Scott talks to Dave DeCamp about a handful of his recent antiwar.com stories, with a focus on President Trump's efforts to bring troops home from overseas wars. Trump has issued a series of tweets calling for troop reductions, particularly in Afghanistan and Somalia,...
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10/16/20 Eric Margolis on Trump’s Supposed Middle East ‘Peace’ Deals
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis discusses President Trump's recent peace deals between Israel and some of the Arab states. First Margolis explains that these aren't really peace deals; what they do is simply make public the normalization of relations between countries that were already...
10/16/20 Aaron Maté: OPCW Malfeasance and More ‘Russiagate’ Updates
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Aaron Maté about his testimony to the UN Security Council regarding the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria in 2018. After the Trump administration authorized retaliatory bombing in response to the incident, the OPCW sent investigators to...
10/16/20 Andrew Cockburn on the Dangerous and Unconstitutional Powers of Modern Presidents
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about the steady growth of unconstitutional powers that the federal government—and the president in particular—can summon during "emergencies." Some of these powers are well-known, like extraordinary law enforcement and surveillance...
10/15/20 Matt Agorist on Breonna Taylor and American Police Abuse
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Matt Agorist about some recent cases of unlawful police killings and police abuse in this country, both the high-profile incidents and the ones that escape mainstream notice. Agorist reminds us of the details of the Breonna Taylor case, in which police...
10/9/20 Charles Glass on the Illegal Campaign to Eliminate Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Oct 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Charles Glass about Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Glass has focused on Assange's treatment at the hands of the U.S. and British governments and their allies, including his subjection to solitary confinement, the denial of medical treatment...
10/9/20 Ray McGovern on the Tireless Truthers Still Pushing ‘Russiagate’
by Scott Horton | Oct 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern discusses the lasting impact of the "Russiagate" conspiracy, which Democrats have continued to push throughout President Trump's entire first term. McGovern reminds us that according to recorded testimony released only this year, CrowdStrike (the...
10/9/20 William Smith: How Empire is Destroying the American Republic
by Scott Horton | Oct 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to William Smith about the threat to republican government posed by America's growing world empire. The founders of this country, Smith explains, knew that perpetual war would lead to the uncontrolled growth of government power, and that meddling in...
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Icebreaker Follies: The US Continues to Drive to Zero
The Navy did have 1.5 icebreakers and now they have half of one. Well, actually, the US has no operational icebreakers now. The Coast Guard’s other icebreaker, the ancient heavy Polar Star, is undergoing a service life extension program at the Mare Island Dry Dock in...
Boeing Incompetence Continues: The Space Launch System Debacle
We all know what is happening now with the Boeing disaster in space where two astronauts are marooned and the billion dollar taxicab is not only malfunctioning but can't be undocked without a human inside piloting the capsule away. Boeing was contracted by Never...
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.
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