Tonight's guest on The Daily Show is Andrew Cockburn and the topic on The Nightly Show will be the money college athletes don't get paid with panelists Rachel Nichols, Barney Frank, Rob Corddry, and Wale.
Andrew Cockburn is a journalist and author. His latest book is
Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination. Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and extraordinary story; its origins in long-buried secret programs, the breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, the ways in which the technology works and, despite official claims, does not work. Taking the reader inside the well-guarded world of national security, the book reveals the powerful interests - military, CIA and corporate - that have led the drive to kill individuals by remote control. Most importantly of all, the book describes what has really happened when the theories underpinning the strategy -- and the multi-billion dollar contracts they spawn -- have been put to the test. Drawing on sources deep in the military and intelligence establishments, Andrew Cockburn's Kill Chain unveils the true effects, as demonstrated by bloody experience, of assassination warfare, a revelation that readers will find surprising as well as shocking.
In the upcoming book "Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins," author Andrew Cockburn reports that officials almost always granted permission for operations against high-value targets with the potential to kill that number of civilians. "[A]pproval from higher authority was pretty much pro forma," Cockburn writes. "Following the invasion, General Michael Moseley, then vice chief of staff of the US Air Force, reported that the necessary clearance to risk thirty or more civilian lives in this manner had been requested at least fifty times. In no case had it been refused."
Garlasco said he had recommended 50 such airstrikes against "high-value targets."
Cockburn explains that the shift in military thinking — towards targeting certain individuals in the effort of quickly winning a war — created a need for assassination-style operations that drones would eventually fill.
With the Iraq war, the key targets "were no longer just things— bridges, oil tanks, and power plants — now they could be people."
After the Iraq invasion, the Pentagon thought it was worth killing up to 29 civilians to take out Saddam Hussein
This sounds like it could be a very good interview.
Rachel Nichols
is an American sports journalist who is currently CNN's sports correspondent. She also reports for CNN International and a reporter for Turner Sports. Her work with Turner Sports includes roles on the NBA on TNT, Major League Baseball on TBS and broadcasts of the NCAA Tournament. Nichols also appears on NCAA Tournament broadcasts on CBS, sometimes paired with Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery.
Barney Frank
is an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011) and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act, a sweeping reform of the U.S. financial industry. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States.
Rob Corddry
is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). He is also the creator and star of the Adult Swim comedy series Childrens Hospital and won his first and second Emmy Awards in September 2012 and September 2013.
Wale
is an American rapper from Washington, D.C.. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various urban magazines.
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