03/22/13 – Peter Hart – The Scott Horton Show

Peter Hart, activism director at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), discusses the media's Iraq War retrospective on the 10-year anniversary of the US invasion; why NY Times reporter Michael Gordon - who certainly "got it wrong" about Iraq's WMD in 2003 - is still cited as an "expert journalist" on Iraq today; and President Bush's tasteless jokes about WMD during a 2004 White House press event.

03/20/13 – Daniel Ellsberg – The Scott Horton Show

Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, discusses Bradley Manning's motivation for leaking US embassy cables and the Iraqi and Afghan War logs; the end of accountability for government crimes; why the NY Times' Bill Keller is dead wrong on Manning; the US mainstream media's terrible coverage of WikiLeaks stories; Obama's criminal failure to investigate and prosecute Bush administration war crimes; and why the "aiding the enemy" charge against Manning is...

03/20/13 – Greg Mitchell – The Scott Horton Show

Greg Mitchell, author and daily blogger for The Nation, discusses the press, pundits and president who got the Iraq War "So Wrong For So Long;" why Iraq War propagandist Michael Gordon still has a job at the NY Times and is allowed to agitate for war in Iran; the huge antiwar demonstrations against the 2003 Iraq War that proved millions of Americans weren't persuaded by the Bush administration's lies; and why there has been no "accountability moment" for either the press or the government.

03/19/13 – Jonathan Landay – The Scott Horton Show

Jonathan Landay, senior national security and intelligence correspondent for McClatchy Newpapers, discusses the few reporters and media outlets who "got it right" on the Iraq War; how the Office of Special Plans cherry picked raw intelligence and lied Americans into war; how Cheney's office brought pressure on intelligence analysts and interrogators - producing bogus conclusions and tortured confessions; and the steady stream of lies from Ahmed Chalabi and the Iraqi National Congress.

03/19/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

Independent historian and journalist Gareth Porter discusses the limits of America's awesome military might when it comes to fighting insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan; Iraq's brutal sectarian civil war in 2006-2007; how the US helped increase Iranian influence in Iraq; and Gen. Petraeus's influence on COIN doctrine and the "victory in defeat" PR campaign.

03/19/13 – Dahr Jamail – The Scott Horton Show

Dahr Jamail, author of Beyond the Green Zone, discusses life in Iraq today - 10 years after the US invasion in 2003; the 1 million displaced Iraqis and the greatly increased cancer and birth defect rates; Prime Minister al-Maliki's adoption of US counterinsurgency tactics, including rape, execution and torture; al-Malilki's fears that Syrian rebels will target Iraq next and revitalize the Sunni resistance; and the problems with an independent Kurdistan.

03/18/13 – Jamal Abdi – The Scott Horton Show

Jamal Abdi, Policy Director at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), discusses how Senate Resolution 65 is a backdoor to war with Iran; Congress's attempts at limiting Obama's diplomatic options; and the possibility of a compromise on Iran's nuclear program - lifting some sanctions in exchange for Iran suspending 20% uranium enrichment.