Journalist Jason Leopold discusses the government's Orwellian war on words wherein Guantanamo hunger strikers are said to be on "long term non-religious fasts;" the media blackout on Guantanamo; and the painful process of force feeding. Transcript Hi y'all how's it going. Welcome to the show it's the Scott Horton Show, I'm Scott Horton. You know I used to concerned about this Hunger-Strike down in Guantanamo Bay, bunch of people , most of them were kidnapped and sold for bounty by the...

Alan Butler, host of the Liberty Express Radio show "Butler on Business," discusses the manipulation of BLS statistics for political gain; why the population/employment ratio is a better jobs indicator than the commonly used U3 unemployment rate; and why inflation is much higher than officially reported.

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff reporter, discusses the Fallujah civilians being killed by Iraq's government; the events leading up to the 2004 killing of four Blackwater mercenaries and the subsequent US assault on Fallujah; the continuing consequences of Bush's disastrous Iraq war; and why Nuri al-Maliki is basically a Shiite Saddam Hussein. Transcript Welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton this is my show, The Scott Horton Show. This is going to be like a time warp back to ten years ago,...

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how surveillance/intelligence agencies have become the de facto fourth branch of government; Diane Feinstein's apparent outrage at the CIA spying on her staff's attempt at oversight; the implications of spying on government officials (and handing the info over to Israel); and the folly of NATO and mutual defense treaties. Transcript Alright welcome to the show, I'm Scott Horton, this is my show the Scott...

Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the successful National Summit to Reassess the U.S. - Israel "Special Relationship" in Washington last weekend. Transcript  Scott Horton (SH): _Welcome back to the show, I"m Scott Horton and it looks like I just missed Jonathan Landay, we'll see if we can get him on the show tomorrow. Our next guest is Grant F Smith for the Institute for Research Middle East Policy and he is the author of a great many books, including: Divert: Numec, Zalman...

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses evidence that the CIA is spying on its overseers in the Senate Intelligence Committee; why CIA torturers are allowed anonymity and freedom from prosecution; the direct connection between the torture program and the NSA's phone records dragnet; and Obama's coverup of the torture program's presidential authorization. Transcript Scott Horton (SH): Welcome back to the show Marcy, how are you doing? Marcy Wheeler(MW):_ Hey good to be back SH: Sorry to keep you on...

Journalist Ted Snider discusses his article "Ukraine and Twenty-First Century Coups;" the formula for overthrowing elected governments with "democratic" street protests backed by Western powers; and the silent coups in Honduras, Paraguay, and (probably) Ukraine. Transcript All right welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton, this is my show. We're here from 3-5 Eastern time, Monday - Friday on the Liberty Express. Our next guest today is Ted Snider he's been writing lately...