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5/13/21 Ben Freeman on Saudi Arabia’s Covert Influence in American Politics

by Scott Horton | May 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Ben Freeman about his research into the Saudi lobby's activity in American politics. Freeman explains that while it's illegal for foreign governments to donate directly to politicians in this country, it's easy to get around these restrictions by...

5/13/21 Max Blumenthal on the Real History of Israel-Palestine

by Scott Horton | May 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Max Blumenthal about the true state of affairs between Israel and Palestine, which you won't hear about in most mainstream media sources. Although the situation is often depicted as two neighboring states engaged in a religious conflict, the truth is...

5/13/21 Ramzy Baroud on Palestinian Solidarity in the Face of Israeli Oppression

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

Ramzy Baroud discusses the deliberately misleading way that stories about Israel-Palestine are presented in western media. The story, he says, almost always begins with the fact that Palestinians have launched rockets at Israeli forces, or at least presents the...

5/11/21 Dave Smith on the Upcoming Pennsylvania LP Convention and Mises Caucus Event

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

Scott talks to Dave Smith about the upcoming Pennsylvania Libertarian Party convention and the special Mises Caucus event happening in Pittsburgh the same weekend. Both Smith and Scott will be speaking this Friday, May 14th, and there will be a host of other guest...

4/30/21 Aisha Jumaan on US Complicity in Yemen’s Dire Humanitarian Crisis

by Scott Horton | Apr 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Aisha Jumaan discusses the situation in Yemen. Although the Biden administration claimed earlier this year that it would end American support for Saudi "offensive operations" in Yemen, they have recently announced that certain support functions—like providing...

4/30/21 Andy Worthington on the Shameful Human Cost of Joe Biden’s Guantanamo Inertia

by Scott Horton | Apr 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Andy Worthington about Guantanamo Bay, America's secret black site prison, where 40 men are still being held, some of them without ever having been charged with a crime. President Obama famously campaigned on closing Guantanamo, but ultimately was...

4/26/21 Dan Gifford: What Really Happened at Waco and How the Establishment Covered It Up

by Scott Horton | Apr 28, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Dan Gifford, producer of the famous film, Waco: The Rules of Engagement, about the tragedy of the Waco siege, all the government and media lies to cover it up and what really happened behind the scenes. Gifford shares his decades of experience looking...

4/21/21 Edward Hasbrouck on Abolishing the Draft Once and for All

by Scott Horton | Apr 23, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Edward Hasbrouck about the effort to finally abolish America's "selective service" requirement, the modern-day remains of what was once the draft. Hasbrouck explains how, after Nixon abolished the draft in the 1960s, Jimmy Carter reinstituted the...

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