Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) vs. James Baker III on Revised War Powers Act

by | Mar 6, 2009 |

Note the presence of the brilliant Daniel McAdams backing up Dr. Paul and the ungentlemanly belligerence of Baker. Note also that Baker's argument rests on the premise that the constitution is dead and that without the War Powers Act, or his new replacement for it, there would be no restriction on presidential war making whatsoever - Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution, among others, notwithstanding. Paul is right, as usual. The War Powers Act - which "allows" the president to...

My Recent Antiwar.com Article Published in Iraq

by | Mar 6, 2009 |

By Iraqis and the Americans. Eric Garris writes: Scott Horton (of Antiwar Radio) got an unusual readership for his article, ‘Finding Ways to Stay in Iraq.’ Al Nour newspaper in Iraq translated and ran the article in full. This was a shock to the editors of The Baghdad Mosquito, which is published by the Multi-National Forces (occupation) in Iraq. The March 5 issue headlines Scott’s article on the front page: ‘Scott Horton: New US President Plays With Slogans And Iraq Is Being Fooled.’ The...

Finding Ways to Stay in Iraq

by | Mar 5, 2009 |

by Scott Horton, Antiwar.com March 05, 2009 Those who bought into the slogans "Hope" and "Change" last fall should have read the fine print. We were warned. Over and over during the campaign for the presidency Barack Obama made it clear that "withdrawal" from Iraq on his flexible 16-month timetable meant only the removal of "combat forces." He has also made it clear all along that "combat forces" means whatever he wants it to mean — until he decides to change his mind. At least he's honest. On...

03/05/09 – Jim Lobe – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 5, 2009 |

Jim Lobe, Washington Bureau Chief for Inter Press Service, discusses the balance of power between different foreign policy factions, the work record of Dennis Ross from Oslo Accord negotiator to WINEP associate, the centrality of uranium refining in U.S./Iran relations, the resurgence of the Arab League and the National Intelligence Council appointment saga of Chas Freeman.

03/04/09 – Jeff Huber – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 4, 2009 |

Jeff Huber, regular Antiwar.com columnist, discusses the confusion among U.S. policy makers on Afghanistan strategy, the excessive praise given Gen. Petraeus for producing a temporary stalemate by bribing Iraqi Sunnis, the re-branding of Gen. Ray Odierno as a strategic mastermind and the slippery slope of extended Iraq withdrawal deadlines.

03/04/09 – Alan Bock – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 4, 2009 |

Alan Bock, senior editorial writer at the Orange County Register and regular Antiwar.com columnist, discusses the escalating drug-related violence in Mexico, how the Prohibition regulatory framework idled by the 21st Amendment found a second life policing marijuana use, the allure of black-market profits and the counterproductive and predictable results of the war on drugs.

03/03/09 – Scott Horton – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 3, 2009 |

The Other Scott Horton, international human rights lawyer and contributing editor at Harper's magazine, discusses the Justice Department's release of post-9/11 Bush administration legal opinion memos, the assertion of executive supremacy over the first and fourth amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the possible scope of unknown Bush legal shenanigans and why blue-ribbon investigative committees aren't always bipartisan cover-ups.

03/03/09 – Noam Chomsky – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 3, 2009 |

Noam Chomsky, author of Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, discusses the roots of U.S. imperialism, the often overlooked opportunity costs of empire, the exaggerated strength of U.S. economic rivals, the continuation of the Great Game into the 21st century, how the Western World’s observance of the Durand Line exacerbates problems in Afghanistan, the empire’s loss in Iraq, the U.S. doctrine of punishing Iran just to make an example out of them and the Israeli...

03/02/09 – Robert Dreyfuss – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 2, 2009 |

Robert Dreyfuss, author of Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam, discusses the Obama administration's Iraq withdrawal plan, the survivability of Iraq's central government without U.S. support, the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran and why the doctrine of preventive war left town with the Bush administration.

03/02/09 – Amna Akbar – The Scott Horton Show

by | Mar 2, 2009 |

Amna Akbar, Clinical Fellow at the International Human Rights Clinic, discusses her legal team’s representation of Mohamed Farag Bashmilah in the 'extraordinary rendition' lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc. and the ongoing collaborative FOIA lawsuit against U.S. government secrecy on torture issues.