Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service, discusses the blowback from Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s 'targeted' night raids in Afghanistan, right-wing complaints about limited engagement rules that supposedly undermine military efforts and CIA documents obtained by Wikileaks that recommend using women’s rights issues to get European support in Afghanistan.
04/02/10 – Robert Pape – The Scott Horton Show
Robert Pape, author of Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, discusses the new comprehensive online database of suicide attacks, how US occupations help al-Qaeda recruitment efforts, the overwhelming evidence that suicide attacks are motivated by nationalism and not Islamic fundamentalism and the upcoming CPOST book After Iraq: Stopping the Rise of Anti-American Suicide Terrorism Around the World.
4/01/10 Scott Horton on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Iran Debate at UC Riverside
In a panel discussion, Scott Horton dispels the myths about Iran's nuclear program at UC Riverside on April 1st, 2010. Watch the full discussion below. https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y9jVq3JyHfg
Antiwar Radio 4/01/10
Jason Ditz and Philip Weiss 11-1pm 95.9 in Austin or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/radio.
04/01/10 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show
Investigative journalist Philip Weiss discusses the recent diplomatic dustup that exposed AIPAC's primary allegiance to the Israeli government, the limited timetable for reversing land theft before the change is permanent, the conflict between Israeli ethnic chauvinism and deep-rooted US Jewish liberalism, the essentially racist and expansionist core of Zionism and Obama's apparent offer of unity with Israel on Iran in exchange for a settlement freeze.
04/01/10 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the inconclusive Iraq election results, Muqtada al-Sadr's influence on deciding the next prime minister, why Ayad Allawi is the only hope for Sunni representation in government, confusion about US withdrawal deadlines and why territorial expansion is a necessary prerequisite for a viable independent Kurdistan.
