not Believe everything you think…. especially when it comes to Cuba and the recent protests. KOOP’s own TJ Masters leads us through a maze of important but largely unaddressed issues in a dialogue and Q and A with host Pedro Gatos. We can promise it is likely you will learn much more about Cuba history and Cuba -US relations than you do presently. We challenge the framing and the mainstream nar...

Special Guest Jane Franklin esteemed Cuban history expert and author shares declassified data in a succinct overview clearly indicating the deceitful and predatory nature of US foreign policy towards Cuba since shortly after the revolutionary victory of 1959. Jane’s revelations reveal the truth of how US Foreign Policy from the very beginning refused to respect Cuban sovereign choices regarding th...

Special Guest Jane Franklin esteemed Cuban history expert and author shares declassified data in a succinct overview clearly indicating the deceitful and predatory nature of US foreign policy towards Cuba since shortly after the revolutionary victory of 1959. Jane’s revelations reveal the truth of how US Foreign Policy from the very beginning refused to respect Cuban sovereign choices regarding th...

Special Guest Meredith Martin aka ‘Ahmahl’ from New Orleans shares his well-read historical and personal experiences as we reveal the main drivers and features of ‘systemic racism’ post slavery. Systemic Racism is a term that is often stated in our mainstream discourse especially since President Biden gained office. But the focus is overwhelmingly on the individual level discrimination rather than...

Special Guest Meredith Martin aka ‘Ahmahl’ from New Orleans shares his well-read historical and personal experiences as we reveal the main drivers and features of ‘systemic racism’ post slavery. Systemic Racism is a term that is often stated in our mainstream discourse especially since President Biden gained office. But the focus is overwhelmingly on the individual level discrimination rather than...

Tonight, we continue our examination of mainstream media’s misleading coverage of the Syrian War on its 10th anniversary, as it continues to rage on. We feature the words of former VA State Senator Richard Black, a retired Colonel who served in uniform for 32 years who flew 269 combat missions in Viet Nam as a Marine helicopter pilot. Black shares in a 6/21/2021 speech at the Schiller Institute, c...

Tonight, we continue our examination of mainstream media’s misleading coverage of the Syrian War on its 10th anniversary, as it continues to rage on. We feature the words of former VA State Senator Richard Black, a retired Colonel who served in uniform for 32 years who flew 269 combat missions in Viet Nam as a Marine helicopter pilot. Black shares in a 6/21/2021 speech at the Schiller Institute, c...

Independence Day symbolizes worldwide the success of the American revolution and the independence from the tyranny of the British crown. We examine post WWII US foreign policy interventions and discover a disturbing but common theme consistent from Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, Syria, (Yemen) and the result of millions of deaths and tens of millions displaced persons. Yet most American citizens h...

Independence Day symbolizes worldwide the success of the American revolution and the independence from the tyranny of the British crown. We examine post WWII US foreign policy interventions and discover a disturbing but common theme consistent from Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, Syria, (Yemen) and the result of millions of deaths and tens of millions displaced persons. Yet most American citizens h...

The airing of this show lands on the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969, which is widely recognized to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States. Today Bringing Light into Darkness dedicates this show to overcoming the oppression this form of discrimination continues to generate. We begi...

The airing of this show lands on the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969, which is widely recognized to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States. Today Bringing Light into Darkness dedicates this show to overcoming the oppression this form of discrimination continues to generate. We begi...

The airing of this show lands on the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969, which is widely recognized to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States. Today Bringing Light into Darkness dedicates this show to overcoming the oppression this form of discrimination continues to generate. We begi...

Juneteenth & a History since Slavery to date of Systemic Racism is discussed. Juneteenth became a national holiday on Thursday June 17th, 2021. We dedicate this show to the drastically increasing wealth inequality we have witnessed since the 1980s to date as our democracy has been increasingly compromised accordingly. This show details the significance and degree of this generally unreported attac...

Juneteenth & a History since Slavery to date of Systemic Racism is discussed. Juneteenth became a national holiday on Thursday June 17th, 2021. We dedicate this show to the drastically increasing wealth inequality we have witnessed since the 1980s to date as our democracy has been increasingly compromised accordingly. This show details the significance and degree of this generally unreported attac...

Bringing Light Into Darkness guest Stan Smith - investigative journalist and publisher of the AFGJ Venezuela and ALBA Weekly News for the past seven years, whose primary focus has been on US intervention in Latin America joins us tonight (6/14/21). The focus of the show is on an important but well-hidden dimension of US foreign policy influence on the countries of the world. It is the combination...

Bringing Light Into Darkness guest Stan Smith - investigative journalist and publisher of the AFGJ Venezuela and ALBA Weekly News for the past seven years, whose primary focus has been on US intervention in Latin America joins us tonight (6/14/21). The focus of the show is on an important but well-hidden dimension of US foreign policy influence on the countries of the world. It is the combination...

Bringing Light Into Darkness guest Dan Kovalik - lawyer, author expert on international human right recently returned from a delegation visit to Syria from May 22- May 29, 2021. This period covered the May 26, 2021, reelection of Bashar Assad. The focus of our show is on his 5/31/21 article: Syria's truly been a site for World War, their vote for peace and against foreign interference must be resp...

Bringing Light Into Darkness guest Dan Kovalik - lawyer, author expert on international human right recently returned from a delegation visit to Syria from May 22- May 29, 2021. This period covered the May 26, 2021, reelection of Bashar Assad. The focus of our show is on his 5/31/21 article: Syria's truly been a site for World War, their vote for peace and against foreign interference must be resp...

UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan Report on Human Rights on the Impact on Unilateral Coercive Measures on Venezuela following her 2/1- 2/12/21 visit is reviewed. It called for an immediate end to the US and Allied sanctions on Venezuela. The report found that sanctions have resulted in economic and human calamities for the entire population especially the poor and most vulnerable. While billions...