Today: Michael Schwartz, Dahr Jamail, Jason Ditz, Marcy Wheeler 12-3 eastern http://lrn.fm http://scotthorton.org/chat
06/25/14 – Michael Schwartz – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Schwartz, author of War Without End: The Iraq War in Context, discusses how US intervention in Iraq has been, and continues to be, influenced by a desire to control Iraq's oil production.
06/25/14 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show
Jason DItz, editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the stepped-up involvement of Syria and Iran in Iraq's civil war and the latest news in the Middle East.
06/25/14 – Dahr Jamail – The Scott Horton Show
Dahr Jamail, an investigative journalist and author, discusses Kurdistan's possible independence from Iraq; ISIS's attempt to isolate Baghdad; and the total lack of cohesion in US foreign policy.
06/25/14 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the US Supreme Court's unanimous decision that cops need a warrant to search phone data, and the possible legal problems facing the NSA's phone dragnet if the SCOTUS decision is applied to them as well.
Catching Up on Patrick Cockburn on Iraq
Like I always say, Patrick Cockburn is certainly the best western reporter in the Middle East. Here are his last few for the Independent: Iraq crisis: Kurds winning the battle for self-rule as country disintegrates Iraq crisis: Fears of partition grow as Islamists seize border crossing with Jordan and sweep towards Baghdad Iraq crisis - the great unraveling: US and Iran need to work together fast, as the barbarians are at the gate (Can't say I agree with that, but still it's great analysis.)...
06/24/14 Full Show
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Today: John Knefel, Peter Van Buren 12-3 eastern
Today: John Knefel, Peter Van Buren 12-3 eastern time http://lrn.fm http://scotthorton.org/chat
06/24/14 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show
Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the very different obituaries for two spies - one, John Hadden, a former CIA station chief in Tel Aviv during the 1967 War; the other, Israeli Shin Bet Chief Avraham Shalom.
06/24/14 – John Knefel – The Scott Horton Show
Independent journalist John Knefel discusses the Taliban-Bergdahl prisoner swap aftermath and the troubling US drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen.
06/24/14 – Peter van Buren – The Scott Horton Show
Peter van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, discusses the blowback (from the government) for writing his book and the 10 reasons that airstrikes in Iraq are a terrible idea.
06/23/14 Full Show
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Today: Ray McGovern, Gareth Porter 12-3 eastern
Today: Ray McGovern, Gareth Porter 12-3 eastern time http://lrn.fm http://scotthorton.org/chat
06/23/14 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the media's casual talk of US airstrikes on Iraq that disregards the Iraqi civilians who will inevitably be killed; how the 2007 surge led to the current crisis; and how Israel influences US foreign policy on Iraq, Iran and Syria.