Useful Analyses of the Major Forces that have Driven U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy Since WW2

 1). “Show 1200”, Len Osanic interviews Aaron Good, May 23, 2004, Black Op Radio, duration of pertinent audio 0:00 - 1:17:02, at < https://www.blackopradio.com/archives2024.html >, also MP-3 at < https://www.blackopradio.com/pod/black1200.mp3 >

2). “Empire and the Deep State - American Exception w/ Aaron Good”, Aaron Good comes on the show to discuss his book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State, Sep 01, 2023, Guerrilla History, duration of audio 1:23:49, at < https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/empire-and-the-deep-state-american-exception-w-aaron-good >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Introduction by dmorista: The Far-Right Trumpista movement has nearly totally taken over the use of the concept of the “Deep State”; In fact that concept was actually introduced into the American discussion of political and socioeconomic issues by Peter Dale Scott, who acknowledged he picked up the concept while reading work by Turkish Scholars.

In Item 1)., “Show 1200”, Aaron Good and Len Osanic conduct a wide-ranging conversation concerning the history of oligarchical rule in the U.S. since WW 2, the killing of JFK, the removal of Nixon that Good (and others) interpret as a coup against the reigning forces of the U.S. ruling class by the extreme-right in the U.S., closely allied with Israel and the Zionists. Good compares the U.S., that he refers to as a Third-World society trying to keep running its global empire, to China with its increasingly powerful and well-run society. He views the War in Ukraine and the brutal actions of the Israelis against the Palestinians as the final acts of the U.S. empire.

Item 2)., “Empire and the Deep State - ….” provides a concise description of Good's interview concerning his book posting:

“In this fascinating and fun episode, Aaron Good comes on the show to discuss his book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. This is a great conversation which focuses on Aaron's conceptualizing of exceptionism and how the American Empire works. This topic is critical for us, as the concept of "the Deep State" has been distorted by the right-wing, and obscures the workings of the actual Deep State here within the belly of the beast.

“Aaron Good has a PhD in Political Science from Temple University. His dissertation, “American Exception: Hegemony and the Tripartite State,” examined the state, elite criminality, and US hegemony. His book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State is available from Skyhorse Publishers, and he has a website and podcast of the same name which can be found at https://americanexception.com/. Aaron can be followed on twitter @Aaron_Good_.”

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