Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics discusses the mess that U.S. foreign policy has made of the Middle East in light of the news that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is in fact alive after many claims and rumors to the contrary. President Trump, Scott and Cafiero...
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5/31/19 Daniel Ellsberg on the Importance of Whistleblowers
by Scott Horton | Jun 1, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg talks to Scott about the importance of people like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, who are keeping alive the role of good journalists in an age where the media increasingly serves the political establishment. They discuss the...
5/31/19 David Vine on the Plight of the Chagossians
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
David Vine explains the delicate situation of British colonial rule over the Chagos Archipelago, where thousands of native residents were forced to leave their homes in order for the United States to build a military base there. The UN has condemned the move in an...
5/31/19 Jason Ditz on the Israeli Elections
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz discusses Netanyahu's failure to form a new government and call for new elections in September. Jason Ditz is the news editor of Antiwar.com. Read all of his work at news.antiwar.com and follow him on Twitter @jasonditz. This episode of the Scott Horton...
5/31/19 Gilbert Doctorow on the ‘Euroskeptics’ Promoting Peace with Russia
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Gilbert Doctorow explains the shifting landscape of European parliamentary politics, including the dangerous trend toward antagonism against Russia. The main problem for many years, says Doctorow, was that a single centrist coalition controlled almost everything, and...
5/31/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the Humanitarian Disaster in Yemen
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Nasser Arrabyee is back with an update on the war in Yemen, where the UN estimates a quarter of a million people have died either in combat or because of the deprivation resulting from the war. Arrabyee reminds us that the objectives of this war are totally...
5/31/19 Trevor Timm on the Century’s Greatest 1st Amendment Threat
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm discusses the arrests of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. Manning is only being held in jail because she refuses to testify in Assange's case, a move that Scott and Timm agree is unconstitutional and with any luck will be struck down in court so Manning...
5/26/19 Ted Postol on the Proof that the Douma Attack was Staged
by Scott Horton | May 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Ted Postol talks about the recently leaked document from a team of engineers at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which shows that the narrative of the supposed chemical attack last year in Douma simply doesn't fit the science of how the...
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