Download Episode. Scott interviews Ben Freeman about the money governments like Saudi Arabia and Ukraine invest in D.C. lobbying. They begin by discussing the Middle East Institute, a Saudi-funded D.C. Think Tank that brands itself as an objective institution...
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5/16/22 Ted Snider: Did the CIA Oust Imran Khan?
by Scott Horton | May 18, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott is joined by Ted Snider to discuss the removal of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan’s government announced in June of 2021 that Pakistan would no longer host any American military bases. Then, earlier this year, Khan was forced out by...
5/16/22 Ethan Siegel: Hotter Than the Sun
by Scott Horton | May 17, 2022 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Ethan Siegel joins Scott to discuss the science behind the temperature of thermonuclear explosions. Scott is putting together a new book that argues for the abolition of nuclear weapons called Hotter Than The Sun. He wanted to talk with an expert...
5/13/22 Jason Ditz: An Update on Iraq
by Scott Horton | May 16, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Jason Ditz, senior editor of Antiwar.com, joins the show to provide an update on what’s been happening in Iraq. They start with a look at Iraqi politics. An election was held in October, but the numerous factions have hit a wall in their attempt to...
5/13/22 John Quigley on the Russian Enclaves of Eastern Europe
by Scott Horton | May 16, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talks with John Quigley about Crimea, the Donbas and other regions in Eastern Europe with heavy ties to Russia. In the mid-90s, Quigley was tasked with leading talks between the new Ukrainian government and the people of Crimea and the Donbas...
5/13/22 Dave DeCamp on Congress, Ukraine and the Risk of Nuclear War
by Scott Horton | May 15, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Dave DeCamp is back on Antiwar Radio this week to provide another update on the war in Ukraine. They begin by talking about the new bill set to transfer $40 billion to Ukraine. Rand Paul requested an inspector general to oversee the funds,...
5/13/22 David Stockman on Washington’s Military Keynesianism
by Scott Horton | May 14, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews David Stockman about the war in Ukraine and the American economy. They begin by discussing the war in Ukraine. Stockman argues that the irrational motivator behind Washington’s actions is Trump-Derangement Syndrome — that Putin is...
5/9/22 Misty Winston on the Effort to Pardon Leonard Peltier
by Scott Horton | May 10, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott is joined by activist and podcast host Misty Winston to discuss the case of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian Movement member who was charged with killing two FBI agents in 1975. Supporters of Peltier argue that he was charged without...