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4/13/21 Gareth Porter on Staying in Afghanistan, the Iran Deal and Getting Shut Out of Vietnam

by Scott Horton | Apr 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Interview #5,500! Scott talks to Gareth Porter about a range of U.S. foreign policy issues, beginning with the Biden administration's announcement that it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. To some extent, this is good news, but it obscures...

4/9/21 Jesselyn Radack on the Latest Victim of America’s Draconian Espionage Act

by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews national security attorney Jesselyn Radack about her work in the protection of whistleblowers. Daniel Hale, the man who leaked the so-called "drone papers" to the Intercept in 2014, has just pleaded guilty to violations of the Espionage Act in what...

4/2/21 Grant Smith on Israeli Apartheid and the False Promise of a Two-State Solution

by Scott Horton | Apr 3, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Grant Smith discusses the Israeli government's occupation of Palestine and its treatment of the Palestinians. There seems to be growing recognition that Israel is presiding over a form of apartheid, including a 2017 UN report attesting to that fact, and a small...

3/12/21 Danny Sjursen on the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan Plan

by Scott Horton | Mar 13, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Danny Sjursen about the leaked Biden administration plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The document evidently represents the Biden administration's new take on the deal reached with the Taliban during the Trump administration, which laid...

2/19/21 Ben Wizner on the Dangerous Precedent of the Assange Prosecution

by Scott Horton | Feb 21, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Ben Wizner of the ACLU about the ongoing Julian Assange saga. Assange's attempted prosecution under the Espionage Act is practically unprecedented, says Wizner. While it's true that many leakers of government secrets have been charged for violations of...

In a first, Yemenis seek redress for U.S. drone strikes at Inter-American rights body

by Steven Woskow | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog

“How come they can target official military personnel who were on a military mission?” asked Ahmed al-Helou, another Yemeni colonel who worked with Abdullah al-Taisy. “They seem not to understand the difference between the local community and the militants.” Read More...

1/7/21 Kelley Vlahos on America’s Endless War Against Iraq

by Scott Horton | Jan 11, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Kelley Vlahos about America's 30-year nonstop bombing campaign of Iraq, and the prospects for ending it. The destruction of Iraq, says Vlahos, has followed a familiar trend: American politicians sell the public on the need to get involved in some...

William Ruger and Rajon Menan: It’s Time To Withdraw from Afghanistan

by Steven Woskow | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog

William Ruger and Rajon Menan make the case for leaving Afghanistan in the Washington Post. Whatever you think of Trump, you have to admit he forces people to take a side. His threats of pulling troops out of Afghanistan and Syria has exposed the pro-war uniparty in...

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