http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04092010/bacevichwatch.html
Here is his bio sketch:
``Bacevich graduated from West Point in 1969 and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, serving in Vietnam from the summer of 1970 to the summer of 1971. Later he held posts in Germany, including the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the United States, and the Persian Gulf up to his retirement from the service with the rank of Colonel in the early 1990s. He holds a Ph.D. in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University, and taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins University prior to joining the faculty at Boston University in 1998.
On May 13, 2007, Bacevich's son, also named Andrew J. Bacevich, was killed in action in Iraq ...''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bacevich
His politics are terrible, but he has a very clear understanding of what's going on at the foreign policy level and its recent historical development. What's missing is the link to the economics of empire. You can sort of supply that dimension while listening. He talks in terms of `culture' which is in principle not a bad idea. It just needs more completion with an economic view.
CG