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3/27/20 Eli Clifton on the Crushing US Sanctions on Iran

by Scott Horton | Mar 29, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Eli Clifton about the U.S. sanctions regime against Iran. These sanctions were already having a severe impact on the ability of Iranian civilians to conduct business and buy necessary goods, and in the face of coronavirus they could turn an already...

3/27/20 Reese Erlich: US Beats War Drums in Middle East

by Scott Horton | Mar 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Reese Erlich about his latest antiwar.com column, which describes the dangerous game being played by the war hawks in Washington as they ratchet up tensions with Iran. The Trump administration has retaliated several times against Kataib Hezbollah...

News Roundup 3/25/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 25, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Colorado abolishes the death penalty. The governor also reduced the sentences of the last three remaining death row inmates to life in prison without parole. [Link] A commission examining if the US should include women in the draft or abolish it reached the...

News Roundup 3/24/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2020 | News Roundup

Assange Julian Assange's lawyers apply for bail because of the risk to Assange’s health posed by the coronavirus. [Link] Afghanistan Secretary of State Pompeo met with the two men claiming to be the president of Afghanistan to try to negotiate a settlement. The...

3/20/20 Tim Shorrock on Getting Along with North Korea

by Scott Horton | Mar 23, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Tim Shorrock shares what might be a positive side to the global coronavirus outbreak: a chance for the U.S. government to relax sanctions on Iran and North Korea. Shorrock thinks it would be easy for President Trump to announce that these sanctions will no longer be...

Pushing Towards War with Iran guest Will Porter

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 23, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the Trump admin's move towards war with Iran. The recent events happened under the cover of the coronavirus and got little attention in the MSM. Trump's civilian advisers pushed him to carry out strikes within Iran, and it...

But Why is the USA Committing Genocide in Yemen?

by Scott Horton | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog

For the money of course, dummy. Oh yeah no I mean Iran something something yeah right.

3/20/20 Gareth Porter on the New York Times’ Ongoing Russiagate Disinformation Campaign

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

Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the New York Times' continued efforts to bolster the story that Russia both interfered in the 2016 presidential election and continues to do so in the lead up to the 2020 election. This time around, they allege, Russian actors are...

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