Random thoughts on the Bowe Bergdahl story… Every loudmouth on talk radio or talk TV who is claiming they know that, in captivity, Bergdahl converted to Islam or joined the Taliban is lying. They don’t know any of that. Hearing it from another loudmouth is not evidence. Everyone who was urging President Obama to “Bring Bowe […]
What does Chiquita banana have to do with terrorism? Why are 9/11 victims mad at the world’s largest banana producer? Tim Mak, senior congressional correspondent for The Daily Beast, explained on my America Weekend show. Listen to our conversation here.
Tuesday will mark the one year anniversary of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, when an entire city was shutdown, its residents told to “shelter in place,” and the nation watched as authorities tried to figure out who had caused the carnage near the finish line. The story is the subject of a new book, […]
President Obama announced last week that he wants to eliminate the NSA database that collects everyone’s telephone records. Instead, the burden will be on phone companies to retain that data, and the government will need a court order for specific information about a call or phone number it believes is associated with terrorism. Why did […]
This weekend marked the 11th anniversary of the Iraq War, an occasion that wasn’t noticed by many in the media. Then again, most reporters and news executives weren’t doing their jobs as objective observers in the run-up to the war in 2003. Instead, too many of them served as cheerleaders. Greg Mitchell was editor of […]
The always outspoken Jesse Ventura — who now has an online TV show called “Off The Grid” — joined me on America Weekend today. We talked about Russia and Ukraine, the NSA and Edward Snowden, legalizing marijuana, and whether the former governor of Minnesota will ever run for political office again. Listen to our conversation […]