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Scott was joined by Brad Pearce to talk about Ukraine. They discuss the report in the New York Times detailing the CIA’s long-time presence in Ukraine, the stupidity of those in charge of American foreign policy, the absurdity of NATO’s security guarantees, the color revolutions in post-Soviet states and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “The CIA Admits Its Long-Time Presence in Ukraine” (Libertarian Institute)
• “The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin” (New York Times)
• Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War by Volodymyr Ishchenko
• The New Cold War: Revolutions, Rigged Elections, and Pipeline Politics in the Former Soviet Union by Mark A. MacKinnon
• Eternal Russia: Yeltsin, Gorbachev, and the Mirage of Democracy by Jonathan Steele

Brad Pearce is a writer focused on international relations and politics. He writes at The Wayward Rabbler. Follow him on Twitter @WaywardRabbler

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Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern returns to the show to discuss the merits of Russian interference in American democracy, explaining what he thinks prompted the Russia scandal and why he’s convinced the supposed hack was in fact a leak. McGovern does what he can to analyze the U.S.-Russia tensions from the perspective of Vladimir Putin. McGovern then explains what he means when he says “Deep State” and why he thinks the Carter Page memo is revelatory. Why does this all matter? According to McGovern, the U.S.-Russia relations are as frayed and combustible as they have been at any point since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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.

Discussed on the show:

• Robbert Parry, Russia (Consortium News)
• William Binney
• “On Russia, We Need More Reason and Less Frenzy,” by Katrina vanden Heuvel (The Nation)
• “But, Mr. Putin, You Just Don’t Understand,” by David Swanson (Washington’s Blog)
• “Pope Francis to Congress: Arms industry ‘drenched in blood’” (United Press International)
• Caspar Weinberger
• “Khan Sheikhoun, Syria: The Nerve Agent Attack that Did Not Occur,” by Theodore Postol (Global Research)

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Grant F. Smith returns to the show to promote his upcoming conference The Israel Lobby and American Policy 2018 on Friday, March 2nd in Washington, D.C. Smith explains why this remains such an important issue for Americans and Israelis alike and details the numerous, compelling speakers slated to present.

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.

Discussed on the show:

• American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
• “How the Israel Anti-Boycott Act Threatens First Amendment Rights” (ACLU)
• “The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act would damage free speech rights on campus” (LA Times)
• “Author Lecture: Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan” (Eventbrite)

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Scott interviews surviving Branch Davidian David Thibodeau on the 25 year anniversary of the Waco Massacre and the new TV miniseries partly based on Thibodeau’s book, A Place Called Waco. Thibodeau discusses the merits of the television show, gives his personal history of how he joined the Branch Davidians, and explains how David Koresh attracted people from all over the world with his biblical teachings. Thibodeau describes the day of the raid and how the crucial pieces of evidence that corroborate the Davidians’ stories were “lost.” Scott then prompts Thibodeau: “Tell me about the fire.” Thibodeau concludes with what he’s learned from his experience, reflections, and review of the evidence that’s been uncovered in the years since the tragedy.

David Thibodeau is a surviving member of the Branch Davidians and the author of A Place Called Waco. A new television miniseries, Waco is based in part on Thibodeau’s book.

Discussed on the show:

• Mike McNulty
• Waco: The Rules of Engagement
• Davidian Massacre: Disturbing Questions About Waco Which Must Be Answered by Carol Moore
• Henry Clay (WikiQuote)
• “Shedding light on the use of SWAT teams,” by Radley Balko (The Washington Post)
• Waco: Messiah or Madman (A&E)
• “The Waco Massacre,” by Scott Horton (Libertarian Institute)

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Cato’s Ted Galen Carpenter joins Scott to discuss his article for The American Conservative “Will the U.S. Go to War With China Over Taiwan?” Carpenter starts of with an overview of the history of the conflict between China and Taiwan and the role the United States has played from the beginning. Carpenter explains how the Taiwanese deserve our sympathies generally, but not if it risks outright nuclear war.

Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including “America’s Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan” and is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest.

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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The ACLU’s John Hafetz returns to the show to discuss the American citizen and alleged ISIS fighter being held without charge in Iraq. Hafetz explains how a judge granted the man access to a lawyer through the ACLU and how Hafetz and others have been fighting to get the man to court. Hafetz then discusses the former cases under the Bush administration when Americans were charged as enemy combatants. According to Hafetz the case will hinge on whether the AUMF allows Americans to be detained without charge and whether it can be extended to a group like ISIS that wasn’t originally included in the AUMF.

Jonathan Hafetz is a senior staff attorney at the ACLU Center for Democracy. He teaches at Seton Hall Law School and has published many books. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanHafetz.

Discussed on the show:

• “American ISIS Suspect Held in Iraq Has Right to Lawyer, Judge Rules” (New York Times)
• Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
• Jose Padilla
• Yaser Esam Hamdi
• Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF)
• National Defense Authorization Act (2012)

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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Author of “Cover Up at Guantanamo,” Jeffery Kaye joins Scott to discuss his article “The Long-suppressed Korean War Report on U.S. Use of Biological Weapons Released At Last.” Kaye details the use of different biological weapons during the Korean War, including newly confirmed claims that have been suppressed for decades. Kaye then describes the lengths he had to travel to see the evidence of U.S. biological warfare firsthand in his attempt to corroborate different sources. Lastly Scott and Kaye discuss the long history of the U.S. threatening potential whistleblowers of U.S. war crimes and the constant drum beat to war on the part of the establishment.

Jeffrey Kaye is the author of “Cover-up at Guantanamo: The NCIS Investigation into the “Suicides” of Mohammed Al Hanashi and Abdul Rahman Al Amri.” Kaye is a retired psychologist, blogger, and author. Follow him on Twitter @jeff_kaye.

Discussed on the show:

• Sino-Japanese War
• Joseph Needham
• The United States and Biological Warfare: Secrets from the Early Cold War and Korea, by Stephen Endicott and Edward Hagerman
• “Dirty little secrets” (Al Jazeera)
• International Council for Science
• Reid Technique
• Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia, by William Shawcross
• Wormwood
• John Powell
• “Why the U.S. Government Brought Nazi Scientists to America After World War II” (Smithsonian)
• Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
• “Transcript: President Bush, Part 2” (CBS News)

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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• Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
• Houthis
• Ali Abdullah Saleh
• Hodeidah
• “Trump calls on Saudi Arabia to end Yemen blockade” (CNN)
• Muslim Brotherhood (Yemen)

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Brown University’s Stephanie Savell joins Scott to discuss her project “Costs of War” as well as her research into policing of Brazilian slums. Savell explains why she thinks Americans have a strong detachment from discussing the war on terror and how military spending and support for the wars is the only consistent bipartisan agreement. Savell then breaks down the Pentagon’s $700 billion annual budget and explains how it goes pretty much everywhere but for troop preparation. Lastly she discusses the enormous reach of the American military and its near-unlimited counter-terrorism operations across the world. Check out her latest article for TomDispatch.com “The Wars No One Notices.”

Stephanie Savell is the co-director of the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute. Savell is an anthropologist who studies security, militarized policing, and civic engagement in Brazil and the U.S. She is the co-author of The Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life.

Discussed on the show:

• “U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars to reach $5.6 trillion by 2018” (Brown University)
• The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict, by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Blimes
• “Fighting Terrorism With a Credit Card” (The Atlantic)
• “Nearly Half the Pentagon Budget Goes To Contractors,” by William D. Hartung (The American Conservative)
• “The Pentagon’s ‘Logistics Agency’ Lost Track of More Than $800 Million” (New York Magazine)
• “Obama: US spends more on military than next 8 nations combined” (PolitiFact)
• “2/2/18 Major Danny Sjursen on the Vietnam War’s legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan” (The Scott Horton Show)
• “U.S. Army Hones Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas” (New York Times)

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.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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