The great Daniel Ellsberg shares his thoughts on Julian Assange's extradition hearing, comparing the situation to his own trial in the 1970s. Ellsberg, of course, was acquitted—in part because it was proven that the government spied on confidential conversations with...
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New Associate Justice Barrett: Cops Can Rape Whoever They Want
Salon: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has been accused of "unconscionable cruelty" by a watchdog group over her role in an appellate court decision overturning a district court which found a Wisconsin county liable for millions in damages to a woman who...
My Statement on the Prosecution of Julian Assange
This written statement was made by Daniel Ellsberg, acting as an expert witness for the defense, on September 18, 2020 in front of the British magistrate during the extradition trial of Julian Assange. This transcript is republished from RCReader.com. 1. I provide...
10/16/20 Dave DeCamp on Hunter Biden, Trump’s Tweets and America’s Endless Wars
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,...
10/16/20 Eric Margolis on Trump’s Supposed Middle East ‘Peace’ Deals
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
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
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
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...
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