American Exception

Israel and the Neocons’ Iraq War (DCC47 - Audio)

To see/hear the full episode head over to https://www.patreon.com/americanexception to subscribe and support the best historical analysis of the U.S. Empire. Aaron reviews and discusses a new and very important book, 'Israel, Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War: Undue Influence, Deceptions, and the Neocon Energy Agenda'. The book was written by Gary Vogler with a foreword from Col. Lawrence Wilkerson. This is the first of what will be a two or three part series.
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Making Sense of 9/11 (AE181) - [TRAILER]

Bryce Greene speaks about 9/11 with two guests. The first is independent researcher Adam Fitzgerald. He runs The Darkened Hour podcast, the Adam Fitgerald YouTube channel, and on Word Press he runs the site 9/11/The Historical Timeline. The second guest is Ben, and he runs the Podcast for a New American Century.
This episode marks the first in a series of 9/11 episodes that our own Bryce Greene is producing.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: "Too Good Your Dreams Don't Come True" by Mock Orange

'After the Uprising' (DCC46)

Bryce and Aaron speak with Ray Nowosielski and Maria Chappelle-Nadal. They are two of the creators of 'After the Uprising', a true crime podcast which investigates a string of mysterious tragedies among Ferguson activists in St. Louis, years after they helped launch a national movement for Black Lives.
Image: Riot police in Ferguson, Missouri, 2014 (Al Jazeera)
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music
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Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott - Part 27 (AE180 - TRAILER]

In this episode, we get another reading and discussion of some politically and biographically inspired poetry from Peter’s new poetry collection, Dreamcraft. This episode includes poetry about Peter’s friendship with the late Leonard Cohen.
This is the 27th installment of our oral history series with the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach.
Image: Leonard Cohen at the Isle of Wight, 1970 (Charles Everest/BBC)
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: “Nine Times” by Mock Orange

On the Brink (DCC45)

Aaron and Bryce discuss a number of recent, momentous events--including the unsuccessful assassination attempt on Trump, the Establishment/deep state coup that ended Biden 2024, the Zionists' assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Iran, and other insanity related to the Gaza Genocide.
Image: Reuters/Yaser Al-KhodorSpecial thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Imperial Pipe Dreams (DCC44)

We discuss pipeline geopolitics and US imperialism with attorney and historian Charlotte Dennett. Charlotte is the author of:
'Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil' (See: American Exception 110)
"Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil"
"War in Ukraine Could Be the Mother of All Energy Wars: But the Media Still Misses the Context"
Charlotte Dennett is also the co-author (with Gerard Colby) of 'Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon : Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil' (See: American Exception 107)
Image: A US soldier walks towards a burning oil well in Iraq's vast Rumaila oil fields in March of 2003. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Chaos at the Twilight of Empire: The Trump Shooting (AE179)

This episode includes my recent interview with John Kiriakou and Michelle Witte as well as some additional commentary on the assassination attempt.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: "Some Say" by Mock Orange

Deez Lone Nutz Strike Again!? (DCC43)

Aaron and Bryce review and discuss Bryce's recent and brief interview appearance on British television before getting into a longer discussion on the Trump assassination plot and Trump's VP pick.
Image: AP Photo/Evan VucciSpecial thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music

Minding the Darkness, Minding the Light w/Peter Dale Scott - Part 26 (AE178)

In this episode, we get a reading and discussion of politically and biographically inspired poetry from Peter’s new poetry collection, Dreamcraft.
This is the 26th installment of our oral history series with the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach.
Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!
Music: "Some Say" by Mock Orange

A Deadly Betrayal? (DCC42)

Aaron speaks to Lawrence Wilkerson about a new book on the Iraq War for which Wilkerson wrote the foreword: 'Deadly Betrayal: The Truth About Why the United States Invaded Iraq'.
Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Image: US Marine places flag over statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in 2003 (AFP)
Special thanks to:
Dana Chavarria, production
Casey Moore, graphics
Michelle Boley, animated intro
Mock Orange, music