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...
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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...
1/17/20 Doug Bandow: America Wrecked Libya for a Generation
by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Doug Bandow talks about the legacy of the war in Libya, which many Americans seem already to have forgotten. Bandow says Qaddafi was supposed to be the test case for a dictator agreeing to U.S. terms of peaceful nuclear disarmament. Instead, as soon as he disarmed...
1/17/20 Trita Parsi on Peace in the Middle East Without US Involvement
by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi explains why he thinks that President Trump's clear signal that he doesn't want to go to war with Iran has sent a message to American allies like Saudi Arabia that they should now pursue diplomacy instead of war. Some assume that without a strong U.S....
1/17/20 Ryan McMaken on America’s Petrodollar Addiction
by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ryan McMaken discusses his recent articles for the Mises Institute about the future of U.S. dollar hegemony. He walks us through the dollar's history as global reserve currency, which began in the mid 20th century as an alternative to a direct gold standard. Still,...
1/10/20 Andy Worthington on Closing Guantanamo Bay
by Scott Horton | Jan 13, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Andy Worthington about Guantanamo Bay, where dozens of prisoners are still detained without charges under suspicion of involvement in terrorism. Worthington reminds us that President Obama campaigned on closing the prison, but quickly gave up after...
1/10/20 Grant Smith on the Rise of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board
by Scott Horton | Jan 13, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Grant Smith discusses his new book, The Israel Lobby Enters State Government, which tells the scandalous story of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board, a branch of the Virginia state legislature tasked with promoting Israeli business interests in the state. Unlike a...
1/10/20 Gareth Porter on Mike Pompeo’s Gulf of Tonkin Incident
by Scott Horton | Jan 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter joins Scott once again to discuss what he calls Mike Pompeo's "Gulf of Tonkin incident." In the real Gulf of Tonkin incident, McNamara intentionally misled President Johnson in order to incite war between the U.S. and North Vietnam. Porter says that...
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