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7/30/19 Gareth Porter on John Bolton’s Role in the Iranian Tanker Crisis

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about John Bolton's most recent efforts to raise tensions with Iran. He and Scott speculate about Iran's ability to disrupt international trade in the region by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, and the likelihood that they would do so given the risks of inciting more serious conflict as a result. Discussed on the show: "Did John Bolton Light the Fuse of the UK-Iranian Tanker Crisis?" (The American Conservative) "Britain Rejects Iran's Offer to Swap Seized Tankers" (News From Antiwar.com) Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent "What is the law...

7/29/19 Dave DeCamp on This Generation’s WMD

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Dave DeCamp discusses the latest in the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy, which at this point has all but completely fallen apart. Democrats continue to cling to anything that will keep the narrative alive, and the mainstream media has fallen in line by putting out extremely misleading headlines. DeCamp explains one by one why the stories are incorrect. Discussed on the show: "MSM Coverage of Senate Intelligence Report Is Misleading" (Antiwar.com Original)"Senate Intelligence report: “extensive” Russia 2016 election meddling" (Vox) "Russia Hacks All 50 States" (Young Turks) "Russia's...

Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog

Via Trevor Lyman, Vice: Amazon's home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police to request footage from these cameras, a secret agreement obtained by Motherboard shows. The agreement also requires police to “keep the terms of this program confidential.” Dozens of police departments around the country have partnered with Ring, but until now, the exact terms of these partnerships have remained unknown. A signed memorandum of understanding between Ring...

This is Your Security Force

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog

"Little girl, you don’t know what you’re getting into," said the cops to the state rep. investigating the child molester.

68% Percent of Americans Would Reject Trump’s Mideast ‘Deal of the Century’

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog

Grant F. Smith: To gauge U.S. public opinion about the “Peace to Prosperity” plan, IRmep put a national sample of American adults in the shoes of Palestinian refugees, notably the 750,000 forcibly expelled during Israel’s creation and their descendants living in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. When asked the purposefully ambiguous question, “If you were expelled & resettled into a resource restricted area, would you fight to return or forfeit legal claims for a new life under a promised economic development plan?” a solid 68 percent of Americans said they would fight to...