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2/6/18 Eric Margolis on America's permanent presence in Syria

by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Veteran journalist Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss his latest article, "The Syrian Madhouse Gets Even Crazier." Margolis explains why Rex Tillerson's recent decision to maintain a long-term presence in eastern Syria has created an even bigger mess and how...

2/6/18 Eric Margolis on America’s permanent presence in Syria

by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

2/6/18 Tom Cooper on the war in Yemen from above

by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Author and illustrator Tom Cooper joins Scott to discuss his article for War is Boring, "A New State is Emerging in Yemen." Cooper outlines how North and South Yemen were united under Ali Abdullah Saleh, the surprising nuances in the political alliances within Yemen,...

11/22/17 Gareth Porter on the latest bogus Iran-Al Qaeda claims

by Damon Hatheway | Nov 22, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Investigative journalist Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss his article for The American Conservative, "Translated Doc Debunks Narrative of Al Qaeda-Iran ‘Alliance’." Porter explains how Americans are manufacturing a nonexistent relationship between Iran and...

11/6/17 Elijah Magnier on the mayhem in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia

by Damon Hatheway | Nov 6, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Middle East correspondent Elijah Magnier returns to the show to discuss the latest turmoil in the Middle East and his recent article "ISIS into History’s rubbish bin and Iraq neither Iranian nor American." Magnier shares what he knows about the resignation of Saad...

10/27/17 Patrick Cockburn on Iraqi Kurdistan and the liberation of Raqqa

by Damon Hatheway | Oct 27, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Patrick Cockburn joins Scott from Baghdad to discuss the liberation of Raqqa from ISIS and the battle in Kirkurk between the Iraqi army and Peshmerga. Cockburn describes how ISIS is still in business as a guerrilla force, but the caliphate has been destroyed. Cockburn...

10/13/17 Jason Ditz Updates the Situation in Syria

by Damon Hatheway | Oct 13, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Managing news editor of Antiwar.com Jason Ditz returns to the show to discuss the war in Syria where two separate wars are taking place—against ISIS in the East and al Qaeda in the east. Ditz details all of what we don't know thanks to increased secrecy from the Trump...

10/2/17 Airwars’ Chris Woods on the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

by Damon Hatheway | Oct 2, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Airwars investigative reporter Chris Woods returns to the show to discuss his work documenting aerial strikes and casualties in Iraq, Syria, and now Libya. Woods explains Airwars' method of documentation, discusses how Trump's strategy compares to Obama's, and breaks...

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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Sen. Schumer Touts Funding Genocide in Gaza, US Downs Iranian Drone Near Aircraft Carrier

A single clip can reveal the whole playbook. When a powerful senator calls military aid to Israel his “baby,” it says everything about priorities, leverage, and who pays the price. We pull the thread from that moment into the reality on the ground in Gaza, where a...

The Kyle Anzalone Show: Should We Believe Trump’s Truth Social Threats?

War planners love simple stories. Threaten, strike, and watch a “decisive” blow topple a hated regime. Today we peel back the layers on the rush toward Iran—what a decisive strike actually means, what the timelines look like from the Pentagon and Tel Aviv, and why air...

Capitalism Can’t Be Everything Its Foes Say It Is

"Nothing is more unpopular today than the free market economy, i.e., capitalism. Everything that is considered unsatisfactory in present-day conditions is charged to capitalism. The atheists make capitalism responsible for the survival of Christianity. But the papal...

Rewarding Failure at the Galactic Level

One trillion dollars, the rest of the planet spends approx 2.4-2.7 trillion dollars, the Pentagon is not delivering much bang for the buck. They even funded accounting errors to reward the poor performance of Pentagon program managers. When combined with off DOD...