Thursday, December 8, 2005

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  • Lennonpanel

    John Lennon 1940-1980: History Professor Jon Wiener Discusses Lennon's Politics, FBI Files and Why Richard Nixon Sought to Deport Him

    25 years ago today John Lennon died after being shot dead by a gunman named Mark Chapman. Millions mourned the death of perhaps the most famous Beatle. Today memorials are being held across the world.

    On this anniversary, we pay tribute to Lennon’s life with historian Jon Wiener, author of “Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files” and “Come Together: John Lennon in His Time.”

    We also hear Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono describe their Bed-In For Peace. We play excerpts of Lennon singing “Imagine” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem at a rally for the Attica prisoners and Lennon singing at the 1971 Free John Sinclair concert in Ann Arbor. In addition we air historic interviews with Pete Seeger discussing the significance of Lennon’s song “Give Peace A Chance” and Abbie Hoffman on Lennon, the political radical. [includes rush transcript]

  • Torturejet2

    As Rice Asserts U.S. Detainee Policy, a Look at "Torture Flights" and Secret CIA Prisons

    As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that U.S. interrogators are forbidden to use torture both at home and abroad, we speak with British journalist Stephen Grey on how he tracks so-called “torture flights”–when the CIA kidnaps a suspect of the street and transports them to secret prisons. [includes rush transcript]