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Condoleezza Rice Speaks in Sarasota and Criticized by Local Group listen

02/08/10 Concetta DeLuco
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Tags: condoleezza rice, economy, war on terrorism, Iran, Iraq

Former US Secretary of State under the Bush Administration, Condoleezza Rice, spoke at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center in Sarasota this morning. She addressed several contemporary issues including the economy, terrorism and ongoing wars.

Hundreds filled the auditorium to hear the 66th Secretary of the State speak. One of the first topics Rice tackled was terrorism. She said each and every day terrorists plot to attack the United States.

The Van Wezel would not allow Rice’s speech...

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UN inspectors set to visit Iran nuclear site listen

10/01/09 Seán Kinane
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Tags: Barack Obama, Iran, nuclear power

Today in Geneva, Switzerland, representatives of the United States, Britain, China, France, Russia, and Germany met with Iranian officials about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions.

Following the meeting, President Barack Obama said that Iran has two weeks to permit international officials inspect a nuclear plant that was revealed last week.

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Keith Ellison on House resolution on Iran listen

06/19/09 Mitch E. Perry
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Tags: Iran

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution today that supports "all Iranians who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law."

The resolution was approved by 405 lawmakers. Texas Republican Ron Paul voted against the measure; two Democrats, Brad Ellsworth of Indiana and Dave Loebsack of Iowa, voted 'present'.

Arizona Senator John McCain introduced a similar resolution in the Senate, but said it was ‘unfortunate’ that the ...

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Analyst discusses the Iranian election listen

06/12/09 Mitch E. Perry
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Tags: Iran, election, politics

Muhammed Sahimi is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Southern California and a blogger for the Huffington Post and other publications.

He says that Iran will see real change if the challenger in tonight’s election, Hossein Mousavi, is victorious.

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An interview with National Review editor Rich Lowry

04/08/09 Robert Lorei
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Tags: Iraq invasion, Iran, nuclaer weapons, torture, fascism, conservative, Newt Gingrich, future of Republican Party

Good afternoon, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up: an interview with the editor of one of this country’s leading conservative magazines -- Rich Lowry of the National Review will be along in just a few minutes. But first, a lot of listener comments about yesterday’s interview with University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole who’s latest book, Engaging the Muslim World. In it, he says the dangers of Islamic radicalism have been overblown in this country.

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Religious minority persecuted in Iran listen

03/23/09 Jamie Kidder
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Tags: Clearwater, Iran, Religion, civil rights

The Bahá'í faith focuses on peace, justice and unity. But in Iran, Bahá'ís are being persecuted for their religious beliefs. Bahá'ís are barred from higher education, unable to find work, and sometimes arrested and executed.

In Clearwater yesterday afternoon, a local Bahá'í center held a conference to raise awareness of this persecution.

The Bahá'í religion was founded in Persia in 1844, and it has more than 5 million followers all over the world. Since its origins, Bahá'ís have faced ...

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CIA vet Michael Scheuer says Afghan war is already lost

02/11/09 Robert Lorei
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Tags: Afhanistan, NATO, Clinton, Bush, bin-Laden, Al Quaeda, Michael Scheuer, heroin, narco-state, Hamid Karzai, AIPAC, Israel, surge, Iraq, Iran

Good afternoon, welcome to WMNF 's Radioactivity, I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today we’ll talk about the war in Afghanistan with Michael Scheuer, author of the book Marching Toward Hell.

But first some listener comments about the last few 1 p.m. programs. We’ll hear comments about the state’s budget problems, a possible new source of renewable energy, electioneering by a local public officials, the proposed landfill in East Pasco County, and the closing of the military prison at Guantanamo....

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Robert Baer on Iran, Part 2 listen

10/17/08 Mitch E. Perry
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Tags: Robert Baer, Iran

Former CIA operative Robert Baer has written what some are calling one of the most important and original books on the Middle East in recent years. It’s called, The Devil We Know: Dealing With the New Iranian Superpower.

In the second part of our interview with Baer conducted earlier this week, we asked about his statement in the book that most Americans knowledge about Iran is accepted unconditionally from what the Bush administration says. WMNF asked Baer, isn’t that the case with most...

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Ex-CIA agent Robert Baer discusses Iran listen

10/16/08 Mitch E. Perry
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Tags: Robert Baer, Iran

In Robert Baer’s new book, he says that because of indifference or ignorance, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering America’s destiny as traditional superpowers China and Russia.

Baer is the author of two previous New York Times best sellers. The second, See No Evil, which recounted his years as an ex-CIA operative, was the basis for the 2005 film Syrianna, which earned George Clooney as Oscar for his portrayal of Baer.

The new book is called, *The Devil W...

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