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Scott interviews Branko Marcetic about what’s happening with the war in Ukraine. They discuss the recent Russian proposals to move the conflict from the battlefield to the negotiation table and the West’s ongoing refusal. They also take a step back and review all the missed opportunities to bring the war to an end that would have left Ukraine better off with more leverage than surely will have in any future peace process.

Discussed on the show:

• “Putin may be at the door. Why is Biden ignoring the bell?” (Responsible Statecraft)
• Debate – Should the U.S. Fund Ukraine War Again?

Branko Marcetic is a writer for Jacobin Magazine, a fellow at In These Times, and host of the 1/200 podcast. He is the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden. Follow him on Twitter @BMarchetich.

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Scott talks to Ray McGovern about the release of the Mueller report, which confirms what McGovern has been saying for more than two years: There’s no evidence that President Trump’s campaign colluded with the Russians in 2016. McGovern’s organization, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, has long questioned the claims of the mainstream media, offering proof that the supposed hack of DNC emails was actually an internal leak, possibly from a disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporter. Scott and McGovern bemoan the extreme rarity of honest, reliable journalists left after this debacle.

Discussed on the show:

• Iran–Contra affair
• October surprise
• “It’s official: Russiagate is this generation’s WMD” (taibbi.substack.com)
• ““THAT’S BOGUS!” Ray McGovern PWNS Congressman Schiff On Russian Hacking Fairy Tale.” (raymcgovern.com)

Ray McGovern is the co-creator of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and the former chief of the CIA’s Soviet analysts division. Read all of his work at his website: raymcgovern.com.

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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Richard Booth joins the show for an in-depth look at his work on the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He’s trying to collect as much source material related to the attack as he can into one place so that people can form their own conclusions on the incident’s many perplexities.

Discussed on the show:

• Oklahoma City bombing
• The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing
• Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed-and Why It Still Matters
• “Leaderless Resistance” (louisbeam.com)
• The Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories
• Iran–Contra affair
• “The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center” (The New Yorker)

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 Danny Sjursen, who has now finally retired after more than a decade in the U.S. army. Sjursen has been outspoken about his opposition to the American war state throughout most of his time in the military, and points out that the United States has lost on basically every single foreign policy goal since 9/11. He wonders when people will realize that they live under an empire, and finally reject all of the propaganda.

Discussed on the show:

• “George Carlin Shell Shock” (YouTube)
• “Empire of Absurdity: Recycled Neocons, Recycled Enemies” (Antiwar.com Original)
• Somali Civil War (2006–2009)
• A People’s History of the United States
• McCollum memo
• The Soho Forum
• “2/22/19 Chas W. Freeman on the Threat of Nuclear War with China” (The Libertarian Institute)

Danny Sjursen is a retired U.S. army major and former history instructor at West Point. He writes regularly for TomDispatch.com and he’s the author of “Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.” Follow him on Twitter @SkepticalVet.

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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Jim Bovard talks about the legacy of John McCain, who of course has only been lionized more than ever following his death and the controversy surrounding President Trump. The truth, says Bovard, is much more sinister.

Discussed on the show:

• “John McCain’s Disastrous Militaristic Legacy” (James Bovard)
• Keating Five
• Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam
• “The story behind McNamara’s Morons, Vietnam War’s cruel experiment” (Big Think)
• Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers

Jim Bovard is a columnist for USA Today and the author of Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington. Find all of his books and read his work on his website and follow him on Twitter @JimBovard.

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 interviews Peter Van Buren about the Russia investigation, which he says is shaping up not to amount to much. Members of Mueller’s team have started resigning already, and given the fact that they haven’t found anything substantial in almost three years, Van Buren thinks there’s nothing substantial to find. He conjectures that Mueller may try to bring President Trump up on charges of obstructing an investigation, but that wouldn’t make a ton of sense since he would have been obstructing an investigation that didn’t find any wrongdoing in the first place. Unfortunately, he says, an obstruction charge can mean just about anything the prosecutor wants it to mean.

Discussed on the show:

• “Paul Manafort: Eulogy for a Straw Man” (The American Conservative)
• “NSA Spying” (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• The FBI Files
• Colour revolution

Peter Van Buren worked for 24 years at the Department of State including a year in Iraq. He is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People and the novel Hooper’s War. He is now a contributing editor at The American Conservative magazine.

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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Grant Smith joins the show to talk about his upcoming event, The Israel Lobby & American Policy Conference 2019, which will be held in Washington, D.C. on March 22. The conference features many prominent guests and will explore the lobby’s powerful influence over American politics.

Discussed on the show:

• Israel Lobby & American Policy Conference 2019
• The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
• The Yes Men
• Big Israel: How Israel’s Lobby Moves America
• “I Was Kicked Off Birthright For Asking Questions About The Occupation – The Forward” (Forward)
• “Watch the film the Israel lobby didn’t want you to see” (The Electronic Intifada)
• Israel’s Armor: The Israel Lobby and the First Generation of the Palestine Conflict
• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
• ““American neoconservatives: a history and overview” Jim Lobe” (YouTube)

Grant F. Smith is the author of a number of books including Big Israel: How Israel’s Lobby Moves America and Divert!. He is director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy in Washington, D.C.

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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Nasser Arrabyee gives an update on the war in Yemen, where thanks to U.S. support for the Saudis an entire country is being starved and women and children killed in air strikes. So little attention has been paid to the war by the American media, public, and politicians that it has been allowed to go on for four years.

Discussed on the show:

• Stockholm Agreement
• War Powers Resolution

Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of yemen-now.com. You can follow him on Twitter @narrabyee.

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 Gareth Porter about war with Iran. Porter is still convinced most people realize that such a war would be so costly in lives and dollars that it’s not even worth considering, but worries about National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who have been able to get their hooks into President Trump in the past.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Right May Finally Get Its War on Iran” (Truthdig)
• Center for Strategic and International Studies

Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state, and author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show.

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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