John McManus former president of the John Birch Society www jbs org is today's guest in an open conversation how international agreements are giving away U S Sovereignty piece by piece The real problem isn't the UN it's Washington John does an extended boralogue analyzing the converging crises on our doorstep separating hype and myth from reality especially with a backgrounder on how we got to where we are in the ballooning oil crisis Jim Puplava www financialsense com joins us for a segment nbsp Want more resources on these topics Here are some previous programs you might find interesting

Today's program focuses largely on the Middle East First former CBS News correspondent David Dolan www ddolan com is in studio for a report on Israeli attitudes following the Gaza withdrawal as well as the conflicts between the terrorist group Hamas and the Palestinian Authority Then Professor David Cashin expert in Islamic intercultural studies from Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina www ciuonline com provides a fascinating insight into the world of Islam that sheds light on the radical differences between Islamic and western culture especially how filtering Islam through politically correct ideological filters simply will not work John's boralogue

After hurricane Katrina authorities ran around confiscating the guns of homeowners who had managed to fight off marauders in their neighborhoods leaving the homeowners defenseless Larry Pratt from Gun Owners of America www gunowners org joins us to detail this story ignored by most media Then are the skies any safer No says Annie Jacobson www womenswallstreet com author of Terror in the Skies Why Could Happen Again Moreover there's a substantial bureaucratic coverup to conceal that fact stashing a lot of the evidence under national security secrecy Finally a bit of the show to help you thousands suffer every

The Codex Alimentarius has moved onto fast-track status in the U S and Australia When completed it will ultimately outlaw food supplements or reduce them to minuscule amounts that will be of no medicinal value Dr Rema Laibow www healthfreedomusa com guests Then economics Professor William Anderson www mises org joins us to point out the obvious about Hurricane Katrina both Republicans and Democrats criticize the poor performance of government but they all love big government and no one notices that's the problem in the first place John's boralogue updates efforts at the federal level to stop eminent domain abuse

Government at all levels fell apart trying to handle the effects of Hurricane Katrina So now what Are the country's police and fire departments ready to deal with what might be heading their way After all it's only been four years since Jim Kouri www jimkouri com Vice President of the National Association of Chiefs of Police tells us what they're not ready for and how they can get ready As more hearings on who-knew-what-about- took place this week it seems the FBI had a lot more knowledge about the terrorists than they admit thanks to a little-known project called

After Hurricane Katrina roared through the Gulf Coast the global warming crowd began roaring that climate change caused the disaster But lo and behold the nation's foremost hurricane forecaster Professor William Gray www colostate edu -- search tropical at the Tropical Storm Center of the University of Colorado says that's hooey While hurricanes are increasing in the Atlantic the total number of hurricanes worldwide is down Moreover he says the Atlantic changes are due to long-term cycles and global warming is hyped political nonsense You'll find it a fascinating conversation John's boralogue takes a brief look the hype surrounding Katrina

Happy Labor Day with September marking the beginning of Steel on Steel's th year of broadcasting Since it's Labor Day weekend we're taking the time off and presenting two perspective pieces on global geopolitics First Professor Michael Klare author of Blood and Oil guests in the first hour The Professor warns that the U S 's dependency on imported oil places it in a precarious position and that the geopolitics of oil is radically changing global politics and increasing the war on terror as we watch Then in the second hour we're joined by Joel Rosenburg author of The Ezekiel

Busy show today that's what makes radio fun Attorney Chris Klicka joins us from Home School Legal Defense www hslda org for a brief overview of the direction home school is following and the challenges that face it from the educratic establishment When you take out an insurance policy do you have peace of mind like the companies promote Think again Insurance companies are deliberately denying claims they know to be valid to save themselves a lot of money leaving the policy-holders out in the cold They even write clauses into their policies making it impossible to sue them for

John's boralogue lays bare the three-legged crises simultaneously confronting the world in the next decade energy water scarcity the perfect financial storm and the morphing of the War on Terror into a larger conflict all overlaid with a patina of transforming sovereignty into global governance Then we'll hear clips from an off-air interview with Matthew Simmons author of Twilight in the Desert saying that Arab oil field output is on the decline which will destabilize the Islamic geopolitical position and cause competition for limited energy resources to increase Then we speak with Pat Murphy www howthewestwaslost info author of How

As promised we're taking time off making today's program a perspective piece on the Middle East To many of us who do advance news work the world out there has the same feel it did just prior to We can't avoid the premonition that big things are brewing which will ratchet the war on Terror into the next stage of World War III You've heard Avi Lipkin on the program before Today we interview Rachael Lipkin who grew up in Cairo Egypt and who now monitors Arabic-language chatter on cable satellite and broadcast to see what's going on in the