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Kyle Anzalone was on Antiwar Radio to discuss the big foreign policy stories of the week. He and Scott discussed the four foreign aid bills that just passed Congress and the antiwar protests spreading across America’s college campuses. Anzalone also gave updates on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the status of Israeli-Iranian tensions.

Discussed on the show:

• “Netanyahu Calls for Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters in the US” (Antiwar.com)
• “Israel’s Day of Infamy” (The Wayward Rabbler)
• “They Knew There Was No Bomb” (Seymour Hersh)

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman. Follow him on Twitter @KyleAnzalone_

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Sheldon Richman, Executive Editor of the Libertarian Institute, is interviewed on his new Trump, Putin, and the ever present Russia scandal. A history of the Russia story is discussed in detail, and how Trump’s efforts to defuse the situation is something that liberals should cheer.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.
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With Russia in the news, David P. Goldman joins Scott to talk about the history of U.S.-Russia relations since the fall of the Soviet Union. He describes the policies supported by neocons at the time, in what ways those policies were effective, and the impact they’ve had on Russian politics to this day. They also discuss the U.S.’s history of supporting foreign regimes, some successful and some not.

Discussed on the show:

• “Trump is right about who’s to blame for bad relations with Russia” (Asia Times)
• Shock therapy
• Kosovo War
• Ariel Sharon
• 2000 Camp David Summit
• Rambouillet Agreement
• “‘We’ll make a pastrami sandwich of them’” (greenleft.org)
• Dreams from my Father
• Sevastopol military base
• Saar status referendum
• Donbass
• “Why Putin hates Hillary” (Politico)
• “WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz” (The Independent)

David P. Goldman is an economist, journalist, and author of How Civilizations Die and It’s Not the End of the World, It’s Just the End of You. Read his work at Asia Times, where he is a regular contributor, and follow him on Twitter @DavidPGoldman.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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7/19/18 Congressman Walter Jones discusses his and Tulsi Gabbard’s H.Res.922, which would specify that waging an unauthorized war — such as against the Houthis in Yemen — is an impeachable offense.

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Journalist Andrew Cockburn discusses the U.S. nuclear weapons program and our relation with other nuclear armed countries, especially Russia. His new article, “How to Start a Nuclear War,” describes just how easy it would be for even a single officer to launch his squadron’s entire nuclear arsenal, enough explosive power to kill hundreds of millions of people. With so much at stake, denuclearization should be a chief concern for anyone who wants to see world peace, and yet given how much of the U.S. economy is wrapped up in war, that outcome seems unlikely.

Discussed on the show:

• “How to Start a Nuclear War” (Harper’s)
• Single Integrated Operational Plan
• Counterforce
• The New START Treaty
• U.S. Nuclear Modernization Programs
• “We’re Spending More on Nukes Than We Did During the Cold War?!” (Mother Jones)

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Elijah J Magnier is a Senior Political Risk Analyst with over 32 years’ experience covering Europe & the Middle East. Acquiring in-depth experience, robust contacts and political knowledge in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan and Syria. He is on the show to update us on the latest developments in the Syrian conflict. Specialized in political assessments, strategic planning and thorough insight in political networks. Created and coordinated network of decision makers to provide key insight into the complex political developments of the Middle Eastern region. Experienced in dealing with intrinsically difficult situations in a broad spectrum of situations when interacting with leaders and fundamentalist movements in war zones and areas of growing instability.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.
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Peter van Buren discusses the media reaction to President Trump’s recent meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. He compares the entire story of Russian collusion to the birther conspiracy movement, in that swaths of Americans have been swept up in a campaign against the president with very little real evidence presented to support the claims. Van Buren argues that the divisiveness about Trump being a Russian agent is harmful for the country, and at this point Robert Mueller and the intelligence community need to “put up or shut up”—either present the clear evidence that Trump worked with the Russians, or admit that there is no such evidence. He goes on to discuss the DNC email leak, Hillary Clinton’s private email server, and the recent indictment of 12 Russian operatives.

Discussed on the show:

• GRU indictments
• “The King of Chaos” (Truthdig)
• Reality Winner
• “Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed” (Wikileaks)
• Chelsea Manning
• Petards
• “EXCLUSIVE: Ex-British ambassador who is now a WikiLeaks operative claims Russia did NOT provide Clinton emails – they were handed over to him at a D.C. park by an intermediary for ‘disgusted’ Democratic whistleblowers” (Daily Mail)

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. Follow him on Twitter @WeMeantWell.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Foreign correspondent Reese Erlich comes back on the show to discuss Syria, the deep state, and President Trump’s foreign policy so far. Erlich explains how the war in Syria has devastated the lives of the Syrian people, and that there are basically no good actors there—the U.S., Assad, Russia, and the rebels have all committed horrible atrocities. Still, lots of Syrians are glad to have Assad’s forces regain territory from the rebels, just because it means an end to the fighting. In this regard, reports of Aleppines happily “celebrating Christmas” have some truth behind them. Erlich goes on to describe an ideological split in the U.S. government: is the main enemy of the U.S. Sunni extremism, or is it Iran? Under President Obama the answer was Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and ISIS—but for Trump, and more importantly the people he surrounds himself with, it seems to be Iran. This has consequences for United States policy toward Syria, because if you see Iran as the main threat, then pulling out of Syria and allowing Assad to reassert control in the region, as Trump has shown inclinations of doing, isn’t such a bad thing.

Discussed on the show:

• “Netanyahu, Putin, and Trump — Jockeying for Power in Syria” (Common Dreams)
• “Military to Military” (London Review of Books)
• “Clinton: Arming Syrian rebels could help al Qaeda” (CBS)
• “Obama to Iran and Israel: ‘As President of the United States, I Don’t Bluff’” (The Atlantic)

Reese Erlich is a nationally syndicated columnist and the author of Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect. Erlich’s revised edition of his book The Iran Agenda will be published in 2018. In the meantime read his work at his website and follow him on Twitter.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the Syrian conflict and what the current status of the fighting is between the Syrian Army and allied Russians, the rebels, and ISIS.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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