Jason Ditz, news editor at antiwar.com, joins the show for an update on Libya and lots of other recent foreign policy news. Discussed on the show: "Libyan Unity Govt Bombs, Then Recaptures Tripoli Airport" (Antiwar.com) "Qatari official: Afghan talks postponed...
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4/12/19 Philip Weiss on Right-wing Politics in Israel
by Scott Horton | Apr 17, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Philip Weiss about Israeli politics in light of Netanyahu's recent victory in the election for prime minister. Israeli society, explains Weiss, leans heavily right wing, especially the young people, and this creates serious barriers to negotiations for...
4/12/19 Max Blumenthal on the National Security State’s Manufactured Extremism
by Scott Horton | Apr 17, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Max Blumenthal comes on the show to talk about his new book, The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump. He explains not only the familar narrative of U.S. support for rebel groups in the...
4/12/19 William Van Wagenen on the Destruction of Yarmouk
by Scott Horton | Apr 16, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to William Van Wagenen about his latest article for the Libertarian Institute, "A Brief History of the Destruction of Yarmouk," which traces the story of the Palestinian refugee camp at Yarmouk. Much of the blame for the horrible conditions there fell on...
4/12/19 Daniel Lazare on the Plot to Use George Papadopolous to Get to Trump
by Scott Horton | Apr 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Daniel Lazare about the story of George Papadopoulos, the young man at the center of the FBI's investigation into Donald Trump. Lazare recently reviewed Papadopolous's book, in which he claims to be completely innocent of any wrongdoing and merely a...
4/12/19 Matthew Hoh on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
by Scott Horton | Apr 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Matthew Hoh joins Scott for an update on the peace talks in Afghanistan. There are some reasons for optimism, says Hoh, but he cautions that without a plan for careful withdrawal of troops, the country could quickly be plunged into brutal civil and tribal warfare in...
4/12/19 Eric Margolis is Waiting for the Second Algerian Revolution
by Scott Horton | Apr 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis comes back on the show to give an update on the revolutions brewing in Africa. The forces at work during the Arab Spring are still at play in countries like Algeria, and elsewhere in Africa, America has deliberately fomented political unrest for its own...
4/12/19 James Carden on America’s New Cold War with Russia
by Scott Horton | Apr 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
James Carden joins the show to talk about the obsolescence of NATO as the organization turns 70 this year. Far from Russia expanding its influence westward, as was feared, Carden explains how the U.S. has actually been the one to expand eastward, largely by including...
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