by Scott | Aug 30, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his recent article “‘War on chemical weapons’: Obama traps himself into Syrian combat;” Secretary of State John Kerry’s “Colin Powell moment;” the folly of...
by Scott | Jul 25, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the advanced Russian missile defense systems heading to Iran (and possibly Syria); the massive Abu Ghraib prison break; the rumors of Hezbollah fighting in Syria; and how the US’s war on terror makes Al...
by Scott | Jul 10, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses Qatar’s risky support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria; why the Middle East’s balance of power is tilting toward Saudi Arabia; Vladimir Putin’s warning to President Obama that...
by Scott | Jun 7, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the very small percentage of Syrians (and large number of Western governments) who support the rebellion; the atrocities committed by moderate and radical jihadist rebels; how keeping the rebels armed will...
by Scott | Apr 23, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the numerous holes in the “official story” of the Boston Marathon bombing; longstanding US support for Chechnyan jihadist rebels; Obama’s meeting with the Emir of Qatar on Syria policy; why...
by Scott | Mar 29, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the invasion of Iraq, 10 years on; the events leading to the height of sectarian violence in 2006-2007; Iran’s willingness to supply military aid to allied governments under threat in Syria and Iraq; how the US...
by Scott | Jan 7, 2013 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses how Obama’s nomination of John Kerry and Chuck Hagel for Secretary of State and Defense could effect Israel relations; why new CIA director John Brennan won’t shy away from covert actions in Syria;...
by Scott | Nov 14, 2012 | Interviews
Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the credentials of Sheikh Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, the newly elected Syrian opposition leader; how non-vetted videos and news sources drive the mainsteam media’s coverage of Syria; talk of a Western-imposed no-fly zone...
by Scott | Nov 13, 2012 | Interviews
Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses Israel’s opportunistic aggression in Gaza while the news cycle is fully occupied with other things; the Arab Spring counterrevolutions led by Persian Gulf monarchies; how the US could be weaned from Middle East oil...
by Scott | Oct 10, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the US’s complicated relationship with Hugo Chavez; South America’s independent economic and political union; the push to end the supply-side war on drugs; why NATO won’t be able to bomb...
by Scott | Sep 19, 2012 | Interviews
Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the next wave of Muslim protests sure to follow a French cartoon’s depiction of the Prophet Muhammad nude; the inter-Islam proxy war for regional dominance, fought by pro-Muslim Brotherhood Qatar and Wahhabi/Salafist...
by Scott | Aug 22, 2012 | Interviews
Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses why war and foreign policy aren’t issues in this year’s presidential election; how Syria has become a battleground in Middle East power politics; the Arab Spring hijacking; US fears about high-level Egypt/Iran...
by Scott | Jul 20, 2012 | Interviews
Pepe Escobar discusses the mysterious killing of top Syrian government officials in Damascus; how a suicide bomber becomes a “martyr” instead of a “terrorist” when Washington approves of the target; the huge influx of potent modern weaponry...
by Scott | Jun 27, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his article “Syria and Turkey’s Phantom War;” Turkey’s violation of Syrian airspace in a purposeful, measured provocation and test of Syria’s defenses; the near-invocation of NATO Article 5 and a wider war (an attack on...
by Scott | Apr 10, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his recent articles at the Asia Times; why the whole world is a mess except for South America; the Iran to Pakistan (and possibly China) pipeline, abhorred by the US, that could be operational in 2014; how Iran sanctions...
by Scott | Mar 9, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses why the Academy Award winning movie “A Separation” should be required viewing for Americans; how the Western powers will have trouble enforcing sanctions on Iran’s oil exports; the European Union’s weakness on foreign...
by Scott | Feb 27, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses “A Separation,” the first Iranian movie to win an Academy Award; the suspiciously-timed announcement of a plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin, just days before Russia’s presidential election; Pepe’s article “What is...
by Scott | Feb 15, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses allegations that Iranian assassins tried to kill Israelis in Bangkok, Thailand; why the amateurish operation, and Israel’s history of frame-ups, leads him to believe it was a false-flag attack; the strange bedfellows...
by Scott | Jan 20, 2012 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his article “Sinking the Petrodollar in the Persian Gulf;” the increasingly divergent US and Israeli “red lines” on Iran’s nuclear program; proposed pipelines that would route oil around the Persian Gulf, marginalizing...
by Scott | Dec 2, 2011 | Interviews
Globetrotting journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his article “The shadow war in Syria;” how Turkey is helping NATO and GCC foment a Syrian civil war; why the Muslim Brotherhood is best situated to replace the Assad regime, not the Syrian exiles favored by the US and...
