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8/23/19 Peter Van Buren: the Hiroshima Myth

by Scott Horton | Aug 25, 2019 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Peter Van Buren about the effects of war on American culture. They discuss the fact that America has been at war almost constantly for its entire history, ever since the nation was formed by overthrowing the British. Having an external enemy supposedly allows people to put their differences aside and feel unity as a country, but it comes at the cost of money, lives, and an ever-increasing encroachment of government power into the private sphere. Van Buren also discusses his recent article about the bombing of Hiroshima, and the ways the government and military sought to bury...

Israel Attacking Victors of Iraq War II US Fought For Israel

by Scott Horton | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog

Bombing the Iranian-backed PMU near Balad Airbase. Like, you know, whatever.

Pompeo Boasting The President is His Puppet On a String

by Scott Horton | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog

New Yorker: In Washington, though, Pompeo has managed to maintain Trump’s confidence while remaining on speaking terms with a foreign-policy establishment that is deeply unsettled by the President. “He’s in a sense become the real adult in the room,” Ian Bremmer, the founder of the geopolitical advisory firm the Eurasia Group, told me. “It is less the case than he would like, but vastly more the case than anyone else.” Pompeo’s Republican friend told me, “He’s not an enabler of Trump. He does a lot to try to manage him.” Others believe that Pompeo is merely posturing. He is a politician who...

8/19/19 Trevor Aaronson on the Case of Hamid Hayat

by Scott Horton | Aug 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

The Intercept's Trevor Aaronson joins the show to talk about the travesty of justice in the trial of Hamid Hayat, who has finally been released after nearly 15 years in prison. Hayat was an alleged terrorist, convicted based on a coerced confession he gave to FBI agents under duress, as well as recordings from his conversations with an FBI informant who had pretended to befriend Hayat's family. Hayat is just one of many such cases of U.S. government entrapment, which make up the majority of supposed terrorism prosecutions. Discussed on the show: "Reporters Questioned His Terror Prosecution....

8/16/19 Gareth Porter Debunks the Claims of State Election System Hacking

by Scott Horton | Aug 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter explains why the claim that the Russian government "hacked all 50 U.S. states" is false—namely, the states themselves know that their systems were intact! The narrative has nonetheless been pushed continuously, as democrats try to justify Hillary Clinton's 2016 loss by any means necessary. Discussed on the show: "U.S. States: We Weren’t Hacked by Russians in 2016" (The American Conservative) "Russia Targeted Election Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds" (The New York Times) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state, and author...

8/16/19 John Mueller on Finally Ending the War in Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Aug 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Cato's John Mueller about why it's time to leave Afghanistan. Fundamentally, the Taliban cannot be defeated at any remotely acceptable cost of American lives and U.S. dollars, says Mueller, and at the same time military interventions has only made the Al-Qaeda problem—America's original enemies—even worse. Fortunately, it seems like President Trump might see ending the war in Afghanistan as a possible path to reelection. Discussed on the show: "Overcoming Inertia: Why It’s Time to End the War in Afghanistan" (Cato Institute) "Life under the Taliban shadow government"...

8/16/19 Alan Kuperman on America’s Support for Al-Qaeda in Libya

by Scott Horton | Aug 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Alan Kuperman explains the true story of the 2011 civil war in Libya, which the United States famously and disastrously supported. Contrary to the narrative that this uprising was started by regular, educated citizens like doctors and lawyers, Kuperman and his research assistants discovered that the key actors fomenting revolution were actually Al-Qaeda veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Kuperman reflects on the dangers of reckless use of American military force throughout the years. Discussed on the show: "America's Little-Known Mission to Support Al Qaeda's Role in Libya" (The National...

JAMA: Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy Causes Lower IQs

by Scott Horton | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog

You insane conspiracy kooks. -- Uh, I mean the Journal of the American Medical Association: An influential medical journal published a study Monday that links fluoride consumption during pregnancy with lower childhood IQs—a finding that could undermine decades of public-health messaging, fire up conspiracy theorists, and alarm mothers-to-be. The research was expected to be so controversial that JAMA Pediatrics included an editor’s note saying the decision to publish it was not easy and that it was subjected to “additional scrutiny.” “It is the only editor’s note I’ve ever written,” Dimitri...

8/23/19 Peter Van Buren: the Hiroshima Myth

Israel Attacking Victors of Iraq War II US Fought For Israel

Pompeo Boasting The President is His Puppet On a String

8/19/19 Trevor Aaronson on the Case of Hamid Hayat

8/16/19 Gareth Porter Debunks the Claims of State Election System Hacking

8/16/19 John Mueller on Finally Ending the War in Afghanistan

8/16/19 Alan Kuperman on America’s Support for Al-Qaeda in Libya

JAMA: Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy Causes Lower IQs

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