David McBride is an Australian hero, a former military lawyer turned whistle-blower who exposed war crimes in Afghanistan. He appears weekly on TNT Radio and interviewed me last weekend about journalism, war, ethics, Wikileaks and accountability:
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The Way podcast on the never-ending war on drugs
My latest book is Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. I was recently interviewed on US podcast, The Way, about the drug war, why it’s so hard to end and why things are slowly changing:
New Zealand Earthwise radio interview on Assange, Wikileaks and Palestine
I was recently interviewed by the New Zealand’s radio program, Earthwise, on Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Palestine and state killing of journalists.
Radio New Zealand interview on spying in the Pacific and independent journalism
Following the recent publication in Declassified Australia of a great investigation on Australian and New Zealand spying across the Pacific by reporter Nicky Hager, we were both interviewed on Radio New Zealand on the Pacific Waves show that broadcasts across New Zealand and the Pacific: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Nicky Hager was also interviewed…
Bad News interview on Afghanistan, independent journalism and unembedded voices
Bad News is a great new podcast that interviews journalists, academics and activists who question the current political realities. I’m interviewed about Afghanistan, independent journalism and Declassified Australia.
Melbourne’s Triple R interview on taking Afghan resources
My interview today on Melbourne’s Triple R radio about my recent Declassified Australia/Declassified UK story on exploiting Afghan resources. We discussed minerals, climate change and Western culpability in Afghanistan.
South Africa’s Radio Islam interview on Afghan resources
Following my recent investigation on the failed attempts to exploit Afghan resources for Declassified Australia and Declassified UK, I was interviewed by South Africa’s Radio Islam about the story and what’s happening in Afghanistan today.
ABC Radio National Big Ideas on Afghanistan and the Taliban
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan receives far too little international media attention. Last night ABC Radio National Big Ideas program featured a discussion about the issues: The crisis in Afghanistan Six months after the withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan, it is clear the embattled country is in the midst of a major humanitarian…
Melbourne’s Triple R radio interview on Declassified Australia
Late last year, I co-founded the new media outlet, Declassified Australia. We aim to critically report on Australia’s real relationship with the world. It’s often not pretty. Today I was interviewed on Melbourne’s Triple R about it all.
The enduring legacy of disaster capitalism in its many forms
The stubbornness of disaster capitalism is legendary. I recently spoke to the New York-based podcast series News Beat on the war in Afghanistan and how many people made a fortune during the 20-year US occupation. The show has done a follow-up episode just on disaster capitalism and in it I discuss mining, Blackwater founder Erik…