American Exception

This episode features Aaron and his Peace Studies of the American Century students in conversation with retired CIA officer Ray McGovern. The discussion ranges across Ray’s experiences as a CIA officer from the Kennedy administration to first George Bush administration—as well as his post-CIA work as a peace activist weighing in on Iraq WMD, CIA torture, Julian Assange, and the Russiagate hoax. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!   Music: "Grow Your Soul Away" by Mock Orange

In this fifth episode of our Destiny Betrayed series, Aaron discusses John Kennedy's Vietnam policies with two towering figures in the field--Professors John Newman and James Galbraith. John Newman is the author of the orthodoxy-shattering JFK and Vietnam: Deception, Intrigue, and the Struggle for Power. James Galbraith is the author of numerous articles and books including Exit Strategy: In 1963, JFK ordered a complete withdrawal from Vietnam and The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too. This episode also features the incomparable Abby Martin. Please check out: Abby Martin's The Empire Files and Media Roots Radio. James DiEugenio's fantastic website: Kennedys and King Aaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State Project Censored Homepage The American Truth and Reconciliation Committee Music by Mock Orange Big thanks to to Anthony Fest for engineering, Dana Chavarria for remastering, and Casey Moore for the episode art! In this fifth episode of our Destiny Betrayed series, Aaron discusses John Kennedy's Vietnam policies with two towering figures in the field--Professors John Newman and James Galbraith. John Newman is the author of the orthodoxy-shattering JFK and Vietnam: Deception, Intrigue, and the Struggle for Power. James Galbraith is the author of numerous articles and books including Exit Strategy: In 1963, JFK ordered a complete withdrawal from Vietnam and The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too. This episode also features the incomparable Abby Martin. Please check out: Abby Martin's The Empire Files and Media Roots Radio. James DiEugenio's fantastic website: Kennedys and King Aaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State Project Censored Homepage The American Truth and Reconciliation Committee Music by Mock Orange Big thanks to to Anthony Fest for engineering, Dana Chavarria for remastering, and Casey Moore for the episode art!

In this episode, Oliver Stone talks with Aaron and his Peace Studies of the American Century students about US history, the media, nuclear war, Platoon, JFK, Nixon, and other topics. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Payroll" by Mock Orange

Aaron and guest co-host Ben Howard are joined by Time magazine's 2002 co-person of the year, FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley. They discuss the inexplicable FBI failures that surrounding the 9/11 terror spectacle--in particular, Rowley's unsuccessful efforts to obtain a search warrant for the laptop of the extremely suspicious Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called "20th hijacker."   Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and J.G. Michael for the sound engineering! Music by Mock Orange

Aaron continues his discussion with Professor Peter Dale Scott about 'deep politics' and  his 50+ years of historical research into the JFK assassination. In this installment, Professor Scott talks about COG or the "Doomsday Network," JFK's Vietnam withdrawal, The Dallas-Watergate connections, and the commonplace denial of deep events.   Part 4 of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, this episode also features a postscript segment with Ben Howard. Peter Dale Scott is  the author of Deep Politics and the Death of JFK and Dallas '63: The First Deep State Revolt Against the White House. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Anthony Fest for the sound engineering! Music by Mock Orange

Aaron talks with Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson is also a retired US Army Colonel and currently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary. This discussion was recorded around September 11th. We discussed his experiences related to the events of that anniversary along with other important issues. After that, Aaron is joined by the insightful and entertaining Hailey Rounsaville. The two of them discuss Lawrence Wilkerson’s recently departed former boss, Colin Powell and the media coverage around his death.

Aaron talks with Professor Peter Dale Scott about 'deep politics' and his 50+ years of historical research into the JFK assassination. Part 3 of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, this episode also features a postscript segment with Ben Howard. Peter Dale Scott is the author of Deep Politics and the Death of JFK and Dallas '63: The First Deep State Revolt Against the White House. Please check out: James DiEugenio's fantastic website: Kennedys and King Aaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State Project Censored Homepage The American Truth and Reconciliation Committee Music by Mock Orange Big thanks to to Anthony Fest for engineering, Dana Chavarria for remastering, and Casey Moore for the episode art!

s features a surprise tribute to the great Peter Dale Scott which also includes the iconic Daniel Ellsberg and acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer! In addition to the segments with Scott, Ellsberg, and Oppenheimer, this episode has an introduction with some historical background--as well as a postscript discussion with Ben Howard. Music by Mock Orange Big thanks to J.G. Michael for audio engineering, Dana Chavarria for remastering, and Casey Moore for the episode art! This features a surprise tribute to the great Peter Dale Scott which also includes the iconic Daniel Ellsberg and acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer! In addition to the segments with Scott, Ellsberg, and Oppenheimer, this episode has an introduction with some historical background--as well as a postscript discussion with Ben Howard. Music by Mock Orange Big thanks to J.G. Michael for audio engineering, Dana Chavarria for remastering, and Casey Moore for the episode art!

This episode has now been remastered for American Exception! In this second episode of our Destiny Betrayed series on the JFK assassination, Aaron talks with journalist and historian David Talbot about his masterpiece, Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years. Based on dozens of interviews with virtually all the surviving key members of the Kennedy administration, Brothers traces the history of JFK's presidency, as well as RFK's tragic quest to bring his brother's killers to justice. This episode also includes contributions from the great Abby Martin of The Empire Files and Media Roots Radio. Please check out: James DiEugenio's fantastic website: Kennedys and King Aaron's book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State Project Censored Homepage The American Truth and Reconciliation Committee Music by Mock Orange Big thanks to Dana Chavarria for remastering and Casey Moore for the episode art!

This episode has now been remastered for American Exception! Peter Dale Scott, Pepe Escobar, John Kiriakou, and Aaron Good discuss the September 9, 2001 Ahmad Shah Massoud assassination, an event that paved the way for the long-planned US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.  Other topics covered include the US deployment of jihadis in the Central Asian "Great Game" as well as the significance of Xinjiang and China's New Silk Road. Here are the articles that were discussed in this episode: "Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11?"  by Peter Dale Scott and Aaron Good "9/9 and 9/11, 20 years later"  by Pepe Escobar   Music by Mock Orange