American Exception

We talk with former CIA officer John Kiriakou. We pick up where we left off with John last time—as the Global War on Terror was beginning, setting off a series of events which would lead to John exposing and essentially blowing the whistle on the CIA’s torture program. John is co-host of the Political Misfits radio show on Sputnik International. He also has a Substack in addition to writing for Consortium News and CovertAction Magazine.

Music: "Only in Dreams" by Mock Orange

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

We are joined by the two academic sages of deep politics, Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander. This is Part 4 of our Parafascism and the Deep State series focusing on two seminal essays—Peter Dale Scott’s “Transnationalised Repression” Parafascism and the US” and Ola Tunander’s “Democratic State vs. Deep State: Approaching the Dual State of the West.”

Please check out:

• Ola Tunander’s Substack

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

We are joined by two old friends and luminaries--Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander.  Following up on the previous two episodes in our Parafascism and the Deep State series this series, we discuss two seminal essays—Peter Dale Scott’s “Transnationalised Repression: Parafascism and the US” and Ola Tunander’s “Democratic State vs. Deep State: Approaching the Dual State of the West.”

Please check out:

• Ola Tunander’s Substack

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss Ola Tunander’s seminal essay, “Democratic State vs. Deep State: Approaching the Dual State of the West.” The piece was included in the anthology Government of the Shadows: Parapolitics and Criminal Sovereignty in 2009. This episode is the second part of our Parafascism and the Deep State series focusing on classic works by Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander. Future episodes will include Scott and Tunander themselves.

Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for producing the episode!

Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

Aaron and Seamus discuss Peter Dale Scott’s seminal essay, “Transnationalised Repression” Parafascism and the US.”  The piece was written in 1977 and published by Lobster in 1986. This episode is the first part of our Parafascism and the Deep State series focusing on classic works by Peter Dale Scott and Ola Tunander. Future episodes will include Scott and Tunander themselves.

Special thanks to Seamus McGuinness for producing the episode!

Music: “Roll Your Eyes” by Mock Orange

We are joined by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who discusses his presidential campaign and the quest for peace undertaken by his uncle and father.

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music: “The End of the World” by Mock Orange

Bryce Green joins us to give a broad rundown on Ukraine-related topics, drawing largley from two articles that Bryce wrote last year for FAIR.

The first is What You Should Really Know About Ukraine

The second is US Media’s Intellectual No-Fly-Zone on US Culpability in Nord Stream Attack

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music: “I Can Sing” by Mock Orange

We are joined by Alan MacLeod, Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News to discuss articles he’s written on the CIA and the US Establishment:

• From Georgetown to Langley: The Controversial Connection Between a Prestigious University and the CIA
  

After completing his PhD in 2017, Alan MacLeod published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music: "World of Machines" by Mock Orange

Matt from Ghost Stories for the End of the World joins us to talk about Danny Casolaro’s doomed quest to expose “the Octopus.”

Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!

Music: “Tell Me” by Mock Orange

We look at JFK’s policies toward the Middle East and Israel most specifically. This is the 27th installment of our Empire and the Deep State series--an in-depth exploration of my new book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Again I am joined by series co-host Ben Norton of Geopolitical Economy as well our own Seamus McGuinness who is producing the series.

Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange