Daniel McAdams talks to Scott about the failed attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in favor of opposition leader Juan Guiado. The U.S. government has made many claims about the illegitimacy of the latest elections, and has blamed the country's current...
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1/24/20 Nozomi Hayase on Glenn Greenwald and the ‘Assange Precedent’
by Scott Horton | Jan 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Nozomi Hayase about the movement to prosecute Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes in Brazil. Greenwald is accused of helping to steal confidential text messages, as opposed to simply publishing information that had been hacked by someone else. This is...
1/24/20 Jason Ditz on the Phantom Threat of Iranian Nukes
by Scott Horton | Jan 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz discusses the latest on Iran's nuclear weapons capabilities. Although Iran has talked about abandoning their obligations under both the JCPOA and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Ditz says they are still so far from having nukes that withdrawing from...
1/24/20 Dave DeCamp on the OPCW’s Douma Cover-Up
by Scott Horton | Jan 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Dave DeCamp talks about the scandalous apparent cover-up of the OPCW's real findings on the alleged chemical attack in Douma in 2018. In 2019 the organization issued a final report affirming the likelihood of a real chemical attack. But now Ian Henderson, one of the...
1/24/20 Dan Caldwell on America’s Conservative Antiwar Veterans
by Scott Horton | Jan 25, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America talks to Scott about his organization's latest efforts to change the conversation about support for America's wars in the Middle East. Their new ad campaign emphasizes the fact that even most veterans simply want to end...
1/24/20 Jim Bovard on Washington’s Oppressive REAL ID Act
by Scott Horton | Jan 25, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard talks about the federal pressure for states to comply with their "REAL ID" laws, which place higher standards on proving one's identity and may require the submission of fingerprints or even DNA samples. Bovard reminds us that even if the requirements...
1/24/20 Stephen Zunes: Today’s US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
by Scott Horton | Jan 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Stephen Zunes discusses the catastrophic mistake of the U.S. plan to invade Iraq, then "divide and rule" along sectarian lines. Zunes says that although the relationship between Iran and the Iraqi Shiite government is a problem for those who worry about Iranian...
1/20/20 Ramzy Baroud on the Israeli Siege of Gaza
by Scott Horton | Jan 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ramzy Baroud about the Israeli occupation of Gaza, where Palestinian civilians continue to be killed and otherwise oppressed by Israeli forces. Baroud describes the many ways in which Israel has twisted the mainstream narrative and manipulated their...
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