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I listened to this segment without hearing any reference to the Congress bills- HR 362 and SB 580 which calls on the president (the one who illegally invade Iraq) to stop all shipments of refined petroleum products from reaching Iran. It also "demands" that the President impose "stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains and cargo entering or departing Iran." Critics argue endorsement of this bill and a companion Senate one would signal US intentions of war with Iran, a US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Why can't we have more main stream media coverage of what is actually happening in our government that supports our military war machine we all are a part of? Also, it hopefully will interest listeners to know that "An aggressive effort by the State Department to fund regime change in Iran is ongoing, but the State Department has refused to provide lawmakers with specific details of the program other than to say that the core mission of the initiative is to assist 'those inside Iran who desire basic civil liberties such as freedom of expression, greater rights for women, more open political process, and broader freedom of the press.'
Congress has appropriated more than $120 million to fund the project. The State Department has spent most of the money on the U.S.-backed Radio Farda, Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe, and to broadcast Persian programs into Iran via VOA satellite television...

Next Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations will consider the fiscal year 2009 budget that calls for setting aside $65 million for additional regime change and democracy promotion efforts inside Iran" from Iran Nuclear Watch.

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i don't know where best to post this, but we would love to have a show about the bombing anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th. We have two great speakers who are experts in the history of the event in town and can field questions about those days.

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