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Committee For Responsible Foreign Policy Speech

by Scott Horton | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog

I gave a speech to the Committee For Responsible Foreign Policy on January 14. https://youtu.be/GOVcCn82kmE

1/31/20 Joe Lauria on Canada’s Establishment Cold Warriors

by Scott Horton | Feb 1, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Joe Lauria discusses the allegations that his website, Consortium News, is a puppet of the Russian government, recently leveled against them by both Canadian television network Global News, and Canada's Communications Security Establishment. It seems that this is the...

1/24/20 Dan Caldwell on America’s Conservative Antiwar Veterans

by Scott Horton | Jan 25, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

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...

1/17/20 Trita Parsi on Peace in the Middle East Without US Involvement

by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Trita Parsi explains why he thinks that President Trump's clear signal that he doesn't want to go to war with Iran has sent a message to American allies like Saudi Arabia that they should now pursue diplomacy instead of war. Some assume that without a strong U.S....

Guaido’s Last Ride

by Dan McAdams | Jan 20, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Remember Juan Guaido? Just a year ago the Venezuelan politician, unknown even in his own country, was tapped by the US government to lead a coup against the elected government of Nicolas Maduro. In a phone call with no less than Vice President Mike Pence himself,...

1/17/20 Ryan McMaken on America’s Petrodollar Addiction

by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Ryan McMaken discusses his recent articles for the Mises Institute about the future of U.S. dollar hegemony. He walks us through the dollar's history as global reserve currency, which began in the mid 20th century as an alternative to a direct gold standard. Still,...

Sexy Abby Martin vs American Empire

by HypocriteTwins | Jan 18, 2020 | Blog

What is this banging hot white chick doing in the Gaza Strip or Venezuela? In this offensive political comedy episode, we follow the sexy journalist Abby Martin, to dive into how the Secret CIA Empire actually works. From Coups in Venezuela and Ukraine, to propaganda...

Maximum Pressure, Maximum Failure guest Will Porter

by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 13, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to talk about Trump's 'maximum pressure' strategy. Will covers the recent news that Iran shot down the Ukrainiahttp://traffic.libsyn.com/foreignpolicyfocus/FPF442.mp3n civilian flight, killing 176 people. Will and Kyle...

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Anti-War Blog – Just a Meme of Their Time

So much to watch, to scroll past. To ignore. Apparently life is so busy, too much going on to care. The need to escape is paramount, to avoid reality. A reality many claim to be normal. Important even. A woman uses her degree to move about on the Olympic stage, elite...

Analysis of the ICJ’s Ruling that Israel’s Occupation Is Illegal

Scott Horton and I discuss the significance of the International Court of Justice’s recent ruling that Israel’s occupation is illegal.

Doubling Down on Failure: Ford Fiasco Follies

A new updated CRS report dated 5 August 2024 is out on the USS Ford debacle. I read these reports so you don't have to. For plenty of reasons, the carrier is the crossbow and chariot of the 21st century. Yet the US insists on spending tens of billions of dollars on...

The Case for Not Voting

Bretigne Shaffer and I explain why, if you want to effect real change, the most sensible thing you can do is to not vote.

The Royal Navy Submarine Force Remains Surfaced

The Royal Navy is experiencing readiness and maintenance shortfalls in its submarine force that is similar to the throughput problems for the US nuclear submarine forces. The logistical tail for exquisite platforms like nuclear submarines is enormous and a first world...

The F35 Follies: Britannia Rules a Little

My recommendation to the British MoD: don't buy anymore of these flying failure factories. U.K. planned to buy138 F-35s, bought 48, delivered 35, aims at 75 by 2025. Judging from the delays and failures universally in the program, achieving a delivery of all...