The Scott Horton Show 7/13/12

Listen Live 12-3 eastern at: http://lrn.fm/ - EFF's Trevor Timm will be on to discuss the NSA and warrantless wiretapping: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/10/nsa-warrantless-wiretapping-crime and John Glaser will be on talk about relations between the Taliban and Al Qaeda: http://antiwar.com/blog/2012/07/12/the-safe-haven-myth-taliban-commander-denounces-al-qaeda/.

07/13/12 – John Glaser – The Scott Horton Show

John Glaser discusses the myth of geographical terrorist safe havens; why Americans still don't know the difference between the Taliban and al Qaeda; Obama's decision to "surge" in Afghanistan despite government reports that the effort wouldn't work; and former CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht's prescription for proxy war in Syria.

07/13/12 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show

Trevor Timm discusses his article "The NSA's warrantless wiretapping is a crime, not a state secret;" law enforcement's 1.3 million requests for telecom customer cell phone information last year; court rulings favoring privacy instead of the cops, for a change; and the effects of telecom immunity and the 2008 FISA Amendments.

07/13/12 – Paul Armentano – The Scott Horton Show

Paul Armentano discusses why American popular opinion on medical marijuana isn't reflected in Washington DC; the DOJ's crackdown on California's largest dispensary; how civil asset forfeiture amounts to legalized government theft; the lame excuses of Democratic loyalists who refuse to hold Obama and Eric Holder accountable for their actions; and the states that are fighting back against the feds on medical marijuana laws.

The Scott Horton Show 7/12/12

Former Ambassador to Laos, Doug Hartwick will be on to discuss clearing bombs from Laso (http://www.fpif.org/articles/a_bomb-free_future_for_laos); Grant F. Smith will be on to discuss newly declassified FBI documents about an Israeli nuclear smuggling ring in the US (http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2012/07/03/netanyahu-worked-inside-nuclear-smuggling-ring/); and Truthout reporter Jason Leopold will be on talk about new revelations in the government's abuses of Jose Padilla...

07/12/12 – Jason Leopold – The Scott Horton Show

Jason Leopold discusses his duo of TruthOut articles (here and here) on the illegal and unethical drugging of US military detainees, including accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla; the revelatory FOIA documents Leopold obtained just after the Supreme Court's rejection of Padilla's torture lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld; and why there will be no accountability for US war crimes now or in the future.

07/12/12 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show

Grant F. Smith discusses his article "Netanyahu Worked Inside Nuclear Smuggling Ring;" how Israel's government has been stealing nuclear materials and know-how from the US for decades, usually with impunity; and why we shouldn't be surprised if convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is pardoned within the next year.

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07/11/12 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show

Ray McGovern discusses his article "How Iran Might See the Threats;" Israel's gambit of pushing an Iran attack before the US presidential election; why the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was such a big deal; and the Israeli government's conclusion that the West Bank is not really occupied territory.

07/10/12 – Robert Parry – The Scott Horton Show

Robert Parry discusses the Ronald Reagan presidential campaign's interference in the 1979-81 Iran hostage crisis, contributing to Jimmy Carter's defeat; secret deals from the Iran-Contra scandal to the Iran-Iraq War; and Richard Nixon's own "October surprise" in 1968, when he undermined LBJ's attempt to end the Vietnam War.

07/10/12 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show

Will Grigg discusses Edmund Burke's notion of "natural society" and "policed society;" why American police forces are servants of the state, not of the people; the botched SWAT raid in Evansville, IN; and how good cops get thrown off the force for finding alternatives to overwhelming violence.