vietnam war
America’s Murderous Legacy in Laos
As Barack Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos, The Real News brings you an interview with Fred Branfman, the man who first exposed America’s secret bombing campaign there
50 Years After Gulf of Tonkin Incident, Why it Matters Today
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and historian Gareth Porter discuss how the Gulf of Tonkin incident was used to further entangle the US in Vietnam and how shoddy intelligence reports continue to lead America into war
Iraq Likely to See Violence Worse than 2006-2007 Civil War
Iraqi blogger Raed Jarrar and retired military colonel Andrew Bacevich discuss the ongoing crisis in Iraq, Saudi Arabia’s role, and the possibility of U.S. military action
Reality Asserts Itself - Robert Johnson
Mr. Johnson, who while working with George Soros “broke the Bank of England”, talks about growing up in the turmoil of racial tension and the mass movement against the Vietnam War
Reality Asserts Itself - Michael Ratner
Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay that he warned of a growing police state a month after 9/11, as constitutional rights continue to evaporate in the name of national security
From a Zionist Youth to Outspoken Critic of a Jewish State – Michael Ratner on RAI (2/7)
TRNN Replay: On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Ratner tells Paul Jay of his journey – from seeing Israel as an extension of his Jewish identity to realizing Israel was a settler, colonial state