Danny Sjursen discusses the recent deal to withdraw most of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He begins by describing the reactions of his military friends to the idea that this deal represents "surrender" to the Taliban, which some on the right would have you...
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3/6/20 Steven Silverman on Baltimore’s $210 Million Strip Search Lawsuit
by Scott Horton | Mar 8, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Baltimore lawyer Steven Silverman about a 2009 case involving the alleged illegal cavity search of his client by Baltimore police. Silverman's client claimed that Officer Shakil Moss stopped him without cause and conducted the cavity search in public in...
2/28/20 Peter Van Buren on Russiagate II and the Coronavirus Panic
by Scott Horton | Feb 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Peter Van Buren about the resurgence of the narrative that Russia is interfering in American elections, this time in the form of apparent support both for Trump's reelection and for Bernie Sanders to get the Democratic nomination. Van Buren notes that...
2/27/20 Bob Murphy on the Coming Financial Crisis
by Scott Horton | Feb 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott has Bob Murphy on the show to explain the Austrian School's view of the boom and bust cycle in the American economy. Murphy explains why the Keynesians are wrong to assert that booms and busts are simply an inherent feature of capitalism. In fact, it is...
2/21/20 Marjorie Cohn on Julian Assange’s Extradition
by Scott Horton | Feb 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Marjorie Cohn discusses the attempted extradition of Julian Assange from Britain to the United States so that he can stand trial for alleged violations of America's Espionage Act. Cohn outlines the two main grounds on which she believes the British judge should refuse...
2/21/20 Nasser Arrabyee with an Update on the War in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Feb 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Nasser Arrabyee about the latest on the war in Yemen. The humanitarian situation there is still desperate, with the UN finally updating its estimates to over 200,000 dead—many of these women and young children. But Arrabyee sees reasons for hope. For...
2/21/20 Dave DeCamp on the OPCW’s Efforts to Discredit Douma Whistleblowers
by Scott Horton | Feb 25, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Dave DeCamp about the OPCW's efforts to discredit a pair of whistleblowers, both of whom are former employees who claim their findings were expunged from the organization's official reports on the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma in 2018. The...
2/21/20 Matthew Hoh on Biden’s Pro-War Past
by Scott Horton | Feb 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Matthew Hoh about Joe Biden's history pushing for the war in Iraq and his subsequent attempt to whitewash this record. When Hillary Clinton faced Barack Obama in the 2008 primary, Hillary's record in support of the war was a major factor in Obama's...
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