Adam Wunische joins the show to discuss his work in assessing the true costs of the war in Afghanistan and the future of the American military there. He and Scott remind us that most metrics used to describe the costs of war assume that you can put a value on the loss...
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9/28/19 Sheldon Richman on the Real Story of Israel and Palestine
by Scott Horton | Oct 2, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Sheldon Richman about his new book, Coming to Palestine, a collection of Richman's essays on the founding of Israel. Richman was raised in a Jewish household to believe that Israel's cause was just and worthy of support. He now believes that the...
9/30/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the Houthi Attack on Saudi Forces
by Scott Horton | Sep 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Nasser Arrabyee is back with an important update from Yemen, where Houthi forces are now claiming to have captured thousands of Saudi soldiers in a battle in August. They likely view this as leverage in a possible peace negotiation, but Scott fears that it could also...
9/27/19 Mark Perry on America’s Foreign Policy Follies
by Scott Horton | Sep 29, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Mark Perry discusses some of the disasters of America's foreign policy for the last 20 years, particularly U.S. support for Saudi Arabia in their war in Yemen and repeated cases of empowering Iran by starting or supporting ill-advised conflicts that end up making Iran...
9/27/19 Daniel Lazare on What Trump-Ukraine Is Really About
by Scott Horton | Sep 29, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Lazare rehashes some of the details of "Russiagate", focusing on the obvious media malfeasance and bias against President Trump, and the theory that the so-called "intelligence community" was doing everything they could to sabotage him. The latest episode in...
9/27/19 Jonathan Fenton-Harvey on Trump’s Pandering to Saudi Arabia
by Scott Horton | Sep 29, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey talks about President Trump's close relationship with Saudi Arabia and his corresponding push against Iran. Trump seems uniquely willing to come out and say his real reasons for this closeness—that it's all about money. Trump likes that Saudi...
9/27/19 Ali Demirdas Explains Why the YPG Can’t Do What Washington Wants
by Scott Horton | Sep 28, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Ali Demirdas talks about the Syrian YPG, a Kurdish organization associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which America has supported against Assad in Syria. Demirdas thinks this partnership is ill-advised, and that the YPG's chances of ruling significant parts of...
9/27/19 Patrick Cockburn on the Changing Nature of Global Warfare
by Scott Horton | Sep 28, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn discusses the recent attacks on a Saudi oil facility, an American drone, and two Japanese tankers, all of which have been pinned to various degrees on Iran. It's unclear to what extent Iran actually was involved—it's always possible that this is a...
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