ScottHortonShow

Adam Kokesh

Scott — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:07:48 +0000

Adam Kokesh discusses the Veterans For Ron Paul – March on the White House event on February 20th http://www.dailypaul.com/207032/february-20th-veterans-for-ron-paul-to-march-on-the-white-house; CNN’s infamous live-feed cutout during an interview with Ron Paul supporter Cpl. Jesse Thorsen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hfpt4sxpPo at the Iowa caucuses; and how the press minimizes Paul’s military support (more donations than all other candidates combined, including Barack [...]

Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter

Scott — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:26:55 +0000

Gareth Porter, investigative historian and journalist specializing in U.S. national security policy, discusses Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey’s warning to Israel’s government that the US would not be dragged into war with Iran by a unilateral Israeli attack; why Iran might hold the US accountable for an Israeli strike anyway, [...]

Antiwar Radio: John Glaser

Scott — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:24:13 +0000

John Glaser, Assistant Editor at Antiwar.com, discusses why Russia will veto any UN Security Council resolution for “civilian protection” or “no fly zones” in Syria; US support for Arab Spring democratic revolutions – so long as the deposed government isn’t a close ally; how Syria presents a classic case for non-intervention; and how Iran’s supposed [...]

Antiwar Radio: Adam Morrow

Scott — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:15:16 +0000

IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses the Egyptian revolution’s one-year anniversary; the continued demonstrations by leftist groups who were trounced by Islamist parties in parliamentary elections; how Egypt’s June presidential election will (potentially) complete the transition from military to civilian-run government; why the Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate/conservative political party, not a radical terrorist organization; [...]

Antiwar Radio: Karen Kwiatkowski

Scott — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:44:08 +0000

Karen Kwiatkowski discusses her run for Congress in Virginia’s 6th district against incumbent and SOPA co-author Bob Goodlatte; why companies battling piracy should consider changing their business models instead of paying Congress to write draconian legislation; how Ron Paul could beat Mitt Romney in Virginia’s presidential primary; and Karen’s pledge to abide by the Constitution, [...]

Antiwar Radio: Michael Klare

Scott — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:13:59 +0000

Michael Klare, professor and author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet, discusses his article “No Exit in the Persian Gulf;” how closure of the Strait of Hormuz would impact the global oil market and the already-stressed European and American economies; the tough talk and military brinksmanship of the American and Iranian governments; why the Carter Doctrine [...]

Antiwar Radio: Marcy Wheeler

Scott — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:12:34 +0000

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the DC Circuit court’s rejection of Guantanamo prisoner Adnan Farhan Abd Al Latif‘s successful habeas corpus petition; the DOD’s 2006 determination that Latif should be released; the DC court’s assertion that government intelligence must be presumed valid, essentially gutting habeas rights and openly defying the SCOTUS Boumediene decision; the DOJ’s prosecution [...]

Antiwar Radio: Jason Ditz

Scott — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:11:19 +0000

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the African Union troops surging into Somalia; Burundi’s reliance on taxes from mercenary work to fund the government; the US Navy SEALs hostage rescue operation in Somalia, coincidentally conducted just before Obama’s SOTU address; why humanitarian interventionists aren’t bragging about the triumph of democracy and human rights [...]

Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton

Scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:09:52 +0000

The Other Scott Horton (no relation), international human rights lawyer and contributing editor at Harper’s magazine, discusses his article “Spanish Court Resumes Gitmo Prosecution;” the many other foreign courts, frustrated with the US’s refusal to act, restarting their own torture prosecutions; uncertainty of how high up the chain of command indictments will go, and whether [...]

Antiwar Radio: Pepe Escobar

Scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:08:32 +0000

Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his article “Sinking the Petrodollar in the Persian Gulf;” the increasingly divergent US and Israeli “red lines” on Iran’s nuclear program; proposed pipelines that would route oil around the Persian Gulf, marginalizing Iran’s ability to shut the Strait of Hormuz; how sanctions on Iran have lessened the US dollar’s dominance [...]

Antiwar Radio: Philip Giraldi

Scott — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:07:03 +0000

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses his article ”What War With Iran Might Look Like;” the many layers of obfuscation (like peeling an onion) in the Jundallah/CIA/Mossad frame-up; President Bush’s “absolutely ballistic” response to Israeli operatives, posing as CIA officers, recruiting Jundullah agents to commit terrorist acts in Iran; and why the Obama administration is powerless [...]

Antiwar Radio: Jason Ditz

Scott — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:05:27 +0000

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses why the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would give Americans a taste of Chinese-style Internet censorship; the decline of media coverage on Libya since Hillary Clinton’s “We came, we saw, he died” gloating about Muammar Qaddafi’s execution; talk of Libyan oil exports closing the gap caused by [...]

Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter

Scott — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for IPS News, discusses the Israeli Mossad’s false flag operation that made the CIA appear responsible for terrorist attacks inside Iran; using Jundullah to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists to provoke a military response – not set back their nuclear program; how terrorist attacks marginalize Iranian political moderates and make [...]

Antiwar Radio: John Glaser

Scott — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:41:46 +0000

John Glaser, Assistant Editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the profound disrespect shown by US Marines toward dead Afghans and the ho-hum response of Americans; yet another pending military investigation that will drag on until the scandal is forgotten, at which point all parties will be exonerated (except the occasional low-ranking soldier); how the latest National Intelligence [...]

Antiwar Radio: Roy Gutman

Scott — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:51:00 +0000

Roy Gutman, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the bureaucratic hindrances to the MEK’s move out of Camp Ashraf in Iraq; how individual asylum cases will essentially force the MEK to disband (as no country is willing to accept the whole group); Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki’s efforts to consolidate power in the splintered and [...]