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11/18/13 – Robert P. Murphy – The Scott Horton Show
Robert P. Murphy, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, discusses how the Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates and exacerbates boom-bust cycles and why unprecedented money creation hasn't led to extreme price inflation.
11/18/13 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the New York Times' dismissive attitude toward Iran's sovereign and NPT right to enrich uranium; how the US intelligence community prevented the Bush administration from starting a war with Iran in 2007; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dempsey's refusal to back up Obama on Syrian intervention following the deadly gas attack in Damascus; and why Israel continues sabotaging any US diplomatic overtures with Iran.
11/16/13 – John Glaser – The Scott Horton Show
John Glaser, editor of Antiwar.com, discusses the Israel lobby's tenacious opposition to an Iranian nuclear deal and the sticking points in negotiations for US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
11/15/13 Full Show
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11/15/13 – Andrew Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show
Andrew Cockburn, author of Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy, discusses why John Kerry's "Secretary of State" title doesn't mean he conducts anything resembling foreign policy; how Obama's personal dislike and jealousy of Kerry could be holding up an Israel-Palestine agreement; and why politics has always been ugly, stupid and shortsighted - no matter what the official court historians say.
11/15/13 – Michael Boldin – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Boldin, founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses why Congressional reform of the NSA is doomed to failure while Dianne Feinstein remains on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and using state-level legislation to shut down NSA facilities by denying them electricity and water.
11/14/13 Full Show
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11/14/13 – Andy Worthington – The Scott Horton Show
Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses how Dick Cheney helped make torture an official US government policy; former Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr's fight for justice in a Canadian prison; and how torture has poisoned America's soul.
11/14/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses why Iran nuclear talks failed and why they will get tougher; the lousy deal ultimately offered up to Iran - probably from Israeli pressure; and the overconfidence in the US's negotiating position.
Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death
11/13/13 Full Show
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