Shows featuring Marine Maj. Gen. Fred Haynes (Ret.)
Combat veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a captain in the regiment that seized Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, and raised the American flag there in February 1945. Served as Pentagon Director, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He is author of the forthcoming book We Walk by Faith: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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Retired Military Generals Criticize President Bush for Preparing to Veto Anti-Torture Bill
The former Chief Judge of the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals, Brigadier General James Cullen, and Marine Maj. Gen. Fred Haynes discuss their opposition to torture and why they feel the use of torture threatens national security. Last month, they joined forty other retired US military leaders to urge the Senate to approve the torture ban. [includes rush transcript]March 06, 2008 | Story
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


