Iraq War Audio Sampler
Audio
Commentary & Documentation
in MP3 format
(and a few video links)
Iraq War Audio SamplerAudio
Commentary & Documentation
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The
Iraq War is one of the most significant issues of our time.
These recordings provide background information and
analysis.
Persons
and organizations on the recordings herein were not involved in
any way
with the production
of these audio tracks or this website
23 min 20 sec / 6.8 MB / 40 kps |
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| NAME | DESCRIPTION | DATE | START TIME |
| Scott Ritter | ex UN WMD Inspector and Marine Officer | Feb 2004 | 0:00 |
| Russ Feingold | US Senator - Intelligence etc before war | 11/8/02 | 6:25 |
| Greg Thielman | ex US State Dept Analyst | 6/5/03 | 8:55 |
| Dr. Brian Jones | British Defense Intelligence Analyst | 12/25/04 | 12:20 |
| Harry Shearer Re: Bob Mathews | Australian Intelligence Analyst (Bob Mathews) | 9/26/04 | 14:20 |
| Joseph Wilson | ex US Diplomat - Uranium from Africa issue | May 2004 | 15:40 |
20 min 58 sec / 6 MB / 40 kps |
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| NAME | DESCRIPTION | DATE | START TIME |
| Hans Blix | UN WMD Inspector | April 2004 | 0:00 |
| NPR | National Public Radio - anti-war protests | 2/15/03 | 1:06 |
| George W Bush | US President - final justification & start Iraq War | 3/17/03 & 3/19/03 | 1:59 |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corp - Iraq War begins | 3/21/03 | 3:40 |
| Al Franken | ? | Sept 2003 | 4:03 |
| Amy Goodman | Broadcast Journalist - analysis of US media | 5/9/04 | 7:35 |
| Robert Grey | American Bar Assoc President - Torture | 9/16/04 | 8:45 |
| Seymour Hersh | Investigative Journalist | 2004 ? | 11:25 |
| Ray McGovern | ex CIA Analyst | 2004 ? | 14:25 |
| Kofi Annan | UN Leader - BBC Interview - Iraq War illegal | Sept 2004 | 18:31 |
| Daniel Ellsberg | Political Activist and ex Military Analyst | before Nov 04 | 20:27 |
| Ray McGovern | ex CIA Analyst | 2004 ? | 21:06 |
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NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
DATE |
START TIME |
| NPR | National Public Radio (Duelfer report) | 10/7/04 | 0:00 |
| Carl Levin | US Senator | Oct 2004 | 0:35 |
| NPR | National Public Radio (Duelfer report) | Oct 2004 | 1:10 |
| Fred Kaplan | Journalist | Oct 2004 ? | 2:00 |
| Robert Scheer | Journalist | Oct 2004 ? | 2:32 |
| Arianna Huffington | Columnist / Activist | Oct 2004 ? | 3:03 |
| Paul Krugman | Columnist / Economics Professor | 9/28/04 | 3:20 |
| Maureen Dowd | Columnist | 9/9/04 | 8:44 |
| Greg Thielman | ex US State Dept Analyst | 1/13/04 | 11:25 |
| Mark Danner | Journalist / Journalism Professor | 10/4/04 | 16:55 |
| Joseph Wilson | ex US Diplomat | May 2004 | 19:25 |
| DESCRIPTION (click to download mp3) |
LENGTH |
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DATE |
Source etc. |
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| Al Gore - Pre Iraq War - speech to Commonwealth Club - Sept 23. 2002 - Former Vice President of the United States (light edit at beginning) | 41:26 |
9.5 MB |
9/23/02 |
includes text |
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| Ron Paul - Pre Iraq War - speech to US House of Representatives - Oct 10, 2002 - U.S. Congressman (R-TX) - Speech prior to Iraq War resolution vote | 6 min |
2.4 MB |
10/10/02 |
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| Barack Obama - Pre Iraq War speech to rally in Chicago Oct 26, 2002 and TV interview on Nov 15, 2002 (short excerpts) | 1 min |
.5 MB |
10/26/02 & 11/15/02 |
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| Russ Feingold - Pre Iraq War - speech to World Affairs Council - Nov 8, 2002 - U.S. Senator (D-WI) (edited down to most Iraq relevant disscussion) | 30 min |
6.9 MB |
11/8/02 |
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| Scott Ritter - Pre Iraq War - speech at Caltech - Nov 13, 2002 - Former Chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq (1991-1998) & Former Marine intelligence officer (Q&A not included) | 1hr 8 min |
15.7 MB |
11/13/02 |
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| Stephen Zunes - The case against War on Iraq - Pre Iraq War speech at Univ New Mexico - Nov 18, 2002 - Middle East anaylst & Scholar | 56 min |
12.6 MB |
11/18/02 |
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| Robert Byrd - Pre Iraq War speech(s) on Senate floor - U.S. Senator (copied audio from YouTube video - apparent edited mix, most from Feb 12, 2003) | 2:37 |
.6 MB |
2/12/03 |
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| Greg Thielman - Bush Admin use of Intelligence prior to Iraq War - (ex) US State Dept Intelligence Anaylst (BBC interview) | 3:19 |
1 MB |
6/5/03 |
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| John
Bonifaz - The
Case for Impeachment and the Downing St. Memo -
Public Interest Lawyer &
Constitutional Attorney- At the Downing St. Memo Hearings - (partial / edited) |
5:46 |
1.7 MB |
6/16/05 |
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0 0 6 |
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Scott
Ritter and Ray McGovern - Iraq
WMD inspector (Ritter) and Former CIA official (McGovern) - From the
Bush Commission hearings
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36:14 |
10.6 MB |
1/20/06 |
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| Re: Iraqi General Hussein Kamal & Iraq WMD & US media coverage - edited from Counterspin radio program | 2:36 |
765 K |
2/24/06 |
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| Bob Scheer & Arianna Huffington - Iraq and US politics - Journalist / Columnist - edited from Left Right & Center radio program | 4:58 |
1.5 MB |
2/24/06 |
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Karen
Kwiatkowski - retired
Lt Colonel US Air Force
- Re: Use of Iraq Intelligence & Pentagon Office of Special
Plans - edited interview by Brian Lamb on CSPAN |
43:21 |
10 MB |
4/2/06 |
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Tyler Drumheller - Former Top CIA official (EDITED) re: Iraq Intelligence issues; on CBS 60-Minutes 4/23/06 - This is edited version: Drumheller only |
4:52 |
1.5 MB |
4/23/06 |
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Tyler Drumheller - Former Top CIA official (COMPLETE) This is complete version: Drumheller and Joseph Wilson |
7:52 |
2.3 MB |
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| Mark Danner Part 1 of 2 - Regarding Iraq - Journalist and UC Prof - on KQED Forum program | 22:37 |
5.3 MB |
5/1/06 |
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| Mark Danner Part 2 of 2 - Regarding Iraq - on KQED Forum program (audience Q&A - edited) | 18:41 |
4.4 MB |
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| Paul Pillar - Use of Intelligence prior to Iraq War - National Intelligence Officer for Near East & South Asia 2000 to 2005 - statement to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee | 9:28 |
3.8 MB |
6/26/06 |
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| Noam Chomsky - Iraq, Democracy, Etc - Political activist and Author - Edited from Counterspin radio program | 8:25 |
2.5 MB |
8/26/06 |
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| Dave Lindorff - The Case for Impeachment - Journalist and Author - Edited from Book TV program | 18:09 |
4.2 MB |
8/25/06 |
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Thomas Ricks - The US campaign in Iraq - Journalist & Senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post - (This is a Link only to KQED Forum program archive) |
52 min |
24MB |
8/3/06 |
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| Rocky (Ross) Anderson - Iraq & Bush Admin etc - Mayor Salt Lake City, Utah - Address to rally | 39 min |
9 MB |
8/30/06 |
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| Carne Ross - British diplomat - UN Iraq expert - audio taken from video on BBC website | 5:29 |
1.3 MB |
12/5/06 |
related articles: 1) The Independent 2) BBC |
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| Lincoln Chafee - re: Senate 2002 Iraq War authorization vote - U.S. Senator (Republican - unseated Nov 2006) - Edited from NPR radio program 'Fresh Air' | 3:36 |
.9 MB |
12/13/06 |
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| Robert Baer (former CIA officer) and Chris Matthews discuss Iraq intelligence etc - from 'Hardball' video program (title: No Saddam-al Qaeda connection) | 6:45 |
1.6 MB |
4/6/07 |
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| Tony Zinni (retired General) and Tim Russert discuss Iraq and region - from MSNBC ' meet the Press' | 15:42 |
3.6 MB |
4/15/07 |
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| Dick Durbin (US Senator); Larry Johnson (ex CIA officer) and Keith Olbermann discuss ex CIA director George Tenet's book and Durbin's (senate intel committee) statement on Senate floor regarding Iraq Intel and Bush admin misleading US, etc. - from MSNBC 'Countdown' program | 10:49 |
2.5 MB |
4/27/07 |
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Bob Graham re: 2002 NIE and Senate Iraq war authorization vote - (former U.S. Senator D-FL) Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee in 2002 at time of Iraq War authorization vote - (This is an edited version of NPR interview) |
6 min |
6/6/07 |
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Thomas Ricks - Iraq - Journalist & Senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post speaks at World Affairs Council - (This is a LINK to the WAC archive). Author of 'Fiasco' |
1hr 10min |
8/6/07 |
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John Mearsheimer & Stephen Walt - The Israel Lobby & US Foreign Policy - speech to the World Affairs Council (Iraq discussion starts at 29:52) (start of meeting is clipped off) |
55 min |
12.6 MB |
9/20/07 |
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| Hillary
Clinton (US
Senator) and Tim
Russert - Re:
Clinton's votes on 2002 Senate Iraq war use of force resolution and admendments
(Includes excerpts from Clinton's 2002 speech) Interviewed 9/23/07 by Tim Russert on 'Meet the Press' |
4:57 |
2.3 MB | 9/23/07 |
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935 False Statements by Bush Admin - Iraq War Card Project by Center for Public Integrity - Introduction to project which includes a searchable database of 935 false statements - intro by Bill Buzenberg and Charles Lewis |
6:38 |
3 MB |
1/23/08 |
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Dennis Kucinich - Article of Impeachment of President GW Bush - (US Congressman) Resolution presented to US House of Representative 7/10/08 (HR 1345) |
39 min |
11 MB |
7/10/08 |
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Vincent Bugliosi - Prosecution of GW Bush for Murder- (Former L.A. County Prosecuter) Testifies before US House of Representative Judiciary Committee 7/24/08 |
6:11 |
2.1 MB |
7/24/08 |
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| DESCRIPTION (click to download mp3) |
LENGTH |
SIZE |
DATE |
Source |
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| Condi Rice Interview excerpts: Aluminum Tubes & Mushroom Clouds - Sept 8, 2002 | 0:26 |
.3 MB |
9/8/02 |
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| George W. Bush Speech : Cincinnati Oct 7, 2002 - Excerpts | 4:02 |
1 MB |
10/7/02 |
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| Colin Powell UN speech : Iraq WMD - Excerpts | 11:53 |
3.4 MB |
2/5/03 |
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DESCRIPTION |
Length min:sec |
File Size |
Date |
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| Colin
Powell and Condoleezza Rice from John Pilger's documentary (link to YouTube) |
0:56 | Feb & July 2001 |
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| Bush
Admin - Various clips re: Iraq intel & WMD - originaly from YouTube (Quicktime h264 download) |
2:49 | 4.2 MB | 2002
- 2004? |
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| Re:
Colin Powell's Feb 2003 UN speech apparent CNN report (link to YouTube) |
5:16 | re: Feb 2003 | ||
| John Bonifez at the Downing St. memo Hearings : The case for Impeachment | 8:55 | 6/16/05 | ||
Tyler
Drumheller - Former
Top CIA official in Europe - on Bush Admin use of Iraq Intellegence.
Includes Joseph Wilson. From CBS 60 Minutes program (link to crooksandliars.com for video) |
7:52 | 13.4
MB (QT) |
4/23/06 | |
| Douglas
Feith & the Iraq - Al Qaeda Connection Jon Stewart covers the issue (link to crooksandliars.com) |
5:05 | Feb 2007 | ||
| Keith
Olberman (MSNBC) - Review of Bush Admin Personell "No Truth - No Consequences" (Link to YouTube) |
4:49 | Sept or Oct 2007 |
Something to do: |
| Ask your House Representative to Support H. Res. 1345: An Article Impeachment of President George W. Bush. Track bill status: Here |
| Sign the Impeachment Petition: HERE |
| Ask your House Representative to Support H. Res. 799: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney. Track bill status: Here |
Here's a good
place to find contact info for your elected representative: Congress.org |
Something to read: |
Analysis of George Bush's State of the Union Addresses: 2007 and 2006 (by Stephen Zunes) |
An essay from March 2003 - on the eve
of war: |
An essay from 2004: |
Links: |
| Iraq War related info: AfterDowningStreet.org Collection of articles about the: Iraq intelligence issue |
A reasonable conclusion: Impeach Bush, Cheney and Rice
| Other Essays & Audio |
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