Articles in Category: CIA

Amnesty Intl Is Ready For Haspel; Also: How About A Job?: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2018

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

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Angie Coiro,
5/17/2018 -
6:26 pm PT

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‘Let the Games Begin’: Trouble Ahead in Trump’s Desperate Gambit for a ‘Deal’ With North Korea: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2018

Guest: Former Deputy Asst. Sec. of State Michael Fuchs; Also: Torturer Haspel on verge of confirmation as CIA chief; U.S. and Israel isolated at U.N. after Gaza killings, embassy move...

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Brad Friedman,
5/15/2018 -
6:31 pm PT

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Punching Bags Michael Cohen and John McCain: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with guest Sally Kohn on The Opposite of Hate...

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Angie Coiro,
5/11/2018 -
6:50 pm PT

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Kim Jong Un is Good People!: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Trita Parsi, Brad Adams, Daphne Eviatar, Elena Saxonhouse...

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Angie Coiro,
5/10/2018 -
7:12 pm PT

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O Gina, O Michael, O Voters!: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with guests Marcy Wheeler, Jed Shugerman, Beth Becker, Deborah Rhode...

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Angie Coiro,
5/9/2018 -
6:45 pm PT

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Childish Gambino: The Opposite of Trump: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with author Morgan Jerkins and journalist David Neiwert...

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Angie Coiro,
5/7/2018 -
6:35 pm PT

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Why Haspel’s Nomination to Head CIA Matters to an American Whose Father Was Tortured in WWII: ‘BradCast’ 4/6/2018

Guest: Ernest A. Canning; Also: GOP 'Green Party' dirty tricks in MT's U.S. Senate race; And, the movement to repeal the 2nd Amendment...

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Brad Friedman,
4/6/2018 -
6:24 pm PT

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Torture: A Crime Then And Now (Revisited)

If Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee to lead CIA, were subjected to the same standards that were applied by the Allies after WWII to those who tortured my father, she would now be languishing in prison...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/2/2018 -
12:36 pm PT

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John Bolton and the Terrifying Fox ‘News’-ification of the U.S. Govt: ‘BradCast’ 3/23/2018

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler; Also: Trump signs spending bill, lies about it, calls for unconstitutional line-item veto...

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Brad Friedman,
3/23/2018 -
6:37 pm PT

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Trump Turns to Torture: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2018

CIA nominee oversaw unlawful waterboarding, destruction of evidence at U.S. secret prison; Also: Trump brags about lying to allies; More good 2018 news for Dems; Rep. Louise Slaughter RIP...

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Brad Friedman,
3/16/2018 -
6:16 pm PT

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‘Moron’ Fires Tillerson, Names Lackey CIA Chief to State, Promotes Bush-era Torturer to Lead CIA: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2018

Guest: National Security journalist Marcy Wheeler...

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Brad Friedman,
3/13/2018 -
6:01 pm PT

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‘Lipstick on the Pig’: North Carolina ‘Repeals’ Anti-LGBTQ Bill by Replacing it With Another: ‘BradCast’ 3/31/2017

Guest: Lambda Legal's Tara Borelli; Plus: Trump's $25 million fraud settlement, and a former CIA Chief notices dangers of e-voting...sort of...

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Brad Friedman,
3/31/2017 -
6:08 pm PT

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The Right is Revolting. But That’s Not ‘RyanCare’s’ Only Problem: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2017

Medical advocacy groups come out against the GOP leadership's scheme to 'repeal and replace' ObamaCare...

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Brad Friedman,
3/8/2017 -
5:55 pm PT

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Nearly One Million Signatures Given to Congress Calling for Impeachment: ‘BradCast’ 2/16/2017

Guest: Author, activist Norman Solomon of ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org | Plus: Trump's latest insane press conference; More on Flynn and the Logan Act; and our 8th Anniversary 'Green News Report'...

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Brad Friedman,
2/16/2017 -
6:17 pm PT

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Not All Former CIA Agents Think Alike: ‘BradCast’ 12/26/2016

Guest: Former CIA analyst Jack Rice

Guest Hosted by Nicole Sandler...

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Nicole Sandler,
12/26/2016 -
4:51 pm PT

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Trump, Repubs Exploit Failed Assassination Plot to Advance Ballroom Blitz: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2026

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Articles in Category: CIA

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

Guest: Former Deputy Asst. Sec. of State Michael Fuchs; Also: Torturer Haspel on verge of confirmation as CIA chief; U.S. and Israel isolated at U.N. after Gaza killings, embassy move...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with guest Sally Kohn on The Opposite of Hate...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Trita Parsi, Brad Adams, Daphne Eviatar, Elena Saxonhouse...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with guests Marcy Wheeler, Jed Shugerman, Beth Becker, Deborah Rhode...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with author Morgan Jerkins and journalist David Neiwert...

Guest: Ernest A. Canning; Also: GOP 'Green Party' dirty tricks in MT's U.S. Senate race; And, the movement to repeal the 2nd Amendment...

If Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee to lead CIA, were subjected to the same standards that were applied by the Allies after WWII to those who tortured my father, she would now be languishing in prison...

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler; Also: Trump signs spending bill, lies about it, calls for unconstitutional line-item veto...

CIA nominee oversaw unlawful waterboarding, destruction of evidence at U.S. secret prison; Also: Trump brags about lying to allies; More good 2018 news for Dems; Rep. Louise Slaughter RIP...

Guest: National Security journalist Marcy Wheeler...

Guest: Lambda Legal's Tara Borelli; Plus: Trump's $25 million fraud settlement, and a former CIA Chief notices dangers of e-voting...sort of...

Medical advocacy groups come out against the GOP leadership's scheme to 'repeal and replace' ObamaCare...

Guest: Author, activist Norman Solomon of ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org | Plus: Trump's latest insane press conference; More on Flynn and the Logan Act; and our 8th Anniversary 'Green News Report'...

Guest: Former CIA analyst Jack Rice

Guest Hosted by Nicole Sandler...

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