Download Episode. Scott talks with journalist Chip Gibbons about an article he wrote for Jacobin that details the CIA’s 2019 plots to surveil, kidnap and even poison Julian Assange. First, Scott and Gibbons reflect on the impact of Assange and Wikileaks. They then...
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9/23/22 Douglas Macgregor on the Russian Escalation
by Scott Horton | Sep 25, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott is once again joined by Douglas Macgregor Col. (ret.) to discuss developments in Ukraine. Macgregor has been working hard to keep track of what’s actually happening on the ground, and the result is a very different narrative than what you’d...
9/20/22 Nasser Arrabyee on Why He’s Optimistic About the Yemen Ceasefire
by Scott Horton | Sep 24, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott speaks to Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee. From the ground in Sana’a, Arrabyee gives his account of how six months of ceasefire has changed life in Yemen. He walks Scott through some of the improvements he’s observed. Most notably, he...
9/19/22 William Hartung: The Arms Industry is Scamming You
by Scott Horton | Sep 23, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott speaks with William Hartung from the Quincy Institute about ways the arms industry is ripping off American taxpayers. They take a close look at a few cases such as the F-35 and the Littoral Combat Ship. Both weapons systems don’t work, but...
9/19/22 Roger Waters on Palestine, Assange and Ukraine
by Scott Horton | Sep 22, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews Roger Waters, co-founder of the band Pink Floyd. They begin with a look back at how Waters first woke up to the plight of the Palestinians. That leads to a discussion about the persecution of Julian Assange, which Waters has been...
9/19/22 Philip Weiss on the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
by Scott Horton | Sep 21, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talks with Philip Weiss about Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist slain by Israeli soldiers back in May. Likely because of her profession, the media has taken an unusually honest look at the events leading up to Abu Akleh’s...
9/17/22 Hassan El-Tayyab: Our Yemen Campaign is Working, It’s Time to Double Down
by Scott Horton | Sep 21, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Hassan El-Tayyab of the Friend's Committee on National Legislation was back again for last Sunday's Antiwar Radio show. El-Tayyab was fresh off a strategy call between many of the organizations and activists leading a campaign to pass War Powers...
9/19/22 Daniel Davis on Ukraine’s Twin Offensives
by Scott Horton | Sep 20, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talks with Daniel Davis about the situation on the ground in Ukraine. The news has been highlighting the recent Russian defeat in Northeastern Ukraine near Kharkiv. It has been less focused on the failed Ukrainian offensive in Southern...
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‘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,...
Understanding the Nativist new-Right
There is a surge among the liberal democracies towards a nativist conservatism. The United States experienced the lie of Donald Trump’s MAGA and the misplaced promise of an America First, once a dirty word, now a salvation for not only the war wracked planet but the...
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