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2/10/23 Daniel Davis on the Russian Offensive and Other Developments in Ukraine

by Scott Horton | Feb 13, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews former Lt. Col. Daniel Davis about the war in Ukraine. Davis has been closely watching the daily developments on the ground in Ukraine. He gives an update on where things stand on all the fronts, shares his interpretation of the current Russian offensive and draws on his experience in Iraq War I to illustrate the futility of the recent NATO battle tank transfer. Discussed on the show: Davis’s author page on 1945 Eleventh Hour in 2020 America by Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis Daniel Davis did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his time in the army....

2/10/23 Patrick MacFarlane on the Balloon Panic

by Scott Horton | Feb 12, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by Patrick MacFarlane to talk about the alleged Chinese balloon that captured the American news cycle a week ago. MacFarlane wrote a piece for the Libertarian Institute digging into the details and arguing against the fearmongering that has predictably resulted. Scott and MacFarlane talk about this story as well as the broader Cold War with China. Discussed on the show: “An Overblown Balloon Headline Inflates False Narrative on China” (Libertarian Institute) “Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines? "Russia, Russia, Russia!" (Racket [formerly TK News])...

2/9/23 Dave DeCamp on the Bombshell Story about how Biden Bombed Nord Stream

by Scott Horton | Feb 10, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to go over the major report by Seymour Hersh that details how a U.S.-Norwegian covert operation was responsible for the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines last fall. Scott and DeCamp go through what Hersh reported and explain how the story compares to their initial expectations. They also revisit the absurd assertion made immediately by the legacy media hivemind that Russia must have bombed its own pipeline. Discussed on the show: “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” (Substack) “Who Blew Up the Nord Stream...

1/27/23 Ted Snider on the Missed Opportunities to Avoid War in Ukraine

by Scott Horton | Feb 7, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Ted Snider is back to discuss his recent article for the Libertarian Institute. In it, Snider documents the many chances that were missed to avoid the war in Ukraine and a handful of opportunities to stop the war after Russia invaded. In this interview, Scott and Snider examine that history. They agree that the unnecessary nature of this war makes the present bloodshed that much more tragic. And that the war will probably end with similar conditions to what would have come about through talks and agreements before the war, which renders further fighting to be largely...

1/27/23 Arthur Bloom on Don Reynolds and the Fast and Furious Scandal

by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with journalist Arthur Bloom about the case of Donald Reynolds. Reynolds is currently serving a life sentence plus 75 years in a Communications Management Unit (CMU), a prison for terrorists. But Reynolds is not a terrorist, he’s in on drug, weapons and money laundering charges. But Bloom does not find the case against Reynolds compelling. He explains why and gives his best guess for what’s really going on. Scott and Reynolds also examine the possible link between this case and the ATF’s Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal. Discussed on the show: “The...

1/27/23 James Bamford on the Many Failures of American Counterintelligence

by Scott Horton | Feb 2, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews James Bamford about some of the stories he collected for his new book about the collapse of America’s counterintelligence apparatus. They start with Russiagate and talk about how, while the government and media were screeching about imaginary Trump-Russia collusion, the UAE had two spies in the Clinton Campaign. They also talk about how the NSA lost half a billion classified documents containing methods later used for the WannaCry ransomware attacks of 2017, the former FBI counterintelligence agent who is now facing charges for working with the Russians,...

1/27/23 Eric Margolis on the Rush to All Out War Over Ukraine

by Scott Horton | Jan 31, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Eric Margolis returns to the show to talk about the war in Ukraine. Scott reflects on some of his early interviews with Margolis about Ukraine back in 2014. Just as he had said back then, Margolis sees some disturbing parallels between the modern tension in Eastern Europe and the build-up to World War One. Scott and Margolis talk about the mission creep happening with the West agreeing to send more and more provocative weapons while Russia claims sovereignty over territory it doesn’t even control. Notably, the two talk about how Crimea may be the big flashpoint. Margolis...

1/27/23 Ryan McMaken on How the Fed Is Ripping Us Off

by Scott Horton | Jan 31, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute joins Scott to discuss the ill effects central banking has on the country. McMaken wrote an article recently pointing out that the Federal Reserve, America’s central bank, is technically bankrupt. Scott has McMaken explains how that’s true and why the costs of a bankrupt Fed are felt by us all. Scott and McMaken also address some common points about inflation made by the left and examine what they get right and where they go wrong. The two also look at today’s economy to try and work out where we are in the boom-bust cycle. Discussed...