Behind the Headlines: Oct 25th 2015: War! What is it good for?

[Joe]

What's the real cause of war? Ask Tony Blair

As far back as the historical record goes, human existence on planet earth has been shaped and arguably defined by war. On the most significant level, i.e. the experience of those most directly and painfully affected by it, war is nothing more than the wanton slaughter of large numbers of human beings, the majority of them civilians, for no good reason. Aldous Huxley pointed out the absurdity of war when he said:

"The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own."

If war is not then in the interest of the average human being, why does it keep happening and what do the "mostrous coventions of politics" referred to by Huxley have to with this repeating pattern of war-making?

In early 2003, at least 11 million people in cities around the world took to the streets to protest against the planned invasion of Iraq. But their voices, and that of the silent majority they represented, were completely ignored by the political elite. Less than 10 years later, 1.5 million Iraqis lie dead and world wide terrorism has increased. So who benefits?

Join your hosts on Behind the Headlines this Sunday October 25th 2015 3-5pm EST 8-10pm CET as we explore the hidden hand behind the push for perpetual war.

 

[Seaniebawn]

Sounds good, just an FYI in case anyone forgot, the clocks have gone back an hour, so the show starts in 40 mins. :)

 

[Joe]

Sounds good, just an FYI in case anyone forgot, the clocks have gone back an hour, so the show starts in 40 mins. :)

Actually, it's still at 8pm CET, but at 3pm EST as opposed to the usual 2pm. This will be the case for a couple of weeks until the US catches up with slowing down their clocks! Tony Blair and co are in for a smackin!

 

[Seaniebawn]

Sounds good, just an FYI in case anyone forgot, the clocks have gone back an hour, so the show starts in 40 mins. :)

Actually, it's still at 8pm CET, but now at 3pm EST. Tony Blair and co are in for a smackin!

Ha ha, yeah i just check it there, it say's there's 1.58 minutes remaining but when I actually click on the show it has the correct countdown,
looking forward to the show.

 

[Nienna]

Sounds good, just an FYI in case anyone forgot, the clocks have gone back an hour, so the show starts in 40 mins. :)

Actually, it's still at 8pm CET, but at 3pm EST as opposed to the usual 2pm. This will be the case for a couple of weeks until the US catches up with slowing down their clocks! Tony Blair and co are in for a smackin!

On the SOTT radio site, it shows that the show already started and has less than 1 hour left.

 

[Voyageur]

Sounds good, just an FYI in case anyone forgot, the clocks have gone back an hour, so the show starts in 40 mins. :)

Actually, it's still at 8pm CET, but at 3pm EST as opposed to the usual 2pm. This will be the case for a couple of weeks until the US catches up with slowing down their clocks! Tony Blair and co are in for a smackin!

On the SOTT radio site, it shows that the show already started and has less than 1 hour left.

Here it shows it begins in 50 now minus min.

 

[Thaigrr]

Sounds good, just an FYI in case anyone forgot, the clocks have gone back an hour, so the show starts in 40 mins. :)

Actually, it's still at 8pm CET, but at 3pm EST as opposed to the usual 2pm. This will be the case for a couple of weeks until the US catches up with slowing down their clocks! Tony Blair and co are in for a smackin!

On the SOTT radio site, it shows that the show already started and has less than 1 hour left.

Here it shows it begins in 50 now minus min.

My site shows both start times, so all bases covered!

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Thanks for the great show guys! :)

 

[Voyageur]

Thank you all for the show!

What a highlight of growing positive influences amongst the negative influences that we have been more accustomed of late. As for the latter, as was pointed out in many of the discussions, I think the "tractor beam" says it best. Will its forces diminish or increase remains to be seen...

Have a good one :)

 

[Seaniebawn]

thanks for the show and to the special guests :D.

 

[David]

Thanks for the show you guys.

Always Listening

 

[T.C.]

Remind me, what was it you guys were talking about last night...?

https://www.rt.com/news/319727-saudi-prince-drug-arrest/

Saudi prince arrested on private plane with 2 tons of drugs - reports

Lebanese security forces are interrogating a Saudi prince on charges of carrying drugs on his private plane after they allegedly retrieved 2 tons of narcotics from the aircraft, local media reported.

 

[Seaniebawn]

Remind me, what was it you guys were talking about last night...?

https://www.rt.com/news/319727-saudi-prince-drug-arrest/

Saudi prince arrested on private plane with 2 tons of drugs - reports

Lebanese security forces are interrogating a Saudi prince on charges of carrying drugs on his private plane after they allegedly retrieved 2 tons of narcotics from the aircraft, local media reported.

Jesus two tons, that's CIA level drug running there, although he could just be picking up for his brothers

 

[Approaching Infinity]

Remind me, what was it you guys were talking about last night...?

https://www.rt.com/news/319727-saudi-prince-drug-arrest/

Saudi prince arrested on private plane with 2 tons of drugs - reports

Lebanese security forces are interrogating a Saudi prince on charges of carrying drugs on his private plane after they allegedly retrieved 2 tons of narcotics from the aircraft, local media reported.

Yep. These guys never fail to live up to expectations!