Daniel Ellsberg Interview by Scott Horton, Hiroshima Day 2012 Transcript (slightly edited for clarity) Audio here. SCOTT HORTON: All right, y'all, welcome back to the show. I'm Scott Horton. Our first guest on the show today is Daniel Ellsberg, heroic liberator of the Pentagon Papers, and antinuclear activist, antiwar activist of many different descriptions and many great accomplishments. He's also the author of the book Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, and then there's a...
The Scott Horton Show 8/15/12
Today on The Scott Horton Show - Listen Live - POGO founder Dina Rasor will be on to discuss military waste and the M-1 Tank. Iran expert Flynt Leverett will be on to talk about U.S. foreign policy in Syria as driven by U.S. focus on Iran. The Scott Horton Show airs 12-3 PM EST. Want to get involved? Listen Live. Join the conversation. Become a fan of the show on Facebook. Follow Scott on Twitter. Watch Scott on YouTube. Donate to the show here: http://scotthorton.org/donate/
08/15/12 – Flynt Leverett – The Scott Horton Show
Former State Department, CIA and NSC official Flynt Leverett discusses US policy on Syria and Iran; why most Syrians don't support the radical Islamic rebellion; how US interference prevents a power sharing agreement and an end to violence; the Obama administration's ideological blinders; delusions of post-Cold War American hegemony in the Middle East; why secular liberal governments rarely come to power after regime changes; and Bibi Netanyahu's game of brinksmanship on war with Iran.
08/15/12 – Deborah Robinet – The Scott Horton Show
Deborah Robinet discusses the P.A.U.L. Festival (People Awakening and Uniting for Liberty) to pay tribute to Ron Paul in Tampa, Florida on August 24-26; the guest speakers and bands scheduled to play; and the official Paul presidential campaign's strange tactics.
08/15/12 – Dina Rasor – The Scott Horton Show
Dina Rasor, founder of the Project on Government Oversight, discusses why Congress keeps providing funds for M-1 tanks the Army doesn't want; how cheap IEDs made heavily armored vehicles a liability in Iraq and Afghanistan; and the M-1's flawed design and anachronistic purpose - fighting WWIII against Soviet tanks in Europe.
The Scott Horton Show 8/14/12
Today on The Scott Horton Show - Listen Live - Professor Alfred McCoy will be on to discuss America's policy of torture and rendition. Legal scholar Marjorie Cohn will be on to talk about the use of chemical weapons by the U.S. in Vietnam. TAC's Daniel Larison will be on examine Paul Ryan's foreign policy. The Scott Horton Show airs 12-3 PM EST. Want to get involved? Listen Live. Join the conversation. Become a fan of the show on Facebook. Follow Scott on Twitter. Watch Scott on YouTube....
08/14/12 – Daniel Larison – The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Larison of The American Conservative discusses Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's terrible foreign policy views; the bipartisan consensus on worldwide interventionism and American exceptionalism; and the prospects for war and peace in a Romney administration.
08/14/12 – Marjorie Cohn – The Scott Horton Show
Law professor Marjorie Cohn discusses the legacy of Agent Orange on millions of Vietnamese civilians and American soldiers; the lawsuits and cleanup efforts still underway (or just beginning); and why you should pressure Congress to pass HR 2634 - The Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2011.
08/14/12 – Alfred McCoy – The Scott Horton Show
History professor Alfred McCoy discusses how the Bush and Obama administrations have created a torture regime with "impunity at home, rendition abroad;" Bush's policy change after the Iraq Abu Ghraib embarrassment, when Iraqis and Afghans took over torture duty and American soldiers kept their mouths shut about it; the pathology of impunity that's endemic among high government officials; the torture debate between FBI agent Ali Soufan and Dick Cheney/CIA; and how universal jurisdiction could...
08/14/12 – Chase Madar – The Scott Horton Show
Chase Madar, author of The Passion of Bradley Manning, discusses Manning's defense lawyer David Coombs' motion to dismiss - based on Bradley's mistreatment in pretrial custody; the brave psychiatrists at the Quantico brig who protested Manning's treatment, even though they were pressured by a general; and why similar treatment of other prisoners is all too "cruel and usual" in the US prison system.
The Scott Horton Show 8/13/12
Today on The Scott Horton Show - Listen Live - Village Voice journalist Nick Pinto will be on to discuss the latest developments in the NDAA suit. MondoWeiss blogger Philip Weiss will be on to discuss how Israeli right-wingers are hoping to influence US elections in favor of Romney in November. The Scott Horton Show airs 12-3 PM EST. Want to get involved? Listen Live. Join the conversation. Become a fan of the show on Facebook. Follow Scott on Twitter. Watch Scott on YouTube. Donate to the...
The Antiwar Comic: Juice Box Tyranny
Hey Stress Blog readers: I can't think of any better target for my comic bookish ire than the TSA. If there was ever a more embodiment of bureaucratic evil in the US, I don't think I've seen it. And check out the newest Antiwar Comic at:
08/13/12 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Weiss of the MondoWeiss blog discusses his recent trip to Israel and Palestine where he spoke with Sheldon Adelson, Romney's bomb at the King David Hotel, the spectacle of American presidential candidates bowing and scraping before the leaders of a foreign state, the martial law atmosphere in East Jerusalem, the impossibility of a two-state solution now, and the leading "intellectuals" like Thomas Friedman and David Brooks who were never held accountable for their role in the Iraq...
08/13/12 – Nick Pinto – The Scott Horton Show
Nick Pinto, reporter for the Village Voice, discusses Chris Hedges, Dan Ellsberg, et al.'s lawsuit asking the court to enjoin the president from exercising the powers in the National Defense Authorization Act to detain Americans indefinitely with military power, the judges defiant tone toward the government's position and preliminary temporary injunction, Obama's argument that a simple Boumediene habeus hearing will be good enough for you, the Milligan case after the Civil War, and the lack of...
Interviewed on the Robert Wenzel Show
