Scott interviews journalist Andrew Quilty about his recent piece for the Intercept, which details the horrific violence being carried out in Afghanistan by U.S.-backed militia groups. In several recent attacks, these "death squads" have raided religious boarding...
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1/7/21 Kelley Vlahos on America’s Endless War Against Iraq
by Scott Horton | Jan 11, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Kelley Vlahos about America's 30-year nonstop bombing campaign of Iraq, and the prospects for ending it. The destruction of Iraq, says Vlahos, has followed a familiar trend: American politicians sell the public on the need to get involved in some...
1/7/21 Kalmen Barkin on Israeli Settlements and Netanyahu’s Political Future
by Scott Horton | Jan 11, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Kalmen Barkin discusses the deplorable situation of Palestinians in Israel today, a people whose lands and rights are being slowly taken away from them by the Israeli government, while the delusive promise of a two-state solution vanishes along with them. Barkin...
1/7/21 Bob Murphy on the Disastrous Consequences of the Government’s Covid Policies
by Scott Horton | Jan 9, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Bob Murphy about the economic side of all the covid policies this past year. Most obvious are the huge spending bills, which dwarf even the stimulus measures taken after the 2008 recession. Murphy reminds us that this kind of rampant spending really...
1/7/21 Peter Van Buren on the Stunning Revelations from Hunter Biden’s Laptop
by Scott Horton | Jan 9, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Peter Van Buren discusses Hunter Biden's lost laptop and the shocking documents it contains. He begins by pointing out that many American voters never heard about this story at all: the mainstream media refused to cover it, the tech companies silenced almost anyone...
1/4/21 Kevin Gosztola on the Rejection of Julian Assange’s Extradition
by Scott Horton | Jan 4, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Kevin Gosztola about the breaking news that a British judge has denied the request to extradite Julian Assange from England to the United States. The prosecutors will appeal, says Gosztola, but this ruling opens the possibility that Assange could be...
12/22/20 Alan MacLeod on the Mainstream Media’s Russia Hysteria
by Scott Horton | Dec 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Alan MacLeod about the bizarre and troubling trend in both media and government where Russia is the automatic target of blame for everything these days. Every hack and cyber attack, of course, is automatically ascribed to the Russians, as are more...
12/22/20 Mark Perry: Lloyd Austin Isn’t Who You Think He Is
by Scott Horton | Dec 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Mark Perry talks about General Lloyd Austin, Biden's pick for Secretary of Defense. Austin is a military man through and through, but he isn't your run-of-the-mill war hawk, explains Perry—instead, Austin has shown himself to be a strong advocate for diplomacy and...