Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the idea of a war with Iran. Certain hawkish figures in the U.S. government have been slowly and steadily pushing for such a war for a long time, and have gained even more prominence during the Trump presidency, as he has shown...
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7/17/20 Greg Shupak on the Media’s Syrian Sanctions Malfeasance
by Scott Horton | Jul 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Greg Shupak discusses America's horrible "maximum pressure" sanctions campaign against Syria, and the media's total willingness to cheer it along. Shupak reminds us that despite what policymakers claim, sanctions really only hurt the regular citizens of a country,...
7/17/20 Giorgio Cafiero on Yemen’s Unprecedented COVID-19 Calamity
by Scott Horton | Jul 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Giorgio Cafiero about the devastating catastrophe facing the people of Yemen in the form of the coronavirus pandemic. Cafiero describes the way that a virus—or indeed any natural disaster—has the potential to decimate a country like Yemen, where it's...
7/17/20 Phil Weiss on the Death of the Two-State Solution
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Phil Weiss joins the show to discuss what he views as the internal collapse of Zionism, especially in America. It is starting to become obvious to everyone, as signaled by a recent Peter Beinart piece, that the idea of a two-state solution has pretty much been an...
7/17/20 Wayne McElrath on the Dangerous Militarization of the Police
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Wayne McElrath about the proliferation of military equipment in America's police forces, and its harmful effect on police practices. McElrath describes the process by which local police departments are given "outdated" equipment from the military,...
7/17/20 Ted Carpenter on the Bogus Russian Bounties Story
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ted Carpenter talks about the Russian bounties story, including all the ways it has been misreported by the media. Carpenter reminds us that the original intelligence that was leaked to the press was based on very flimsy anonymous sources, and may have been obtained...
7/17/20 Doug Bandow on America’s Crumbling Empire
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Doug Bandow discusses America's failing world empire and the "threats" posed by rival powers like Russia and China. These countries, of course, don't pose a plausible threat to the safety and security of citizens in the United States, but they do pose a very real...
7/16/20 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Dangerous National Security ‘Blob’ Dominating American Government
by Scott Horton | Jul 17, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Kelley Vlahos talks about prominent Democratic national security official Michele Flournoy, whom she calls "The Queen of the Blob." The Blob, explains Vlahos, is the group of politicians, advisors, lobbyists and pundits who advocate for the continuation of America's...
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