Scott talks to Tom Woods about his latest free ebook, The Pentagon vs. The Economy. Woods examines the many ways America's military-industrial complex distorts the economy, often applying Frederic Bastiat's principle of "seen vs. unseen" to demonstrate just how many...
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6/29/20 Matthew Hoh on the Dubious Russia-Afghanistan Bounty Story
by Scott Horton | Jun 30, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Matthew Hoh about the recent claim that the Russian government has been paying bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers. The headlines have made it sound as though this is a confirmed and well-sourced story, when in reality, Hoh explains,...
6/26/20 Hans Kristensen: the Bleak Outlook for Nuclear Arms Control
by Scott Horton | Jun 29, 2020 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Hans Kristensen about the state of the world’s nuclear weapons arsenals. Immediately after the Cold War, says Kristensen, the U.S. and Russia drastically reduced their nuclear stockpiles, making the world significantly safer. Since then, however, this...
6/26/20 Jim Bovard on American Atrocities in Kosovo and Korea
by Scott Horton | Jun 29, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard exposes the false claim that Bill Clinton presided over a peaceful administration, pointing out the horrible atrocities of the “humanitarian” intervention in Kosovo. Clinton launched this intervention, says Bovard, as a distraction from his personal...
6/26/20 Dave DeCamp on Russia, Yemen, Israel and Syria
by Scott Horton | Jun 29, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Antiwar.com News Editor Dave DeCamp about several of his latest articles. The two discuss the status of nuclear arms negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, the conflict between southern separatists and the Hadi government in Yemen, the Trump...
6/26/20 Jason Ditz on Turkey, the Kurds and the India-China Border Dispute
by Scott Horton | Jun 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz talks about the Turkish attacks on Kurds in northern Iraq, which have taken the form of both land assaults and periodic airstrikes. These incursions began around the time the U.S. invaded Iraq, and have seen little resistance from the Iraqi government. Ditz...
6/26/20 Jonathan Hafetz on the Plight of Adham Amin Hassoun
by Scott Horton | Jun 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Jonathan Hafetz about the troubling case of Adham Amin Hassoun, a man who was convicted in 2008 of providing material support to terrorist organizations. Hassoun was a legal resident of the United States, but is not a citizen, so upon completion of his...
6/26/20 Joe Lauria on the New Indictment Against Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Jun 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Joe Lauria explains the latest superseding indictment against Julian Assange, who still faces extradition to the U.S. for his supposed violations of the Espionage Act. Lauria’s take is that the new indictment is simply “window dressing,” meant to make Assange look bad...