M.J. Rosenberg discusses the controversy over representative Ilhan Omar's recent comments about AIPAC, which caused everyone in and around the Israel lobby to lose their collective minds. The main problem with the outrage, explains Rosenberg, is that she's basically...
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2/22/19 Chas W. Freeman: the Threat of Nuclear War with China
by Scott Horton | Feb 23, 2019 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Chas W. Freeman talks about the recent history of China, which, after the communist regime gave way to a softer form of mixed-market fascism thanks in part to negotiations during the Nixon administration, has become the world's leading manufacturer and a major...
2/22/19 Matthew Hoh on Getting out of Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Feb 22, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Matthew Hoh talks about why ending the war in Afghanistan has been so difficult. For one thing, even though many of the soldiers on the ground realize the war is both immoral and unwinnable, the war planners don't necessarily know that. For another, generals and other...
2/15/19 James Bamford on Maria Butina, the Spy who Wasn’t
by Scott Horton | Feb 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
James Bamford talks about the case of Maria Butina, a young Russian woman educated in the U.S. who was accused of spying for the Russians and sabotaging the 2016 presidential election. Butina was indicted and spent months in solitary confinement, which is technically...
2/15/19 Sheldon Richman Asks ‘Who Owns You?’
by Scott Horton | Feb 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Sheldon Richman about his latest TGIF article, "Who Owns You?", which explores the history of medical authority as justification for the violation of individual rights in America, including up to today, with government agencies arbitrarily banning...
2/15/19 Daniel McAdams on the Death of Congressman Walter Jones
by Scott Horton | Feb 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel McAdams remembers Congressman Walter Jones, who passed away last week. Jones initially supported the War in Iraq, but after realizing his mistake began trying everything in his power to atone for it. He wrote over 12,000 letters to killed and wounded soldiers...
2/15/19 Ali Abunimah on the Israel Lobby’s Double Standard
by Scott Horton | Feb 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Ali Abunimah comments on the recent controversy surrounding Minnesota's Representative Ilhan Omar and her tweets about the Israel lobby's influence in American politics. Unlike virtually any other lobby, explains Abunimah, AIPAC seems to be off limits in the public...
2/15/19 Kate Gould on Ending US Participation in the War in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Feb 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Kate Gould joins the show to talk about her work with the Friends Committee on National Legislation lobbying for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The house just passed a resolution invoking the War Powers Act, which should send the motion to...
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