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11/13/20 Mark Perry: the Revenge of Colonel Douglas Macgregor

by Scott Horton | Nov 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Pentagon reporter Mark Perry discusses the recent appointment of retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor to a senior advisory position under President Trump's new secretary of defense. Perry calls Macgregor one of the greatest military minds in America; after a distinguished Army career that included one ofAmerica's swiftest and most lopsided victories in the Persian Gulf War's Battle of 73 Easting, Macgregor became a military historian and scholar. He continues to openly share his sometimes unconventional views of the U.S. military, including the need to get out of our forever-wars as quickly as...

Well It’s About Time

by Scott Horton | Nov 14, 2020 | Blog

Looks like Trump is really about to end some dang wars. To Col. Macgregor:

11/13/20 Grant Smith on the Israel Lobby’s ‘QME’ Scam

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

Grant Smith discusses the concept of "QME", or "Qualitative Military Edge," and how Israel and their lobby in the U.S. use it to get billions of dollars from the American taxpayers. Smith explains that during the Cold War, the doctrine of QME was used to keep the U.S. ahead of the Soviet Union and its allies—today, the same doctrine is being advocated by those who see Israel as a beacon of freedom and goodness amid a sea of enemies. And they use this concept to justify billions of dollars worth of arms "sales" to the Israeli government, which really, says Smith, amount to taxpayer-funded...

Cops Kill Man

by Scott Horton | Nov 14, 2020 | Blog

Iraq War Vet Given the Abu Ghraib Treatment to Death "The two-hour-long tape shows what led up to the moment Edwards, a decorated veteran who served in Kosovo and Iraq, was strapped in a chair for 16 minutes, as he seemed to struggle to breathe, his chest heaving and his restrained body convulsing. Although the video has no sound, Edwards seemed to be either yelling, coughing or gasping under the sheer white hood deputies put over his head to keep him from spitting. Jail staff periodically glanced through the windows of his cell but did not enter as Edwards struggled. Nearby, deputies...

Cop Kills Dog

by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2020 | Blog

The subhuman animal.

Cops Kill Girl

by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2020 | Blog

Her mom could have brought her home but thought the government would take good good care of her. Now she's dead.

11/11/20 Danny Sjursen on the Profitable Post-Military Careers of his Afghanistan Commanders

by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Danny Sjursen about where his former commanders from Afghanistan have ended up in the years since the surge. Sjursen goes through a handful of these men: almost without fail, his former generals have ended up with profitable jobs in the arms industry or at hawkish think tanks, and his colonels have been promoted to take the place of those retired generals—and will surely join them in the private sector soon enough. The fact that none of this surprises us should be a reminder of just how corrupt America's military-industrial complex is. A path to a six- or seven-figure salary...