Michel Chossudovsky's Global Research News Hour - Week 26.2009

Host: Stephen Lendman

Monday, June 22nd

F. William Engdahl is a leading researcher, economist and analyst of the New World Order. He's written extensively about energy, politics, economics and more for over 30 years, and is a distinguished Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization.

His earlier books include "A Century of War" on oil and geopolitics and "Seeds of Destruction" on how agribusiness giants plan world domination by patenting all life forms to force-feed GMO foods on everyone.

Engdahl's new book just out is titled "Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy In The New World Order." It will be discussed on the program.

Tuesday, June 23rd

Larry Everest is a correspondent for Revolution newspaper (www.revcom.us) and has reported from Iran, Iraq and Palestine to provide vital information on the region. He's the author of "Oil, Power & Empire: Iraq and the US Global Agenda."

The Obama administration's global agenda will be discussed.

Wednesday, June 24th

Catherine Lutz and Cynthia Enloe contributed to an important new book titled "The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle against US Military Posts," a collection of important articles on America's worldwide empire and military presence that enforces it.

Lutz edited it and wrote a detailed introduction. She's Brown University Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Watson Institute for International Studies.

Enloe wrote the forward. She's Clark University Research Professor, Department of International Development, Community and Environmental and Women's Studies.

Discussion will focus on America's global military reach and unreported harm it causes.

Thursday, June 25th and Friday, June 26th

Ellen Brown is a civil litigation attorney, author, and frequent writer on financial topics. Her latest book is titled "Web of Debt," a brilliant analysis of the private banking cartel Federal Reserve, how it usurped money creation power, how we can get it back, and much more.

Brown's latest writing and the global economic crisis will be discussed.

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