Jonathan Fenton-Harvey journalist at Middle East Eye is interviewed on his article “How the UAE is Destroying Yemen”. The UAE’s role in the expanding Yemeni war, and how the Saudis, UK and USA support the war against the Yemenis is discussed in detail. The UAE’s rift with Saudi Arabia, and their support for rival groups in Yemen, including al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Jonathan Fenton-Harvey is a UK-based freelance journalist who actively writes about political and social issues in...

Peter van Buren is interviewed on his new article for the American Conservative “Donald Trump is Not the ‘Manchurian Candidate’” and the modern McCarthyism of the neoconservative and establishment attacks on the Trump Administration. Peter Van Buren worked for 24 years at the Department of State including a year in Iraq. He is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People and the novel Hooper’s War. He is now a contributing editor at The...

Iona Craig discusses her recent report for the Intercept on a Saudi airstrike in Yemen and civilian casualties in the ongoing 3 1/2 year U.S.-Saudi-UAE war there. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone. Help support the show at...

Nasser Arrabyee, reporter from Sana’a, Yemen, is interviewed on the status of the current battle of Al Hudaydah on the Red Sea. The Saudi war in Yemen is also discussed, as is the US’s support for the Saudis and regional tensions with Iran and the Saudi coalition. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein...

Arnold Isaacs talks “Islamophobia”, and whether the alarmists who claim Muslim operatives are scheming to take over the country have legitimate cause for concern. He explains that most of this talk is nothing more than conspiracy, and that Muslim activists generally conduct their advocacy in the open. Not to mention that for the most part they are strong proponents of personal freedoms—in fact, the real extremists know better than to agitate for Sharia Law, because that could out them as such....

Daniel Davis, retired Lt. Col. from the US Army, and veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq War 2, discusses his new article for the American Conservative Magazine, “Time to Talk to the Taliban“. The history of the US’s involvement in Afghanistan, Obama’s surge, and Trump’s escalation is discussed in detail. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein...

Foreign correspondent Eric Margolis is interviewed on Imran Khan’s winning campaign in Pakistan and the geopolitical implications of his election. Khan’s biography, his political activities, and Margolis’s thoughts on Pakistan’s political direction is discussed in detail. Margolis also discusses his relationship with Benazir Bhutto, the assassinated former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Eric Margolis is a foreign affairs correspondent and author of “War at the Top of the World” and “American...

Stu Smallwood comes back on the show to talk about President Trump’s negotiations with North Korea and what the media is saying about them. One thing that’s frequently omitted is President Moon’s leading role in the talks, which Smallwood sees as fulfillment of Moon’s years-long promise to seek peace on the peninsula. Smallwood is skeptical that we’ll see total denuclearization, given that North Korea seems to see their nuclear weapons as one of the only deterrents against military action by...

Tom Streithorst joins Scott to talk about his latest article, “War Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore,” in which he outlines his theory of America’s modern wars: We no longer care about winning wars at all, we just do it to make money. Of course, it’s only the political class and the military industrial complex who make any money, never mind the innocent foreigners—and Americans—we kill along the way. Discussed on the show: “War Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore” (The American Conservative) Fool’s Errand...

Mohammad Sahimi is a professor of chemical engineering at USC, Iranian expat and expert on Iranian and US foreign policy and relationship, on his article “Pompeo’s Ridiculous Crocodile Tears for the Iranian People“, about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech to exiled Iranian monarchists in Southern California and Zionists, and supporters of MEK. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts...

Sheldon Richman, Executive Editor of the Libertarian Institute, is interviewed on his new TGI, “Depopulating Palestine, Dehumanizing the Palestinians." Topics discussed include the nationhood of the Palestinians, Israel’s attempts to delegitimize their history, and the status of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein...

Ramzy Baroud is interviewed on the latest events in Palestine. The new Knesset law and Baroud’s new article “Jewish Nation State Law: Why Israel was Never a Democracy” is explored in depth. Baroud is the author of “My Father Was a Freedom Fighter” and “The Last Earth”, and writes at palestinechronicle.com and ramzybaroud.net This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps...

Phil Giraldi, former CIA officer, comes back on the show to talk about the recent Russia indictment, which he claims just doesn’t add up. For instance, why launch a criminal investigation into foreign intelligence officers that you could never prosecute in the United States? And if the indicted Russians do show up in court, the Justice Department will have to reveal its intel, normally the last thing they’d want to do. This level of intel also suggests a high-up source inside Russian...

Trita Parsi discusses President Trump’s recent showdown with President Rouhani over Twitter. Some have suggested that much like with North Korea, Trump is simply using harsh language as a tactic to set up negotiations, but, Parsi argues, in the case of North Korea, the rest of the region were American allies who also wanted peace—in this case Iran’s neighbors are not friendly toward America, and may even stand to gain from a war with Iran. Discussed on the show:...

Mance Rayder is the host of the “Free Man Beyond the Wall” podcast, and the author of “Freedom Through Memedom” and the “Kids Are Not Alright“. Mance details the case of Ross Ulbricht, former volunteer for the Ron Paul campaign and operator of the Silk Road web marketplace, arrested in 2013 for operating the website as a drug kingpin. The infiltration of the site by the DEA, and subsequent arrest of those agents for corruption in his case, is detailed, as well as his two term life prison...