Investigative journalist Lucy Komisar’s chapter on BCCI in a new book “A Game as Old as Empire.”
Activities of 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta in Florida; Russian drug smuggling networks; Edgar Valles Diaz and Igor Rabaev.
Recorded June 11, 2006
REALAUDIO
This program supplements previous programs about the 9/11 investigations. Of primary significance is the failure of the United States to provide Swiss authorities with information about the A.Q. Khan nuclear smuggling network, as well as the failure of the international community to successfully interdict the Muslim Brotherhood’s network of offshore companies—companies apparently [...]
Documenting the career of Makram Chams.
Recorded June 5, 2005REALAUDIO
Focusing on the suspension of the Swiss investigation into Bank al-Taqwa, the program notes the circumstances leading to that dismissal: failure of the US, Saudi and Bahamian authorities to provide key documents undermined the investigation. The untimely death of key witness Ali bin Musalim didn’t help either. Beyond al-Taqwa, the broadcast sets [...]
Recorded May 8, 2005REALAUDIO
Connecting the past to the present, this program compares Mr. Emory’s 2000 ruminations on the probable results of a George W. Bush presidency with the outcome of his first four-plus years in office. Recorded on Labor Day weekend of 2000 (the official kickoff of the presidential campaign), FTR#248 drew on other broadcasts [...]
Contra-related cocaine smuggler Barry Seal was murdered in February of 1986 because he was threatening to squeal on his handlers
SICO, the European-based holding company for many of the Bin Laden family’s assets.
Illegal and treasonous GOP gambits during election years; politicization of intelligence since George H. W. Bush’s tenure as CIA director.
When Ronald Reagan was Governor, highly visible, influential, politically-connected murders and terrorist plots (real and alleged) came to light in California.
The Pink Triangle: Gay Rights, Reproductive Rights and the Third Reich How the Nazis used homophobia to discredit and stigmatize opposing political forces. Read more »