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Peter Dale Scott: The American Deep State (TWO of TWO)

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Wall Street, Big Oil and the Attack on U.S. Democracy

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Weekly Program

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Jan. 6, 2015, 4:38 p.m.

Summary: There was a heavy rainstorm and flooding in the forecast for November 9 but a group of friends and colleagues were undaunted and came to the opening party for Peter Dale Scott's 2014 book on the Deep State, published by Rowman & Littlefield. We met in the poetry room of the historic City Lights bookstore and publishing house in San Francisco's North Beach.

Professor Peter Dale Scott is a Canadian-born former diplomat, and retired Professor of Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of many books and articles on state terrorism, surveillance, drug-dealing by the CIA, and political assassinations.

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Notes: In Part ONE Professor Scott spoke about the hidden âdeep stateâ that influences and often opposes official U.S. policies. In this lively Q and A session Scott answers a wide range of questions. Among them:
Has Obama fostered the interests of the Deep State or has he also tried to push back - only to be foiled? Please comment on voter suppression and American Democracy. Is there a difference between the interests of the Deep State and the Empire? What are the connections between Deep State ideas and the increasing power of corporations in America, and the role of the media.

Recorded on November 9, 2014, at City Lights book store and publishing house in San Francisco's North Beach.

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