Scott talks to Jerrod Laber about the status of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan following the Washington Post's release of their "Afghanistan Papers" last week. Laber thinks that if and when American troops leave, things are sure to get worse in the short term. The...
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12/13/19 Adam Wunische on the Real Lesson From the Afghanistan Papers
by Scott Horton | Dec 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Adam Wunische discusses the fact that Afghans overwhelmingly want U.S. troops out of their country—and they are also optimistic about the chances for a peaceful resolution to the resultant power vacuum. Scott has always said there's a strong chance that the civil...
12/10/19 Davis, Hoh and Sjursen Reflect on the War in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Dec 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Davis, Matthew Hoh, and Danny Sjursen reflect on America's war in Afghanistan in light of the Washington Post's publishing of a trove of formerly confidential documents on the war. The report, which is being hailed as this generations Pentagon Papers, details...
12/9/19 Bill Law on America’s Support For Tyranny Around the World
by Scott Horton | Dec 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Bill Law talks about the need for Americans to support those in foreign countries peacefully demonstrating for political reform against oppressive regimes, and the hypocrisy surrounding America's so-called support for democracy. Really, says Law, our government and...
12/9/19 Eli Clifton on the Billionaire ‘Megadonors’ Controlling the GOP
by Scott Horton | Dec 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Eli Clifton about the billionaire "megadonors" who control the Republican party. Although Trump started his campaign touting his status as an independent billionaire who couldn't be bought, Clifton explains how even if that's true, someone needs to fund...
12/6/19 Tom Collina: America’s Dangerous “Nuclear Sponge”
by Scott Horton | Dec 8, 2019 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Tom Collina tells Scott about the "nuclear sponge", a collection of land-based nuclear weapons in America's upper midwest, whose real purpose is just to absorb the strikes of a nuclear attack by a hostile power rather than to actually be used in an attack of their...
12/6/19 Ted Galen Carpenter on NATO’s Dirty Little Secret
by Scott Horton | Dec 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ted Carpenter about the NATO secret no one wants to admit, which is that part of the alliance involves America promising to enter a nuclear war in the defense of its allies, including the Baltic states right on Russia's border. It hardly needs to be...
12/6/19 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Apathy Toward Hero Whistleblowers Manning and Assange
by Scott Horton | Dec 7, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Kelley Vlahos discusses the latest with Julian Assange, who now will be testifying in a spying case involving the Spanish company UC Global, and which may implicate America's CIA and even top Republican donor Sheldon Adelson. Assange is being held in a London jail for...
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