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11/1/19 Trevor Timm on Julian Assange and the Threat to Press Freedom Everywhere

by Scott Horton | Nov 3, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Trevor Timm talks about the inhumane and potentially life-threatening conditions Julian Assange is being held in as he awaits trial for violations of the Espionage Act. Apart from his treatment, which a UN representative has said is akin to psychological torture, the...

Cops Torture Lady

by Scott Horton | Nov 2, 2019 | Blog

For smoking outside.

I Wouldn’t Put Much Stock In It

by Scott Horton | Oct 25, 2019 | Blog

But the NYT says the Barr-Durham investigation into the origins of Russiagate has turned into a criminal investigation. It is already apparent that the FBI and CIA framed up the entire scam in the first place and that Brennan and Comey and friends belong in prison for...

Ron and Dan: ‘Truth Is Treason’ – The Torture of Julian Assange

by Scott Horton | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange appeared before a UK judge to request more time to prepare his case against the US extradition request. Acting more like a Soviet triubunal, the judge went on to deny his every request. He is not allowed to prepare to fight his...

Julian Assange Breaks Into Tears as He Is Denied Delay in Extradition Trial

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 21, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in court today in London in hopes of delaying his US extradition case. The judge told Assange he will not have any extra time to gather evidence to help his case, and the hearing will start in February as planned. Reports of...

If Joker Met Jordan Peterson: What separates a monster from a hero?

by Dan Sanchez | Oct 20, 2019 | Featured Articles

What does it take to turn an ordinary person into a monster? To create a mass shooter, a terrorist, a Joker? According to Joker himself, “One bad day.” That’s how he tells his own story in Batman: The Killing Joke, a 1988 graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland....

American Cops Are Like Israel

by Scott Horton | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog

They can torture and murder whoever they want and no one can do a thing about it.

10/14/19 Ramzy Baroud on Israel’s Torture and Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Ramzy Baroud joins the show for an update on Israel and Palestine. He wants to dispel some common misconceptions about Israel, starting with the fact that the country didn't even exist before 1948, while Palestine has a history that goes back thousands of years....

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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Netanyahu vs. Trump: Inside Israel’s SECRET Battle to Keep the Iran War ALIVE?!

The part that doesn’t get said out loud often enough is this: you can be “aligned” in a war and still be on a collision course. We dig into why U.S. goals in Iran and Israel’s goals in Iran don’t just differ, they actively clash and how that clash shows up in...

‘The Iron Giant’ and Generational Militarism

Among the films that formed my childhood, the Iron Giant is a black sheep. From its loving treatment of classic sci-fi horror to its somber handling of nuclear holocaust, the film is deeper than any of us realized as kids. Of course now, as adults, and especially as...

When They Came

First, they came for the writers, but I could not read. Then, they came for the artists, but I could not see. When they came for the musicians, I was unwilling to hear. Eventually they came for me, but I could no longer think.

Time Marches On… a Patrick MacFarlane Update

This post first appeared on Pat MacFarlane's email list, "What They're Not Tellin' You" Sign up for that here. The last few months I've been especially conscious of how time is passing us by. This being my original Liberty Weekly mailing list, some of you have been...

Anti-War Blog – Pointless Wars are Tradition

Over a decade ago, the US and Western nations would feign concern for the loss of innocent life while they waged a war. Terms such as Collateral or Unintentional would be thrown around, even when all evidence points in the opposite direction. There was a need for...

Taliban Defeats Five American Presidents

GEN McChrystal was a martial disaster. What wrong looks like… This is what happens when your architects fall in love with their processes so much they forget about the objective. Military students should really study why graduate-level white papers, PowerPoint slides,...