Interview #5,500! Scott talks to Gareth Porter about a range of U.S. foreign policy issues, beginning with the Biden administration's announcement that it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. To some extent, this is good news, but it obscures...
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4/12/21 Ted Carpenter on Putin’s Ukraine Red Line
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Ted Carpenter about America's dangerous Ukraine policy. Carpenter explains how ever since the Obama administration helped right-wing extremists in Western Ukraine overthrow the elected Russian-aligned government in 2014, the U.S. has been behaving as...
4/12/21 Jacob Sullum: Biden Loves Gun Control by Fiat
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Jacob Sullum discusses the Biden administration's possible moves on gun control. Thanks to recent mass shootings, says Sullum, gun control is back in the public eye, resulting in some proposed new laws like background checks, increased "red flag" rules, an "assault...
4/9/21 Danny Sjursen on AFRICOM’s Latest Adventure in Mozambique
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Danny Sjursen talks about the absurdity of the recent announcement that America is sending special forces troops to Mozambique, a country that he says has basically no strategic relevance to the United States whatsoever. Those who argue that this is only a dozen...
4/9/21 Hassan El-Tayyab on Yemen’s Dire Humanitarian Crisis
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Hassan El-Tayyab from the Friends Committee on National Legislation about the effort to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Although the Biden administration announced an end to support for "offensive operations" in Yemen, thanks to the Saudi...
4/9/21 Jay Schweikert: New Mexico Ends Qualified Immunity for All Public Officials
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Jay Schweikert about the promising developments in New Mexico, where a new state-wide law has been enacted that repeals qualified immunity as a legal defense for any public official. This is a similar move, says Schweikert, to legislation adopted...
4/9/21 Jesselyn Radack on the Latest Victim of America’s Draconian Espionage Act
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews national security attorney Jesselyn Radack about her work in the protection of whistleblowers. Daniel Hale, the man who leaked the so-called "drone papers" to the Intercept in 2014, has just pleaded guilty to violations of the Espionage Act in what...
4/8/21 Trita Parsi on Biden’s Willingness to Negotiate With Iran
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi talks about the state of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. President Trump, of course, made a point of withdrawing from the JCPOA and increasing hostilities with Iran, deliberately parting ways with one of President Obama's signature issues. But the...
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