Doug Bandow discusses the state of U.S. relations with Russia, an issue of increasing relevance these days as some figures in American government try to leverage Russophobia for political purposes. Bandow reminds us that Russia is virtually no threat to the United...
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12/18/20 Dave DeCamp on Assange’s Warning to the State Department
by Scott Horton | Dec 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Dave DeCamp about a new audio recording of Julian Assange released by Project Veritas, which proves Assange's contention that he tried to warn the State Department before the famous leak of the state department cables in 2010. For years, government...
12/18/20 Ray McGovern on Biden’s Dangerous Foreign Policy Picks
by Scott Horton | Dec 18, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern reflects on the ways America's foreign policy and national security state have changed since his time in the CIA. In particular, he warns that Michael Morell, one of Joe Biden's top picks to head the CIA, is categorically unqualified to do so based on his...
12/11/20 Aaron Maté on the OPCW’s Hero Whistleblowers
by Scott Horton | Dec 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Maté is back with yet another update on the cover-up of the investigation into the supposed chemical attack in Douma, Syria. An initial investigation by the OPCW appeared to verify that the 2018 attack was indeed a chlorine gas attack, which must have been...
12/4/20 Chris Woods on the Real Civilian Death Toll in Iraq
by Scott Horton | Dec 6, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Chris Woods from Airwars about some of the difficulties in assessing civilian casualties from U.S. bombs in Iraq. Woods estimates very conservatively that between eight and thirteen thousand civilians have been killed during the war in Iraq, but...
12/4/20 Danny Sjursen: The Case Against Jake Sullivan
by Scott Horton | Dec 6, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Danny Sjursen is back for a look at Biden's foreign policy team, in particular his new National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. Sjursen says that Sullivan fits right in with many of Biden's other cabinet picks: extremely talented, well-credentialed, respectable...
12/4/20 Grant Smith on the Jonathan Pollard Exception
by Scott Horton | Dec 5, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Grant Smith about the case of Jonathan Pollard, an American intelligence analyst who pled guilty to espionage on behalf of Israel in the 1980s. Pollard has been imprisoned for his crimes since then, until he was recently released on parole by the Trump...
12/4/20 Gilbert Doctorow: Will Antony Blinken’s Past Catch Up With Him?
by Scott Horton | Dec 5, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Gilbert Doctorow talks about Biden's pick for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, particularly his famous stepfather, Samuel Pisar. Pisar is well-known these days for being a holocaust survivor rescued by American GIs during World War II, but is less known for his...