07/11/08 – Scott Ritter – The Scott Horton Show

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter discusses the likelihood of a U.S. attack on Iran and the smokescreen of diplomatic progress, how Iran’s recent promise of retaliation has raised the stakes by ensuring limited U.S. strikes would be inadequate, how facts and reason are irrelevant since the neocons in command believe they can generate their own realities, the need for Congress to reduce the level of tension not increase it with their current pending Iran war resolutions, how the War...

The Show: Scott Ritter

Scott Ritter will be the featured guest on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio, Friday, July 11th at 12:15PM Eastern. Scott Ritter will discuss the escalating situation between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Scott Ritter is the former chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998. He is the author of Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement. Ritter has been outspoken in his criticism of United States foreign policy in the Middle East. Prior to the U.S....

07/10/08 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show

Philip Weiss, syndicated columnist, author of the blog MondoWeiss and the book American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps, discusses the touchy subject of the Israel Lobby and Jewish power in American politics, the difficulty Americans face in criticizing Israel due to the smear of 'antisemitism,' the centrality of Israel policy to the neoconservatives, majority Jewish-American support for the takeover of Jerusalem, Barack Obama’s pandering to the Lobby, the relative peace position of the...

07/10/08 – Alan Bock – The Scott Horton Show

Alan Bock, author of the weekly column Eye on the Empire for Antiwar.com, discusses the question of whether the U.S. will attack Iran, the hurdles put up by the military brass to the neocons, the dismal shape of the military, the likely disaster to unfold in the event of war, William Odom, the shaky relationship between Russia and the U.S., how Russia may react to an attack on Iran and the debacles of American intervention throughout Africa.

The Show: Philip Weiss and Alan Bock

Philip Weiss and Alan Bock will be the featured guests on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio, Thursday, July 10th. Philip Weiss will be discussing his latest article in American Conservative magazine, ‘Looking Into the Lobby’ at 12:15PM Eastern. Alan Bock will be discussing his new article on Antiwar.com, ‘Will the U.S. Attack Iran?’ at 1:15PM Eastern. Phillip Weiss is the author of American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps. Weiss' work has appeared in The New York Observer, The Nation...

Zeitgeist

I just finished the watching the documentary Zeitgeist. It's very interesting and I'd like to know what some of the rest of you think of it. Google video has a copy here This is a torrent link to a DVD ISO image that can be burned or mounted. In my view, not much more quality is gained over the Google version. Official Website. The film is constructed in 3 parts. Notes on part 1: * Suggested origin of Judeo-Christian religions as being Egyptian. * Comparison of Jesus and Horus * Suggestion...

07/09/08 – Wade Boese – The Scott Horton Show

Wade Boese, research director of the Arms Control Association and contributing writer to Arms Control Today, discusses the missile defense system being implemented in Poland and the Czech Republic, under the facade of defense from Iran while actually threatening Russia and China, the current and future status of Iran's missile capabilities, the reality that Iran has no reason to attack the west anyway, the threat still posed by U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, the unwillingness of the Bush...

The Show: Wade Boese

Wade Boese will be the featured guest on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio, 1:15PM Eastern, Wednesday, July 9th. Wade Boese will be discussing the proposed U.S. missile defense system for Europe. Wade Boese is the research director of the Arms Control Association. Boese writes for Arms Control Today, prepares ACA fact sheets, and maintains contact with the press and public on these issues. His work has been published in The American Prospect Online, Jane's Intelligence Review, Defense...