Lew Rockwell, founder and Chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses Ron Paul's ability to explain and popularize libertarian ideas, the large number of Americans seething about the economy, how William F. Buckley, Jr. spearheaded the purging of antiwar rightists from the Conservative movement (and how Ron Paul is putting them back in) and how the hidden inflation tax allows the government to fund wars and avoid popular outrage.
Muslims Want to Conquer the World
My Facebook friend Bob writes: "It's hard for me to overcome [my friends'] objection that Muslims are out to conquer the world. Any ideas?" I respond: It just ain't so. America is an empire, and those who promote it and profit from it have to tell lies in order to justify what they do. For example, they have, since 9/11, pushed the lie that the attack came out of the clear blue sky, that it represented the cutting edge of the new rising bin Ladenite caliphate taking over the world "from Spain...
Antiwar Radio 4/15/10
Robert Gard, Kelley Vlahos, Julian Assange 11-1pm 95.9 FM in Austin or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/radio.
04/15/10 – Julian Assange – The Scott Horton Show
Julian Assange, co-founder and spokesperson for WikiLeaks, discusses the chain of events shown on the 'Collateral Murder' WikiLeaks video, military rules of engagement that have enough flexibility to make them essentially unenforceable, how the Apache pilots exaggerated threats in order to obtain permission to open fire and why in Iraq — a country where nearly everyone owns an AK-47 — an Iraqi carrying a weapon is all the justification needed by the US military to kill everyone in the...
04/15/10 Lt. General Robert G. Gard: Loose Nukes and Iran’s Program
Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr., Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, discusses the 'terrorists with nukes' rhetoric at the Nuclear Security Summit, unsecured fissile material in countries that are beyond the limited scope of Nunn-Lugar, the less-than-stellar security at many US and Russian nuclear sites and how getting the facts right on Iran’s nuclear program is difficult even for the well-informed.
04/15/10 – Kelley B. Vlahos – The Scott Horton Show
Featured Antiwar.com columnist Kelley B. Vlahos discusses the resurgence of Bacha Bazi and the sexual exploitation of boys in Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers who were rebuffed by superiors when reporting abuse by their Afghan comrades, US withdrawal from a long-held remote Afghan outpost and the increasingly obvious futility of US and NATO humanitarian efforts and the occupation in general.
Antiwar Radio 4/14/10
Roger Charles, The Other Scott Horton 11-1PM 95.9 in Austin or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/radio.
04/14/10 Grant F. Smith: Israeli Theft of U.S. Nuclear Material
Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy in Washington, D.C., discusses Israel's underwhelming representation at the Nuclear Security summit, the 1960s diversion of highly enriched uranium from Pennsylvania to Israel's nuclear weapons program,
04/14/10 – Scott Horton – The Scott Horton Show
The Other Scott Horton (no relation), international human rights lawyer, professor and contributing editor at Harper’s magazine, discusses the public grievances that motivated Kyrgyzstan’s second revolution in five years, Russian ambivalence about the US regional presence, the critical strategic importance of the US airbase at Manas, evidence of CIA intervention with Gitmo hunger-strikers at the infamous 'Camp No' and the ominous McCain/Lieberman detention bill.
04/14/10 – Roger Charles – The Scott Horton Show
Roger Charles, freelance journalist and investigator, discusses the challenge of sifting through the lies and disinformation to find the truth about the Oklahoma City bombing, the mysterious pickup truck that pulled over during McVeigh's well known traffic stop/arrest, McVeigh's likely involvement with a neo-Nazi group of bank robbers (including Richard Lee Guthrie) and the federal prosecutor's decision not to use witnesses to place McVeigh at the crime scene - for fear they would also ID John...
Antiwar Radio 4/13/10
Josh Stieber, news 11-1pm 95.9 in Austin or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org.
MSNBC’s Ratigan, Rep. Grayson Great on the Fed
But really, it's impolite to pretend there's no such thing as the Austrian School of economics. There is. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Hat tip to Karen De Coster
04/13/10 – Josh Stieber – The Scott Horton Show
Josh Stieber, conscientious objector and former U.S. Army Specialist, discusses the all-too-ordinary events shown on the WikiLeaks 'Collateral Murder' video, the video’s failure to show the ground patrol units being protected by the helicopters, soldiers who are trained to shoot first and ask questions later and why criticism should be directed at the policy of occupation instead of the actions of individual soldiers.
04/13/10 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses Israel's persecution of Haaretz journalist Uri Blau, leaked documents that show the Israeli Defense Forces maintained a policy of assassinating Palestinians — in defiance of a court order — during the 2008 Gaza offensive and U.S. General Keith Dayton's little-known task of building a Palestinian army.
Pat Buchanan on Russian State TV: The End of the American Empire
