Americans Oppose War

CNN Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Against Syria Strike Resolution USA Today Poll: Opposition to Syrian Airstrikes Surges Pew Poll: Opposition to Syrian Airstrikes Grows NY Times Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Syria Strike, Want Obama to Back Down AP Poll: Most Americans Oppose Strike on Syria ABC News: Opposition to Striking Syria Advances With Nearly Two-Thirds Now Opposed

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09/08/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses his evidence that the Obama administration passed off its own intelligence assessment of the Syria gas attack as a CIA analysis; the CIA's observation that no materials have been deployed from Syria's chemical weapons facilities; why the attack doesn't bear the hallmarks of sarin gas; and why the White House pushes toward war despite the large percentage of Americans against military action in Syria. Update: Porter...

09/05/13 – David Bromwich – The Scott Horton Show

David Bromwich, Professor of Literature at Yale University, discusses his article "The Crossroads on Syria;" why Obama doesn't even bother to lie us into war; the dearth of good outcomes from Syrian regime change; and the MSM news blackout on US foreign policy disasters in Iraq and Libya.

09/04/13 – Mark Kogan – The Scott Horton Show

Mark Kogan, a public affairs lawyer in Washington, D.C., discusses his article "Millennials Have Been At War For Their Entire Adult Lives - When is Enough Enough;" the Democratic and Republican leaders supporting US military action in Syria; and why Rand Paul's filibusters are worthwhile even if unsuccessful.

09/04/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses his article "How Intelligence Was Twisted to Support an Attack on Syria;" the suspicious language used in the summary document on the chemical weapons attack; why the Israeli-sourced electronic intercept of freaking-out Syrian officials is likely fake; and the US's strange "assessment" that the Syrian opposition didn't use chemical weapons.

09/04/13 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "We Must Not Be the World's Policeman;" the Obama loyalists desperately grasping for reasons to attack Syria; why there shouldn't be a "red line" anywhere requiring American military intervention abroad; too much talk about boots on the ground and not enough on collateral damage from US air strikes; and why AIPAC seems to be the only organized group pushing for war.

09/03/13 – Kevin Gallagher – The Scott Horton Show

Kevin Gallagher, Director of FreeBarrettBrown.org, discusses why American journalist Barrett Brown faces 105 years in prison; Brown's coverage of private cybersecurity firms and the hacker group Anonymous; and how you can donate to his legal defense fund and help protect the First Amendment at the same time.

09/03/13 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show

Philip Giraldi, executive director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses Gareth Porter's debunking of US "intelligence" supporting an attack on Syria; reports that the Syrian rebels accidentally set off deadly chemical weapons from the Saudis; why Secretary of State John Kerry can't possibly know the casualty figures in Syria - no matter how confidently he states them; and AIPAC's full-court press on Congress to get another war started in the Middle East.

U.S. Government to Blame for Somalia’s Misery

By Scott Horton Future of Freedom Foundation At the beginning of May the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), a U.S.- and U.K.-government-financed organization that monitors various food crises around the world, released a new report detailing the horrific consequences of the Somali famine of 2011. According to FEWS NET, 'An estimated 4.6 percent of the total population and 10 percent of children under 5 died in Southern and Central Somalia [between October 2010 and April 2012.]'...

08/30/13 – Jacob Hornberger – The Scott Horton Show

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why President Obama should be impeached if he starts a war with Syria without a Congressional Declaration; the British Parliament's surprising rejection of UK military action in Syria; why there's no such thing as "limited" military strikes; the Swiss mind-your-own-business foreign policy; and recent polls indicating Americans have no interest in starting yet another war.

08/30/13 – Patrick Buchanan – The Scott Horton Show

Patrick Buchanan, author of Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War," discusses House Speaker John Boehner's opportunity to "Stop Our Rogue President" from starting an undeclared war in Syria; why Congress has gradually ceded power to the Judicial and Executive branches of government; and how a "Nixon goes to China" approach could succeed in reaching an agreement on Iran's nuclear program.