01/13/14 – Reza Marashi – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 13, 2014 |

Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, discusses the interim implementation deal on Iran's nuclear program; the need for diplomatic progress to prevent hardliners from taking control of the situation in Iran and the US; and why new sanctions will advance - not stop - Iran's nuclear program.

War is the Health of the State by Randolph Bourne 1918

by | Jan 12, 2014 |

To most Americans of the classes which consider themselves significant the war [World War I] brought a sense of the sanctity of the State which, if they had had time to think about it, would have seemed a sudden and surprising alteration in their habits of thought. In times of peace, we usually ignore the State in favour of partisan political controversies, or personal struggles for office, or the pursuit of party policies. It is the Government rather than the State with which the politically...

Ariel Sharon is Finally Dead

by | Jan 12, 2014 |

Here's Max Blumenthal's obituary of the infamous child killer: A central player in Israeli affairs since the state’s inception, Ariel Sharon molded history according to his own stark vision. He won consent for his plans through ruthlessness and guile, and resorted to force when he could not find any. An accused war criminal who presided over the killing of thousands of civilians, his foes referred to him as 'The Bulldozer.' To those who revered him as a strong-armed protector and patron saint...

01/12/14 – Barry Lando – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 12, 2014 |

Barry Lando, former producer for 60 Minutes and author of The Watchman's File, discusses the American legacy in Iraq, including Saddam Hussein's early days in power, America's role in the Iran-Iraq War, the 1991 Gulf War, and the calculated destruction of Iraq's civilian infrastructure during post-war sanctions.

01/10/14 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 10, 2014 |

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why U.S. foreign policy is a shambles; the temptations to reenter Iraq to fight Al Qaeda in Fallujah; Obama's flip-flopping on Syria; and how the Camp David Accords effect US relations with Egypt.

01/10/14 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 10, 2014 |

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the world danger spots in 2014; the risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan over disputed Kashmir; US efforts to oust Hamid Karzai by rigging the Afghan election; and the NIE that warns against US troops leaving Afghanistan.

01/09/14 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jan 9, 2014 |

Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of Mondoweiss.net, discusses John Kerry's sincere but failed attempt to broker an Israel-Palestine deal; why Israel is making more demands and offering fewer concessions than ever before; and the Kirk-Menendez-Schumer "Wag the Dog Act" of 2014.