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Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch interview – Ep 14.0 – Part 2

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Danny and I are very excited to bring you the second half of our sit down with Tom Engelhardt, editor-in-chief and founder of TomDispatch, where he brings us amazing long form journalism from a huge group of writers about our national security apparatus and especially America’s endless addiction to militarism.  Please go and pick up Tom’s new book, “A Nation Unmade By War“, an amazing collection of essays on how the US has been forever altered by almost two decades in endless war.  Enjoy!!!

00:40 – Sitdown with Tom Engelhardt – Part 2

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Bombs, bullets, and bandages in a global market – the military industrial complex – Ep 7.5

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Our national defense is an important subject for every American.  And certainly, not the least of which is how our capitalist society supports and enables our military, spending billion of dollars on troops and equipment, but very seldom discussing whether those dollars spent actually mean America is somehow safer.

Here’s our breakdown of the current state of our military industrial complex.  Enjoy!!!

01:00 – The military industrial complex

Defense Dept: War on Terror has cost 250 million a day for 16 years.

The end of the military industrial complex – William Lynn III – Foreign Policy

The tyranny of defense inc. – Andrew Basevich – The Atlantic

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Defense Dept: War on Terror has cost 250 million a day for 16 years.

The end of the military industrial complex – William Lynn III – Foreign Policy

The tyranny of defense inc. – Andrew Basevich – The Atlantic

Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

Iranian protests and the hatred of Tom Cotton – Ep 7.0

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This week, we take a look at a new report on Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health care from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, then discuss a story about Senator Tom Cotton and his war mongering policies along with a breakdown of President Trump’s recent comments on the Iranian protests.

01:00 – National Academies’ report on evaluation of VA mental health care

07:15 – People Danny (and Henri) hate – Sen. Tom Cotton

16:55 – Army pays $4m to families of victims killed by extremist soldiers at Fort Lewis

20:55 – The recent Iranian protests

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VA Provides Mental Health Care to Veterans of Recent Iraq and Afghanistan Wars of Comparable or Superior Quality to Other Providers, Yet Substantial Unmet Need Remains

National Interest – The Cotton Doctrine: More wars, less security – Christopher A. Preble

Seattle Times – Army pays 4 million to families of victims killed by extremist soldiers – Mike Carter

National Interest – Epistemology, Rhetoric, and the Iranian Protests – Paul Pillar

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MeToo when you wear the uniform – Sexual assault in the military – Ep 4.0
	


	
	
	

		
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Ep 4 is here.  Hope you enjoy it.


I did want to make a note for people about SGT Johnson, the SF soldier who died in Niger back in October.  I said his name a number of times in this episode and I’m pretty sure most of them were SGT La Johnson.  His name is SGT La David Johnson and I apologize for not saying his name correctly.  I have memory issues and sometimes things don’t get out quite right.  But, a person’s name is an important thing and I aim to do it right.


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00:40 – Jerusalem becoming location of US Embassy


08:38  – Gas line explosion at Camp Pendleton 


11:09  – Niger updates


42:20  – Analyzing recent deployments of Raytheon Patriot missile defense systems


51:00  – Three sisters, three academies, four generations of service


105:13 – Sexual assault in the military


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/…/american-embassy-israel-trump-move.html


https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/bjddq8/everything-we-know-about-u-s-special-ops-are-doing-in-33-african-nations


https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-sports/army-navy-game/2017/12/05/army-navy-week-3-sisters-3-academies-and-4-generations-of-service-3/


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The show was mixed and edited by Chris Henrikson

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Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.



	


	





	

		
		
Seventeen years later: the failed war in Afghanistan with Matthew Hoh Part 2 – Ep 3
	


	
	
	

		
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For Ep 3, Fortress On A Hill takes the wide lens to the failed war in Afghanistan. Our hosts, Chris ‘Henri’ Henrikson and Danny Sjursen, also discuss updates to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the hope for changes in the VA’s presumption towards illness caused by Agent Orange.  Then we polish off our episode with Part 2 of our interview with Marine combat veteran and State Department whistleblower Matthew Hoh.


Episode 3 – 


00:59 – Agent Orange – Blue Water Veterans


12:30 – Yemen update via The Intercept


19:22 – Few veterans at Ivy League schools


25:56  – War in Afghanistan


34:11  – Trump Vietnam visit; selling F-18’s to the masses


38:55 – Matthew Hoh Interview – Part 2


 


1 hour, 1 minute total


https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyreports/2017-10-30qr.pdf


https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/will-u-s-stay-committed-to-toxic-agent-orange-cleanup-in-vietnam


https://theintercept.com/2017/11/14/congress-yemen-war-unauthorized/


Matthew Hoh is a member of the advisory boards of Expose Facts, Veterans For Peace and World Beyond War. In 2009 he resigned his position with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest of the escalation of the Afghan War by the Obama Administration. He previously had been in Iraq with a State Department team and with the U.S. Marines. He is a Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy.

	


	





	

		
		
Seventeen years later: the failed war in Afghanistan with Matthew Hoh Part 1 – Ep 2.5
	


	
	
	

		
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Danny and I got the opportunity to sit for our first interview with Marine combat veteran and US State Department whistleblower Matthew Hoh.  Matt joins us here to discuss our new president, the unending war in Afghanistan, and recent increases in US activity in Africa.

Here’s part 1.  Enjoy!


Matthew Hoh is a member of the advisory boards of Expose Facts, Veterans For Peace and World Beyond War. In 2009 he resigned his position with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest of the escalation of the Afghan War by the Obama Administration. He previously had been in Iraq with a State Department team and with the U.S. Marines. He is a Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy.


To learn more about Matthew Hoh, visit his blog at https://matthewhoh.com