{"id":3241,"date":"2011-12-01T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T19:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=3241"},"modified":"2011-12-01T14:32:48","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T19:32:48","slug":"mp3-hammering-foreign-aid-corruption-and-afghan-lies-on-antiwarcom-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/01\/mp3-hammering-foreign-aid-corruption-and-afghan-lies-on-antiwarcom-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"MP3 &#8211; Hammering Foreign Aid Corruption and Afghan Lies on Antiwar.com Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Antiwar.com radio host <strong>Scott Horton<\/strong> and I had a jolly time exposing the frauds behind Afghan aid and other foreign policy charades.  <\/p>\n<p>It is amazing how Afghan aid would retain any credibility in the American media.  Why the ignorance and the kowtowing to the Official Line from the White House, Pentagon, and Karzai?<\/p>\n<p>Scott made an excellent analogy late in the show on the parallels between Waco and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. <\/p>\n<p>You can listen to the interview by clicking on the following MP3s &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/untitled-1.mp3'><strong>untitled-1<\/strong><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/antiwar-afghan-aid-12-01-2011-part-21.mp3'><strong>antiwar-afghan-aid-12-01-2011-part-21<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Note: I am experimenting with recording the program via <strong>RadioSure<\/strong>. I will be curious whether the digital files will be of the same quality as those posted by Antiwar.com tomorrow or later this week.]<\/p>\n<p>James Bovard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antiwar.com radio host Scott Horton and I had a jolly time exposing the frauds behind Afghan aid and other foreign policy charades. It is amazing how Afghan aid would retain any credibility in the American media. Why the ignorance and the kowtowing to the Official Line from the White House, Pentagon, and Karzai? 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