Today on The Scott Horton Show - http://lrn.fm/- Patrick Cockburn will be on to discuss the latest developments in Libya, http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/07/09/can-libyas-new-leaders-curb-the-violent-militias/; Salon's Alex Seitz-Wald will be on to talk about Rep. Michelle Bachman's Islamophobia http://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/bachmann_defends_her_witchunt/. Listen live at: http://lrn.fm/. Join the conversation here: http://scotthorton.org/stress/. Donate here:...
07/17/12 – Patrick Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn discusses the chaotic mess NATO left behind in Libya; the numerous militias vying for power and behaving badly; why Western media isn't interested in Libyan events that can't be framed as democratic "success stories;" and the black Africans jailed in a Libyan zoo, forced to eat the old Libyan flag.
The Scott Horton Show 7/16/12
Today on the Scott Horton Show: David Vine, John Taylor 12-3 eastern on the Liberty Radio Network.
07/16/12 – David Vine – The Scott Horton Show
David Vine discusses the US's "empire of bases" expansion into new areas in Africa and Asia; the "lily pad" strategy for maintaining global dominance with fewer troops and smaller (but more) bases; and the inglorious origin of the strategically critical US base at Diego Garcia.
07/16/12 – John Taylor – The Scott Horton Show
John Taylor discusses his critical book review on David Fromkin's widely-read and respected A Peace to End All Peace; how Fromkin minimizes the Arab contribution to Allied victory against the Ottoman Empire in WWI; and Fromkin's omission of the 1915 British offer of an independent Greater Syria - including Palestine - to the Arabs for fighting the Turks (predating the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which Britain offered to help establish a Jewish state).
The Scott Horton Show 7/13/12
Listen Live 12-3 eastern at: http://lrn.fm/ - EFF's Trevor Timm will be on to discuss the NSA and warrantless wiretapping: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/10/nsa-warrantless-wiretapping-crime and John Glaser will be on talk about relations between the Taliban and Al Qaeda: http://antiwar.com/blog/2012/07/12/the-safe-haven-myth-taliban-commander-denounces-al-qaeda/.
07/13/12 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm discusses his article "The NSA's warrantless wiretapping is a crime, not a state secret;" law enforcement's 1.3 million requests for telecom customer cell phone information last year; court rulings favoring privacy instead of the cops, for a change; and the effects of telecom immunity and the 2008 FISA Amendments.
07/13/12 – John Glaser – The Scott Horton Show
John Glaser discusses the myth of geographical terrorist safe havens; why Americans still don't know the difference between the Taliban and al Qaeda; Obama's decision to "surge" in Afghanistan despite government reports that the effort wouldn't work; and former CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht's prescription for proxy war in Syria.
07/13/12 – Paul Armentano – The Scott Horton Show
Paul Armentano discusses why American popular opinion on medical marijuana isn't reflected in Washington DC; the DOJ's crackdown on California's largest dispensary; how civil asset forfeiture amounts to legalized government theft; the lame excuses of Democratic loyalists who refuse to hold Obama and Eric Holder accountable for their actions; and the states that are fighting back against the feds on medical marijuana laws.
The Scott Horton Show 7/12/12
Former Ambassador to Laos, Doug Hartwick will be on to discuss clearing bombs from Laso (http://www.fpif.org/articles/a_bomb-free_future_for_laos); Grant F. Smith will be on to discuss newly declassified FBI documents about an Israeli nuclear smuggling ring in the US (http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2012/07/03/netanyahu-worked-inside-nuclear-smuggling-ring/); and Truthout reporter Jason Leopold will be on talk about new revelations in the government's abuses of Jose Padilla...
07/12/12 – Douglas Hartwick – The Scott Horton Show
Douglas Hartwick discusses his article "A Bomb-Free Future for Laos;" the clusterbombs and other unexploded munitions killing farmers, children, and scrap-metal scavengers some 40 years after the Vietnam War; and Hillary Clinton's important visit to Southeast Asia.
07/12/12 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show
Grant F. Smith discusses his article "Netanyahu Worked Inside Nuclear Smuggling Ring;" how Israel's government has been stealing nuclear materials and know-how from the US for decades, usually with impunity; and why we shouldn't be surprised if convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is pardoned within the next year.
07/12/12 – Jason Leopold – The Scott Horton Show
Jason Leopold discusses his duo of TruthOut articles (here and here) on the illegal and unethical drugging of US military detainees, including accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla; the revelatory FOIA documents Leopold obtained just after the Supreme Court's rejection of Padilla's torture lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld; and why there will be no accountability for US war crimes now or in the future.
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The Scott Horton Show 7/11/12
Today on the show: Dr. Sohail Mahmood, Ray McGovern 12-3 eastern at the Liberty Radio Network. http://lrn.fm
