American Exception

This is Part 7 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and the creator of parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Ben Howard also joins us again as we continue talking about issues related to Peter’s early 1970’s article “The Vietnam War and the CIA-Financial Establishment.” Namely, we discuss what Peter was writing about at the time—the balance of payments issue as it related to the Vietnam War, the titans of American high finance, and the CIA. We also get deeper into the historical implications of all this, taking us right up to the present day as US dollar hegemony seems to be tottering under pressure from Russia, China, and the Global South. Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 220: Marathon Men (Part 1) Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "I Keep Saying So Long" by Mock Orange This is Part 7 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and the creator of parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Ben Howard also joins us again as we continue talking about issues related to Peter’s early 1970’s article “The Vietnam War and the CIA-Financial Establishment.” Namely, we discuss what Peter was writing about at the time—the balance of payments issue as it related to the Vietnam War, the titans of American high finance, and the CIA. We also get deeper into the historical implications of all this, taking us right up to the present day as US dollar hegemony seems to be tottering under pressure from Russia, China, and the Global South. Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 220: Marathon Men (Part 1) Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

This is Part 6 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and the creator of parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. We are again accompanied by co-host Ben Howard who joins us as Peter reflects upon a number of topics including: his 1970 article for Ramparts which has yet to be      published after being  stolen by the CIA in 1970 as part of Operation      Chaos: "Private War Enterprise in Asia: Air America, the Brook Club,      and the Kuomintang" his 1973 or 1974 article (we mistakenly dated it at      1971, but that is not quite right) about the the CIA, high finance, and      the Vietnam War: "The Vietnam War and the CIA-Financial      Establishment" Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 220: Marathon Men (Part 1) Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Stop and Go" by Mock Orange This is Part 6 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and the creator of parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. We are again accompanied by co-host Ben Howard who joins us as Peter reflects upon a number of topics including: his 1970 article for Ramparts which has yet to be      published after being  stolen by the CIA in 1970 as part of Operation      Chaos: "Private War Enterprise in Asia: Air America, the Brook Club,      and the Kuomintang" his 1973 or 1974 article (we mistakenly dated it at      1971, but that is not quite right) about the the CIA, high finance, and      the Vietnam War: "The Vietnam War and the CIA-Financial      Establishment" Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 220: Marathon Men (Part 1) Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Following up on issues raised in the JFK assassination debate episode, James DiEugenio joins us to discuss JFK’s record on civil rights as well as other issues related to the JFK assassination. DiEugenio is the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for digital purchase. Jim also runs the fantastic Kennedys and King website and is the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case as well as The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Majestic Raincoat" by Mock Orange Following up on issues raised in the JFK assassination debate episode, James DiEugenio joins us to discuss JFK’s record on civil rights as well as other issues related to the JFK assassination. DiEugenio is the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for digital purchase. Jim also runs the fantastic Kennedys and King website and is the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case as well as The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

We wrap up our discussion on "biodefense" with Gumby4Christ and Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio! Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange We wrap up our discussion on "biodefense" with Gumby4Christ and Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio! Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Continued discussion of "biodefense" and Ukraine with the illustrious researcher Gumby4Christ and Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio! Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange Continued discussion of "biodefense" and Ukraine with the illustrious researcher Gumby4Christ and Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio! Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

James DiEugenio joins us again to follow up on issues raised in Episode 34--our JFK Assassination debate featuring Jim and Robert Buzzanco. James DiEugenio is the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for digital purchase. Jim is the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case as well as The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. He also runs the fantastic Kennedys and King website. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!   Music: "This Nation" by Mock Orange James DiEugenio joins us again to follow up on issues raised in Episode 34--our JFK Assassination debate featuring Jim and Robert Buzzanco. James DiEugenio is the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for digital purchase. Jim is the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case as well as The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. He also runs the fantastic Kennedys and King website. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!  

Aaron and guest cohost Brace Belden talk to David Talbot about his book, The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. This episode is dedicated to our dear friend and colleague, Professor Peter Dale Scott. Peter Dale Scott and Ben Howard also both appear in this episode. Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on the Boston Bombing over at TrueAnon: Episode 220: Marathon Men (Part 1) And of course, check out Brace at TrueAnon. This episode is also Part 13 in our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Old Man" by Mock Orange Aaron and guest cohost Brace Belden talk to David Talbot about his book, The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. This episode is dedicated to our dear friend and colleague, Professor Peter Dale Scott. Peter Dale Scott and Ben Howard also both appear in this episode. Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on the Boston Bombing over at TrueAnon: Episode 220: Marathon Men (Part 1) And of course, check out Brace at TrueAnon. This episode is also Part 13 in our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

Aaron talks about "biodefense" with the illustrious researcher Gumby4Christ. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange Aaron talks about "biodefense" with the illustrious researcher Gumby4Christ. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

This is Part 5 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Also accompanied by special co-host Ben Howard, Peter reflects upon a number of topics including: his early research in to Air America his friendship with Allen Ginsberg Alfred McCoy's Politics of Heroin  CIA influence at The Nation magazine the Nugan Hand bank Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 212: NATO (Part 1) Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Grow Your Soul Away" by Mock Orange This is Part 5 of Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light—our oral history series with Professor Peter Dale Scott. He is the iconoclastic poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Also accompanied by special co-host Ben Howard, Peter reflects upon a number of topics including: his early research in to Air America his friendship with Allen Ginsberg Alfred McCoy's Politics of Heroin  CIA influence at The Nation magazine the Nugan Hand bank Follow Ben on Twitter and check out his latest series on NATO over at TrueAnon: Episode 212: NATO (Part 1) Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!

This episode features a debate on the JFK assassination between Robert Buzzanco and James DiEugenio. Buzzanco is a professor of history at the University of Houston. He is also the author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era, as well as cohost of the Green and Red Podcast. James DiEugenio is the screenwriter and co-creator of Oliver Stone’s JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as well as JFK: Destiny Betrayed—the four-hour cut of the film which is now available for digital purchase. Jim also runs the fantastic Kennedys and King website and is the author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba, and the Garrison Case as well as The JFK Assassination: The Evidence Today. Future episodes of American Exception will follow-up on the material covered in this debate! Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange