ScottHortonShow

Antiwar Radio: Nate Cardozo

Scott — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:18:40 +0000

Nate Cardozo, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) Open Government Legal Fellow, discusses the military’s illegal spying on Americans revealed in Department of Defense documents obtained through FOIA requests, EFF’s attempt to challenge the constitutionality of telecom immunity, the Obama administration’s use of “state secrets privilege” to stymie politically embarrassing [...]

Antiwar Radio: Anthony Gregory

Scott — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:31 +0000

Anthony Gregory, Editor-in-Chief at Campaign for Liberty, discusses Obama’s rhetorical differences and policy similarities with the Bush administration, why the PATRIOT Act has (unfortunately) been around too long to be repealed, apologists who blame the “tough guy” Republican political trap for Obama’s hawkishness and why public support for torture [...]

Antiwar Radio: David R. Henderson

Scott — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:16:15 +0000

This interview is jointly conducted by Scott Horton and Antiwar Radio producer Angela Keaton. David R. Henderson, author of The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, discusses the “Across the Political Spectrum Against War and Militarism” conference in Washington, D.C., Milton Friedman’s prominent opposition to the draft in the late 60s, the need [...]

Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter

Scott — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:15:13 +0000

Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service, discusses the US military’s descriptive excesses that preceded their offensive on the Afghan “city” of Marjah, the US counterinsurgency strategy of establishing a favorable narrative to shape domestic public opinion, the winners and losers in the global war on [...]

Antiwar Radio: Meryl Nass

Scott — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:14:02 +0000

Meryl Nass, a practicing physician and blogger on anthrax-related issues, discusses the FBI’s flawed anthrax investigation, the persecution of innocent suspects (Ayaad Assaad, Steven Hatfill) that may have been set up as patsies, deliberately misrepresented evidence in the FBI’s case against Bruce Ivins and the possible link between [...]

Antiwar Radio: Philip Giraldi

Scott — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:27:55 +0000

Former CIA and DIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the usual suspects who are calling for war with Iran, the practical limitations on the U.S. military’s ability to fight a third concurrent war, the ploy of letting Israel start a war with Iran so the U.S. will be obligated to finish it, [...]

Antiwar Radio: Rep. Ron Paul

Scott — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:16:23 +0000

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses the budgetary limitations that expansive U.S. foreign policy imposes on domestic programs, the Dennis Kucunich resolution (co-sponsored by Rep. Paul) that will require a House of Representatives debate on the war in Afghanistan, wrongheaded government action on the coming dollar crisis and why the peace and [...]

Antiwar Radio: Nat Hentoff

Scott — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:15:27 +0000

Nat Hentoff, senior fellow at the CATO Institute, discusses the Elizabeth Cheney and William Kristol-backed Keep America Safe ad that implies Attorney General Eric Holder is a jihadist, widespread contempt and ignorance of protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, Obama’s “looking forward not backward” anti-prosecution policy that validates Richard [...]

Antiwar Radio: Jim Lobe

Scott — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:14:31 +0000

Jim Lobe, Washington Bureau Chief for Inter Press Service, discusses Obama’s current timidity in addressing the Palestinian problem despite his initial assertiveness, how Hillary Clinton’s lack of diplomatic skill has weakened Obama’s leverage with Israel, increased Palestinian and US interest in a “one state” solution and why ordinary Israelis won’t [...]

Antiwar Radio: Helen Thomas

Scott — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:13:35 +0000

Longtime White House Press Corps reporter Helen Thomas discusses the culture of “softball” political journalism, Obama’s continuance of the US “nuclear ambiguity” policy regarding Israel and John Brennan’s ridiculous response to the question, “Why do the terrorists attack us?”

Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter and Eric Margolis

Scott — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:11:15 +0000

Gareth Porter and Eric Margolis discuss Gen. McChrystal’s “government in a box” plan for Afghanistan, military actions that are motivated more by a desire to influence US public opinion than to achieve strategic gains, Obama’s secondary role in formulating foreign policy, the Pentagon’s exaggeration of “rogue state” threats in order to [...]

Antiwar Radio: Thomas E. Woods

Scott — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:12:04 +0000

Thomas E. Woods, author of Meltdown and senior fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses “The Birth and Death of the Fed” Mises Institute conference at infamous Jekyll Island, GA, the Fed’s failure to stop the financial panics that were the impetus for its creation in the first place, the gathering of the world’s powerbrokers at [...]

Antiwar Radio: Kirkpatrick Sale

Scott — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:10:03 +0000

Kirkpatrick Sale, director of the Middlebury Institute, discusses Vermont’s secessionist movement that derives from the state’s unique historical independence, the need to scrap the US Constitution due to its failure to preserve freedom and liberty, the inverse relationship between population size and the ability of government to function properly, the [...]

Antiwar Radio: Allison Kilkenny

Scott — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:08:58 +0000

Allison Kilkenny, regular contributor to the Huffington Post, discusses the CNN poll that found a large majority of Americans believe Iran has nuclear weapons, not-so-covert US actions in Iran that make diplomacy impossible, Republicans who are unwilling to admit the cause and effect between US empire and terrorism and [...]

Antiwar Radio: Ryan Dawson

Scott — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:07:57 +0000

Ryan Dawson, keeper of the Website Anti-Neocons, discusses his website’s designation of February 26 as “Hate Richard Perle Day,” Perle’s leading role in inventing a Saddam Hussein/al Qaeda link and lying the American people into the Iraq War and how professional war agitators like Perle profit from the revolving door [...]