06/07/13 – Nathan Fuller – The Scott Horton Show

Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network discusses the first week of Manning's court martial; witnesses casting doubt on the prosecution's charges; Adrian Lamo's admission that Manning wasn't "aiding the enemy" by informing Americans of their government's criminal actions; and how you can help crowd-fund a court stenographer for the trial (the government refuses to make its transcripts public).

06/07/13 – James Bamford – The Scott Horton Show

James Bamford, author of The Shadow Factory, discusses the NSA's Prism surveillance program and Verizon phone log scandal; the failure of unprecedented government spying to stop terrorism in the US; why collecting massive amounts of irrelevant data makes finding terrorists harder, not easier; the government's "automated conspiracy theories;" the surprising NSA PowerPoint and FISA warrant leaks; the plausibility of the NSA recording every single phone call; and former Senator Frank Church's...

06/07/13 – Pepe Escobar – The Scott Horton Show

Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the very small percentage of Syrians (and large number of Western governments) who support the rebellion; the atrocities committed by moderate and radical jihadist rebels; how keeping the rebels armed will extend the civil war indefinitely; and the huge influx of foreign fighters in Syria.

06/07/13 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show

Trevor Timm of the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses the recent leaks revealing wholesale NSA surveillance of Americans through Verizon phone logs and nine major internet companies; the NSA's "51%" rule for determining whether a call is foreign and thus suitable for monitoring; and how the government twists the definition of words to avoid constitutional violations.

06/06/13 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses how White House narratives go largely unchallenged by journalists starved of information from government leakers; the favorable testimony of prosecution witnesses in Bradley Manning's court martial; Glenn Greenwald's scoop on the NSA's collection of all Verizon customer call data; how Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants help the government spy on Americans; why individuals targeted by government spying can't get standing to sue in court; and...

06/05/13 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the start of Bradley Manning's "speedy" trial after three years in detention; the government's case against Manning and Julian Assange as co-conspirators engaged in espionage; why Bob Woodward and top government officials are never prosecuted for leaking and publishing classified information; and how Manning's careful selection of documents to leak (to avoid getting "blood on his hands") has made his prosecution easier. Scott Horton Interviews Marcy Wheeler The...

The Antiwar Comic: War Crimes Paradox

Bradley Manning is getting a push these days with the trial heating up.  (Although, who really knows what's going on when they won't let the crowd-funded stenographer in.) Let's all hope Bradley goes free.  If not after this trial, maybe he'll get pardoned after the next presidential election. For more comics visit:

06/03/13 – Chase Madar – The Scott Horton Show

Chase Madar, civil rights attorney and author, discusses the start of Bradley Manning's court martial; the list of charges against Manning, which could amount to an effective life sentence if he's convicted; why this case sets a bad precedent for journalism and a free press; our terrible (selectively enforced) system of laws on government leaks and whistleblowers; and how Manning revealed the criminal behavior of governments without getting "blood on his hands."

06/03/13 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show

Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses what's behind the popular protests in Turkey; why Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan doesn't seem like a secular moderate anymore; how Syria could be Turkey's "Vietnam" in terms of foreign policy disasters; Erdogan's claim that protestors are linked with terrorists; why Salafist jihadis are no threat to the US; Condi Rice's deadly plan for a faked Somalia regime change; and why US foreign policy has been...