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/ That's all of 'em. Also the RSS for the whole show...

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.

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 – 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.