Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
12/28/19 Tim Shorrock on the Low-Intensity War in Northeast Asia
Tim Shorrock discusses the negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea. Shorrock explains why the strategy pursued by American neocons—and therefore President Trump’s cabinet—of crushing economic sanctions until North Korea agrees to complete denuclearization, and a...
12/20/19 Lyle J. Goldstein: The War in Ukraine Must End
Lyle J. Goldstein talks about the need for Russia and Ukraine to get along better, and in general for Europe to handle more of its military and foreign affairs without the involvement of the U.S. Much has been made in certain American circles of supposed Russian...
12/20/19 John Kiriakou on the Brutal CIA Torture of Abu Zubaydah
Scott interviews John Kiriakou about the history of the CIA’s secret torture program. Kiriakou was involved in the 2002 capture of Abu Zubaydah, who was initially interrogated with some success by the FBI, before his interrogation was eventually taken over by the CIA....
Hornberger Interviewed
On the Death to Tyrants podcast.
12/13/19 Jim Bovard on the Illusion of FBI Power and Competence
Jim Bovard talks about America’s lack of faith in the FBI, as represented by both the film Richard Jewell and also the Inspector General’s report about the Bureau’s failures in conducting the “Russiagate” probe. The FBI’s history of incompetence and outright...
12/13/19 Dave DeCamp on the OPCW Douma Cover Up
Dave DeCamp discusses the latest leaks related to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma in 2018, which continue to point to the fact that it was staged. The most recent leaker dissents from the conclusions of the OPCW investigators that the supposed chlorine...
12/13/19 Sheldon Richman on Trump’s Loyalty to Israel
Sheldon Richman discusses America’s relationship to Israel in the wake of President Trump’s speech to Sheldon Adelson’s Israeli-American Council. Trump has received criticism as being anti-semitic for saying that American Jews, particularly democrats, do not “love...
12/13/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the War in Yemen
Scott interviews Nasser Arrabyee about Yemen, where the U.S. continues to back Suadi Arabia in waging a war of starvation against the people of Yemen. Scott calls this the very worst thing our government is doing, and yet by and large the American people don’t much...
12/13/19 Peter Van Buren on the Attempted Deep State Coup Against President Trump
Peter Van Buren discusses the details of the Horowitz Report and gives a retrospective of the whole Russia conspiracy investigation into President Trump. Van Buren stresses that the Steele dossier—opposition research paid for by the democrats—was the only evidence...
Support Hornberger For President!
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12/13/19 Jerrod Laber on America’s Futile War in Afghanistan
Scott talks to Jerrod Laber about the status of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan following the Washington Post’s release of their “Afghanistan Papers” last week. Laber thinks that if and when American troops leave, things are sure to get worse in the short term. The...
12/13/19 Adam Wunische on the Real Lesson From the Afghanistan Papers
Adam Wunische discusses the fact that Afghans overwhelmingly want U.S. troops out of their country—and they are also optimistic about the chances for a peaceful resolution to the resultant power vacuum. Scott has always said there’s a strong chance that the civil...
Q & A Shows
10/20/19 Q&A Show
Scott talks about Syria and Hillary's accusations against Tulsi Gabbard.
Q & A Show 9/18/19
Scott answers questions from the Reddit room.
The Stress Blog
Hornberger Interviewed
On the Death to Tyrants podcast.
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Jacob Hornberger is launching an end of the year fundraiser. Go help out! (Ahem, our little old Institute is having one right now too...)
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
12/28/19 Tim Shorrock on the Low-Intensity War in Northeast Asia
Tim Shorrock discusses the negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea. Shorrock explains why the strategy pursued by American neocons—and therefore President Trump’s cabinet—of crushing economic sanctions until North Korea agrees to complete denuclearization, and a more gradual policy that both Koreas favor, are totally incompatible. To make things worse, democrats at home try to portray Trump as a lover of dictators, making it hard for him to negotiate with someone like Kim. On top of this domestic political pressure, powerful lobbies in Washington have a huge financial interest in keeping the current cold war stalemate going in perpetuity.
Discussed on the show:
- “A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia” (The Nation)
Tim Shorrock is the author of Spies For Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing and a regular contributor to The Nation and the Korea Center for Investigative Reporting. Follow him on Twitter @TimothyS.
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12/20/19 Lyle J. Goldstein: The War in Ukraine Must End
Lyle J. Goldstein talks about the need for Russia and Ukraine to get along better, and in general for Europe to handle more of its military and foreign affairs without the involvement of the U.S. Much has been made in certain American circles of supposed Russian aggression in Crimea and Syria, two major pillars of the narrative that Russia is a dangerous enemy that must be met with strength. But these claims present a very slanted narrative, and are mostly used by those who want to keep the U.S. military involved in policing the entire world.
Discussed on the show:
- “The War in Ukraine Must End” (The National Interest)
Lyle J. Goldstein is Research Professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI. He is the author of Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry. Follow his work at The National Interest.
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Washinton Babylon; Liberty Under Attack Publications; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.
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12/20/19 John Kiriakou on the Brutal CIA Torture of Abu Zubaydah
Scott interviews John Kiriakou about the history of the CIA’s secret torture program. Kiriakou was involved in the 2002 capture of Abu Zubaydah, who was initially interrogated with some success by the FBI, before his interrogation was eventually taken over by the CIA. Zubaydah was the first victim of the CIA’s torture regime, which, Kiriakou says, completely failed to produce any actionable intelligence. Kiriakou eventually blew the whistle on the program and served time in prison as part of a plea deal.
Discussed on the show:
- “JOHN KIRIAKOU: Those Torture Drawings in the NYT” (Consortium News)
- “Secret world of US jails” (The Guardian)
- “The CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis” (Skyhorse Publishing)
- Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare
- Murder at Camp Delta: A Staff Sergeant’s Pursuit of the Truth About Guantanamo Bay
- “The Report (2019)” (IMDb)
- “Marty Gottesfeld: Another Whistleblower in Solitary Confinement” (MintPress News)
John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers’ Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou.
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Washinton Babylon; Liberty Under Attack Publications; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.
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12/13/19 Jim Bovard on the Illusion of FBI Power and Competence
Jim Bovard talks about America’s lack of faith in the FBI, as represented by both the film Richard Jewell and also the Inspector General’s report about the Bureau’s failures in conducting the “Russiagate” probe. The FBI’s history of incompetence and outright malice goes back much further than that though, says Bovard, who remembers the malfeasance of the Nixon administration and the deliberate sabotage of the civil rights movement. Bovard and Scott find reason for hope, however, in the fact that many of the nation’s conservatives, who often support the very worst of America’s policies, seem to be taking a firm and principled stand against proposals for gun confiscation. Bovard reminds us that even many members of the police and military still believe in the personal liberties guaranteed by our Bill of Rights.
Discussed on the show:
- “Richard Jewell, Carter Page And The Illusion Of The FBI’s Power And Competence” (The Daily Caller)
- “Richard Jewell (2019)” (IMDb)
- “Banning Guns Will Not Make Schools Safe” (The Future of Freedom Foundation)
- “It begins: Virginia forms active militia to protect sheriffs, citizens from unconstitutional laws” (Law Enforcement Today)
Jim Bovard is a columnist for USA Today and the author of Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington. Find all of his books and read his work on his website and follow him on Twitter @JimBovard.
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12/13/19 Dave DeCamp on the OPCW Douma Cover Up
Dave DeCamp discusses the latest leaks related to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma in 2018, which continue to point to the fact that it was staged. The most recent leaker dissents from the conclusions of the OPCW investigators that the supposed chlorine gas canisters were dropped into the apartment building from planes or helicopters. He claims instead that they were planted to make the scene look like a chemical attack. Other dissenters have cast doubt on medical reports from the victims, and on the evidence of supposed chemical weapons byproducts found on the scene. Despite its many holes, the official narrative continues to get used as an excuse to keep fighting the Assad regime, and to prevent U.S. troops from ever pulling out of Syria.
Discussed on the show:
- “New Leaks Provide Further Evidence Into OPCW Douma Cover Up” (Antiwar.com Original)
- “WikiLeaks” (OPCW Douma Docs)
- “5/26/19 Ted Postol on the Proof that the Douma Attack was Staged” (The Libertarian Institute)
- “Postol: Newly Revealed Documents Show Syrian Chemical “Attacks Were Staged”” (Accuracy.Org)
- “How the OPCW’s investigation of the Douma incident was nobbled” (Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media)
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12/13/19 Sheldon Richman on Trump’s Loyalty to Israel
Sheldon Richman discusses America’s relationship to Israel in the wake of President Trump’s speech to Sheldon Adelson’s Israeli-American Council. Trump has received criticism as being anti-semitic for saying that American Jews, particularly democrats, do not “love Israel enough.” This is odd, says Richman, since usually allegations of anti-semitism are based on people claiming that American Jews might have a special loyalty to Israel. He laments the fact that nobody cares about consistent principle anymore, happy instead to resort to sophistry and persecution if they think it will be convenient to their side’s interests in the short term.
Discussed on the show:
- “But Mr. Trump, Is Israel Lovable?” (Antiwar.com Original)
- 116th Congress (2019-2020): Ant-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019
- “The Stolen Life of Christopher Tapp” (The Libertarian Institute)
Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of Coming to Palestine and America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Follow him on Twitter @SheldonRichman.
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12/13/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the War in Yemen
Scott interviews Nasser Arrabyee about Yemen, where the U.S. continues to back Suadi Arabia in waging a war of starvation against the people of Yemen. Scott calls this the very worst thing our government is doing, and yet by and large the American people don’t much care about it. Arrabyee says that Houthi leaders are beginning to talk with the Saudis through backchannels, which could be the first step toward a deescalation of the bombing and a reopening of airports, which would allow desperately needed foreign aid to get to the Yemenis.
Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of yemen-now.com. You can follow him on Twitter @narrabyee.
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Washinton Babylon; Liberty Under Attack Publications; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.
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12/13/19 Peter Van Buren on the Attempted Deep State Coup Against President Trump
Peter Van Buren discusses the details of the Horowitz Report and gives a retrospective of the whole Russia conspiracy investigation into President Trump. Van Buren stresses that the Steele dossier—opposition research paid for by the democrats—was the only evidence presented by the FBI to the FISA courts in order to get warrants to surveil Carter Page. The FBI knew the research was questionable at the very least, but did not disclose that fact, and also misled the courts into thinking that their was corroborating evidence, which in reality was also based on the Steele dossier. And worst of all, the FBI knew Carter Page was actually working with the CIA, but didn’t disclose that either. Van Buren thinks it comical that Horowitz found 17 cases of FBI “mistakes”, all of which favored their agency to the detriment of Trump, but still concluded no political bias.
Discussed on the show:
- “Can We Impeach The FBI Now?” (The American Conservative)
- Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation 120919-examination
Peter Van Buren worked for 24 years at the Department of State including a year in Iraq. He is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People and the novel Hooper’s War. He is now a contributing editor at The American Conservative magazine.
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12/13/19 Jerrod Laber on America’s Futile War in Afghanistan
Scott talks to Jerrod Laber about the status of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan following the Washington Post’s release of their “Afghanistan Papers” last week. Laber thinks that if and when American troops leave, things are sure to get worse in the short term. The Afghan government is likely to collapse, and the Taliban will be able to consolidate power in many regions of the country. As things begin to stabilize, however, he and Scott think it will start to get better for the Afghan people, who will no longer be caught in America’s senseless war. In any case, the sooner we can withdraw, the sooner the country can begin to progress, slowly, on its own—likely the only way to see any kind of positive and sustainable change.
Discussed on the show:
- “Don’t Buy the Pentagon’s Statements on Afghanistan” (Real Clear Defense)
- “The Afghanistan Papers” (Washington Post)
- Defense Planning Guidance, FY 1994-1999
- “Survey of the Afghan People” (The Asia Foundation)
Jerrod A. Laber is a Washington-based foreign policy writer and journalist who focuses on the Afghanistan War, national security and the post-9/11 world. His work has been published in The Independent UK, Defense One, Washington Examiner, The National Interest, and The American Conservative, among other outlets. Follow him on Twitter @JerrodALaber.
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12/13/19 Adam Wunische on the Real Lesson From the Afghanistan Papers
Adam Wunische discusses the fact that Afghans overwhelmingly want U.S. troops out of their country—and they are also optimistic about the chances for a peaceful resolution to the resultant power vacuum. Scott has always said there’s a strong chance that the civil strife that has plagued the country for years will just continue in America’s absence, but that that is no reason to stay. Still, it is possible that the various factions vying for control will be able to reasonably negotiate a peace.
Discussed on the show:
- “Survey Finds Afghans Want U.S. Troops to Leave” (Responsible Statecraft)
- “U.S. officials misled the public about the war in Afghanistan, confidential documents reveal” (Washington Post)
- An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban-Al Qaeda Merger in Afghanistan
- “The Real Lesson from the Afghanistan Papers: Pull the U.S. Military Out of the Statebuilding Business” (Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft)
Adam Wunische is a researcher for the Quincy Institute, an instructor at George Washington University’s Security Policy Studies program, and a PhD candidate at Boston College. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army, completing two deployments to Afghanistan. Follow him on Twitter @AdamWunische.
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12/10/19 Davis, Hoh and Sjursen Reflect on the War in Afghanistan
Daniel Davis, Matthew Hoh, and Danny Sjursen reflect on America’s war in Afghanistan in light of the Washington Post’s publishing of a trove of formerly confidential documents on the war. The report, which is being hailed as this generations Pentagon Papers, details the ways officials in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations have lied about the progress being made in Afghanistan and the need to keep troops there. Even though lots of people like Davis, Hoh, and Sjursen have been speaking out for years about America’s forever wars, they say that it’s embarrassing for top brass to admit that lower level officers could see strategic failures that the war planners could not—and so voices like theirs mostly just don’t get heard. At some point all three guests had moments that convinced them they couldn’t keep contributing to this lost cause in good conscience, and have since striven to show the world what’s really going on. We need to bring back a healthy skepticism, they say, of the idea that America’s military is a wise force for good in the world.
Discussed on the show:
- “U.S. officials misled the public about the war in Afghanistan, confidential documents reveal” (Washington Post)
- War Is a Lie
- “Potemkin Patrols: Performing the (Afghan) War” (Antiwar.com Original)
- “Casablanca (1942)” (IMDb)
- The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11
- Obama’s Wars
- The Promise
- The Best and the Brightest
- A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
- About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
Daniel Davis did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his time in the army. He writes a weekly column for National Interest and is the author of the reports “Dereliction of Duty II: Senior Military Leaders’ Loss of Integrity Wounds Afghan War Effort” and “Go Big or Go Deep: An Analysis of Strategy Options on Afghanistan.” Find him on Twitter @DanielLDavis1.
Matthew Hoh is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and formerly worked for the U.S. State Department. Hoh received the Ridenhour Prize Recipient for Truth Telling in 2010. Hoh is a member of the Board of Directors for Council for a Livable World and is an Advisory Board Member for Expose Facts. He writes on issues of war, peace and post-traumatic stress disorder recovery at matthewhoh.com.
Danny Sjursen is a retired U.S. army major and former history instructor at West Point. He writes regularly for TomDispatch.com and he’s the author of “Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.” Follow him on Twitter @SkepticalVet.
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12/9/19 Bill Law on America’s Support For Tyranny Around the World
Bill Law talks about the need for Americans to support those in foreign countries peacefully demonstrating for political reform against oppressive regimes, and the hypocrisy surrounding America’s so-called support for democracy. Really, says Law, our government and its allies support the regimes they like and overthrow the ones they don’t, and call it “democracy” no matter what.
Discussed on the show:
- “How the death of a president shed light on Egypt’s brutal dictatorship” (Middle East Eye)
- “U.S. officials misled the public about the war in Afghanistan, confidential documents reveal” (Washington Post)
Bill Law is an award-winning journalist formerly of the BBC. He is editor of Arab Digest and runs The Gulf Matters. Follow him on Twitter @BillLaw49.
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12/9/19 Eli Clifton on the Billionaire ‘Megadonors’ Controlling the GOP
Scott talks to Eli Clifton about the billionaire “megadonors” who control the Republican party. Although Trump started his campaign touting his status as an independent billionaire who couldn’t be bought, Clifton explains how even if that’s true, someone needs to fund all the senate and congressional campaigns of the candidates to support Trump during his term. Since these donors are almost universally zionist neocons, Trump’s foreign policy ends up being directed toward Israel’s interests, meaning toward war with Afghanistan.
Discussed on the show:
- “2¾ Cheers for the New Quincy Institute” (Antiwar.com Original)
- “Trump Stuck Between Ending Endless Wars and his Hawkish Megadonors” (Responsible Statecraft)
Eli Clifton is an investigative journalist working with the Quincy Institute and a contributing editor for Lobe Log. Follow him on Twitter @EliClifton.
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12/6/19 Tom Collina on America’s Dangerous ‘Nuclear Sponge’
Tom Collina tells Scott about the “nuclear sponge”, a collection of land-based nuclear weapons in America’s upper midwest, whose real purpose is just to absorb the strikes of a nuclear attack by a hostile power rather than to actually be used in an attack of their own, which would most likely be done by submarine. Needless to say this is utterly crazy. Collina reminds us that there are enough nukes between just the U.S. and Russia to destroy the world’s population centers many times over, not to mention the nuclear winter that would follow and could wipe out almost all life on the planet.
Discussed on the show:
- “Why Are We Rebuilding the ‘Nuclear Sponge’?” (The National Interest)
- “Welcome to America’s ‘Nuclear Sponge’” (Defense One)
- Able Archer 83
Tom Collina is Director of Policy for the Ploughshares Fund, a nonprofit combatting the spread of nuclear weapons. Collina writes for The National Interest, The Independent, Defense One, and many other publications. Find him on Twitter @TomCollina.
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12/6/19 Ted Galen Carpenter on NATO’s Dirty Little Secret
Scott talks to Ted Carpenter about the NATO secret no one wants to admit, which is that part of the alliance involves America promising to enter a nuclear war in the defense of its allies, including the Baltic states right on Russia’s border. It hardly needs to be said how dangerous this is. Carpenter reminds us of the original promise not to extend NATO eastward, which has since been broken many times, even to the extent that some want Ukraine added to the organization. He says this would be like a hostile power adding Canada to its alliance. Carpenter advocates disbanding NATO and allowing European powers to figure out more reasonable defense arrangements for themselves.
Discussed on the show:
- “NATO’s Dirty Little Secret Is Out” (The National Interest)
- “Exploring the Role Nuclear Weapons Could Play in Deterring Russian Threats to the Baltic States” (RAND)
- “NYET MEANS NYET” (WikiLeaks)
Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America’s Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently NATO: Dangerous Dinosaur. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest.
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