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Weapons of mass destruction. Regime change. Shock and awe. 9/11. Freedom fries. A wink, a nod, and a lie -- and all of a sudden, the United States invades a country that never attacked us. Ten years after the War in Iraq began, Abe and Joe look back at the surreal runup to the 2003 invasion, the torture and plunder of the war itself, and its lingering aftermath.

Christopher de Bellaigue on "Iran: Coups, Sanctions & Threat of War

Christopher de Bellaigue is an independent journalist. His articles appear in the Economist, the Financial Times, the Independent, and the New York Review of Books. He is the author of Rebel Land: Among Turkey's Forgotten People, The Struggle for Iran, In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs, and Patriot of Persia.

From the series TUC Radio we hear "Seniors for Peace: Happy Tenth Anniversary!" on the origin of the longest continuous peace rally in the Bay Area. We remember the huge demonstrations against the war on Iraq in 2003.

Of those hundreds of thousands who came out for peace across the world mostly films, photos and very fond memories survive. But one group, maybe the most unlikely of all, the Seniors for Peace in Mill Valley, CA, just kept going. For ten years now this year, 2013, every Friday at 4 pm rain or shine, they spend an hour at the intersection of Miller and Camino Alto with hand drums, guitar, harmonica, fiddle and banners for peace. That in spite of the need of some to use a wheelchair or walker since their average age is now 86 and many are in their nineties.

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Host Per Fagereng interviews Mel Goodman about his new book "National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism."

"Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what's gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military, and now, inNational Insecurity, he tells us what we must do to change the way the system works, and how to fix it. Goodman is not only telling us how to save wasted billions--he is also telling us how to save ourselves." -- Seymour M. Hersh, "The New Yorker."

TONIGHT, join Paula the Small as she welcomes Portland-born film director and writer, Mischa Webley to discuss his debut feature-length film The Kill Hole. After the interview, she will share music from around the globe, so you can get ready for the pre-weekend party!

Chris Hedges speaks on "Corporate Coup d'Etat"

Chris Hedges is an award-winning journalist who has covered wars in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central America. He writes a weekly column for Truthdig.org and is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. He is the author of “War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning,” “American Fascists,” “Empire of Illusion,” “Death of the Liberal Class,” “The World As It Is,” and with Joe Sacco, “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.”

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"We are not worth more. They are not less" This is the mantra of S. Brian Wilson and the theme that runs throughout his compelling psychohistorical memoir. Wilson's story begins in small-town, rural America, where he grew up as a "Commie-hating,baseball-loving Baptist." moves though life-changing experiences in Viet Nam, Nicaragua, and elsewhere, and culminates with his commitment to a localized, sustainable lifestyle.

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Tonights Treasures from the Archive is about Ben Linder. We've put together 2 tapes, one called Target: Ben Linder, and the other from an event recorded by KBOO Volunteers in April 1989, called Remembering Ben.

We also have an interview with Aaron Liss, the technical program manager for Green Empowerment, an organization that was set up to continue the work of Ben Linder in Nicaragua, and worldwide.

http://www.greenempowerment.org/