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Part 1

We begin with Dr. Phillip Butler, a highly decorated combat veteran who was awarded two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merits, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, and spent eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.

Part 2

Then we speak with Colonel Douglas Macgregor, a decorated combat vet who served in the Gulf War and is now a supporter of Ron Paul, who is by far the most popular Republican candidate with veterans and serving military. We discuss why the author of “Warrior’s Rage” supports a candidate who is against intervention and is often described as anti-war, and why Colonel Macgregor opposes Mitt Romney’s military and foreign policies.

Part 3

Then finally we speak with Jacob George who served three tours in Afghanistan and recently took part in demonstrations against NATO in Chicago where he and other veterans returned medals they had been awarded in Iraq and Afghanistan. We discuss his concerns about America’s military of the future that will rely more and more on drones and special operations.

Full Program

Part 1

We begin and go to Cairo, Egypt to speak with Hussein Shabka, professor of Sociology at American University in Cairo. He has been observing the historic presidential elections underway and we discuss his findings which indicate that an aggressive effort by Saudi Arabia to buy the vote may have backfired with Egyptian voters, after enormous amounts of money in support of Islamic fundamentalists has poured in from the Gulf.

Par 2

The we look into successful efforts by a bi-partisan group of Congressmen, led by John Conyers and Ron Paul, to insert language into the National Defense Authorization Act to “un-declare” war with Iran. Kate Gould, the Legislative Associate for Middle East Policy with the Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, joins us to discuss this significant step to slow the momentum in Congress towards war with Iran.

Part 3