Download Intro (1 MB MP3): Introduction - Music by Igor Stravinsky from “Histoire du Soldat” (A Soldiers Tale), 5th movement.
Download Part 1 (13 MB MP3): MICHAEL RATNER, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, joins us to discuss the criminal case filed by CCR and others in the German Federal Court against soon to be former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and others under the tenets of universal Jurisdiction over International Crimes - including war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture, and other international law.
Michael Ratner recently received the Hans Litten Prize and we began our interview with a discussion of Hans Litten and the great honor it is to be the recipient of this award particularly because of CCR’s clients in the case against Rumsfeld and other’s and the abuses of this administration. Michael’s acceptance speech for this distinguisehed award can be found here >>.
Outro Music is from the 4th Movement of Igor Stravinsky's "Soldier's Tale"
Download Part 2 (10 MB MP3): ZACH HAYDT, a marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an intelligence analyst for 3 tours of duty, joins us in the studio to discuss his experiences on the ground as a U.S. marine - offering insights into a complex situation which is hard to assess from those who do not have first hand experiences.
Zach is now a student studying at Bard on the G.I. Bill. If you would like to contact him you can reach him at
Intro Music for this segment is by Wilco - "War on War" from their 2002 album "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" released on Nonesuch Records