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Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to go over all the latest news coming out of the Middle East. He and Scott discuss Rafah, the US-constructed pier debacle, Mossad threatening an ICC prosecutor and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “Israel Used US-Made Bombs in Rafah Tent Camp Massacre” (Antiwar.com)
• “Nikki Haley Visits Israel, Writes ‘Finish Them’ on Israeli Artillery Shell” (Antiwar.com)
• “Israeli Official Says Gaza Slaughter Will Continue for at Least Another 7 Months” (Antiwar.com)
• “US-Constructed Pier Off Gaza Breaks Apart” (Antiwar.com)
• “Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry” (The Guardian)

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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Co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report Daniel McAdams returns to the Scott Horton Show. McAdams shares what he knows about the ex-Russian spy poisoned in London, how the details of the story have continually changed with one glaring exception—the certainty that the Russian government is responsible. Scott then transitions to Trump’s Syria policy and the ridiculous position many democrats and liberals hold that the United States will limit the sphere of its influence if it pulls its troops out of Syria. McAdams then explains the absurdity of the United States’ role in arming and fighting both sides in the war. Finally Scott and McAdams turn the clock back to Kosovo and the lies that led to the NATO bombing campaign.

Daniel McAdams is the executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and the co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Follow him on Twitter @DanielLMcAdams and read all of his work over at Antiwar.com.

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Trita Parsi returns to the show to discuss his latest article for Foreign Policy, “Blame Trump When Iran Races for the Bomb.” Parsi says Trump is using the Iran Deal as a negotiating chip with North Korea and explains how the message might incentivize other countries—and Iran in particular—to further develop their nuclear programs in the future. Parsi then goes through the common misconceptions and the real consequences of the Iran Deal and how much good diplomacy could be undone if the deal is destroyed. Finally Parsi discusses the Iranian political landscape and the potential fallout if the Iran Deal is undone.

Trita Parsi is the president of the National Iranian American Council and the author of “Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy.” Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter: @tparsi.

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Cornell professor of organic chemistry David Collum joins Scott to discuss the recent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in London. Collum explains why Theresa May’s initial comments about the chemical’s properties set off his skeptic alarms and what the alternative possibilities to the accepted narrative are. Collum then explains why he’s a believer in Austrian Business Cycle theory and argues that, had the criminals of the 2008 recession been justly prosecuted and imprisoned, the American political landscape would be far saner. Lastly Collum does his best to forecast the next crash and explains why he thinks it could be even worse than the last.

David Collum is a professor of organic chemistry at Cornell University. Follow him on Twitter @DavidBCollum.

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Investigative journalist and historian Gareth Porter returns to the show to do a deep dive on the history of the Iraq War. Porter begins by detailing the role of the air force in propagating the neoconservatives’ goals and the behind-the-scenes struggle for power that took place between the army and the air force. Scott then asks Porter: how could the neoconservatives not realize that overthrowing Saddam Hussein would empower the Iranians? On their way through the history of the Iraq War Scott and Porter land on the brutal torture carried out by American allies, the myriad failures of David Petraeus, and how the first sign of democracy ripped the country apart. The two then discuss the conditions that led to the Sunni-based insurgency, the creation of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and the sectarian civil war that followed. Porter then recalls his first appearance on the Scott Horton Show, which was to discuss the pre-conditions the United States was creating in Iraq for war with Iran. Finally Scott asks Porter about the Obama years and how a new president who ran against the record of the former president managed to make the same mistakes.

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.

• “3/20/18 Jonathan Schwarz on the history and lies of the Iraq War” (The Scott Horton Show)
• “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm by David Wurmser 1996” (ScottHorton.org)
• “Coping with Crumbling States: A Western and Israeli Balance of Power Strategy for the Levant by David Wurmser 1996” (ScottHorton.org)
• Ahmed Chalabi
• “9/10/2001: Rumsfeld says $2.3 Trillion Missing from Pentagon” (YouTube)
• “US: Lockheed Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” by Richard Cummings (Playboy)
• Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
• “Burnt Offering,” by Gareth Porter (The American Prospect)
• “How Ahmed Chalabi Conned the Neocons,” by John Dizard (Salon)
• Ali al-Sistani
• Muqtada al-Sadr
• “Part 1: How Petraeus Created the Myth of His Success,” by Gareth Porter (Truth-Out)
• Salvador Option
• “Ex-State Dept. official: Hundreds of detainees died in U.S. custody, at least 25 murdered.” (ThinkProgress)
• “Frago 242,” by Justin Raimondo (Antiwar.com)
• “Rumsfeld and Pace Discuss Torture” (C-SPAN)
• Ahmed Yassin
• 2004 Fallujah ambush
• The Long Road Home
• Rejectionists
• Zalmay Khalilzad
• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
• “Transcript: President Bush, Part 2” with Katie Couric (CBS News)
• 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing
• “The Other Scott Horton“
• Nouri al-Maliki
• U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement
• The Good Soldiers, by David Finkel
• “08/16/10 – David Finkel” (The Scott Horton Show)
• Collateral Murder (WikiLeaks)
• Ayad Allawi
• “The Real Head-Drilling “Butchers” of Iraq,” by Dan Sanchez (Antiwar.com)
• “Inside Obama’s War Room,” by Michael Hastings (Rolling Stone)
• “The Redirection,” by Seymour Hersh (The New Yorker)
• “How America Armed Terrorists in Syria,” by Gareth Porter (The American Conservative)
• “Quiet Support for Saudis Entangles U.S. in Yemen” (The New York Times)
• “Mutual suspicion frays historic US-Saudi ties” (Financial 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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Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee returns to the show to discuss the U.S.-Saudi war in Yemen, which is now entering its fourth year. Arrabyee describes the mood on the ground in Yemen, how things have changed since the beginning of the war, and what a political solution might look like. Scott then asks about the role of the UAE in the conflict and its alliance with the separatists of Southern Yemen and what Arrabyee’s thoughts are on the recent failed Senate resolution to invoke the War Powers act to stop U.S. aid to the Saudis. Arrabyee then gives his best estimate of the total casualties that have been amassed since the beginning of the war.

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 Twiiter @narrabyee.

Discussed on the show:

• “Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire missiles toward Saudi cities, 1 dead” (The Washington Post)
• Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
• Ali Abdullah Saleh
• Marth Mundy (ScottHorton.org)

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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Patrick Cockburn, Middle East reporter for the Independent, returns to the show to discuss the fighting in Syria, focusing on the conflicts in Afrin and East Ghouta where much of the killing of civilians has taken place. Cockburn details the tangled maze of allegiance in Syria and how the United States will likely deal with its warring allies. Cockburn then shares what he knows about where the surviving displaced ISIS fighters have re-surfaced. Cockburn says that despite considerable bias in the coverage from the mainstream press, all the different cities of Syria look the same, regardless of which power they’re being bombed by. Lastly Cockburn gives his best estimate of how the conflict will unfold going forward and whether there’s a legitimate exit strategy for the United States.

Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for The Independent and the author of “The Age of Jihad” and “Chaos & Caliphate.”

Discussed on the show:

• “Syria war: Thousands flee Turkish assault on Afrin enclave” (BBC)
• Al Nusra Front
• Jaysh al-Islam
• Free Syrian Army
• AirWars.org
• “The Uncounted,” by Anand Gopal and Azmat Khan (The New York Times Magazine)
• “Tillerson Unveils ‘New’ US Syria Plan: ‘Assad Must Go!’” by Daniel McAdams (Ron Paul Institute)
• “Syria: Turkish President threatens to launch wider offensive against Kurds after capturing Afrin,” by Patrick Cockburn (The Independent)

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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Washington editor of Harper’s magazine Andrew Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his latest article “Mobbed Up: How America boosts the Afghan opium trade.” Cockburn explains how Trump’s major contribution to the war in Afghanistan has been to take the existing restraints off the air force so they can, Cockburn says, “try to pacify Afghanistan from 20,000 feet.” Cockburn and Scott then discuss the war on drugs in Afghanistan and Cockburn outlines why the narrative that the Taliban relies on opium for its power is overblown. Finally Scott and Cockburn discuss what Trump once got right about Afghanistan and why things went wrong.

Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn.

• An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict, by Mike Martin
• Ahmed Wali Karzai
• Gul Agha Sherzai
• “Afghan leaders in Helmand criticize U.S. airstrikes on Taliban drug labs” (Washington Post)
• Sher Mohammad Akhundzada
• Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection, by Leslie Cockburn
• “Trump’s CIA Has Set Up Teams To Kill Terrorists,” by Aram Roston (BuzzFeed)

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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Phil Weiss joins Scott to discuss Ahed Tamimi’s plea bargain, which will result in eight months in prison. Weiss argues that Israeli culture has gone off the rails and that all the fears that Americans have about the rightward swing in the U.S. are being fully realized in Israel. Weiss then details the shift in American Jews’ views towards Israel and how young people, in particular, have unfavorable views toward Israel. Finally Weiss and Scott talk about the move of the Iran Deal, John Bolton, and Trump’s decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

Philip Weiss is the long-time editor of Mondoweiss.net. Follow him on Twitter @PhilWeiss.

Discussed on the show:

• “Israeli soldier who shot dead wounded Palestinian has prison sentence cut by a third” (The Independent)
• “‘We should exact a price’ from Ahed Tamimi ‘in the dark,’ Israeli journalist says,” (Mondoweiss)
• “Israeli Army Arrests Palestinian Teenage Girl Who Slapped Soldiers; ‘She Should Finish Her Life in Prison’” (Haaretz)
• “Ron Lauder’s two-state epiphany elicits rage and condescension in Israel,” by Phil Weiss (Mondoweiss)
• Ronald Lauder
• “Schumer says he opposed the Iran deal because of ‘threat to Israel’,” by Phil Weiss (Mondoweiss)
• “Gideon Levy: The Zionist Tango: Step Left, Step Right” (YouTube)
• United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
• “Mike Pence in the Middle East: The new pointman on foreign policy?” by John Bolton (The Hill)

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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