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1/19/22 Zaher Wahab: Afghanistan is Starving and Nobody Cares

by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Zaher Wahab of the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education about the economic catastrophe taking place in Afghanistan. Although the U.S. Government claimed it was working to develop Afghanistan, Wahab explains that what it really did was prop the country’s economy up until it left. Now, in the midst of the collapse, the people of Afghanistan are starving. And the American hawks and pundits, who only four months ago were screaming about the wellbeing of Afghan civilians, now don’t seem to have a care in the world for them. Wahab fills us in on this situation, its...

1/14/22 Ken Bensinger on the Whitmer Kidnapping Plot and January 6th

by Scott Horton | Jan 19, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Ken Bensinger of Buzzfeed News returns to the show to follow up about the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Although the plot made national headlines when 14 militia members were arrested, Bensinger and fellow journalists dug deeper to find a large presence of FBI agents and informants involved than had gone reported. Further, some informants had apparently played a role in instigating the entire scheme. Bensinger explains the details and developments in that case, and he gives his thoughts and observations about the riot at the National Capitol on January 6th....

1/14/22 Ray McGovern on the US-Russia Talks

by Scott Horton | Jan 17, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Ray McGovern is back to discuss the recent talks between Putin and the Biden Administration. McGovern observes that the talks, framed as a tense battle over Ukrainian sovereignty, appear to have actually steered towards a discussion about arms control in the region. A discussion that’s grown in necessity since the Trump Administration abruptly left a nuclear treaty with Russia. Scott and McGovern also talk about the collapsing narrative that the Russians are set to invade Ukraine any day now. Discussed on the show: “Peeking Past the Pall Put Over Arms Talks With Russia” (Antiwar.com) Ray...

1/13/22 Daniel Ellsberg: Humans Are Not to Be Entrusted With Nuclear Weapons

by Scott Horton | Jan 16, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott is joined by the heroic whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to talk about a recent press release he helped put out calling for the abolition of land-based nuclear missiles in the United States. Before getting to that, Scott and Ellsberg discuss how his Pentagon Papers leak contributed to the end of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg then draws on his experience as a nuclear war planner to explain the crazy and perilous thinking behind post-WWII nuclear deterrence plans. They also discuss his most recent leak of classified documents that show how close the U.S. came to starting a nuclear war over...

1/13/22 Andy Worthington on the Twenty Years of Abuse at Guantanamo Bay

by Scott Horton | Jan 15, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott is joined by Andy Worthington, author of Guantanamo Files to discuss the status of the prison two decades after it opened. Worthington explains who remains detained at the prison, where detainees stand regarding trials and the developments that have happened under Biden so far. Scott and Worthington also discuss the shameful history of the illegal prison. Discussed on the show: Art from Guantanamo Bay Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (IMDb) Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo by Mansoor Adayfi “The Guantánamo “Suicides”” (Harpers) Andy Worthington is the...

1/13/22 Trita Parsi on the American Public’s Influence on US Foreign Policy

by Scott Horton | Jan 14, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute recently wrote a piece in a German publication arguing that the noninterventionist sentiment of the Trump years was not an arbitration. So Scott brought him on to talk about it. They discuss Parsi’s expectations for the future of Europe’s security structure. They then get into whether or not public opinion has any impact on American foreign policy. Next, they discuss how global perceptions of Biden’s political situation are affecting the Iran deal negotiations. Lastly, they touch on the continuing war in Yemen. Discussed on the show: “The end of American...

Tuesday’s Kennedy Nation

by Scott Horton | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog

Nice lady let me say things on TV https://youtu.be/5c0WuM6DeB4

1/7/22 Daniel McAdams on the Unfolding Revolution in Kazakhstan

by Scott Horton | Jan 9, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Daniel McAdams about the uprisings in Kazakhstan this week on Antiwar Radio. McAdams explains why these violent protests broke out. He then points to how this has all the markings of a western-backed color-coded revolution. Scott and McAdams discuss the geopolitical importance of Kazakhstan and the “coalition of interests” with their eyes on the country. Discussed on the show: “The U.S. Directed Rebellion in Kazakhstan May Well Strengthen Russia” (Moon of Alabama) ASB News / Military account on Twitter Daniel McAdams is the executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for...

1/19/22 Zaher Wahab: Afghanistan is Starving and Nobody Cares

1/14/22 Ken Bensinger on the Whitmer Kidnapping Plot and January 6th

1/14/22 Ray McGovern on the US-Russia Talks

1/13/22 Daniel Ellsberg: Humans Are Not to Be Entrusted With Nuclear Weapons

1/13/22 Andy Worthington on the Twenty Years of Abuse at Guantanamo Bay

1/13/22 Trita Parsi on the American Public’s Influence on US Foreign Policy

Tuesday’s Kennedy Nation

1/7/22 Daniel McAdams on the Unfolding Revolution in Kazakhstan

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