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‘Moral Injury’ in the Terror War
Apparently "Kill! Kill! Kill! Blood Makes the Grass Grow!" is not working well enough anymore at destroying the consciences of young American G.I.s Well I guess we need to find a better way to help normal people deal with the psychopathic acts the government hired...
Poor Babies
NYT: Drone Pilots Are Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do "In the first study of its kind, researchers with the Defense Department have found that pilots of drone aircraft experience mental health problems like depression, anxiety and...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
2/24/23 Seymour Hersh: How and Why America Blew Up Nord Stream
Scott is joined by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh to discuss his recent story about the American operation to sabotage the Nord Stream pipelines last September. Scott and Hersh talk about the relevant history behind the operation as well as the strategic context around these pipelines between Germany and Russia. They also run through a number of Hersh’s other stories such as the fake assassination attempt on George H.W. Bush and the 2013 sarin attacks in Syria.
Discussed on the show:
- “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” (Substack)
- SeymourHersh.Substack.com
- “Whose sarin?” (London Review of Books)
- “The Redirection” (The New Yorker)
Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist famous for breaking the story of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. Since then, Hersh has broken many major stories on topics such as the Syrian Civil War and the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound. In February of 2023, Hersh began writing on Substack with a story about the US operation to sabotage the Nord Stream pipelines.
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04/29/14 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his (sort of) defense of John Kerry‘s statement on securing a two-state solution to prevent an apartheid Israel; the oft-repeated historical myth of “a land without a people for a people without a land;” and the facts on the ground that show Israel is already an apartheid state.
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04/28/14 – Karen Greenberg – The Scott Horton Show
Karen Greenberg, editor of The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib, discusses the 10-year anniversary of the Abu Ghraib torture scandal and why the Bush administration got away with it; and how the Senate Intelligence Committee report threatens to undermine all the legal and practical justifications for Bush-era torture programs.
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04/28/14 – David Rohde – The Scott Horton Show
David Rohde, an investigative reporter for Reuters and a contributing editor for The Atlantic, discusses his article “How America Lost Vladimir Putin;” rifts in the US-Russia relationship since Putin’s offer of assistance after 9/11; Putin’s fear that his government was targeted for the next pro-democracy NGO-backed color-coded revolution; and why it’s hard to differentiate between the “will of the people” and foreign agitators in Ukraine’s civil strife.
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04/25/14 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how libertarians can win friends and influence people (to the cause of peace and liberty); popular myths on economics and the role of government; the bureaucratic roadblocks to operating a small business and earning a living; and whether Rand Paul is a true champion of liberty.
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04/25/14 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses former State Department think-tank director Anne-Marie Slaughter’s op-ed advising bombing Syria to intimidate Russia; John Kerry’s poor performance compared to his Russian counterpart; how US aggression is pushing China and Russia closer together; and the widespread confusion on who is responsible for the chemical attacks in Syria.
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04/24/14 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, an award-winning syndicated columnist, discusses the risks of a US-Russia military confrontation over Ukraine; NATO’s aggressive show of force in the region; and why the winner in Ukraine actually loses (getting stuck with Kiev’s enormous debt).
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04/24/14 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show
Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s probably-well-intentioned but awkwardly racist critique of government dependence and the welfare state; the media’s habit of vilifying individuals who are targeted for government raids; why Nevada’s quasi-colonial relationship with Washington, D.C. needs to be remedied; and the BLM’s lesser-known persecution of the Dann family, who are Nevada ranchers and members of the Western Shoshone nation.
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04/23/14 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the covert US-Turkey operation to deliver Libyan weapons to Syrian rebels; why Fox News narrowly focuses on Benghazi while ignoring the broader implications; and the origins of the US’s plans for Syrian regime change.
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