Patrick Cockburn discusses Iraq’s increasingly desperate economic outlook as oil prices remain at historic lows. Iraq’s economy, like many of those in the Middle East, is hugely reliant on oil, with millions directly on a government payroll that depends...
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5/8/20 Aaron Mehta on the Unresolved Problems with the F-35
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Mehta talks about all the issues with the F-35 fighter jet, a plane that has been in development for 20 years and still can’t do many of the things it was designed for. Mehta describes his long investigation into the F-35 project, which upon initial...
5/8/20 Jeff Deist on America’s Bubble Economy
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Jeff Deist about the economic ramifications of the coronavirus, including both the virus itself and the government’s fiscal and monetary response. Deist certainly expects that we could be in for a severe recession, but is mainly of the view that...
5/8/20 Daniel McAdams on the Latest Failed Venezuelan Coup
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel McAdams discusses the latest incident in the strange story of the U.S.-backed coup attempts in Venezuela, which seek to replace President Maduro with someone more friendly to “American interests,” like Juan Guaidó. Most recently, a small operation...
5/8/20 Bas Spliet on Yemen’s Ongoing Humanitarian Disaster
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews journalist Bas Spliet about the ongoing war in Yemen. Spliet reminds us that even though the Houthis are still referred to in most of the Western media as “rebels,” they have actually been ruling 80% of the country since 2014, and...
5/8/20 Arielle Zionts on the Death of Andrea Circle Bear
by Scott Horton | May 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews reporter Arielle Zionts about her recent story about a pregnant South Dakota woman who died of COVID-19 in federal prison. Andrea Circle Bear, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was charged under an obscure law in connection with a drug sale...
5/1/20 Gareth Porter: Israeli Fabrication Almost Led to War with Iran
by Scott Horton | May 4, 2020 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter discusses an investigation by The Grayzone into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presentation of documents purporting to prove to the Trump government that Iran was developing a nuclear weapons program. The new investigation, however,...
5/1/20 Aaron Maté on the Latest OPCW Scandal
by Scott Horton | May 4, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Aaron Maté on a new report by a group of OPCW whistleblowers alleging more misconduct from the organization. Just like in the famous case at Douma, where scant findings were used to justify retributive action against the Assad government while...
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