Independent journalist Suzie Dawson joins the show to talk about Julian Assange's continued plight for his freedom and credibility. Dawson details the many strategies that have been used to discredit and imprison him, including now-dubious claims of sexual assault and...
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7/12/19 Daniel Lazare on the End of Russiagate
by Scott Horton | Jul 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Lazare gives an update in the indictment of the Russain Internet Research Agency, who actually showed up in American court, contrary to the expectations of Robert Mueller. In Mueller's report, he alleges that the firm conducted their activity on American social...
7/12/19 Mike Maharrey on America Using SWIFT as a Foreign Policy “Billy Club”
by Scott Horton | Jul 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Mike Maharrey explains how the United States government uses the pressure of the dollar as the world's reserve currency to get its way in foreign policy. One method is by forcing the global SWIFT payment system to lock out countries that don't want to play ball with...
7/12/19 Stu Smallwood on the Trump-Kim DMZ Meeting
by Scott Horton | Jul 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Stu Smallwood discusses the latest meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, which has resulted in the possibility that the United States may offer to temporarily reduce economic sanctions in exchange for the start of the denuclearization process on the part of...
7/5/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the UAE’s Withdrawal From Yemen
by Scott Horton | Jul 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Nasser Arrabyee discusses the news that UAE troops will soon be pulling out of Yemen. Arrabyee speculates that the Emirati government might realize the international stance on the war is finally turning against the Saudi coalition, and they want to get out in time to...
7/5/19 Arthur Holland Michel on the Government Surveillance Program Watching Us from the Sky
by Scott Horton | Jul 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Arthur Holland Michel about his new book on the emerging drone surveillance technology capable of watching entire cities at once. The technology was first developed to help prevent IED attacks on American soldiers in Iraq, but researchers and...
7/3/19 Ali Abunimah on Kushner’s ‘Deal of the Century’
by Scott Horton | Jul 3, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada about Jared Kushners "Deal of the Century" and the history of negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Some supporters of Israel have claimed that Kushner's deal is just giving away free money to the...
7/3/19 Andrew Bacevich on George Soros and Charles Koch Teaming Up to End the Wars
by Scott Horton | Jul 3, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Andrew Bacevich talks about the Quincy Institute, a new think tank trying to bring support from the left and right together in opposition to foreign intervention. Funded by both George Soros and Charles Koch, the institute will seek to supplant the current bipartisan...
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