4/9/21 Danny Sjursen on AFRICOM’s Latest Adventure in Mozambique

by | Apr 12, 2021 |

Danny Sjursen talks about the absurdity of the recent announcement that America is sending special forces troops to Mozambique, a country that he says has basically no strategic relevance to the United States whatsoever. Those who argue that this is only a dozen operatives who will stay less than two months, he says, don't understand the way the U.S. military works. These operations always entail a vast number of support personnel and infrastructure, and they always find a way of exceeding their schedules. This is just the latest move in "The Great Game" that America plays for global...

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4/9/21 Hassan El-Tayyab on Yemen’s Dire Humanitarian Crisis

by | Apr 11, 2021 |

Scott interviews Hassan El-Tayyab from the Friends Committee on National Legislation about the effort to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Although the Biden administration announced an end to support for "offensive operations" in Yemen, thanks to the Saudi blockade of the Hodedah port, the country is still experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. The UN has estimated that 400,000 children could starve to death in 2021—it's entirely in the power of the U.S. government to stop it. Discussed on the show: "UN Warns 400,000 Yemeni Children May Starve To Death In 2021"...

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4/9/21 Jay Schweikert: New Mexico Ends Qualified Immunity for All Public Officials

by | Apr 9, 2021 |

Scott talks to Jay Schweikert about the promising developments in New Mexico, where a new state-wide law has been enacted that repeals qualified immunity as a legal defense for any public official. This is a similar move, says Schweikert, to legislation adopted recently in Colorado and New York City, but whereas in those places the new measures apply only to police officers, the New Mexico law covers all government employees. Scott and Schweikert consider this a great first step in eliminating the unjust privileges that protect public figures from being held accountable for their actions....

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4/9/21 Jesselyn Radack on the Latest Victim of America’s Draconian Espionage Act

by | Apr 9, 2021 |

Scott interviews national security attorney Jesselyn Radack about her work in the protection of whistleblowers. Daniel Hale, the man who leaked the so-called "drone papers" to the Intercept in 2014, has just pleaded guilty to violations of the Espionage Act in what Radack calls yet another travesty of justice. Because the Espionage Act, of course, has nothing to do with espionage. It's never used to go after spies—or any real threat to the well-being of the American people—but only to prosecute people who bravely risk their livelihoods and freedom to expose secrets that Americans have a...

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4/8/21 Trita Parsi on Biden’s Willingness to Negotiate With Iran

by | Apr 9, 2021 |

Trita Parsi talks about the state of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. President Trump, of course, made a point of withdrawing from the JCPOA and increasing hostilities with Iran, deliberately parting ways with one of President Obama's signature issues. But the Biden administration, says Parsi, seems serious about reestablishing diplomatic relationships with Iran, especially as they continue to demonstrate advanced nuclear capabilities. Contrary to the common narrative, Parsi explains, it isn't America's cruel and futile sanctions regime that brings the Iranian government to the...

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4/2/21 Pete Quinones Interviews Scott About Vaccine Passports and the New Domestic Terror War

by | Apr 6, 2021 |

Listen to a livestream Scott recorded with Pete Quinones on Friday. They discuss covid passports, the government's response to the pandemic over the last year and the growing focus in the U.S. government on so-called "domestic terrorism." Discussed on the show: "Blaming Tuskegee syphilis study for Black communities' distrust in vaccines doesn't capture everything" (CNN) "4/2/21 Larry Wilkerson on the Global Struggle for Power in Asia" (The Libertarian Institute) "4/2/21 Immortal Technique on Slavery, Israel-Palestine and the Politicization of American Society" (The Libertarian Institute)...

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4/2/21 Peter Lee on China’s Treatment of the Uyghur Muslims

by | Apr 5, 2021 |

Scott talks to Peter Lee about the ongoing Uyghur controversy in China. The Chinese government, he says, is trying to integrate their minority Uyghur Muslim population, as part of their larger project to urbanize and centralize China. There is growing concern, especially on the American right, that these efforts represent an outright genocide, with claims of mass forced birth control and up to a million people in detention centers. These fears, Lee says, tend to be exaggerated—though what the Chinese government is doing might be something more like cultural genocide. He stresses that it is...

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