12/29/10 – RayMcGovern – The Scott Horton Show

Ray McGovern, former senior analyst at the CIA, discusses the likely CIA involvement in the 2009 Jundallah suicide bombing that killed several Revolutionary Guards officers and disrupted promising negotiations on an Iranian LEU fuel-swap deal; how the (predictable) Iranian backtracking after the terrorist attack gave the US a pretext to end talks and push for further sanctions; why we should expect whistleblowers to leak contradictory information if the 2010 Iran NIE reverses the previous...

12/29/10 – Daniel Ellsberg – The Scott Horton Show

Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, discusses the government and media attacks on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks; a reminder that — at the time — Ellsberg was called a traitor for releasing the Pentagon papers; why Assange can't be charged with a crime without jeopardizing investigative journalism and the notion of a free press; how Bradley Manning's punitive detainment conditions seem designed to elicit a false confession; the question whether a...

12/29/10 – Kelley B. Vlahos – The Scott Horton Show

Featured Antiwar.com columnist Kelley B. Vlahos discusses her article 'Julian Assange: Man of the Decade;' why WikiLeaks — inspired by a culture of open source software, free exchange of information, high technology and distrust of authority — is the natural antagonist of a US-led global security state; dossier collections on 'suspicious' Americans who have not been charged with, or even suspected of committing, a crime; the 'who is a journalist' debate that presumes a press pass is required...

12/24/10 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

This recording is excerpted from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles broadcast of December 24th. The original program can be heard here. Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for IPS News, discusses the New York Times story about a leaked military proposal for snatch and grab raids targeting Afghan insurgent leaders inside Pakistan (in the hopes that interrogations would yield an intelligence bonanza); the severe consequences this 'cockamamie' idea would have for Pakistan’s already weak...

12/22/10 – Michael Hastings – The Scott Horton Show

Michael Hastings, author of the infamous article 'The Runaway General' in Rolling Stone magazine, discusses the seeming resolution of Iraq’s incredibly lengthy government-formation process; the firm Shi’ite grip on power and long-term marginalization of Sunnis (exemplified by their go-to man in government, the Shia Ayad Allawi); Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s conflicted and complicated relationship with Iran; and the remarkably successful Gen. Petraeus Iraq surge (narrative).

12/22/10 – Stephen Webster – The Scott Horton Show

Stephen Webster, Senior Editor at RawStory.com, discusses the WikiLeaks-revealed diplomatic cable that shows how the US got troops stationed in Colombia by dodging legislative review; close cooperation between the US embassy and then-President Álvaro Uribe Vélez to escalate the US military presence (that regional rival Venezuela viewed as war preparation); how the mainstream media proves its worthlessness by refusing to properly investigate the gold mine of WikiLeaks revelations; evidence of...

12/22/10 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the pending executive order authorizing indefinite detention; why Congress's refusal to close Guantanamo isn't being challenged by Obama (who seems to have forgotten his promise); the vague domestic terrorism threats that have Attorney General Eric Holder shaking in his loafers; how the alliance of opposition groups in Somalia portends more violence and threatens the Western-backed government; and why Somalia was better off without a...

12/21/10 – Jason Leopold – The Scott Horton Show

Jason Leopold, investigative reporter and Deputy Managing Editor of Truthout, discusses how a new $35 million bribe convinced Nigeria to forget about extraditing former Halliburton CEO and vice president Dick Cheney on bribery charges; new developments in the previously-discussed Malaria drug-experimentation on Guantanamo prisoners; the numerous government agencies that signed off on the controversial treatment; and how the medical records of Guantanamo prisoners are being withheld out of...

12/21/10 – Lew Rockwell – The Scott Horton Show

Lew Rockwell, author of The Left, The Right and The State, discusses the life and work of Ludwig von Mises, who integrated business cycle theory into a comprehensive Austrian School of economics; how Murray N. Rothbard helped make opposition to war a core principle of libertarianism; and why Ron Paul's appointment as Chairman of the Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee should make for some interesting conflicts with the Fed and Wall Street banks.

12/20/10 – Nebojsa Malic – The Scott Horton Show

Nebojsa Malic, author of the 'Moments of Transition' column on Antiwar.com, discusses the Council of Europe report on Kosovo’s 'mafia-like' government that traffics in drugs, weapons and human organs; the KLA‘s speedy (and undeserved) 1998 transition from a US-designated terrorist group to a band of 'freedom fighters;' the multitude of lies before, during and after the Kosovo War; how Richard Holbrooke helped negotiate the laudable Dayton Agreement bringing peace to Bosnia-Herzegovina then...

12/20/10 – Patrick Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show

Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the extreme poverty on display in Kabul despite the many NGOs and billions of dollars in aid spent since 2001; subcontracted rebuilding projects in dangerous and remote areas that are especially prone to fraud and waste; the Afghan government’s inextricable ties to the heroin trade; how the US squandered any goodwill remaining from overthrowing the Taliban; and how the US praises Afghan 'democracy' while ignoring the...

12/20/10 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for IPS News, discusses the increasingly brutal US tactics in the Kandahar offensive in Afghanistan including the razing of entire villages; how the US breaks self-imposed counterinsurgency rules when the going gets tough; the realization of mid-level officers and Petraeus himself that a tough new COIN strategy is as likely to fail as previous versions; and how the National Intelligence Estimates on Afghanistan and Pakistan reveal that US...

12/17/10 – Frank Dorrel – The Scott Horton Show

Frank Dorrel, publisher and distributor of the antiwar comic book Addicted to War, discusses how he turned to antiwar activism after serving in the US Air Force during Vietnam; his film 'What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy: The War Against The Third World;' how activist education helps Americans wake up to the destructive nature of their government; and why many Americans self-identify through a 'civic religion' of indoctrinated nationalism.