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# Sidney Blumenthal - part one
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/sidney-blumenthal-part-one/
- Published: 2008-09-05T07:09:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T00:42:41.000Z
- Description: Sidney Blumenthal, author of The Strange Death of Republican America, talks to openDemocracy. Listen to parts one and two
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: openUSA, #Migrated, podcasts, us & the world, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:02, #appended-excerpt

Intro - Bush admin as a regime, rather than administration. He goes on to describe the some of the personalities involved, the mis-management of the Iraq project, and the illegitimacy of the foundation of Bush govt on 2000 election.

Sidney Blumenthal, author of *The Strange Death of Republican America*, talks to **openDemocracy**. Listen to parts [one](https://www.opendemocracy.net/audio/sidney-blumenthal-part-one) [](https://www.opendemocracy.net/audio/sidney-blumenthal-part-one)and [two ](https://www.opendemocracy.net/audio/sidney-blumenthal-part-two)  
[ ](https://www.opendemocracy.net/audio/sidney-blumenthal-part-two)