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Interview with Tom Engelhardt, creator of The Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com, conducted by Scott Harris 
The archive of military logs reveals a grim picture of a failing war that polls find is increasingly unpopular among a majority of Americans. The documents describe unreported incidents of U.S. and NATO forces killing of Afghan civilians; expansion of a CIA assassination program targeting suspected Taliban and al Qaeda leaders; the Taliban's acquisition of ground to air heat seeking missiles; and the use of increased Predator and Reaper remote-controlled drones piloted from a U.S. base in Nevada. Among the most publicized information from the classified documents in the U.S. were reports that Pakistan's military intelligence agency, the ISI, continues to actively support and strategize the war with the Taliban leadership. The White House and Pentagon have condemned the release of the documents, as some commentators and politicians call for the prosecution of those who leaked the files and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Tom Engelhardt, creator of The Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com website and cofounder of the American Empire Project. He assesses the importance of the Wikileaks documents and their possible effect on U.S. Afghan war policy. Tom Engelhardt is author of "The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's." Related links:
New Transitional Federal Law Provides Health Insurance to Patients with Pre-existing Conditions RealAudio
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Interview with Jennifer Jaff, executive director, Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
But the new insurance plans are still expensive. They will remain in place until 2014, when all insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions will be handled under the federal healthcare reform legislation. Children with pre-existing conditions are already covered. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Jennifer Jaff, executive director of the Connecticut-based group, Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, which provides free information and advocacy to people seeking advice on how to secure and retain health insurance coverage. She talks about how the new federal system will work for people with pre-existing conditions and what challenges remain. For more information, visit Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness's website at www.advocacyforpatients.org Economic Sanctions Target Most Vulnerable, Rarely Achieve Political Objectives RealAudio
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Interview with Joy Gordon, professor of philosophy at Fairfield University, conducted by Scott Harris  As Fairfield University professor of philosophy Joy Gordon recounts in her new book: "Invisible War: The U.S. and Iraq Sanctions," between 670,000 and 880,000 Iraqi children under the age of five died as a result of the sanctions. Gordon maintains that the suffering borne by the Iraqi people under the U.N. sanctions -- mostly driven by American policy -- served to strengthen, not weaken Saddam's hold on power. Now with growing concern within the U.N. Security Council that Iran is engaged in a covert nuclear weapons program, the U.S. is pushing for ever harsher sanctions against the Islamic Republic. President Obama has proclaimed that the "smart sanctions," he's advocating against Iran will avoid indiscriminately harming the innocent. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with professor Gordon, who explains why she believes economic sanctions targeting nations for their behavior, whatever the label, are ineffective at motivating change and result in harm to innocent civilians. Joy Gordon is author of the new book, "Invisible War: The U.S. and Iraq Sanctions." Read her recent article, "Lessons We Should Have Learned From the Iraqi Sanctions," at www.foreignpolicy.com Related links:
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