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9/6/21 Magnus Panvidya on the Upcoming Day of Antiwar Protests

by Scott Horton | Sep 8, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott sits down with Magnus Panvidya to discuss the upcoming antiwar protests that will take place all over the country on September 11th. All indications point to a sizable turnout that is, importantly, not monopolized by any one party or idealogy. Just as the antiwar movement ought to be. Further information can be found in the link below. Discussed on the show: https://www.endthedamnwars.org/ Magnus Panvidya is an activist based out of Michigan. Follow him on Twitter @PanvidyaMagnus This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike...

9/3/21 Coleen Rowley on the Many Ways 9/11 Could Have Been Prevented

by Scott Horton | Sep 7, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott speaks with FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley about the institutional failures that occurred before and after the 9/11 attacks. Rowley believes that there are many ways the attacks could have been prevented ranging from better information sharing between agencies to the locking of cockpit doors. After the attacks, Rowley says bureaucratic changes alone would have been enough to prevent similar attacks from occurring again and been a lot less costly than launching wars and spying on the world’s population. But both Scott and Rowley observe that instead the tragedy was seized upon by...

9/3/21 Danny Sjursen on Afghanistan, Veterans and Counterinsurgency

by Scott Horton | Sep 6, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Danny Sjursen and gets his reaction to the Taliban victory in Afghanistan. Sjursen thinks the Taliban’s campaign to take control of the country may soon be studied in war colleges. He also thinks that Scott’s book Fool’s Errand should be studied at war colleges, or at least books just as critical of the wars. Sjursen then talks about how this is a tough time for veterans, but that that isn’t a reason to hold back criticism of the war. That the idea that being antiwar implies a hatred of the troops is ridiculous and convenient for those in power. Lastly, Sjursen reflects on...

9/3/21 Gareth Porter on the Media’s Reaction to the Withdrawal From Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Sep 5, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter joins Scott on Antiwar Radio to discuss his latest piece about the media’s reaction to Afghanistan. Porter lays out how virtually the entire media ecosystem is arguing the withdrawal was done prematurely from both a counterterrorism standpoint and in terms of the evacuation of American citizens and allies. However, the media is ignoring the root of the problem was the overconfidence the U.S. Military and Intelligence Community had in the Afghan National Army. Porter argues that that is where the blame ought to lie, rather than squarely on Biden. Now Porter thinks we’ve reached...

9/3/21 Dan McKnight on Defend the Guard and the Withdrawal From Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Sep 4, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks with Dan McKnight about the effort to pass Defend the Guard legislation, which would block the use of National Guard troops in foreign combat operations without a declaration of war. McKnight gives background on what led him to become involved in political activism and how the absence of the Louisiana National Guard during Hurricane Ida is yet another reason for this legislation. Scott and McKnight also talk about the value veterans bring to the movement to end wars. Lastly, McKnight explains that despite being relieved the war is over, he believes the Afghanistan withdrawal was...

8/30/21 Jack Murphy on America’s Failed Drone Campaign in Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Aug 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks with Jack Murphy about the piece he wrote detailing the surge in drone strikes that took place under President Trump. Murphy explains how the whole project started when a distraught drone operator approached him. It quickly became clear that that drone operator was not alone. Murphy details how Rules of Engagement (ROE) are formulated and how they evolved during the Obama and Trump presidencies. This leads to a discussion of the ruthless drone campaign that the U.S. carried out against the Taliban during negotiations. A campaign that killed numerous Afghan men for the crime of...

8/27/21 Ashraf Nubani on Why Sirhan Sirhan, the Man Convicted for Killing Robert Kennedy, Ought to Be Released

by Scott Horton | Aug 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews attorney and writer Ashraf Nubani about his recent piece making a case for releasing Robert Kennedy’s convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan. Nubani explains that Sirhan meets all the stated requirements of the parole board and that the pressure to keep him in prison is mainly political. Note: This interview was recorded hours before the news broke that the California Parole Board recommended Sirhan’s release. Governor Newsom’s office will now review the case and can still block parole. Discussed on the show: “It’s time for Sirhan Sirhan to go free” (The Electronic Intifada)...

8/27/21 Daniel Davis on the Kabul Airport Bombing

by Scott Horton | Aug 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott speaks with Daniel Davis about the suicide bombing at the entrance to the Kabul Airport. Davis considers this an especially devastating attack because the soldiers killed were only days away from being withdrawn from the country. He also believes that these withdrawal issues could have been prevented if U.S. troops had left a decade ago instead of flooding the country as they did under Obama’s surge. Davis goes on to explain why he has no respect for those who lie to the families of dead soldiers about what they died fighting for, all while sending new soldiers off to the same...

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9/6/21 Magnus Panvidya on the Upcoming Day of Antiwar Protests

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9/3/21 Danny Sjursen on Afghanistan, Veterans and Counterinsurgency

9/3/21 Gareth Porter on the Media’s Reaction to the Withdrawal From Afghanistan

9/3/21 Dan McKnight on Defend the Guard and the Withdrawal From Afghanistan

8/30/21 Jack Murphy on America’s Failed Drone Campaign in Afghanistan

8/27/21 Ashraf Nubani on Why Sirhan Sirhan, the Man Convicted for Killing Robert Kennedy, Ought to Be Released

8/27/21 Daniel Davis on the Kabul Airport Bombing

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