Scott Horton

9/11/20 Trita Parsi: What Trump’s Iraq Troop Withdrawal Means for Ending America’s Wars

by Scott Horton | Sep 14, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Trita Parsi discusses President Trump's recent announcement of a troop withdrawal from Iraq. Parsi is hesitant to fully endorse this move, explaining that while troop reductions are obviously good, such individual tactical moves, in order to be truly effective, must be part of a larger strategy of peace. Trump, instead, has repeatedly escalated tensions in other regions, even as he withdraws troops elsewhere, with the result that his foreign policy often results in, at best, a net wash for detente. Discussed on the show: "What Trump’s troop withdrawal from Iraq means for ending America’s...

9/11/20 Paul Robinson on the ‘Russiagate’ Narrative that Refuses to Die

by Scott Horton | Sep 14, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Paul Robinson about yet another round of claims that President Trump colluded with Russia to disingenuously win the 2016 election. This time, what's at issue is a trove of emails from Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort from his time working as a consultant in Ukraine. Manafort's ties to Ukraine have long been labeled suspect by the Democrats and the corporate media because they supposedly connect him, by extension, to the Russian government. But Robinson explains that while working with former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, Manafort was actually advancing strongly...

Russian Bounties Hoax Remains Unproved Because It’s Obvious Bullshit

by Scott Horton | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog

NBC (CIA asset Ken Dilanian): Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of US CENTCOM, spoke with NBC News about the matter. “It just has not been proved to a level of certainty that satisfies me,” McKenzie said. “We continue to look for that evidence. I just haven’t seen it yet.” An unnamed military intelligence official also told NBC News that after reviewing the intelligence of attacks on US forces in Afghanistan over the past several years, none had been linked to any Russian bounty payments. In other news, anonymous sources say there is a report that says that Charlie Savage may have retired from...

Prosecutors: The Worst Criminals in Our Society

by Scott Horton | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog

From the Center on Wrongful Convictions (Imagine for a moment that this was about your mom or sister or wife): We are writing with the wonderful news that we have come to the end of the long road towards the exoneration of Ernestine “Tina” Jimerson, the first case that came to what was then the Center on Wrongful Convictions Women’s Project. On Thursday, the Dallas County Circuit Court signed an order dismissing Tina’s case on a motion from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office! We have circulated the details of this complex case several times, so we won’t re-tell them here. But as a reminder,...

‘Secret Putin Puppet’ Trump Holds Massive Military Exercises in Former-Soviet Georgia

by Scott Horton | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog

Yeah what an isolationist. I'll just sit right here waiting for my hope and change.

‘The fact is, we don’t have to be in the Middle East, other than we want to protect Israel.’ –President Donald Trump

by Scott Horton | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog

"We will remain energy independent. It should be for many many years to come. The fact is, we don’t have to be in the Middle East, other than we want to protect Israel. We’ve been very good to Israel. Other than that, we don’t have to be in the Middle East," the president declared. Richard Perle, call your office.

Breaking: Anonymous Liars Claim Iran Something Reports Discredited Hack

by Scott Horton | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog

Here's some horseshit for yall tonight: Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa Yeah, sure. By Natasha Bertrand who built her entire career on the completely discredited Steele Dossier. Update: I told you this story was bullshit.