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5/24/19 Phyllis Bennis on the Great March of Return

by Scott Horton | May 24, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Phyllis Bennis about the Palestinians' Great March of Return, a protest against the unjust removal of Palestinians from their own land by the Israeli government. A huge problem, explains Bennis in a recent article, is the Israeli military's policy to...

5/17/19 Mashal Hashem and James Allen on the American Firms Lobbying for Death in Yemen

by Scott Horton | May 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Mashal Hashem and James Allen, research associates with the Center for International Policy, join Scott to discuss their work on the congressional lobbying by American arms manufacturers. Last year the U.S. sold more than $4.5 billion of weapons to Saudi Arabia alone,...

5/17/19 Ashraf Nubani Demands Justice for the Nakba

by Scott Horton | May 20, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Ashraf Nubani discusses the Nakba, the catastrophic forced exodus of the people living in the Holy Land when the state of Israel was founded in 1948. Palestinians like Nubani, descended from those who were forced to leave their homes, still commemorate the event and...

5/17/19 Jason Hartwig on Negotiating With Al-Shabaab in Somalia

by Scott Horton | May 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Jason Hartwig about how to end the civil war in Somalia, where he recommends negotiating with Al-Shabaab as the best chance for peace. Like other countries where the U.S. military is involved, a decisive victory by one side might not be realistic, and...

5/17/19 José Niño Explains How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela

by Scott Horton | May 18, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

José Niño talks about his new book, How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela. He explains the debate between critics of socialism, who claim that the economic system is responsible for Venezuela's problems, and its defenders, who maintain that socialism was working well...

5/17/19 Curt Mills on John Bolton’s War with Iran

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

Curt Mills discusses John Bolton's plans for provoking a war with Iran and the differences in policy and philosophy between Bolton and Trump. Discussed on the show: "Is Bolton’s War With Iran Becoming A Reality?" (The National Interest) "Iran Nuclear Deal Exit...

5/17/19 Muhammad Sahimi on Iran

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

Muhammad Sahimi talks war with Iran, which he says the Ayatollah, and certainly the Iranian people, do not want. They understand that even though America would never outright win a war like that, it could practically destroy the entire country of Iran. The puzzling...

5/14/19 Gareth Porter on the Supposed Iranian Threat

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

Gareth Porter explains the overblown claims of Iran's threat to the United States, which are constantly being used as a pretext for war by American and Israeli neocons. Discussed on the show: "John Bolton's Nefarious Plot for War With Iran" (Truthdig) "Did Iran Kill...

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