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Patrick Cockburn Interviews Muqtada al-Sadr
Patrick Cockburn, author of Muqtada!: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival and the Future of Iraq, interviews the powerful Iraqi kingmaker for the Independent: The future of Iraq as a united and independent country is endangered by sectarian Shia-Sunni hostility says Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia religious leader whose Mehdi Army militia fought the US and British armies and who remains a powerful figure in Iraqi politics. He warns of the danger that 'the Iraqi people will disintegrate, its government...
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody
No offense to my Red Indian friends, but I love Turkey Day with family and all that, and I hope all of yall have a good one too. And I guess you can consider this the rerererere-launch of Stress the blog, and the site altogether. We've got the last of the bugs out of the way, so coming soon will be a new front page, a bookstore, stickers, and all kinds of whoknowswhat. Check out the new article archive: http://scotthorton.org/articles/Â That's all of 'em. Also the RSS for the whole show...
11/26/13 Full Show
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11/26/13 – Trita Parsi – The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses how the Iran nuclear agreement will help determine Iran's future for the next few decades.
11/25/13 Full Show
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11/25/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses the agreement on Iran's nuclear program and the chances for a lasting peace.
11/25/13 – Matthieu Aikins – The Scott Horton Show
Matthieu Aikins, a contributor to Rolling Stone, discusses the "A-Team killings" involving US special forces in Afghanistan; how withdrawing troops and foreign aid could collapse the Afghan government; and the lack of meaningful investigations of the routine abuse and murder of Afghan civilians.
11/24/13 – Nima Shirazi – The Scott Horton Show
Nima Shirazi, an editor for the online magazine Muftah, discusses the interim deal on Iran-P5+1 nuclear negotiations; the predictable hysterical reactions of Israeli lobbyists, Benjamin Netanyahu and Lindsey Graham; and why it isn't true that "the sanctions worked" to get Iran to the negotiating table.
The Antiwar Comic: Know Your Candidate?
During the previous election, it was tough to convince the partisan supporters that their candidates were basically the same when it came to U.S. Foreign policy. For more comics, visit:
11/20/13 Full Show
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11/20/13 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why the US isn't leaving Afghanistan in 2014 as long expected; Benjamin Netanyahu's appeal to all the world's Jews to oppose US-Iran rapprochement; and the blatant lies told by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
11/19/13 Full Show
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11/19/13 – Jennifer Turner – The Scott Horton Show
Jennifer Turner, Human Rights Researcher for the ACLU's Human Rights Program, discusses the ACLU report "A Living Death: Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses;" the broad support for reforming mandatory minimum sentencing laws; extreme racial disparity in sentencing; and the excessive power of prosecutors.
11/19/13 – Michael Ostrolenk – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Ostrolenk, National Director of the Liberty Coalition, discusses the unlikely liberal-conservative alliance looking to tame the Pentagon's enormous budget; why cutting spending doesn't mean sacrificing national defense; and why you should call your senator and tell him/her to keep the sequester spending cuts in place.