coast to coast am: Weekend Edition October 14, 2013 Coast Insider Audio Dulles Brothers: In the first half of Sundays program, John B. Wells was joined by Stephen Kizner, award-winning foreign correspondent, for a discussion on the extraordinary lives of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, two immensely powerful brothers who led the US into a series of foreign adventures which are still shaking the world today. He explained that the brothers commanded tremendous power because John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of State, would use his position to depict various foreign regimes as hostile to America while Allen Dulles, directing the CIA, would simultaneous work on covertly engineering the downfall of these rogue states. According to Kizner, this methodology proved successful in causing regime changes in Guatemala and Iran as well as spawning the United States entrance into the Vietnam War. Kizner suggested that the brothers proclivity for pushing America to intervene in global affairs was influenced by two aspects of their early life. Being sons of a preacher, he said, the boys were taught that good people have to go out into the world and crush evil. Additionally, Kizner noted their decades of employment with the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, which represented the foreign interests of American multinational corporations. As such, he surmised that they came to think the interests of the American corporations were the interests of the United States. Ultimately, however, Kizner observed that this intervention on behalf of short term economic goals led to a terrible long term effect on Americas relationships with various nations around the world in the modern era. Kokesh Case: In the latter half, Jeffrey Phillips and Anthony Antonello talked about the case of Adam Kokesh, an Iraq War veteran who was arrested for posting a video of himself loading a shotgun at the Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. Phillips detailed how Kokesh had previously been arrested several times at political protests, culminating in his July 4th demonstration of civil disobedience. For the crime of openly carrying a firearm in Washington D.C., Kokesh was arrested, denied bail, and has been held for the last 97 days, including over 80 days in solitary confinement. Its become apparent that its something personal, Phillips observed, they dont like his methods and theyre definitely trying to suppress him. Reflecting on the current state of affairs in the United States, Antonello lamented that tyranny has come to America. He lauded Kokesh for sacrificing his own freedom in order to alert his fellow citizens that this government has been hijacked by people who do not have the best interests of Americans or humanity in mind. He noted that Kokesh has declared that he will not accept a plea bargain for the charges against him and plans to put it in the hands of jury nullification in the hopes that his peers will disagree with the nature of the laws he is accused of breaking. Should Kokesh be found guilty, however, he faces five to ten years in prison for his protest. Self Sufficiency & Sovereign Lifestyle: On Saturday nights program, John B. Wells welcomed self sufficiency experts John Bush and Catherine Bleish, who talked about how to live a sovereign lifestyle, without the need for state interference. The two encouraged listeners to invest in their independence and volunteer within their communities to solve common problems... cont. Today in Strangeness: Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Whats that sound? Why its just National Chocolate Covered Insects Day -- the sugar-coated bugs are considered a delicacy in Australia, Africa and Asia. On this date in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, piloting a rocket-powered X-plane to a speed of Mach 1.07. Tonights Show, Monday, October 14th: First Half: Leading spokesperson on the health dangers of genetically modified foods, Jeffrey Smith, will discuss the latest findings on the epidemic of gluten related disorders, and their relationship to GMO foods. 2nd Half: Author and former submarine Captain in the British Navy, Gavin Menzies, will share his latest discoveries about who discovered North America, and how amazing journeys of the Chinese pre-date Columbus.
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