Cornell professor of organic chemistry David Collum joins Scott to discuss the recent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in London. Collum explains why Theresa May's initial comments about the chemical's properties set off his skeptic alarms and what the...
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3/28/18 Gareth Porter on the history of Iraq War 2
by Scott Horton | Mar 28, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Investigative journalist and historian Gareth Porter returns to the show to do a deep dive on the history of the Iraq War. Porter begins by detailing the role of the air force in propagating the neoconservatives' goals and the behind-the-scenes struggle for power that...
3/28/18 Nasser Arrabyee on the 3-year anniversary of the U.S.-Saudi war in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Mar 28, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee returns to the show to discuss the U.S.-Saudi war in Yemen, which is now entering its fourth year. Arrabyee describes the mood on the ground in Yemen, how things have changed since the beginning of the war, and what a political...
3/23/18 Patrick Cockburn on the fighting in Afrin and Eastern Ghouta
by Scott Horton | Mar 23, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East reporter for the Independent, returns to the show to discuss the fighting in Syria, focusing on the conflicts in Afrin and East Ghouta where much of the killing of civilians has taken place. Cockburn details the tangled maze of allegiance...
3/21/18 Andrew Cockburn on how the United States boosts the Afghan opium trade
by Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Washington editor of Harper's Magazine Andrew Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his latest article "Mobbed Up: How America boosts the Afghan opium trade." Cockburn explains how Trump's major contribution to the war in Afghanistan has been to take the existing...
3/21/18 Phil Weiss on Ahed Tamimi's sentencing and its consequences
by Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Phil Weiss joins Scott to discuss Ahed Tamimi's plea bargain, which will result in eight months in prison. Weiss argues that Israeli culture has gone off the rails and that all the fears that Americans have about the rightward swing in the U.S. are being fully...
3/21/18 Phil Weiss on Ahed Tamimi’s sentencing and its consequences
by Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Phil Weiss joins Scott to discuss Ahed Tamimi's plea bargain, which will result in eight months in prison. Weiss argues that Israeli culture has gone off the rails and that all the fears that Americans have about the rightward swing in the U.S. are being fully...
3/21/18 Doug Bandow on Donald Trump's decision to negotiate with North Korea
by Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Cato's Doug Bandow returns to the show to discuss Donald Trump's decision to negotiate seriously with the North Koreans. Bandow believes that, while much can still go wrong, this is a real opportunity for traction and progress. Bandow raises the Iran Deal and the...
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