Guns and Butter

"Guns & Butter" investigates the relationships among capitalism, militarism and politics. Maintaining a radical perspective in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, "Guns & Butter: The Economics of Politics" reports on who wins and who loses when the economic resources of civil society are diverted toward global corporatization, war, and the furtherance of a national security state.

Produced and hosted by Bonnie Faulkner.

E-mail Bonnie at blfaulkner@yahoo.com


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I'm not an engineer but have

I'm not an engineer but have watched the collapse of the twin towers many times. It seems clear to me that both towers buckle, and begin their collapse at the point of impact where the planes hit. That would seem to make sence, they fail at their weakest point at the time. As I said i'm not an engineer and am sitting on the fence with regard to the whole "inside job" idea. Just my observations.

love for Guns n Butter

Just found the show and want to thank you for your excellent reporting and thought-provoking material. Love that I now have a source of real information for a couple hours here! Heartfelt and sincere wishes for your enduring luck and good fortune in the future.

Webster Tarpley and Michel Chossudovsky

Webster Tarpley is far out, man. Well, I mean he has some provocative theories and lots and lots of evidence to back it up. The man's mind is amazing. I will listen to any show he's on, even if I find I disagree with him on some things.

Michel Chossudovsky is world educated and his comments on the disappeared Jesuit priests in Argentina are truly scary.

How do I order C.D.'s I

How do I order C.D.'s I also can't figure out how to download podcasts to make them myself.
You put out some great shown that I would like to keep and share with others.

sad

Do you see how nuts you sound? Glenn Beck stuff. Soupy Sales and 9/11 next.

Hacking

Every alternative media site must have mirror sites and secondary backup of everything. Then, let the POS hack away.

how capitalism cannot be made nice

Another good show. Except that like all the other geniuses that figure it all out for us all, and share it in ways that become clearer the more repetitions we urge on us, she is unable to say that the Soviet Union was unable to govern by people's committees, unlike the capitalist committees, was , besides being a novelty, besides needing to work things out, the constant attempt to look good in the eyes of the world and of the local population, blocked the development of the struggle for communism.
I think you know this. It wouldn't hurt for you to interject some more information - that doing what she advises in capitalism will never work - for longer than it takes for forces to ally to take down any efforts for justice.
Communism goes the other way - it messes up at first. As time goes on it becomes able - left alone - not invaded by 19 countries after our revolution; not invaded by WWII - the major cause of that war being to overthrow the revolution - which eventually happened. ....took a while; people loved their revolution.

stop the madness

stop the madness

Michael Hudson vs Webster Tarpley

Why do you regularly feature a neo-fascist like Webster Tarpley on your show? Are you aware of Michael Hudson's, another one of your regular guests, take on Tarpley?

Dear E,

Here's what I suspect happened.

The LaRouchies do a Google search of people who cite them or their publications. Your name came up. So they tried to capture you.

And they naturally moved on to the people you cite.

They've been after me for [decades]. And contra to what the liar Tarpley says, LaRouche was sent to jail for FINANCIAL fraud, NOT politics. Saying that he worked for intelligence services was his DEFENSE at the trial. It did NOT come later.

So here's what happened. They found either an operative or an idiot in Sweden, who tried to bundle you up with me in asking "us" to help work with Tarpley to "solve" the Iceland/Latvia debt problem.

If they succeeded in getting you to quote Tarpley and me together, they then would spread on the internet your quote, using you and me together to legitimize Tarpley.

His lies about LaRouche felony convictions and those of his financial gangsters show that he is indeed still a LaRouchie, and is utterly dishonest and is to be shunned.

E, you look at what you can find positive in people. That's a nice quality. But it's also important to see what ERRORS people do. You say, "They write good stuff." The problem is the BAD stuff they write.

If a host cooked a nice meal for you, you would appreciate that. But if she then vomited all over the meal, my guess is that this is what you would remember more than what she cooked. This is the case with the LaRouchies.

If you cite them, they will find you on Google and cite YOUR citation of THEM, to legitimize themselves. And this will discredit you in the process.

So take out EVERY reference to EIR, Tarpley, etc. As you know, I had my own qualms about even citing Bill Engdahl, but decided that he's genuinely in the clear--but I would NOT suggest your citing what he wrote while still a member of the [LaRouche] financial rip-off gang in Germany.

I'm saying this as your friend. I know that you're not a LaRouche cultist. So why let your name be sullied?

I hope you take this in the spirit of friendship.

Michael

From here: http://www.lyndonlarouche.org/larouche-webster-tarpley.htm

Guns and Butter:Rare Gem

Bonnie:

The job you do is incredible! Driven by conscience, and obviously a selfless labor of love for your country and those in it. We hardly have a clue of the opposition you face. Guns and Butter is a shining light - piercing the broken government promise of "transparency." It is unique in the New York broadcast landscape (often preempted by fundraising on WBAI.) But you and your outstanding guests (who also risk their lives to speak truth to power) are treasured by the news thirsty in a mainstream media wasteland.

You never know how much good you are doing. May we call take our roles as responsible citizens as seriously as you.

Great admiration and safe travels. God Bless

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