After President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address last night, Republicans, the Republican TEA Party and the Green Party all delivered responses, and today the hosts of Occupy The Microphone will give their response. Tune in today Live at Five to Occupy The Microphone as they discuss this news and more. Sponsored in part by Yellow Mama Music.
Veronica Brown “adoption case” update: Dusten Brown turned himself in yesterday after "Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed an extradition warrant to send him to South Carolina’.
Is the Obama administration and key Republicans trying to play down the power and influence of Islamic extremists fighting in Syria? Tuesday while speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations committee, Secretary of State John Kerry said the Syrian opposition "has increasingly become more defined by its moderation, more defined by the breadth of its membership, and more defined by its adherence to some, you know, democratic process and to an all-inclusive, minority-protecting constitution".
However, in July deputy director of the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, David Shedd estimated that there were at least 1,200 different Syrian rebel groups and those Islamic extremists, notably the Nusra Front, were well placed to expand their influence according to Reuters. Other intelligence sources are also, at odds with what Kerry and people like John McCain are trying to sell to the American people concerning the make up of the Syrian opposition. A New York Times article published today citing the brutality of the Syrian "rebels" and that it was posing a problem for the West. It featured a photo of Syrian soldiers who had been captured being executed while bound, facedown and on their knees.
Jack Rasmus of the Green Shadow Cabinet Federal Reserve Chair will call in today to discuss the appointment of Larry Summers as Federal Reserve chairperson. Jack Rasmus is the author of the book, “Obama's Economy: Recovery for the Few”. In a recent article at Mint Press News author Martin Michaels implies Summers could drive us into another financial collapse.
Vincent Sheheen, the Democratic state senator is challenging Republican Governor Nikki Haley and is making the hacking of South Carolina computers part of his campaign. He blames Haley for the data breach on her watch which resulted in millions of South Carolina tax payer’s personal information being stolen.
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The FBI may bring criminal charges against individuals at banking giant JP Morgan Chase for manipulating energy trades that amount to stealing from consumers. U.S. Attorney Preet Bhararais said to be focusing on conduct outlined last month in the bank’s $410 million civil settlement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Justice Department is working with the FBI and the bank is also being looked at for possible criminal charges for its actions leading up to the global financials crisis.
A Casper College teacher who possibly lost a teaching job because he ran for Congress seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Cynthia Lummis left the Democratic Party and has joined the Green Party in Wyoming. Chris Henrichsen believes the current political system is broken and he does not believe the Democrats will make the radical changes that need to be made because they benefit from the system as is. Henrichsen will join us on Occupy The Microphone today.
The Department of Justice is seeking once again to protect the former administration from being held accountable for alleged war crimes and other misdeeds. War Is A Crime reports, “In court papers filed today (PDF), the United States Department of Justice requested that George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice and Paul Wolfowitz be granted procedural immunity in a case alleging that they planned and waged the Iraq War in violation of international law.”
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Then, we look at the latest in the curious case of Edward Snowden. As we reported here, Snowden held a press conference and asked for help from human rights organizations in securing asylum. Reports indicate that Snowden is seeking temporary refuge in Russia.
Then we hear from our second member of the Green Shadow Cabinet. Ben Manski of Wisconsin will join us. He is the Green Shadow Government's White House Chief of Staff and has issued a widely read statement about Edward Snowden.
Finally, we wrap up the whirlwind of trials and intrigue with a review of the Bradley Manning case. He brought forward ten witnesses. The prosecution says that Manning deliberately used Wikileaks to communicate secrets to Al-Qaeda in an attempt to do harm to the United States. Friend of the show Alexa O'Brien writes at The Daily Beast that journalism is on trial in the Manning case.
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