Military and Defence Policy Archives - KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show

Did we give up on our president when 9/11 happened? Of course not, we rallied round the flag. Same thing is happening in Iran. Both Democrats and Republicans have forever bent over backwards for Israel, and today as a result The post The Iran War A Catastrophe for the US-Israel Alliance? That’s a Good Thing. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

After an assassination attempt, Ngo Dinh Diem saw proof that he was God’s agent. In some ways he did try to do well for his people, but in others he and his family were ruthless against the majority Buddhist population The post Think You Knew The Story of Vietnam? Give a Listen. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

We’re in Monroe Doctrine 2.0. Our guest on today’s show Terie Matson is in Mexico City, the other side of Rubio’s multipolar scheme for division of the world. Trumps random attack on Venezuelan vessels is but a symptom or a The post What’s Happening in “Our Backyard?” Sovereignty Is Happening. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Sho...

We all know what terrorism is. We’ve seen it on the ground in Israel. That’s terrorism on the cheap. Is the answer the most modern ultra high tech bombers to decimate the enemy? For centuries, a key measure of modernity The post Are High Tech Weapons The Answer to Low Budget Terrorism? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

American military service members certainly did not sign up to fight the American people. Yet with the massive deployment of national guard and marines to stop protests in Los Angeles, that was indeed their assignment. On this show, Jacobin and The post “Just Following Orders”? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It may not be as it looks. For decades, millions of Americans have urgently sought to bring sanity to the defense budget. They propose a new  nongovernmental “Dept of Government Efficiency.” And military waste is the low hanging fruit. On The post Could These Guys Actually Cut Military Waste? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Reagan, Clinton, and Obama all boosted neoliberalism. But Biden is showing that he’s on a different track. Democrats in the 90s moved away from FDRs liberalism only to solidify Wall St’s hold on our economic life and political power. In The post The Demise if Neoliberalism. At Last appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

They love to say America has the strongest military of any nation ever. But boasting usually leads to disaster. On this show, we hear from William J. Astore,  a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Air Force and professor of The post A Military Security State and the Erosion of Freedom appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Make America great “again?” What does that phrase assume? Our guest today, retired Lt Col. William Astore served 20 years in the military. No, he’s not a stereotypical macho militarist, far from it. He says our “full spectrum global empire” The post The Term “MAGA” Acknowledges US Empire is Over appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

So much history of over-reliance on military solutions when governments don’t have the support of the people, yet we’re doing it again in Africa. Our guest who has major experience in the White House and Defense Department is Dr. Gordon The post US Africa Policy: “Willful Disregard of Reality” appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &...

Many Americans say they are people of faith. But how many of us integrate our faith into our daily lives? Philip Berrigan was one of America’s most faith-driven people. Our guest is Brad Wolf, author of the new book on The post Ministry of Risk is it’s Own Reward appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s gotta be eye catching. Journalism works by way of fear and anxiety. How it gets presented affects how we understand the news. On this show Tufts University lecturer and author Nan Levinson and your host discuss questions about the The post Is There Journalism That Doesn’t Love A War? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

We’re in wars all over the globe; is America more secure now? It’s basically been one war party in Washington for decades. The idea of restraint has been anathema to any member of congress, as every one seeks re-election and The post Conservatives Emerging Against Perpetual War appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Large transfers of population, meaning massive destruction of living areas. Racist colonialism; the intent to eliminate. Total domination through force. On this show Franklin and Marshall College History professor Van Gosse talks about similarities and differences between the American War The post Israel’s Vietnam? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

One hundred years old and what’s Henry Kissinger got to show for it? Well, he’s a free man because the US never joined the International Criminal Court. Though he wouldn’t want to travel to the many nations that can prosecute The post Happy Birthday Henry? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

The Republicans in power are set against themselves: on one hand there’s the revved up old Cold Warriors targeting China. On the other hand there’s the strength of the big business powers who see their futures tied to China. On The post US Powers Split on China Policy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

He served 20 years in the military. No, he’s not the macho militarists; our guest today retired Lt Col. William Astore says empire is killing the America he served to protect. Our insane war budget, our “full spectrum global dominance” The post The Term “MAGA” Admits Empire is Over appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Bush’s lies gave Trump moral scaffolding; today Americans believe big lies. On this show Thanassis Cambanis, a reporter who was in Iraq at the invasion, details the harm Bush and Cheney did to America. Even Russia gained power from our The post In Breaking Iraq, America Broke Itself appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Shock and Awe was launched on this date by then President George W Bush. Over a hundred thousand Iraqis died along with 4,000 Americans. But what about the veterans today? On this rebroadcast, author Kelly Denton-Borhaug talks about  her book The post Twenty Years Ago Today 3/20/03: The Price Veterans Still Pay appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Authoritarians that they are, it’s not a huge surprise today’s Trump/DeSantis Republicans are pro-Putin. But as noted historian Michael Kazin points out, some alleged leftists are linking up with the far right on the war in Ukraine. Though there’s a The post A Left-Right Pro-Putin Alliance? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Private Security Firms; just part of doing business, right? Blackwater was America’s version in Iraq; The Wagner Group is Russia’s today in Ukraine and Africa. Atrocities in the Donbass region of Ukraine? Russia cynically said, that’s not us, it’s “little The post Outsourcing War: Making Atrocities Invisible By The Wagner Group appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy...

Of all the motivations for war, nostalgia is at the top. Restoring lost glory. We see it not only in Putin’s Russia but in many former empires. Nostalgia is a factor in racist nationalist bloodletting everywhere. On this show History The post The Danger of Nostalgia appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Like all bad habits, war is a tough one to break. On this show, Professor Emeritus Lawrence Wittner explains that respecting, listening, and helping people in other countries is a lot more economically conservative and accomplishes security much more effectively. The post Are Alternatives to War Really Realistic? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Why do America’s veterans have to beg for help on TV ads? How is it that our government refuses to pay the true costs of war? On this show, senior veterans policy analyst Suzanne Gordon talks about the new book The post Veterans are Poorly Treated Pentagon Employees appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

The same old same old foreign policy of military first does not enhance our national security. On this show historian Leon Fink, author of Undoing the Liberal World Order, sees that the causes of terrorism are untouched by our reliance The post Militaristic Foreign Policy Fails; There are Other Options appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .