Rep. Jim Guest vs. Real ID

Today on my show, I spoke with state representative Jim Guest, who proposed a bill prohibiting Missouri from complying with the Real ID act, which creates a national identification card. Guest is trying to get his fellow legislators in Missouri and other states to fight back against DHS. He’s also concerned about the security of […]

More on Veterans Suicide

Todd Bowers was supposed to testify before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs this morning to talk about what can be done about the high suicide rate for soldiers and veterans. Unfortunately, the committee didn’t have time for him, but I did on my show this afternoon. Todd is the Director of Government Affairs for […]

Scott Ritter on Iran and the NIE

Scott Ritter returned to my show this afternoon to talk about the National Intelligence Estimate that says Iran stopped developing a nuclear weapon 4 years ago. Ritter, who was right on everything he told me about Iraq, has made these same points about Iran’s nuclear capability for a couple of years on my show, and […]

William Cohen “Dragon Fire”

William Cohen “Dragon Fire”

William Cohen, former US Senator and Secretary of Defense, was back on my show this afternoon to talk about his novel, “Dragon Fire.” We also discussed Congress’ reluctance to approve more money for the war without wording about withdrawing troops, and what that will mean going forward. Then we talked about Gen. George Casey’s comments […]

Kevin Sites, In The Hot Zone

Kevin Sites, In The Hot Zone

Kevin Sites has covered wars, disasters, and conflicts around the world, and has compiled some of the stories in “In The Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars.” This afternoon on my show, I talked with Sites about some of those adventures, including the infamous incident in Fallujah, where Sites videotaped a US Marine […]

Janessa Gans on Blackwater & Iraq

Janessa Gans on Blackwater & Iraq

Janessa Gans spent more than two years as a US official in Iraq. While she was there, she lived in the Green Zone but traveled all over the country, guarded by Blackwater employees. Today on my show, she had some harsh words for the way she saw the Blackwater guards act towards Iraqis — actions […]