The great Daniel Ellsberg shares his thoughts on Julian Assange's extradition hearing, comparing the situation to his own trial in the 1970s. Ellsberg, of course, was acquitted—in part because it was proven that the government spied on confidential conversations with...
The Scott Horton Show
10/16/20 Dave DeCamp on Hunter Biden, Trump’s Tweets and America’s Endless Wars
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Dave DeCamp about a handful of his recent antiwar.com stories, with a focus on President Trump's efforts to bring troops home from overseas wars. Trump has issued a series of tweets calling for troop reductions, particularly in Afghanistan and Somalia,...
10/16/20 Eric Margolis on Trump’s Supposed Middle East ‘Peace’ Deals
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis discusses President Trump's recent peace deals between Israel and some of the Arab states. First Margolis explains that these aren't really peace deals; what they do is simply make public the normalization of relations between countries that were already...
10/16/20 Aaron Maté: OPCW Malfeasance and More ‘Russiagate’ Updates
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Aaron Maté about his testimony to the UN Security Council regarding the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria in 2018. After the Trump administration authorized retaliatory bombing in response to the incident, the OPCW sent investigators to...
10/16/20 Andrew Cockburn on the Dangerous and Unconstitutional Powers of Modern Presidents
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about the steady growth of unconstitutional powers that the federal government—and the president in particular—can summon during "emergencies." Some of these powers are well-known, like extraordinary law enforcement and surveillance...
10/15/20 Matt Agorist on Breonna Taylor and American Police Abuse
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Matt Agorist about some recent cases of unlawful police killings and police abuse in this country, both the high-profile incidents and the ones that escape mainstream notice. Agorist reminds us of the details of the Breonna Taylor case, in which police...
10/9/20 Daniel Davis on the Failures of American Foreign Policy Since the Gulf War
by Scott Horton | Oct 13, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Daniel Davis about his new book, Eleventh Hour in 2020 America, which explores the unhealthy expansion of the U.S. military over the last few decades, to the point that America's very future as a democratic republic is at risk. Davis begins the...
10/9/20 Charles Glass on the Illegal Campaign to Eliminate Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Oct 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Charles Glass about Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Glass has focused on Assange's treatment at the hands of the U.S. and British governments and their allies, including his subjection to solitary confinement, the denial of medical treatment...