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10/6/17 Greg Lovett on his documentary "Delay, Deny, Hope You Die: How America Poisoned Its Soldiers"

by | Oct 6, 2017 |

Gregory Lovett joins Scott to discuss his new documentary, "Delay, Deny, Hope You Die: How America Poisoned Its Soldiers" which opens Monday in Los Angeles and across the country over the next month. Buy tickets for an upcoming screening in your area here and watch the extended trailer. Lovett shares the backstory of the documentary, which he was inspired to make after reading Joseph Hickman's book "The Burn Pits." He explains why the United States military decided to burn the massive amounts of garbage produced by its soldiers in massive burn pits with carcinogenic jet fuel, details the...

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10/6/17 Gareth Porter on Congress’s potential role in ending the war in Yemen

by | Oct 6, 2017 |

Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss his article for The American Conservative Magazine, "When Did Congress Vote to Aid the Saudi’s Yemen War?" Porter explains why, despite there being zero national security interest at stake, the U.S. is involved in the aerial war in Yemen. He and Scott then discuss the clearly misleading fatality figures which they suspect are being vastly underreported by the U.N. Porter then gets to the crux of his article: how members of Congress are attempting to use the War Powers act to end U.S. involvement in Yemen. Scott delves into the history of the War...

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10/6/17 Gareth Porter on Congress's potential role in ending the war in Yemen

by | Oct 6, 2017 |

Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss his article for The American Conservative Magazine, "When Did Congress Vote to Aid the Saudi’s Yemen War?" Porter explains why, despite there being zero national security interest at stake, the U.S. is involved in the aerial war in Yemen. He and Scott then discuss the clearly misleading fatality figures which they suspect are being vastly underreported by the U.N. Porter then gets to the crux of his article: how members of Congress are attempting to use the War Powers act to end U.S. involvement in Yemen. Scott delves into the history of the War...

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10/6/17 Thomas Harrington on Catalonia's push for independence

by | Oct 6, 2017 |

Thomas Harrington joins Scott to discuss his latest article on Catalonia for Antiwar.com "Last Sunday In Catalonia: Pirates 1, The Invincible Armada 0." Harrington breaks down the history of Catalonia, how we've gotten to where we are today, and what the vote means for Catalonia and Spain. Harrington also explains who stands to gain from Catalonian independence and who doesn't. Ultimately, despite the brewing conflict, Harrington has some optimism that negotiation and a peaceful settlement will still be the outcome. Thomas Harrington is professor of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in...

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10/6/17 Thomas Harrington on Catalonia’s push for independence

by | Oct 6, 2017 |

Thomas Harrington joins Scott to discuss his latest article on Catalonia for Antiwar.com "Last Sunday In Catalonia: Pirates 1, The Invincible Armada 0." Harrington breaks down the history of Catalonia, how we've gotten to where we are today, and what the vote means for Catalonia and Spain. Harrington also explains who stands to gain from Catalonian independence and who doesn't. Ultimately, despite the brewing conflict, Harrington has some optimism that negotiation and a peaceful settlement will still be the outcome. Thomas Harrington is professor of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in...

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10/3/17 Anne Jones on Trump taking his turn to fail in Afghanistan

by | Oct 3, 2017 |

Ann Jones, author of "Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan," returns to the show to discuss her latest article at TomDispatch.com "Afghanistan, Again?" Jones explains how every president repeats the actions of his predecessor in an attempt to "break the stalemate," why trying to train the Afghan army has been an utter disaster, and how the Afghan people, despite considerable infighting, have made it clear over and over again that they will not give in to foreign invaders. Jones stresses, above all, that the Afghanis are tired of fighting and are ready to go home—so long as the...

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10/2/17 Joe Lauria on the consequences of the Kurdish Referendum

by | Oct 2, 2017 |

Joe Lauria returns to update the situation in Iraqi Kurdistan after the referendum for an independent Kurdish state passed. Lauria describes the escalating tensions, explains why believes the referendum was a mistake, and how despite the vote, the Kurds are no closer to independence than they were before. Lauria details the history of Kurdish suffering throughout the decades and suggests that this referendum could lead to another precarious situation for the Kurds. Then Lauria touches on how the Kurdish referendum compares to the ongoing situation in Catalonia. Finally Scott and Lauria...

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10/2/17 Airwars' Chris Woods on the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

by | Oct 2, 2017 |

Airwars investigative reporter Chris Woods returns to the show to discuss his work documenting aerial strikes and casualties in Iraq, Syria, and now Libya. Woods explains Airwars' method of documentation, discusses how Trump's strategy compares to Obama's, and breaks down the fight to free Mosul and Raqqa from ISIS and the overwhelming toll it has taken on the civilian populations. Woods is the author of Sudden Justice: America's Secret Drone Wars and the recipient of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. Follow him on Twitter @chrisjwoods. Discussed on the show: "US strikes Libya for...

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