Anthony Gregory, research analyst at the Independent Institute, discusses the definition and history of habeas corpus, the unfortunate fact most Americans are either pro-Obama or pro-war, the Obama administration's fight to deny habeas rights to Bagram prisoners and the continuing trend of presidents who embrace total executive authority.
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08/18/09 – Thomas E. Woods – The Scott Horton Show
Thomas E. Woods, author of Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse, discusses the debt some progressive causes owe to states' rights, vintage 1812 war propaganda that sounds alarmingly like the run-up to the war in Iraq, state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws and the undue respect given to the Supremacy Clause.
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08/13/09 – Chris Floyd – The Scott Horton Show
Chris Floyd, author of Empire Burlesque — High Crimes and Low Comedy in the Bush Imperium, discusses U.S. drug interdiction in Afghanistan that is more about playing favorites than eradication, how Obama is following the game plan of the worst president in recent history, the background behind Somalia's humanitarian disaster and the U.S. gift of 80 tons of weapons to Somalia's black market.
08/12/09 – Justin Raimondo – The Scott Horton Show
Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, discusses the Democratic antiwar activists who rolled over for Obama, the insanity of the 'clear, hold, build' strategy in Afghanistan, the rise of neoliberal think-tanks, the dependence of foreign policy on domestic constituencies, the U.S. pursuit of Central Asian oil routes and how a viable pro-peace, pro-liberty movement is decades away from fruition.
08/12/09 – Robert Higgs – The Scott Horton Show
Robert Higgs, senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Depression, War and Cold War, discusses the archaic concept of demobilizing the military after a war, the end of staunch U.S. anti-interventionism, how the Korean War budget was partly diverted to a general cold-war buildup and the resemblance of U.S. defense spending to a politically untouchable welfare program.
Richard Pryor – Star Wars Bar
Barak Obama, respect where due
A little bit of old news but a little change is better than none, Barak Obama disses Churchill. "The bronze by Sir Jacob Epstein, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds if it were ever sold on the open market, enjoyed pride of place in the Oval Office during President Bush's tenure. But when British officials offered to let Mr Obama to hang onto the bust for a further four years, the White House said: "Thanks, but no thanks." and props to the telegraph even if they need to qualify it....
08/11/09 – Daphne Eviatar – The Scott Horton Show
Lawyer and freelance journalist Daphne Eviatar discusses Guantanamo detainee Mohamed Jawad’s legal limbo, the DOJ/U.S. military payment to prosecution witnesses in Afghanistan, the political peril in releasing the 'worst of the worst' from custody and how even a limited torture investigation could potentially climb up the chain of command.
08/11/09 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service, discusses the disputed U.S. claims that Iran is using 'special groups' to destabilize Iraq, the 2007 kidnapping of a British group that threatened to expose (by financial tracking) Iraqi governmental embezzlement, the Obama administration’s revival of accusations that Iran is aiding the Taliban and the domestic political calculus behind seemingly illogical Israeli hostility toward Iran.
Sheldon Richman interview
Sheldon Richman on Obombya's healthcare scam.
08/07/09 – Daniel Ellsberg – The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Ellsberg, author of the article 'Hiroshima Day: America Has Been Asleep at the Wheel for 64 Years,' discusses the 64 year cover-up of the destructive power of nuclear weapons, how the A-bomb is a mere trigger for the 1000X stronger H-bomb, the massive loss of civilian life in the allied fire-bombing of German and Japanese cities, the U.S. president’s free hand to commit atrocities in wartime and the need for government whistleblowers to step up and prevent the next false pretext for...
08/06/09 – Greg Mitchell – The Scott Horton Show
Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor and Publisher, discusses the suppressed documentary color footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation, today's casual threats to use nuclear weapons without a serious understanding of the consequences, the continuing disagreement over the need to use atomic weapons to quickly defeat Japan in WWII and the surprising cast of characters (MacArthur, Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles) who were against using the bomb.
08/06/09 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman discusses the spectacle of last year's big government loving conservatives complaining about Obama's health care plan, the ability of the free market - including the elimination of the AMA and patent protection - to lower health care costs, etc.
