Archive of Chuck Mertz
Tomorrow on This is Hell!
Tomorrow on This is Hell!, former FBI agent Ali Soufan gives us ‘The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al Qaeda,’ historian Carroll Smith-Rosenberg describes ‘This Violent Empire,’ political economist Gar Alperovitz discusses ‘America Beyond Capitalism,’ and Iranian analyst Farideh Farhi talks Iran. Irregular correspondent Spencer ‘Thunderball’ Thayer takes your calls on #Occupy, LaddieO.com tells us what’s brewing in URL Labs, and Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Friday, February 3, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles! are New Anonymous hacks, China won’t “buy Europe,” More deaths in Egypt protests, Iran war “detrimental to US,” Dozens killed at peace meeting, Malaria killing more than previously thought, Plastic trash plagues planet, Bird flu research could kill half of all humans, and Tweeting more addictive than smokes, booze.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles! are NYPD targeting Muslims, Soldiers die after using body-building supplement, US companies not admitting they’ve been hacked, US fights foreign student exploitation, Soccer violence kills ‘Arab Spring’ supporters, West backs down from Syrian demands, Palestinians are fed up with Palestinian Authority, Russian protests tested, and Sugar as bad as alcohol, tobacco.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles include, Romney “not concerned with very poor,” BP stopped from shifting responsibility on Gulf spill, Canadian Gadhafi smuggling suspect’s ‘torture’ in Mexico, Nobel investigated for mission drift, Netanyahu prioritizes settlements over peace, Susan G. Komen dumps Planned Parenthood, Europe’s deadly winter, Millions of kids stunted, and Censored bird flu research.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles! are USAF illegally punishes whistleblowers, Marine gets 30 days in soldier’s suicide, Pentagon clueless on lost Iraq money, Netanyahu gives cash to illegal settlers, Hamas may move HQ, Russia fears Syrian “civil war,” Sudan abducts Chinese workers, Eurozone unemployment skyrockets, and US home prices plummet.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Monday January 30, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles! include MF Global told S&P things were great – right before collapse, Hundreds arrested at #OccupyOakland, ‘Baby Doc’ charged with corruption – not abuses, Eurozone’s ‘lost generation,’ Belgium’s anti-EU general strike, Zimbabwe’s cancerous water, US sidelines Pakistan from Afghan-Taliban talks, Japanese population to plummet, and “The most significant wildlife events in decades.”
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Sunday Edition
The Nine Circles of Hell!: Sunday Edition! features commentary and opinion from the past week by past This is Hell! guests William Astore, Juan Cole, Robert Fisk, Chris Hedges, Robert Jensen, Frances Moore Lappé, Christian Parenti, Trita Pasti, and a co-written piece by Andy Thayer and Chris Geovanis.
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Episode #680: Podcast for January 28, 2012
This week on This is Hell! Peter van Buren told us how he ‘Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People,’ John Lanchester explained ‘Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay,’ and Christopher Preble revealed ‘How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous and Less Free.’ Elvis DeMorrow stepped out of the Konspiracy Korner to give a travelogue, we heard from our ‘Man in San Juan’ Dave Buchen, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Friday, January 27, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles! includes, Racists are Idiots, Ron Paul’s racist newsletter, Canadian govt. calls natives “adversaries,” Euro leader resigns over worse-than-SOPA act, Twitter set to censor, “No safety” in Libya, Syria’s “terrifying massacre,” Iran seeks nuke talks, and Iraq executes dozens in one day.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Today’s Nine Circles! are Campaign money from financial sector skyrockets, Worse than SOPA law already on books, Mercenaries find profits in Mexico, Austerity “could destroy” EU, More US drones, ‘New Libya’ still tortures, ‘New Egypt’ like Mubarak’s, Palestinian vote delay, and Iran wants nuke talks.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Wednesday, January 25
Today’s Nine Circles! includes … Mayor “will have tacos” after Latino racism claim, US press freedoms drop, Fed asked to break up BoA, Merkel ‘outlawing Keynesianism,’ Marine gets no time for massacre, Egyptians protest ‘New Egypt,’ ‘New Libya’ losing control, More Syrian killings reported, and MRSA in US pork.
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Nine Circles of Hell!: Tuesday, January 24
Today’s Nine Circles! are NYPD anti-Muslim training, Wall Street’s weather profits, IMF predicts more instability, France’s “racist” Armenian genocide bill, Romania’s austerity protests, More Syrian violence, India sues Monsanto, and Japan’s fight over US military base.
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