Scott talks with Weimin Chen about his recent article on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. The pipeline will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. Chen explains that these two countries have a long history of conflict, so we should see increased economic engagement...
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9/13/21 Aaron Maté on the Seemingly Forgotten American Occupation of Syria
by Scott Horton | Sep 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks with journalist Aaron Maté about his recent piece bringing attention to the U.S. occupation of Syria. The U.S. military currently controls about a third of Syria with an official troop count of 900. But considering officials were willing to lie to the...
9/13/21 Mathieu Aikins on the Recent US Drone Strike in Kabul and Life in Afghanistan Post-Withdrawal
by Scott Horton | Sep 15, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews journalist Mathieu Aikins who has remained in Kabul to report for the New York Times. Aikins and his team recently investigated the drone strike the U.S. carried out on August 29th that officials claimed had targeted a car carrying explosives believed...
9/9/21 Joe Dyke on the Civilian Bodycount of American Airstrikes
by Scott Horton | Sep 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Joe Dyke from Airwars.org joins the show to discuss his new report, coauthored with Imogen Piper, which attempts to count civilian deaths resulting directly from U.S. airstrikes during the Terror Wars. Dyke says he and his colleagues want civilian deaths to be part of...
9/9/21 Dave DeCamp on Developments in Afghanistan and Syria
by Scott Horton | Sep 13, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
This week on Antiwar Radio, Scott talked with Dave DeCamp. DeCamp gives an update on Afghanistan where the Taliban are attempting to form a government. Both Scott and DeCamp agree that the Taliban are likely to face difficulties as they try to govern the country,...
9/9/21 End of the Empire – Episode 1
by Scott Horton | Sep 13, 2021 | End of the Empire
On Thursday, Pete Quinones and Scott Horton live-streamed the first episode of their new podcast End of the Empire on the Libertarian Institute’s Youtube Channel. In the episode, the two discuss Pete’s recent appearance on Tim Pool’s show Timcast. Scott commends...
Noam Chomsky Mentions Fool’s Errand
by Scott Horton | Sep 12, 2021 | Blog
Twice! "The invasion was not only a violation of international law, as marginal a concern in Washington as the anti-Taliban Afghan resistance, but also had no credible pretext on any grounds. "Pure criminality. "Furthermore, ample evidence is now available showing...
Episode 629: The End Of The Empire w/ Pete and Scott Horton
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 12, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
76 Minutes PG-13 Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio on Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, California and podcasts the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He’s the author of the 2021...
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ICJ Declares Israel’s Occupation Illegal
The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian territory violates international law.
What a strange fetish it all is…
Is it a fetish? There are some fascinating memes and clips doing the rounds of Trump lately. The populist appeal has become silly. The trouble is that some supposedly serious people are unironically aroused by it all. Then again, maybe it’s just for the LOLs? Grown...
Tariffs Violate Freedom
Debate goes on over who suffers from U.S. tariffs. Biden and Trump, for example, think U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods hurt China, not Americans. This is nonsense. Even if they hurt Chinese producers (who can sell their goods elsewhere), the tariffs still hurt...
If Pigs Could Fly: The F35 Continues to Miss the Mark
The Pentagon will continue to pay Bugatti prices for Yugos until the morale improves. Software upgrades have haunted this flying circus since its "full operational status" was fabricated years ago. The combination of a severely Sovietized acquisition system married to...
The Empire Strikes Back: Soldiering and Brain Injury
Whatever empires do abroad eventually comes home. Yet another unintended consequences come home in a tidal wave. This is personal; I was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019. I spent nearly a quarter century in the US military. I know there's a connection....
US Surface Navy is No Longer a Global Force
The US Navy may credibly dominate the Atlantic but the Pacific Ocean is no longer an exclusive US naval domination calculus. The Arctic is still dominated by the Russians and will remain so. The US Navy's ability to build functioning surface ships is compromised...
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