Rob Prince, publisher of the Colorado Progressive Jewish News, discusses the French re-militarization of Africa a year after the Mali invasion; the Tuareg fight for autonomy; and the spread of militants across Africa after Gaddafi's overthrow in Libya.
12/17/13 Full Show
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12/17/13 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses Judge Richard Leon's pushback against the NSA's mass-collection of phone metadata; the big tech companies interested in reigning in the NSA's excesses; and why NSA Director Keith Alexander's office needs to be split up into smaller and less powerful divisions.
12/17/13 – Jason Leopold – The Scott Horton Show
Investigative reporter Jason Leopold discusses his latest surreal visit to Guantanamo prison (it has a gift shop); the doctors who have no ethical reservations about force feeding hunger strikers; and the despair of prisoners who remain incarcerated despite being long ago cleared for release.
12/16/13 Full Show
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12/16/13 – Nancy Youssef – The Scott Horton Show
McClatchy journalist Nancy Youssef discusses how Benghazi has become a training hub for Islamist fighters; the Muslim Brotherhood's persecution in Egypt; and the floods in Gaza.
12/16/13 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the story of missing CIA contractor Robert Levinson; the many opportunities to undermine an Iran nuclear deal; the delayed departure of US troops from Afghanistan; John Kerry's floundering diplomacy in the Middle East; and the Americans who still believe we're the "good guys" fighting evil across the globe.
12/16/13 – Daniel McAdams – The Scott Horton Show
Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute, discusses the jihadist war against Shiite and Christian civilians in Syria; the never-ending cycle of interventionism; and what's really behind the Ukrainian protests.
Tomorrow on the show
Lots of talking about stuff that's been happening. And interviews. 3-5 eastern LibertyExpressRadio.com.
Dealers in Death (1934)
U.S. Military Film on the Medical Effects of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Let There Be Light (1946)
Rise of Empire by Garet Garrett 1952
Part One THE ANCIENT DESIGN I We have crossed the boundary that lies between Republic and Empire. If you ask when, the answer is that you cannot make a single stroke between day and night; the precise moment does not matter. There was no painted sign to say: 'You are now entering Imperium.' Yet it was a very old road and the voice of history was saying: 'Whether you know it or not, the act of crossing may be irreversible.' And now, not far ahead, is a sign that reads: 'No U-turns.' If you say...
The Revolution Was by Garet Garrett 1936
There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The revolution is behind them. It went by in the Night of Depression, singing songs to freedom. There are those who have never ceased to say very earnestly, "Something is going to happen to the American form of government if we don't watch out." These were the innocent disarmers. Their trust was in words. They had forgotten their Aristotle....
Week Off
Well I gotta leave town for a week and miss the show, but I'm going to be spending a bit more time around the blog and working on other parts of the site, so see ya around. Sunday morning on KPFK will be the Peter Jenkins interview from Thursday.
