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We’re The Good Guys
Philip Giraldi on palling around with his former CIA buddies.
Powerful bombing at Egypt police station kills 15
Well shit. Looks like it's going to be a civil war in Egypt after all. That sucks.
A Christmas Message from Edward Snowden
Thanks Ed. Merry Christmas to you too.
Barton Gellman Interviews Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished 'For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,' he said. 'I already won. As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated. Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.' 'All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are...
For a New Liberty Chapter 14: War and Foreign Policy by Murray N. Rothbard
The other day on the show I was busy dealing with the Blue Cross Nazis on the phone and so played most of the audio of Jeff Riggenbach's audiobook of Murray Rothbard's For a New Liberty, Chapter 14 War and Foreign Policy. Like to hear it, here it go.
12/23/13 Full Show
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12/23/13 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Foreign correspondent Eric Margolis discusses Kim Jong-un's execution of his uncle in-law; why Nelson Mandela was a "South African Gandhi;" the difference between fascism and extreme right wing dictators; and US intervention in South Sudan.
They’re Watching Us: So What?
A Conference on Surveillance at the Center on National Security featuring: James Bamford, Author and NSA expert; Ariel Dorfman, Novelist, Playwright and Professor; Glenn Greenwald, Journalist; Bruce Schneier, Computer security and privacy specialist; and Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director of PEN American Center
New Documentaries Section
As part of the new redesign of the site I decided to add a category for recommended documentaries at ScottHorton.org/documentaries, none of which I have anything to do with, other than I thought you might like them. Feel free to add suggestions in the comments.
12/20/13 Full Show
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12/20/13 – Robert Naiman – The Scott Horton Show
Robert Naiman, Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy, discusses his article "President Karzai, Stand Tall Against US Pressure to Sign the Troop Deal."
12/19/13 Full Show
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12/19/13 – Trita Parsi – The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses NIAC's report Extending Hands & Unclenching Fists: Reorienting Iran's Outlook Beyond the Nuclear Deal; how Rouhani's fluke electoral landslide gave him a mandate for bold diplomacy; and how violations of the spirit of the Iran agreement (last minute additional sanctions) will eventually break the negotiating process.
12/19/13 – Charles Goyette – The Scott Horton Show
Charles Goyette, author of Red and Blue and Broke All Over: Restoring America's Free Economy, discusses the Fed's announced tapering of the quantitative easing program; the huge growth in the Fed's balance sheet; Obama's ignorance of the staggering national debt; and missed opportunities for riches through Bitcoin investing.