Four years ago, Donald Trump electrified campaign audiences by denouncing “Trigger Happy Hillary” Clinton. Trump bragged in 2016 that his advisers knew “how to avoid the endless wars we are caught in now” but he has yet to deliver on what many voters believed was his...
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8/7/20 Michael Klare on War in the Middle East and the Politics of Oil
by Scott Horton | Aug 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Michael Klare about the incentives behind America's involvement in wars in the Middle East. One common narrative says that Bush invaded Iraq simply because America needed the oil—the truth, says Klare, is somewhat more complicated. He explains that...
7/31/20 Gareth Porter on the Real Story Behind the US-Israeli AMIA Bombing Narrative
by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter discusses the 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish community center bombing, and in particular the allegation that Hezbollah was behind the attack. Porter has written a piece based on testimony by an Argentinian undercover police officer that paints a different...
7/18/20 Gareth Porter on the Prospects of War with Iran
by Scott Horton | Jul 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the idea of a war with Iran. Certain hawkish figures in the U.S. government have been slowly and steadily pushing for such a war for a long time, and have gained even more prominence during the Trump presidency, as he has shown...
7/17/20 Ted Carpenter on the Bogus Russian Bounties Story
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ted Carpenter talks about the Russian bounties story, including all the ways it has been misreported by the media. Carpenter reminds us that the original intelligence that was leaked to the press was based on very flimsy anonymous sources, and may have been obtained...
7/16/20 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Dangerous National Security ‘Blob’ Dominating American Government
by Scott Horton | Jul 17, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Kelley Vlahos talks about prominent Democratic national security official Michele Flournoy, whom she calls "The Queen of the Blob." The Blob, explains Vlahos, is the group of politicians, advisors, lobbyists and pundits who advocate for the continuation of America's...
7/10/20 Gareth Porter on the Pentagon’s ‘Bountygate’ Hoax
by Scott Horton | Jul 14, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the Russian bounties story, or "Bountygate" as it has come to be known. Porter describes attempts by outlets like the New York Times to portray this as a well-sourced story with consensus among America’s intelligence agencies—in...
7/10/20 Jeffrey Kaye on Biden’s ‘Humane’ CIA Torture Apologist
by Scott Horton | Jul 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Jeffrey Kaye about Avril Haines, a former Obama administration adviser and Deputy Director of the CIA recently appointed as a foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden. Haines has been described as a "superstar", and clearly has a future as a well-connected...
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Heavy Weather and Jets: Two Tales of the Crash
You recall that a rather spendy jet flew on its own for approx 11 minutes in 2023. The pilot of an F-35 fighter jet that briefly went missing in September 2023 before crashing made an "inappropriate" decision in ejecting from the aircraft, a Marine Corps investigation...
Keith Knight Debunks the Claim Hamas Is Fighting a Religious War Against Jews
The Libertarian Institute’s Keith Knight debunks the claim that Hamas launched its 10/7 operation as a religious war against Jews.
Best page out of Nixon’s memior “RN”
Ron Paul and Elon Musk Alliance?
Ron Paul shares his thoughts on the election with David Gornoski. I loved the part around 7min and 33sec where Paul discusses the implications of JD Vance coming around to seeing the Central Bank as the enemy of mankind as it is. Watch...
The Dems Are What They Claim to Hate
As I said in 2016 (or was it 2015?), I despise Trump and I despise most of the people who despise Trump. I will never forgive the Democrats for making it necessary for me to defend him against their lies.
Fat Amy Follies: Part XXIV
The grift that keeps on giving and the poor performance across the board of the aircraft and the sticker shock of the high price for that mediocrity. I am going to say out loud: stealth is over-rated, the ea of manned combat aircraft is coming to a close and this...
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