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Scott brings Dave DeCamp back on the show to talk about the legality of the Venezuelan boat strikes, America’s aggressive air campaign in Somalia and Trump buddying up with the Al Qaeda faction that now runs Syria.

Discussed on the show:

• news.antiwar.com
• “Report: Hegseth Ousted Head of US Southern Command Who Raised Concerns About Boat Strikes” (Antiwar.com)

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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John Robb joins the show to discuss the battle for the moral high ground between Israel and the Palestinians. Robb, who has worked with and now writes about information warfare in the online space, argues that the pro-Israel movement has lost hold of the online narrative. He and Scott discuss these dynamics and try to anticipate how the conflict will be affected going forward. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Israel’s Online Front Collapses” (Global Guerrillas)
• “The Anti-Israel Swarm” (Global Guerrillas)

John Robb is a former special operator who now writes the Global Guerrillas Report which examines the world at the intersection of war, technology and politics. Follow him on Twitter @johnrobb

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Joe Meadors of the USS Liberty Veterans Association returns to the show to discuss the attack. He and Scott give an overview of what happened for those unfamiliar with the story. They then discuss the coverup and the veteran’s eventual campaign, now ongoing, to demand an investigation into what happened. Meadors identifies a recent positive development in New Hampshire and explains how you can help in the effort.

Discussed on the show:

• USS Liberty Veterans Association
• Support the Survivors Here
• “The Spy Ship Left Out In The Cold” (U.S. Naval Institute)
• Body of Secrets by James Bamford
• Assault on the Liberty by James M. Ennes Jr.
• Sacrificing Liberty Docuseries

Joe Meadors is a Navy veteran who served as a Signalman on the USS Liberty during the Israeli attack. Today he works as an activist for his shipmates who perished and those who survived and who, like him, have been silenced for 55 years. 

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Muhammad Sahimi, a professor at the University of Southern California, is back on the show to discuss a recent article he wrote about Iran. Sahimi, who is from Iran, is no fan of the Iranian regime. However, there are a number of ways the Iranian government is misrepresented in the American media that Sahimi thinks is dangerous. He and Scott discuss.

Discussed on the show:

• “Iran’s political factions aren’t united on Hamas, or the Middle East” (Responsible Statecraft)
• Treacherous Alliance by Trita Parsi

Muhammad Sahimi is a professor at the University of Southern California who analyzes Iran’s political developments, its nuclear program, and foreign policy.

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Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss the war in Gaza. First, Porter explains the project that has been keeping him from his typical daily journalism. He and Scott then dig into the story that has brought him back—the Israeli propaganda campaign to label al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as Hamas’ headquarters. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Israeli Deceit & the Ongoing Battle of Shifa Hospital” (Consortium News)
• “IDF Knew Real Hamas HQ While Lying About al-Shifa” (Consortium News)

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

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James Carden returns to the show to discuss the Israeli role in Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Carden explains what the enclave was, and he and Scott run through the historical and geopolitical context behind its recent downfall. They then also discuss the ongoing destruction in Ukraine and the war in Gaza, as well as Biden’s strange new Israeli diplomat. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Israel’s Other War: Ethnic Cleansing in the South Caucasus” (Antiwar.com)
• “Tel Aviv’s Man in Washington” (Antiwar.com)

James Carden is a columnist and senior advisor to the American Committee for US-Russia Accord (ACURA) and a former adviser on Russia policy at the US State Department. His articles and essays have appeared in a wide variety of publications including The Nation, The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, The Spectator, UnHerd, The National Interest, Quartz, The Los Angeles Times, and American Affairs.

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Scott is joined by Trita Parsi to discuss the horrific situation playing out in Gaza. They discuss what we know about the scale of suffering before zooming out and examining the broader geopolitical situation. Scott and Parsi also talk about how the war has affected the domestic political dynamic in both Israel and Washington DC.

Discussed on the show:

• Treacherous Alliance by Trita Parsi
• “Biden admin officials see proof their strategy is working in hostage deal” (Politico)

Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft 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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Michael Tracey joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss his experience reporting from Israel. He explained why he decided to travel there and what surprised him about the country. 

Discussed on the show:

• Defamation (IMDb)
• “Biden admin officials see proof their strategy is working in hostage deal” (Politico)

Michael Tracey is a New York-based journalist. You can find his writing on Substack and follow him on Twitter @mtracey

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