New @PushbackShow: As the US floods Ukraine with weapons and US bombs kill more Yemeni civilians, @andrewmcockburn, author of “The Spoils of War", on the US arms industry’s role in promoting and profiting from global carnage. via @TheGrayzoneNews
When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, an attendee at a DC arms industry gathering told @andrewmcockburn that the mood was "borderline euphoric."
@andrewmcockburn Andrew also discusses how the DC war machine has fueled the Saudi war on Yemen & the dirty war on Syria.
He also looks back on his groundbreaking 1988 PBS documentary, made with wife Leslie Cockburn, “Guns, Drugs, and the CIA,” about the agency’s role in the global drug trade.
He also looks back on his groundbreaking 1988 PBS documentary, made with wife Leslie Cockburn, “Guns, Drugs, and the CIA,” about the agency’s role in the global drug trade.
“Guns, Drugs, and the CIA" can be viewed here:
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