Damon Hatheway

9/8/17 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Trump strategy to end the Iran Deal

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 8, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Kelley B. Vlahos, managing editor of the American Conservative, returns to the show to discuss her latest article "Haley Debuts Trump's Case for Ending Iran Nuclear Deal." Vlahos reviews the Iran Deal, explains how the neocons see Trump as an ally on Iran, and explains why Nikki Haley's speech to the American Enterprise Institute is a likely preview of Donald Trump's strategy to torpedo the Iran Deal. Scott and Vlahos then review the history of Iran-American tensions and speculate how the Republicans will torpedo Barack Obama's singular shining moment as president. Vlahos is the managing...

9/7/17 Mark Thornton on the Austrian Business Cycle Theory and where we are today

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 7, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Senior fellow of the Mises Institute Mark Thornton returns to the show to discuss Austrian business cycle theory, how the Fed's artificially low interest rates create perverse incentives, resulting in wild spending on both the production and consumer sides of the economy. Thornton discusses the crash of the stock market in the 1970s after Richard Nixon took the United States off the gold standard, which motivated Ron Paul to run for office and explains the moral hazard of fractional reserve banking and how it's at odds with a system of sound, commodity-based money. Instead we're subjected to...

9/6/17 Eric Margolis on the escalating India-China conflict and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 6, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Author and journalist Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the slow motion war escalating between China and India that Margolis has long believed is an inevitability. The conflict between the two nuclear powers centers on their desire to control the Himalayan region between the two countries, which gives whichever country controls it significant leverage over the rest of the region. Margolis recaps the modern history of Chinese-Indian tensions and the history of how the British created a militarized conflict between the Indians and Pakistanis in Kashmir. Finally, Margolis discusses...

9/6/17 Patrick Cockburn on al-Qaeda's resurgence in Syria

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 6, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Author and journalist Patrick Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his reporting on the heavy casualties in Mosul and why they've been underreported in the media. Cockburn explains how ISIS's guerrilla war tactics increase civilian casualties, why the Syrian Kurds fighting against ISIS in Raqqa have considerable incentive to extend the fight against ISIS, and discusses his latest article for the Independent on al Qaeda's power grab in Syria, "While defeat of Isis dominates global attention, al-Qaeda strengthens in Syria," which details the divisions between ISIS and al-Qaeda, and how...

9/6/17 Patrick Cockburn on al-Qaeda’s resurgence in Syria

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 6, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Author and journalist Patrick Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his reporting on the heavy casualties in Mosul and why they've been underreported in the media. Cockburn explains how ISIS's guerrilla war tactics increase civilian casualties, why the Syrian Kurds fighting against ISIS in Raqqa have considerable incentive to extend the fight against ISIS, and discusses his latest article for the Independent on al Qaeda's power grab in Syria, "While defeat of Isis dominates global attention, al-Qaeda strengthens in Syria," which details the divisions between ISIS and al-Qaeda, and how...

9/3/17 Peter van Buren interviews Scott about Fool's Errand

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 3, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Famed whistleblower Peter van Buren joins Scott on KPFK radio where van Buren interviews Scott about his book "Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan." Van Buren is the author of "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People." Follow him on Twitter @WeMeantWell.

9/3/17 Peter van Buren interviews Scott about Fool’s Errand

by Damon Hatheway | Sep 3, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Famed whistleblower Peter van Buren joins Scott on KPFK radio where van Buren interviews Scott about his book "Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan." Van Buren is the author of "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People." Follow him on Twitter @WeMeantWell.

8/29/17 Nasser Arrabyee on the latest Saudi atrocities in Yemen

by Damon Hatheway | Aug 29, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Nasser Arrabyee returns to the show to discuss recent Saudi massacres in Sana’a, the worsening cholera epidemic, and how despite Saudi Arabia's brutal tactics, they are no closer to achieving their goals. Arrabyee explains how the Saudis have tried to create a split between Yemeni president Saleh and his on-again, off-again Houthi allies. Arabyee details how Saudi Arabia has pressured the Yemeni people, many of whom have been denied their salaries for months on end, to stage a popular uprising. Arabyee explains why the “legitimate government” in Aden is a big lie, the role Iran is playing in...