The Show: Douglas Valentine and John Esposito

Douglas Valentine and John Esposito will be the featured guests on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio on Friday, October 16th. Valentine will be on at 12:15PM Eastern and Esposito will discuss his book Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think at 1:15PM Eastern. Douglas Valentine is the author of several books including The Strength of the Wolf: The Secret History of America’s War on Drugs and The Phoenix Program and a frequent contributor to the biweekly newsletter...

10/16/08 – John L. Esposito – The Scott Horton Show

John L. Esposito, professor at Georgetown University and co-author of Who Speaks For Islam: What A Billion Muslims Really Think, the causes of and misconceptions about Muslim radicalism, religion as an accessory to, not motivation for terrorism, the research behind the facts in the book, the nature of bin Laden’s recruitment pitch, 'democratic exceptionalism,' the similarities between Islam and Christian values and the underlying racism of American media and many citizens.

10/16/08 – Douglas Valentine – The Scott Horton Show

Douglas Valentine, author of The Phoenix Program, discusses the CIA’s Phoenix program targeting civilians during the Vietnam war, the similarities between the Phoenix program, the Nazis in France in World War II and the 'War on Terror,' the vast difference between policy and operational realities, the tragedy of our support for, and murder of Diem, CIA 'black propaganda,' the lies that initiate all American wars, the CIA’s criminal involvement in the drug trade, the corruption of the U.S....

IVAW to crash the debate?

"Sgt Matthis Chiroux plans on getting in with his colleagues regardless.He spoke with Stephen of GlobalPundit.org earlier this week." [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjWvzqaezsc]

Torturing Democracy

I think they must mean Democracy Torturing People. Anyway, read The Other Scott Horton about how State TV is suppressing this great Frontline documentary about the War Criminal Bush/Cheney regime. Hear a credible account of a man who heard a woman tortured to death a few cells down from his. Documents at their site too.

The Show: Greg Palast and Shashank Bengali

Greg Palast and Shashank Bengali will be the featured guests on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio on Wednesday, October 15th. Palast will be on at 12:15PM Eastern and Bengali at 1:15PM Eastern. Gregory Palast is a New York Times-bestselling author and investigative journalist for the BBC and The Observer (UK) and is best known for uncovering evidence of voter fraud in Florida in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. Shashank Bengali is a McClatchy Newspapers correspondent in...

10/15/08 – Shashank Bengali – The Scott Horton Show

Shashank Bengali, reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the new U.S. African command center AFRICOM, the difficulty in finding a host country, the major crises in Somalia and Congo, China’s role in the African oil grab, the capability of U.S. Army humanitarian aide, the fight against AIDS, the Nigerian delta oil conflict and the spread of the 'war on terror' to Africa as bin Laden predicted.

10/15/08 – Greg Palast – The Scott Horton Show

Investigative reporter Greg Palast discusses voter fraud, the accusations against ACORN, the U.S. attorney firings by Karl Rove, different methods of purging voters, the rigging of computer voting machines, ballot printing computer systems and the seven ways to steal back your vote.

Take Heart

At times like these, it is easy for those who love liberty to lose hope. Let us take account of the general situation. The administration and Congress have responded to the financial collapses on Wall Street with unprecedented power grabs and staggeringly humungous bailouts. The Fed is taking on a new role in directly propping up businesses. The Treasury now has dictatorial powers over finance. More is promised to come. Both McCain and Obama vow not to continue the supposedly laissez faire...

10/14/08 – Tim Dickinson – The Scott Horton Show

Tim Dickinson, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, discusses his article 'Make-Believe Maverick,' the early shaping of John McCain’s personality and the McCain 'brand,' his similar lineage and 'daddy complex' to that of Bush Jr., his not-so-heroic behavior as a POW, how his family connections kept him flying, his choice of Sarah Palin for vice president and how he slept his way to the top.