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‘Decision Points,’ the GOP and the Future of the Bush Legacy

Russ Baker on The Takeaway, Public Radio International. 
Date: Nov. 12, 2010 

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After two years of laying low, former President George W. Bush came out with a bang this week, with the release of his memoir, “Decision Points.” While the world has been focusing on Bush’s take on the Iraq war, weapons of mass destruction, the use of waterboarding and Hurricane Katrina, today we want to discuss what the memoir means in the context of the Republican surge in the past election. Is the book about the past Bush administration, or is it laying the ground for another Bush generation to take back the White House in the future?

Joining us is Russ Baker, award-winning journalist and author of “Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years.” He explains how the former president is using the book to rally the Republican base, and remind them that the Bush family is still a force to be reckoned with.

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Russ Baker

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Kateri A. Jochum

Bush v. Baker: Battle of the Books—and the Truth

Investigative journalist Russ Baker provides the stunning counter-story to what’s in George W. Bush’s new book.

SF, Russ Baker and John Perry Barlow on Bush, Obama and stasis

JOIN JOHN PERRY BARLOW AND AUTHOR RUSS BAKER THIS TUESDAY, 7PM, SAN FRANCISCO….

With Karl Rove’s and Laura Bush’s books out recently, and George W. Bush’s own “Decision Points” due out with much fanfare in November, this is a perfect time to learn (and not from Karl, Laura or George) what really happened in this country the past eight years. Learn how the staggering Bush epoch evolved from unexamined occurrences over the past half century, and how it is still influencing White House policy today. Learn the back story to current controversies, from the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster to the continuing hostilities in the Middle East. Learn about CIA-financial-military networks and their ability to shape presidencies.

Please join award-winning investigative journalist and author Russ Baker for a talk, reading and signing of his book Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Past Fifty Years. Baker’s work has been praised by Gore Vidal, who called it one of the most important books of the decade, as well as by Dan Rather and Bill Moyers. Full of stunning major revelations, Family of Secrets will change the way you view power in America. Russ will be introduced by John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead lyricist, poet and Internet pioneer. The talk will be followed by an extended question and answer session and then a signing.

WHEN: THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 15, FROM 7-830,
WHERE: Borders Books in the Stonestown Galleria, 19th Avenue at Winston Drive, San Francisco. Easy parking and public transportation.

The Boiling Frogs Presents Russ Baker

Russ interviewed Dec. 17 by Sibel Edmonds, FBI whistleblower, and Peter B. Collins, on their radio show, Boiling Frogs:

The Boiling Frogs Presents Russ Baker

Russ appeared on Coast to Coast AM

Russ appeared on Coast to Coast AM, the syndicated radio show with America’s  largest overnight radio audience. Here’s a summary posted on the show’s site.

Date:  12-05-09
Host:  Ian Punnett
Guests:  Russ Baker

Ian Punnett welcomed award-winning investigative reporter Russ Baker, who discussed the connections between the Bush family and the intelligence community, as well as startling evidence that shed new light on the JFK assassination and Watergate. According to his research, George H.W. Bush’s affiliation with the CIA began as far back as 1953, as opposed to Bush’s “official” joining of the organization in 1976. Among the elements that led him to this conclusion were that Bush was briefed on the JFK assassination by the CIA on the day after Kennedy’s murder and he also appeared to be using his oil company to set up “fronts” for the intelligence agency around the world.

However, Baker said, these CIA outlets were merely part of a larger agenda driven by wealthy interests who have designs on shaping the world to their end. Stressing that the Bush family are merely players in this group of power brokers, Baker said, “they’re not the guys running the thing. They are just operatives.” He dismissed the notion that it is an organized group, suggesting that it is more of a collection of like-minded, powerful people working together to consolidate their power. “It’s not this absolute club or anything like that,” Baker explained, “you’re talking about a mindset.” Ultimately, he expressed concern that this coterie continues to exert its power, “I think what we’re looking at is a very sensitive and fragile situation that perpetuates to this day.”

He suggested that the Watergate scandal was one historic event that this faction, including George H.W. Bush (who was head of the RNC at the time), played a hand in orchestrating. Baker put forth the idea that Richard Nixon, previously put into power by these elites, had begun to move away from their influence. As such, the Watergate event was developed as a means to drive Nixon out of office in a “cleaner” fashion than they had eliminated JFK. According to Baker, this explains why the break-in seemed so poorly done, how the story ended up in the press, and why Nixon was so befuddled by what had happened. “It’s almost like a rolling coup d’etat,” he observed, “when you’re in these permanent bureaucracies, you don’t have a lot of use for these elected presidents. They’re an annoyance and a problem for you.”

Air America Interview with Ron Reagan

For those of you who missed Russ’s July 8 interview with Ron Reagan on Air America, the show has kindly provided recordings of the broadcast for your listening pleasure:

Ron Reagan Interview, Segment 1 (mp3)

Ron Reagan Interview, Segment 2 (mp3)

Ron Reagan Interview, Segment 3 (mp3)

Ron Reagan Interview, Segment 4 (mp3)

Russ on Air America

Russ will be appearing on Ron Reagan’s show on Air America radio, Wednesday, July 8. The show airs live at 7pm Eastern time. Ron Reagan is the son of the late president.

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Russ on the Marc Steiner Show

Last Thursday, Russ was interviewed by Marc Steiner on Baltimore’s WEAA public radio. The broadcast generated a heavy response from listeners. You don’t want to miss it.

Click here to listen to the show on the Web or here to download the mp3.

Russ Returned to KPFA’s Guns and Butter

After an insightful first interview that received a lot of positive feedback from listeners, KPFA‘s Guns and Butter with Bonnie Faulkner invited Russ back to cover the remaining important topics in Family of Secrets.

You can replay the interview directly on KPFA’s website or download the MP3 file here.