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Scott brought Dave DeCamp on Antiwar Radio to talk about Gaza. Decamp updates Scott on the latest moves by Israel that suggest a plan to permanently move people out of their homes in parts of Gaza. They also talk about DeCamp’s interview with a doctor who had been embedded in Gaza, some concerning developments as Trump makes appointments for his second term, China’s new F-35 style fighter and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “Report Details Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza” (Antiwar.com)
• What an American Surgeon Saw in Gaza: Interview With Dr. Feroze Sidhwa
• “65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza” (New York Times)
• Unprecedented Pro-Israel PAC Funding Floods 2024 Elections (Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs)

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave

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Professor Andrew Bacevich gives his take on the growing divide between the foreign policy views of the Washington political establishment and those of the rest of the country. Basically, he explains, Americans are sick of fighting endless wars in the middle east, but that’s something that politicians, particularly presidential hopefuls, have not tried to parlay into effective campaign strategy.

Discussed on the show:

• “Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, What Illinois Bikers Know That Washington Doesn’t” (TomDispatch)
• Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty

Andrew Bacevich is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University. He is the author of a number of books including America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History and is a regular contributor at The American Conservative and TomDispatch.com.

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Mashal Hashem and James Allen, research associates with the Center for International Policy, join Scott to discuss their work on the congressional lobbying by American arms manufacturers. Last year the U.S. sold more than $4.5 billion of weapons to Saudi Arabia alone, and American firms donated thousands of dollars to the people behind those decisions. Lobbying by the likes of Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman create a perverse political incentive to start and continue wars.

Discussed on the show:

• “Tomgram: Hashem and Allen, Lobbying for War” (TomDispatch)

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Ashraf Nubani discusses the Nakba, the catastrophic forced exodus of the people living in the Holy Land when the state of Israel was founded in 1948. Palestinians like Nubani, descended from those who were forced to leave their homes, still commemorate the event and demand justice for the past.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Nakba Demands Justice” (Antiwar.com Original)

Ashraf Nubani is an attorney in Washington D.C. He is a Palestinian rights advocate and writes about Middle East issues.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Charles Glass talks about the arrest of Julian Assange, which is being cheered by partisans on both sides, since he has done enough to make enemies everywhere. What’s astounding is that most of the mainstream media is fine with his imprisonment too, even though what Assange does is what all good journalists should try to do.

Discussed on the show:

• “Julian Assange Languishes in Prison as His Journalistic Collaborators Brandish Their Prizes” (The Intercept)
• “WikiLeaks cites report saying Clinton mulled killing Assange with drones” (The Washington Examiner)

Charles Glass was Chief Middle East Correspondent for ABC News from 1983 to 1993. He is a regular contributor to TIME magazine, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, the Intercept, and many others. His most recent book is called They Fought Alone: The True Story of the Starr Brothers, British Secret Agents in Nazi-Occupied France.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Scott talks to Jason Hartwig about how to end the civil war in Somalia, where he recommends negotiating with Al-Shabaab as the best chance for peace. Like other countries where the U.S. military is involved, a decisive victory by one side might not be realistic, and will cost far more in blood and treasure.

Discussed on the show:

• “How To End The Civil War In Somalia: Negotiate With Al-Shabaab” (War on the Rocks)

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Harry Kazianis discusses the negotiations between North Korea, South Korea, and the United States. Kazianis says that although North Korea has some nuclear weapon capability, they’re not a real threat to America, because the moment they launched a missile they would be wiped off the map in minutes. Their economy is also so small that they pose no possible economic threat. He says the very best thing for everyone involved—especially the North Korean people—is to try to reach a peace deal, something that many Democrats seem intent on opposing in order to score political points against President Trump.

Discussed on the show:

• “A U.S. Invasion of North Korea Would Be Like Opening the Gates of Hell” (The National Interest)
• “How Donald Trump Can Reach a Peace Deal with North Korea” (The National Interest)
• Singapore Declaration
• Iran–Contra affair
• “Amid Signs of a Thaw in North Korea, Tensions Bubble Up” (WSJ)

Harry Kazianis is director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest and executive editor The National Interest. He previously served as editor of The Diplomat, a fellow at CSIS, and on the 2016 Ted Cruz foreign policy team. Follow him on Twitter @GrecianFormula.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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José Niño talks about his new book, How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela. He explains the debate between critics of socialism, who claim that the economic system is responsible for Venezuela’s problems, and its defenders, who maintain that socialism was working well until America and its allies began imposing sanctions and trying to take control of the country’s oil. Niño clarifies, however, that Venezuelans have been living under socialism for much longer than most people realize, and that they were facing severe economic problems as early as the 1950s. Venezuela, in fact, was on of the only countries in the world to get poorer between the 1950s and the 1990s, before most of the American interference took place.

José Niño is a Venezuelan-American freelance writer. He is the author of The Ten Myths of Gun Control and How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela. Find him on Twitter @JoseAlNino.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Curt Mills discusses John Bolton’s plans for provoking a war with Iran and the differences in policy and philosophy between Bolton and Trump.

Discussed on the show:

• “Is Bolton’s War With Iran Becoming A Reality?” (The National Interest)
• “Iran Nuclear Deal Exit Strategy — John Bolton Memo to Trump” (National Review)

Curt Mills is the Washington Editor for Spectator USA and a foreign affairs columnist for The National Interest. Follow him on Twitter @CurtMills.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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