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...
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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 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 [Guest] Prof. Glenn Diesen: Trump’s Legacy: The Catastrophic Destruction of the American Empire
A ceasefire can be the start of peace, or it can be the quiet moment when both sides reload. That’s the question driving my return conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen as we dissect the US-Iran negotiations, the sudden focus on a short extension, and the strategic...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: US TROOPS ON THE MOVE + IS TRUMP RESTARTING THE WAR?!
U.S. troops are training for chemical and nuclear fallout while fresh forces and warships surge toward the Middle East, and I can’t shake the feeling that those “routine drills” are happening for a reason. We walk through what the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s...
Adam Smith and Equality of Force
It was 250 years ago that Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. In it, he looked back on the contact that various distant peoples had had with Europeans, following the discoveries of Christopher Colombus and Vasco de Gama. The results, by Smith’s time in 1776,...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [Guest] Lt Col Karen Kwiatkowski: Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade After Talks Fail—Ceasefire at Risk?
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sounds like a clean, decisive move until you run it through the real world: geography, international law, ship insurance, and the uncomfortable question of what happens when the other side shoots back. We sit down with Lt Col Karen...
Rules for Radicals: In the Beginning w/John Weeks
John and I continue the reading and commentary on Rules for Radicals
Write It
I used to think it was because I wanted to tell stories, invent characters and worlds. To steer these imaginary depictions of who and what I know, into a creative realm to share it with familiars and strangers. It was a way to express philosophy and values, to insert...
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