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Santa Monica Airlines
Writes Bill: Hi Scott: Saw my first drones today... two of 'em... awesome, flying maybe 60 mph .... over Santa Monica.... brush fire in progress. Anyway, got me to thinking 'bout them Afghans, Yemenis etc
U.S. Continues to Stand by Bahrain
By Amanda Ufheil-Somers, FPIF Chuck Hagel's paeans to "political reform" in the Gulf must have sounded strange to political prisoners in repressive Bahrain, where he delivered his remarks. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was full of tough talk when he visited the...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
6/8/23 Ben Freeman on the Think Tanks Helping Weapons Companies Make Sales
Ben Freeman of the Quincy Institute joins the show to discuss his latest research on cronyism in American foreign policy. Freeman examined the top Think Tanks working to influence lawmakers in Washington and American public opinion through media. He found a lot of undisclosed funding coming from weapons companies. On top of that, many experts at these organizations were publicly for the purchase of the explicit weapons that their funders produced. Freeman lays out what he found and names some of the top organizations and companies taking part in this racket.
Discussed on the show:
- “How weapons firms influence the Ukraine debate” (Responsible Statecraft)
- “Lockheed Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” (Corpwatch.com [formerly published at Playboy])
Ben Freeman is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. He previously served as Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative with the Center for International Policy. Read his work at Antiwar.com and Responsible Statecraft. Follow him on Twitter @BenFreemanDC.
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12/29/14 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, an award-winning journalist and historian, discusses the Obama administration’s delaying tactics on an Iranian nuclear deal, and why he is more pessimistic than ever about an agreement being reached.
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12/29/14 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses the never-ending war in Afghanistan; the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq; and Libya’s descent into another civil war.
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12/28/14 – Muhammad Sahimi – The Scott Horton Show
Muhammad Sahimi, Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at USC, discusses his article in The National Interest, “US Iran Hawks Try to Sabotage Nuclear Deal;” and how a US-Iran reconciliation would greatly help both countries.
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12/18/14 – Mark Thornton – The Scott Horton Show
Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses the 100 year anniversary of the War on Drugs, its firm foundation in racism and bigotry, and how it has been taxed, regulated, and legislated into a multi-billion dollar government enterprise of destruction.
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12/18/14 – Susannah George – The Scott Horton Show
Susannah George, a radio and print journalist for NPR and Public Radio International, discusses her article “America is building a Sunni army in Iraq to take on the Islamic State.”
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12/18/14 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the brouhaha over the Sony Pictures movie “The Interview” about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un; the FBI’s assertion that North Korean hackers are to blame for hacking Sony’s computer systems in retaliation; and Sony’s cowardly response of completely canceling the movie’s release for fear of terrorism reprisals.
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12/17/14 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show
Grant F. Smith, founder of the Institute for Research, Middle Eastern Policy (IRMEP), discusses his involvement in the April 10, 2015 conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC: “The Israel Lobby: Is it Good For the US?”
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12/17/14 – Bob McCarty – The Scott Horton Show
Bob McCarty, author of The Clapper Memo, discusses the strange developments in Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue’s lawsuit against the FBI, based on their refusal of his FOIA requests for videotapes and documents relating to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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