The Liberty Hot Seat 12/04/12

Tonight on the Liberty Hot Seat Ian Cioffi and I talk with Christopher Cantwell and John Bush, plus you-all in the chatroom. 11 PM Eastern LibertyChat.com

The Scott Horton Show 12/04/12

Today on the show: two hours with author Roger Charles on Oklahoma City: What the investigation missed and why it still matters 12-2 eastern scotthorton.org noagendastream.com

12/04/12 – Roger G. Charles – The Scott Horton Show

Investigative journalist Roger G. Charles is the coauthor of Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why It Still Matters. In this 2+ hour interview, Roger Charles discusses his book and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in detail. This interview is a must-listen for those who have only heard the government's version of the story.

The 2012 FPP Peace Prize

Writes Darryl W. Perry: The FPP Peace Prize was founded in 2009 due to the history of the Nobel Prize Committees reputation for selecting pro-war recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The FPP Peace Prize has a mission to recognize a person (or group) that actively supports and subscribes (or supported if deceased) to the non-aggression principle 'that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being for any reason whatever; nor advocate the initiation...

12/03/12 – James North – The Scott Horton Show

Journalist James North discusses his article "Washington's Role in the Renewed Violence in DR Congo;" the five million deaths attributable to war in the DRC since 1998; US-sponsored Rwanda's role in Congo's so-called civil war; how big banks and the IMF help corrupt African dictators loot their countries; and why UN peacekeepers are essentially worthless.

12/03/12 – Thomas Hedges – The Scott Horton Show

Thomas Hedges from the Center for Study of Responsive Law discusses the three whistleblowers (John Kiriakou, Kirk Wiebe and William Binney) who were persecuted by the Obama administration for outing torture, waste and corruption at the NSA and CIA.

12/03/12 – David Enders – The Scott Horton Show

David Enders, a Special Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the al Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al Nusra's critical role in the Syrian rebellion's military successes; the composition of Syria's rebel fighters and what they are fighting for; why the Assad government might be on its last legs; and talk of a "war after the war" in which rebel factions fight each other for control of the country.

11/30/12 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses Palestine's overwhelming victory in its bid for non-member observer state status at the UN (with the US in lonely opposition); how influential pro-Israel lobbies have paralyzed US Mideast policy; Canada's own religious right movement; the Israeli government's fear of Palestine's new-found access to the International Criminal Court; the double standard on terrorist/freedom-fighter bombers in Kabul and Damascus, respectively; and...

11/30/12 – Jeff Paterson – The Scott Horton Show

Jeff Paterson of Courage to Resist discusses Bradley Manning's conditional guilty plea and testimony in his own defense; the bogus justification for Manning's extended "suicide watch" detention at Quantico; how Manning's sentence (if the judge finds him guilty) will show if the military is accountable for torturing its own soldiers or not; and Julian Assange's retrospective on Manning and Cablegate.

11/30/12 – Alan Boswell – The Scott Horton Show

Alan Boswell, Africa correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses how the current rebellion in northern Mali got started after Gaddafi's fall in Libya; whether the rebels are al-Qaeda, "gangster Jihadis," or some combination thereof; the long delay in getting boots on the ground in Mali (and these will be African proxy forces, not US military); how US policy is tending toward "let Africa solve it's own problems;" and why the media is suddenly interested in Congo's decades-long war.

11/28/12 – Kevin Zeese – The Scott Horton Show

Kevin Zeese, Co-Chair of Come Home America, discusses Bradley Manning's pretrial hearing at Fort Meade; evidence that Manning's mistreatment at Quantico was orchestrated by Pentagon brass; lawyer David Coombs' careful and effective questioning of witnesses; and the news updates at BradleyManning.org.

11/28/12 – Scott McConnell – The Scott Horton Show

Scott McConnell, co-founder of The American Conservative, discusses his article "Why Americans Don't Understand Palestine;" the mainstream media's "journalistic malpractice" on Israel/Gaza issues; the UN General Assembly's overwhelming support for Palestine's observer state status; why Israel will choose between apartheid and ethnic cleansing when two-state solution talks finally end; and how new American immigrants could turn the tide against empire and militarism.