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Today: Flynt Leverett, Michael Ratner 3-5 eastern
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04/08/14 – Michael Rattner – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Rattner, President Emeritus at the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses the federal court dismissal of a joint CCR/ACLU lawsuit challenging US drone killings of three American citizens; the court's deference to presidential authority without regard to due process of law; and the proper definition and application of the laws of war.
04/08/14 – Flynt Leverett – The Scott Horton Show
Flynt Leverett, author of Going to Tehran, discusses why the US got so involved in Syria after the Arab Spring; the lousy record of US-backed regime changes in the Middle East and beyond; how support for Syria's rebels draws out the stalemate and creates a humanitarian disaster; Obama's commitment (or lack thereof) to an Iran nuclear deal; and Sy Hersh's reporting on Syria's sarin gas attack.
04/07/14 Full Show
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Today: Seymour Hersh, Ray McGovern 3-5 eastern
Today: Seymour Hersh, Ray McGovern, someone from the CCR 3-5 eastern time http://scotthorton.org/listen http://scotthorton.org/chat
04/07/14 – Seymour Hersh – The Scott Horton Show
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh discusses his article on the Pentagon's skepticism about going to war in Syria following the Sarin gas attack in August 2013; evidence that the attack was carried out by Turkish-backed rebels, not the Assad government; and why Obama backed down on his "red line" in Syria after going full-bore in Libya.
04/07/14 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses how the US intelligence community helped prevent military intervention in Syria; John Kerry's repeated lies about the Sarin gas attack and an "unbelievably short war" scenario; Obama's surprising resolve to defy the neoconservatives and the Israel lobby; and why the rift with Russia shouldn't nix an Iran nuclear deal. Transcript: We move on to our next guest, it's the great Ray McGovern, for 27 years he was a CIA analyst...
Gareth Porter Interview Series on His New Book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare
Nearly six hours of audio in one file, now with fewer commercials! For those wanting to tackle the subject in a piecemeal fashion, here are the 10 individual parts of my interview series with Gareth Porter on his new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10
04/05/14 – Todd E. Pierce – The Scott Horton Show
Major Todd E. Pierce, a former JAG defense attorney at Guantanamo, discusses why we're all Cheneyites now; the post-Cold War US policy of military domination abroad and authoritarianism at home; why conservatives don't really mind one-world government - so long as they're in charge of it; and how the Law of War is displacing the US Constitution.
04/04/14 Full Show
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Today: Eric Margolis, Nick Giambruno, Marcy Wheeler 3-5 eastern
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04/04/14 – Nick Giambruno – The Scott Horton Show
Nick Giambruno, senior editor at InternationalMan.com, discusses why Turkey was planning a false flag operation in Syria; domestic backlash against the Erdogan government's strong support for the Syrian rebels; dangers of NATO intervention if Turkey goes to war; and the divergent regional interests of Israel and the US.
04/04/14 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the Senate Intelligence Committee's vote to release the CIA torture report; the long list of CIA lies about its torture program, with more to follow; and why the media takes government officials at their word instead of delving deeply into the documents to find the truth.
04/04/14 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the decidedly undemocratic Afghan national elections; the CIA-friendly drug dealers and warlords running for president; the Taliban's exclusion from the political process; and why the new government will probably "invite" US forces to stay indefinitely.