Hemlock #22 - Congratulations to the Neocons: We're Now At War with Iran - Also the Effective Altruist/AI Grifters, Because That's What I Wanted To Talk About Before The Bombing Began episode artwork

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Hemlock #22 - Congratulations to the Neocons: We're Now At War with Iran - Also the Effective Altruist/AI Grifters, Because That's What I Wanted To Talk About Before The Bombing Began

from History of Philosophy Audio Archive · host William Engels

Patreon: https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreonBreaking News.....America has bombed 3 Iranian nuclear reactors.Happy summer solstice.ReferencesIraq 1981 Nuclear Reactor Bombing by Israelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera?wprov=sfla1Kissinger's Flip-Flop on the Iran Deal"Today, the standard claim is that Iran has no need for nuclear power, so it must be pursuing a secret weapons program: "For an oil producer such as Iran, nuclear energy is a wasteful use of resources," Henry Kissinger explains. When the shah was in charge, Kissinger, as Secretary of State, held that " introduction of nuclear power will both provide for the growing needs of Iran's economy and free remaining oil reserves for export Or conversion to petrochemicals." Washington acted to assist these efforts, with Cheney, Wolfowitz, and Rumsfeld also playing significant roles. US universities (my own, MIT, for one, despite overwhelming student opposition) were arranging to train Iranian nuclear engineers, doubtless with Washington's approval, if not initiative. Asked about his reversal, Kissinger responded with his usual engaging frankness: "They were an allied country" before 1 979, so therefore they had a genuine need for nuclear energy."-Noam Chomsky, Failed States, 2006, page 73.Blowback Podcast about Iraqhttps://blowback.show/Season-1Adam Becker's New BookSarah Scoles' New BookHorror and Terror Theory (The Italian Philosopher I Cite)Adriana Cavarero, HorrorismSection on AI and Effective Altruism and MarsSam Bankman-Fried and Will MacAskillInterstellar Astronaut Fight Scene

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