Independent journalist Ford Fischer tells the story of Johnny Hurley, a Colorado man who was killed by police after he stopped a mass shooting. Hurley came out of a store after seeing the shooter kill a police officer with a shotgun and then go back to his car to...
The Scott Horton Show
8/4/21 Daniel Larison: What Nord Stream 2 Means for NATO Expansion
by Scott Horton | Aug 7, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott and Daniel Larison discuss the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and what it means for America's stance toward Eastern Europe. The main issue with the German pipeline, Larison explains, is that it will allow Western Europe to buy Russian natural gas without having to deal...
7/30/21 Patrick Cockburn: The ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan is Far From Over
by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott and Patrick Cockburn speculate about the future of Afghanistan as the United States ends its military involvement there. Cockburn reminds us that although the Taliban are making gains in parts of the country, they are far from universally popular, and the...
7/30/21 Nasser Arrabyee on the Ongoing War in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Nasser Arrabyee about Yemen, where despite the Biden administration's assurances almost six months ago that the U.S. would be ending its support for "offensive operations," the Saudi coalition continues to terrorize the Yemeni civilian population, with...
7/30/21 Justin Cornett and Josh Eakle: Mobilizing Tennesseans to Empower People and Limit Government
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Justin Cornett and Josh Eakle about their organization, For All Tennessee, which they describe as a lobbying group for the people. Cornett and Eakle target specific reforms that just about everyone in their state can agree on, bringing together...
7/30/21 Kevin Gosztola and John Kiriakou on the Sentencing of Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Kevin Gosztola and John Kiriakou about the trial of drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who was just sentenced to 45 months in prison for crimes under the espionage act. Hale's case is unlike some other recent whistleblowers, in that he freely pled guilty...
7/30/21 Gareth Porter on the Stressing of US-China Relations over Taiwanese Independence
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the tenuous and secretive relationship between the U.S., China and Taiwan. Since the Nixon administration, Porter explains, America has had an official, but mostly tacit, policy of supporting the "one China" principle—but U.S....
7/30/21 David Swanson on the Unexpectedly Good War Powers Reform Bill
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
David Swanson discusses the new congressional and presidential war powers legislation that's been proposed by Senators Murphy, Lee and Sanders. Swanson describes his initial fears about the bill, given how bad previous attempts to modify congressional war powers and...
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