A "Five O'Clock Shadow" anniversary special on "The Persistence of War," compiled from The Shadow's premiere broadcast in late 2010, featuring:
President Barack Obama's then-most-recent 30,000 troop "surge" -- and his false "promise to withdraw them " in Afghanistan (committing a combined TWICE as many troops [70,000] as President George W. Bush before him), and his false "promise of withdrawal by... JULY, 2011;
Fred Bronfman, first reporter to reveal the secret US bombing of Laos during the Vietnam war, discussing current WikiLeaks revelations of clandestine US bombing in Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan;
Barack Obama's 2009 speech incresing US military presence in Afghanistan, with false commitment to withdrawal by July 2011;
Jo Cumberford, executive director of the National Priorities Project, discussing federal spending alternatives and the cost of war in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan; and
Legendary singer Freda Payne, discussing her anti-Vietnam war background and the US military banning of her music, including her famous anti-war song "Bring the Boys Home"; and
Freda Payne - "Bring the Boys Home (Bring Them Back Alive)."
Anchor: Robert Knight Producer: Kristin Prest Engineering: Michael G. Haskins Origin: WBAI/Pacifica
Five O'Clock Shadow Anniversary - Persistence of War
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