Editor of FPIF.org John Feffer returns to the show to discuss his latest articles "A Nobel For Donald Trump Over Korea?" and "The Banality of Haspel." Feffer begins by explaining why, even if Trump negotiates peace in the Korean Peninsula he would not be deserving of...
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5/11/18 Shireen Al-Adeimi on presence of Green Berets fighting in Yemen
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Shireen Al-Adeimi joins the show to discuss her article for In These Times, "What the Deployment of Green Berets to the Saudi-Yemen Border Tells Us About America’s Dirty War." Al-Adeimi speculates on the role that the green berets and the U.S. army are playing in...
5/11/18 Ray McGovern on his arrest protesting Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern, co-founder of VIPS, joins Scott on the show to talk about his recent arrest for protesting Gina Haspel's CIA confirmation hearing. McGovern begins by sharing what he got up and said during his protest and what he saw and heard before being removed from...
5/9/18 Jon Schwarz on the new AUMF, indefinite detention of Americans, and Syria
by Scott Horton | May 9, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
The Intercept's Jon Schwarz returns to the show to discuss his article latest work for the Intercept about the new AUMF, the Trump administration's strikes on Syria, and indefinite detainment of U.S. citizens. Schwarz makes the case that the new AUMF, meant to cure...
5/9/18 Karen Greenberg on the history of the U.S. torture program and Gina Haspel's involvement
by Scott Horton | May 9, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Fordham University law professor Karen Greenberg joins Scott to discuss the history of the United States torture program. Greenberg makes the case that Haspel was just one cog in the wheel of the U.S. torture program and that a whole torture network was held...
5/6/18 Gareth Porter Debunks Netanyahu’s ‘New’ Old Accusations Against Iran
by Scott Horton | May 6, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter joins Scott to discuss the recent accusations made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran's alleged nuclear program. The accusations purport to show that the Iranians lied about past work towards a nuclear weapons program before 2003;...
4/27/18 Gareth Porter on the Latest Dodgy British Dossier
by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter returns to the show discuss his latest article for Consortium News, "Another Dodgy British Dossier: the Skripal Case." Porter details the different possible explanations for the supposed poisoning of the ex-Russian spy. Scott the makes the case that...
4/27/18 Joe Lauria on the Failures of the Mainstream Media
by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Joe Lauria, newly appointed Editor of Consortium News, returns to the show to discuss his new job, the history of Consortium News, and the legacy of Robert Parry. Lauria explains how careerist journalists of the mainstream media and the the frequently-censored news...
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