Kelley Vlahos talks about prominent Democratic national security official Michele Flournoy, whom she calls "The Queen of the Blob." The Blob, explains Vlahos, is the group of politicians, advisors, lobbyists and pundits who advocate for the continuation of America's...
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7/10/20 Gareth Porter on the Pentagon’s ‘Bountygate’ Hoax
by Scott Horton | Jul 14, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the Russian bounties story, or "Bountygate" as it has come to be known. Porter describes attempts by outlets like the New York Times to portray this as a well-sourced story with consensus among America’s intelligence agencies—in...
7/10/20 Bas Spliet on the American War that Destroyed Libya
by Scott Horton | Jul 14, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Bas Spliet is back to discuss the disaster that was America and the UN's involvement in Libya after 2011's Arab Spring. Spliet reminds us that Libya was once one of the wealthiest countries in north Africa, ruled by a secular dictator with relative liberty and...
7/10/20 Ryan Dawson on Cancel Culture, Police Reform and the War on Drugs
by Scott Horton | Jul 13, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ryan Dawson about cancel culture and the latest wave of deplatforming, of which Dawson himself is a victim. Dawson, who spends much of his time fighting against the neoconservative ideology, has come under fire over and over again for the alleged...
7/10/20 Jeffrey Kaye on Biden’s ‘Humane’ CIA Torture Apologist
by Scott Horton | Jul 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Jeffrey Kaye about Avril Haines, a former Obama administration adviser and Deputy Director of the CIA recently appointed as a foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden. Haines has been described as a "superstar", and clearly has a future as a well-connected...
7/10/20 Grant Smith on the Covid-19 Relief Money Helping to Fund the Israel Lobby
by Scott Horton | Jul 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Grant Smith discusses the Israel lobby's deep involvement in the U.S. economy, this time as regards the American firms in the business of promoting Israeli interests, who have recently received large sums of money through special coronavirus relief programs. Smith...
7/6/20 Ramzy Baroud on the Steady Annexation of Palestine
by Scott Horton | Jul 7, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Ramzy Baroud about the Israeli annexation of Palestine, including Trump's role as perhaps the most acquiescent president in American history in going along with the agenda of the Israeli government. Most recently this has meant acceding to Netanyahu's...
7/3/20 Ron Enzweiler on the Russian Bounties Hoax
by Scott Horton | Jul 6, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ron Enzweiler exposes some of the falsehoods behind the developing story about supposed Russian bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan. For one thing, outlets like the New York Times have implied that there is consensus among America's intelligence agencies on...