Matt Taibbi discusses the controversial new developments surrounding possible corruption in the Biden family. Taibbi takes us back to the original controversy of Biden's supposed pressure on the Ukrainian government to dismiss prosecutor Viktor Shokin when Biden was...
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10/30/20 Giorgio Cafiero on the Normalization of Israel-Sudan Relations
by Scott Horton | Oct 31, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Giorgio Cafiero about the latest push for Sudan to join the group of countries officially normalizing ties with Israel. Cafiero thinks these official normalization deals are somewhat significant, but reminds us that none of the countries to sign such...
10/23/20 Daniel Davis: Trump vs. Biden on Foreign Policy
by Scott Horton | Oct 23, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Davis is back, this time for a discussion of Trump and Biden's foreign policy positions in light of last night's presidential debate. Overall Davis thinks it's good that Trump hasn't started any new wars—unlike all of his recent predecessors—but is disappointed...
10/23/20 Danny Sjursen on Nagorno-Karabakh and America’s Failed Afghanistan Strategy
by Scott Horton | Oct 23, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Danny Sjursen about the latest in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, where Sjursen says about 5,000 people have likely been killed. The media narrative about this situation, explains Sjursen, has always been that Russia is...
10/16/20 Daniel Ellsberg on the Prosecution of Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Oct 17, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
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...
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...
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