"... how the public’s fear of an
Islamic bogeyman must be constantly stoked to justify a U.S. foreign
policy of war and aggression, how Israel benefits from increasing
anti-Islam bigotry in the U.S. and the most suppressed truth in American
political discourse: that U.S. policy and behavior generate grievances
that inspire acts of terrorism – including 9/11."
Scott Horton Interviews Glenn Greenwald
August 25, 2010
Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com blogger and former constitutional lawyer,
discusses the NYC anti-mosque/anti-Islam rally sponsored by neocon crazy
Frank Gaffney (scroll down to update III), how the public’s fear of
an Islamic bogeyman must be constantly stoked to justify a U.S. foreign
policy of war and aggression, how Israel benefits from increasing
anti-Islam bigotry in the U.S. and the most suppressed truth in American
political discourse: that U.S. policy and behavior generate grievances
that inspire acts of terrorism – including 9/11.
MP3 here. (23:21)
Glenn Greenwald was a constitutional lawyer in New York City, first at
the Manhattan firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and then at the
litigation firm he founded, Greenwald, Christoph. Greenwald litigated
numerous high-profile and significant constitutional cases in federal and
state courts around the country, including multiple First Amendment
challenges. He has a J.D. from New York University School of Law (1994)
and a B.A. from George Washington University (1990). In October of 2005,
Greenwald started a political and legal blog, Unclaimed Territory, which
quickly became one of the most popular and highest-trafficked in the
blogosphere.
Upon disclosure by the New York Times in December 2005 of President
Bush’s warrantless eavesdropping program, Greenwald became one of the
leading and most cited experts on that controversy. In early 2006, he
broke a story on his blog regarding the NSA scandal that served as the
basis for front-page articles in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles
Times and other newspapers, all of which credited his blog for the story.
Several months later, Sen. Russ Feingold read from one of Greenwald’s
posts during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Feingold’s
resolution to censure the president for violating FISA. In 2008, Sen.
Chris Dodd read from Greenwald’s Salon blog during floor debate over
FISA. Greenwald’s blog was also cited as one of the sources for the
comprehensive report issued by Rep. John Conyers titled “The Constitution
in Crisis.” In 2006, he won the Koufax Award for best new blog.
Greenwald is the author of
A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush
Presidency,
How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President
Run Amok and
Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican
Politics.
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