Karen Kwiatkowski was one of the whistleblowers on the malfeasance of intelligence agencies leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, recently documented in Rob Reiner's film, Shock and Awe. Kwiatkowski explains that the American people are usually inclined toward an...
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12/7/18 Sheldon Richman on Pearl Harbor and Avoiding War with Russia
by Scott Horton | Dec 12, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman comes back on the show to talk about his recent article on Ukraine, and another recent Libertarian Institute article on Pearl Harbor. He outlines some of the history of FDR's involvement in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, explaining how much...
12/7/18 Robert Naiman on Yemen and BDS
by Scott Horton | Dec 11, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Robert Naiman of justforeignpolicy.org joins Scott to talk about efforts in the senate and the house to end the Saudi-led war in Yemen using the War Powers Resolution. Naiman explains that there are two wars going on, both of which the United States is involved in:...
12/7/18 Trita Parsi on Iranian Sanctions
by Scott Horton | Dec 11, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi talks about President Trump's efforts to use sanctions to pressure the Iranian people into overthrowing their government. Parsi and Scott believes this strategy is futile, likening it to the possibility of Americans overthrowing our entire system of...
12/3/18 Andrew Bacevich Reflects on the Long War
by Scott Horton | Dec 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Retired U.S. Army Col. Andrew Bacevich, author of the new book, Twilight of the American Century, joins the show to talk about the nomination of retired general John Abizaid as ambassador to Saudi Arabia, which Bacevich says should be an occasion to reflect on what...
12/3/18 Barry Lando on the First Iraq War
by Scott Horton | Dec 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Journalist Barry Lando talks about the history of American hostilities in Iraq, beginning with Saddam Hussein's invasion of the oil fields of Kuwait after Kuwait refused to forgive Saddam's debts from his war against Iran. Lando explains that Saddam had been led to...
12/3/18 Dave Lindorff on the Pentagon’s Audit
by Scott Horton | Dec 4, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Dave Lindorff joins Scott to talk about his recent article, "The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed," in which he outlines the results of the recent audit of U.S. military spending. The Pentagon's cavalier attitude toward flunking their audit reveals that...
11/30/18 Nozomi Hayase on Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Dec 3, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Nozomi Hayase joins the show to talk about Wikileaks, given all the recent news about Julian Assange. Hayase explains Assange's background and the founding of Wikileaks, arguing that its mission is critical for a free society today. If leakers and whistleblowers...
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