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7/30/19 Tim Shorrock on the Democrats Attacking Trump from the Right

by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Tim Shorrock joins the show to discuss U.S. negotiations with Korea and the status of the relations between North and South. Lately soldiers from the North and South have begun patrolling together, one of several important symbolic gestures in the process of...

7/30/19 Gareth Porter on John Bolton’s Role in the Iranian Tanker Crisis

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about John Bolton's most recent efforts to raise tensions with Iran. He and Scott speculate about Iran's ability to disrupt international trade in the region by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, and the likelihood that they would do so...

7/17/19 Jason Ditz on Iran, Yemen, and Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Jul 21, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Jason Ditz updates Scott on the news from the Middle East. Recently, a missing Emirati tanker that some claimed had been seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz was revealed to have simply been towed there voluntarily for repairs. In other news, the UAE has announced...

7/15/19 Reese Erlich on What’s Really Going On in Hong Kong

by Scott Horton | Jul 17, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Reese Erlich about the demonstrations in Hong Kong against the country's proposed extradition law. After a Hong Kong man brutally murdered his girlfriend in Taiwan, and then fled back to Hong Kong, knowing he couldn't be extradited to the country where...

7/5/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the UAE’s Withdrawal From Yemen

by Scott Horton | Jul 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Nasser Arrabyee discusses the news that UAE troops will soon be pulling out of Yemen. Arrabyee speculates that the Emirati government might realize the international stance on the war is finally turning against the Saudi coalition, and they want to get out in time to...

7/5/19 Arthur Holland Michel on the Government Surveillance Program Watching Us from the Sky

by Scott Horton | Jul 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Arthur Holland Michel about his new book on the emerging drone surveillance technology capable of watching entire cities at once. The technology was first developed to help prevent IED attacks on American soldiers in Iraq, but researchers and...

7/3/19 Ali Abunimah on Kushner’s ‘Deal of the Century’

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

Scott talks to Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada about Jared Kushners "Deal of the Century" and the history of negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Some supporters of Israel have claimed that Kushner's deal is just giving away free money to the...

6/30/19 Elijah Magnier on the Danger of War with Iran

by Scott Horton | Jun 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Elijah Magnier about the growing tensions with Iran. He likens the U.S. to the lion from a Persian proverb, who "roars" (making threats of war) while really wagging its tail (working toward mediation and negotiation). Magnier believes Iran probably...

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