Daniel McAdams talks to Scott about the failed attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in favor of opposition leader Juan Guiado. The U.S. government has made many claims about the illegitimacy of the latest elections, and has blamed the country's current...
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1/24/20 Nozomi Hayase on Glenn Greenwald and the ‘Assange Precedent’
Scott talks to Nozomi Hayase about the movement to prosecute Glenn Greenwald for cybercrimes in Brazil. Greenwald is accused of helping to steal confidential text messages, as opposed to simply publishing information that had been hacked by someone else. This is...
1/24/20 Jason Ditz on the Phantom Threat of Iranian Nukes
Jason Ditz discusses the latest on Iran's nuclear weapons capabilities. Although Iran has talked about abandoning their obligations under both the JCPOA and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Ditz says they are still so far from having nukes that withdrawing from...
1/24/20 Dan Caldwell on America’s Conservative Antiwar Veterans
Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America talks to Scott about his organization's latest efforts to change the conversation about support for America's wars in the Middle East. Their new ad campaign emphasizes the fact that even most veterans simply want to end...
1/24/20 Jim Bovard on Washington’s Oppressive REAL ID Act
Jim Bovard talks about the federal pressure for states to comply with their "REAL ID" laws, which place higher standards on proving one's identity and may require the submission of fingerprints or even DNA samples. Bovard reminds us that even if the requirements...
Trump Is Right: Afghanistan Is A ‘Loser War’
"After three years of the Trump presidency, the Washington Post is breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump is a boor who insults everyone, including generals used to respect and even veneration. He’s had the impertinence to ask critical questions of his military...
1/24/20 Stephen Zunes: Today’s US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
Stephen Zunes discusses the catastrophic mistake of the U.S. plan to invade Iraq, then "divide and rule" along sectarian lines. Zunes says that although the relationship between Iran and the Iraqi Shiite government is a problem for those who worry about Iranian...
Iraqis Protest U.S. Troop Presence
From CNN. "Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who called for a "Million Man March." The Telegraph is reporting that U.S. and British...
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