Off Topic- Gardening: Deidre could not help herself in wondering how seeds know what to do. Sam, as usual, came to the rescue. Tune in for details.
Lawyering With Drug Money: Big no-no. Thanks to Janet for sending to us Jacob G. Hornberger's "Going After the Lawyers", published on
War Debate Continues Unabated: We utilize six sources for the largest segment of our podcast. Three involve Gen David Petraeus: "Petraeus' Ponzi Scheme" by Tom Engelhardt published Monday by The Nation, Ira Chernus' "General Entrap-Us or General Entrapped?" published Monday by www.TomDispatch.com, and Karen DeYoung and Thomas Ricks' "Frustrated Senators See No Exit Signs" published Wednesday in the Washington Post.
You can imagine what we have to say about the surge and the direction of the military. Sam refers to Chris Floyd's "Following the Leader in Defense of John Yoo", and Sherwood Ross' "Bush Military Buildup Recalls Stalin and Hitler", appearing Sunday in www.afterdowningstreet.org, while Deidre tackles Joshua Frank's "I Didn't Sign Up for the Navy to be in the Army", appearingTuesday in www.counterpunch.org. Very important segment.
We'll be back Monday, April 14. You can look forward to joining us while you finalize your tax returns! Comments and suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.
