Scott interviews Matthew Hoh, the Marine veteran who blew the whistle about the doomed Afghan Surge. Hoh lays out what led him to resign in protest and go to the press with the truth about how hopeless the military’s counterinsurgency mission really was. Hoh then...
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News Roundup 8/19/21
US News Biden says nursing homes that have Medicare and Medicaid residents have to mandate their staff are vaccinated. [Link] The FDA approved a third booster shot of the 2-shot covid vaccinations for most adults. [Link] The federal government will reimburse states...
News Roundup 8/18/21
China The new Air Force Secretary Frank Kendell says he is obsessed with China and the Air Force needs to be freed up to confront the superpower. [Link] China says it is willing to work with the US on Afghanistan. [Link] Afghanistan The Taliban says they laid the...
SIGAR Report: A ‘Victorious’ Withdrawal From Afghanistan Was Impossible
The U.S. government watchdog for Afghanistan released its final lessons learned report on Tuesday that said a “victorious U.S. withdrawal” was impossible due to unrealistic and shortsighted goals set by Washington. Since its inception in 2008, the Special Inspector...
Episode 619: Scott Horton on the End of the War in Afghanistan
72 Minutes PG-13 Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio on Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, California and podcasts the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He’s the author of the 2021...
Afghanistan Aftermath: No Firings? No Resignations?
Joe Biden, who says the buck regarding Afghanistan stops with him in the White House, claims that the Taliban's final takeover of the capital, Kabul, provoking mass panic reminiscent of Saigon, 1975, happened more quickly "than anticipated." If that's true--spoiler...
News Roundup 8/17/21
US News Ricky Kidd is suing the Kansas City, MO government and police after he was wrongly convicted of a double murder he didn't commit and spent 23 years in prison. [Link] Afghanistan Biden delivers a speech standing by his decision to exit Afghanistan. [Link] The...
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