U.S. vs. Libya and Iran: Calling All Nincompoops!

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New World Notes News
Vol. 4, No. 46 -- Armistice Day, 2011

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This week in New World Notes, radio program #193, November 15, 2011

U.S. vs. Libya and Iran:
Calling All Nincompoops ...

Now, do your best to follow this. According to the White House
(spokesperson Jay Carney shown), ...

In brief

To Arms!

Only a nincompoop could believe the government's and the media's preposterous claims about Libya and now Iran: NATO is protecting Libyans (by bombing them) while Gaddafi dispenses Viagra to aid mass rape. Iran pays a failed US used-car dealer to hire Mexican mobsters to kill the Saudi ambassador in DC. Sheesh!

Commentators Glen Ford, Zafar Bangash, Anthony DiMaggio, & I expose the lies and offer some context. Plus a satiric song by Tom Lehrer (from 1965 but alas still relevant).

... Iran's elite Quds force (above) hired failed U.S.

used-car salesman Manssor Arbabsiar (below) ...

Notes, credits, & links

Song added: Tom Lehrer, "Send the Marines"

Zafar Bangash interview courtesy of "Unusual Sources," in Hamilton, Ontario. Thanks to the show & host Brandon Stone.

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Series overview: Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want ... and what they're trying to make us settle for.

... to hire mobsters from Mexico's Zetas drug cartel (alleged ones shown, above) to murder Saudi U.S. Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir (below) by dynamiting a restaurant in Washington, D.C. .... Are you laughing yet?

Coming soon (Tuesday air debut date shown)

• November 23 -- Andrew Bacevich

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