(2012/03/17) The US Empire and the Ring of Power (Foreign Policy)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 17 March 2012
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Edition #586
The US Empire and the Ring of Power
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Act 1: Heart Mind-O-Matic - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 02-20-12
Song 1: M.I.B. Main Theme - Danny Elfman
Act 2: US government doesn't talk about the drone war - Counterspin Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 2: Oh Lately It's So Quiet - OK GO
Act 3: Syria's Arab Spring that no one is hearing about - The Bugle Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 3: Catapult - R.E.M.
Act 4: Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-12
Song 4: Help - The Beatles
Act 5: Veto to prevent violence in Syria - The Bugle - Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 5: Scene No. 10 Moderato - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Act 6: Fox Contributor Karl Rove Condemns Obama Apology, Fails to Note Similar Bush Apology in 2008 - Media Matters Air Date: 2-28-12
Act 7: Not a Happy International Women's Day in Afghanistan - The Progressive Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts
Act 8: Afghan Lady and Taliban News - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12
Song 8: Escalation - Daniel Licht
Act 9: Afghanistan Massacre Fallout - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 9: Come home - OneRepublic Feat. Sara Barellis
Act 10: Son Of Haditha - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 10: Baba O'Riley - The Who
Act 11: Leave Afghanistan Now - The Progressive Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 11: Letter from an Occupant - The New Pornographers
Act 12: The consequences of the US killing spree in Afghanistan - Counterspin Air Date: 3-16-12
Song 12: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 13: The Reason War Will Go On Forever - Lee Camp
Song 13: Still fighting it - Ben Folds
Act 14: An Army whistle-blower speaks truth about power - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-14-12
Song 14: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies
Act 15: The US Empire and the Ring of Power - Common Sense - Air Date: 2-20-12
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:05.6 | the membership tab at bestableleft.com. |
| 0:08.2 | Now welcome to the award-winning Bestable Left Podcast with Cups today from martfiora.com, |
| 0:12.8 | Counter-Spin, The Bugle, The Young Turks, Media Matters, The Progressive, Mumiobu Jamal, |
| 0:17.9 | Comedian Lee Camp, Jim Hightower, and Common Sense with Dan Carlin. |
| 0:21.9 | And a note for our more sensitive listeners, this episode does contain the subversive |
| 0:25.1 | opinion that waging war for profit and global togemony may be less than noble. |
| 0:30.1 | Tired of all the war and was there a stand? |
| 0:32.8 | Taliban a little too crazy and religious for your taste? |
| 0:36.7 | Sounds like you need CIA's Harden MINDOMETIC, commonly called drones. |
| 0:42.5 | The Harden MINDOMETIC is designed for innocent villagers like yourself. |
| 0:46.7 | If you're caught in the middle, the Harden MINDOMETIC will make you absolutely certain which |
| 0:51.7 | side you're on. |
| 0:52.9 | It will win you over by bombing your village, killing your family, and bombing the funeral. |
| 1:00.5 | Sure the Taliban is crazy, but can they do this? |
| 1:05.1 | Wait for it, wait for it. |
| 1:09.1 | Republican-invented Democrat-perfected, The Harden MINDOMETIC spreads hearts and minds |
| 1:14.5 | all over the region. |
| 1:16.2 | And with built-in CIA constitutional-foking technology, The Harden MINDOMETIC is virtually |
| 1:22.3 | invisible in America, so you'll enjoy the benefits day after day, after day. |
| 1:29.5 | Makes more easier, spreads it around the globe. |
| 1:32.4 | Let The Harden MINDOMETIC make you absolutely certain which side you're on. |
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