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1/18/24 Glenn Greenwald on the Legacy of the Edward Snowden Leaks

by Scott Horton | Jan 21, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Glenn Greenwald joins Scott to discuss the Edward Snowden leaks and the broader fight to protect civil liberties. They start with a discussion of Greenwald’s remarkable consistency amid the dramatic evolution of America’s political dynamics. They then talk about the Snowden leaks, and Greenwald fills in some details about what happened with the documents after the initial bombshell stories had been published. At the end, the talk about the situation facing Julian Assange. Discussed on the show: “Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal” (Mises.org) NSA Primary Sources at EFF...

1/18/24 Max Blumenthal on the Lies Getting Gazans and Israeli Hostages Killed

by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Max Blumenthal returns to the show to talk about some of his recent reporting about Gaza. They first discuss some New York Times reports about October 7th that are not only completely free of evidence but are even disputed by the victims being featured. They then talk about some of the evidence of friendly fire. Blumenthal has been reporting on Israelis killed by the IDF on October 7th and later while being held hostage in Gaza. He has been demonized as an antisemitic conspiracy theorist, but now many Israel-friendly Western outlets admit he was right. Discussed on the...

1/18/24 Tim Shorrock on the Dangerous and Avoidable Escalations with North Korea

by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Tim Shorrock joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss North Korea. Although the news has been dominated by Israel and Ukraine, tensions have been rising on the Korean peninsula as well — especially as Biden has worked towards remilitarizing Japan. Shorrock and Scott discuss what’s happening, look at how close we got to a deal under Trump and revisit why this is all George W. Bush’s fault. Discussed on the show: “An Open Letter to Independent Lens about ‘Beyond Utopia’” (Medium) Tim Shorrock is the author of Spies For Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence...

1/11/24 Keith Knight on the Reasons He Left Progressivism

by Scott Horton | Jan 16, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews Keith Knight about his new book Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism. They go through a number of insights, all cited in the book, that convinced Knight that those with compassion for the world’s poor ought to embrace nonaggression and free markets. Discussed on the show: Domestic Imperialism by Keith Knight Keith Knight is Managing Editor of the Libertarian Institute, host of the Don’t Tread on Anyone podcast, and the author of Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism and organizer of the Voluntaryist Handbook. Follow...

1/11/24 Nebojsa Malic on Biden’s Aggressive Posturing Towards the Bosnian Serbs

by Scott Horton | Jan 16, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by Nebojsa Malic to discuss the U.S. flying F-16s over Bosnia and Herzegovina in a threat to the Bosnian Serbs. Malic lays out the historical context before he and Scott dig into what’s happening now. Discussed on the show: “US Flies F-16 Fighter Jets Over Bosnia in Threat to Serbs Who Want Secession” (Antiwar.com) Nebojsa Malic is a Serbian-American journalist, blogger and translator, who wrote a regular column for Antiwar.com from 2000 to 2015, and is now senior writer at RT. Follow him on Telegram @TheNebulator and on Twitter @NebojsaMalic This episode...

1/11/24 Alan MacLeod on X’s Ban of Several Large Israel Critics

by Scott Horton | Jan 16, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show, Uncategorized

Download Episode. Alan MacLeod of Mintpress News joined Scott to talk about how he and several other prominent critics of Israel’s war in Gaza had their X accounts banned last week without notice. The accounts have since been restored, with Elon Musk promising to investigate, but Scott and MacLeod point out that the suppression of voices critical of Washington’s preferred geopolitical narrative is nothing new. Discussed on the show: Alan MacLeod Ken Klippenstein Rob Rousseau True Anon Podcast @Zei_Squrill “Several Large Accounts That Criticized Israel and Musk Banned from X” (Libertarian...

1/11/24 Kyle Anzalone on the Wars in Gaza and Ukraine

by Scott Horton | Jan 12, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Kyle Anzalone was on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss developments in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. They discuss the war crimes case against Israel, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the risk of a wider war in the Middle East, the status of the war in Ukraine and more. Discussed on the show: “Blinken Warns of Expanding War in the Middle East, But Restates Full Support for Israel” (Libertarian Institute) “Media amplified US, Israeli narrative on Palestinian deaths” (Responsible Statecraft) “Inside Israel’s torture camp for Gaza detainees” (+972 Magazine) “Israel...

1/4/24 Trevor Aaronson on the FBI’s Latest Entrapment Scheme

by Scott Horton | Jan 8, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with journalist and author Trevor Aaronson about an article he published recently at The Intercept. The piece tells the story of Jason Fong, a young Chinese American who was targeted online by some undercover law enforcement officers and federal informants who attempted to persuade him to commit violent acts to further his beliefs. Aaronson lays out the details of Fong's story and argues that it is another example of federal law enforcement working to create and entrap violent extremists. He and Scott then talk about the FBI’s long history of carrying out...