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David Enders: US effort to undercut Islamist rebels in Syria fails
Poor Barack Obama: How to support an al Qaeda war against the Ba'athists (What, those guys don't get along?) in Syria while pretending to regret that that is exactly what you're doing? Well, they set up some new sock puppets, but it looks like it didn't take. "A...
Mali Government Waterboards Rebels
Well, good. At least Obama will have solid Republican support for this one: "Three suspected jihadists arrested in the days since the liberation of Timbuktu said Friday that Malian soldiers were torturing them with a method similar to waterboarding. "The three are...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
4/14/23 Michael Maharrey on The Best Arguments Against Defend The Guard and Why They’re Wrong
Scott is joined by Micahel Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center to talk about Defend The Guard. Maharrey reviews the arguments that federal and state officials have been using against the Defend The Guard legislation at some of the recent state legislative hearings. In this interview, he zeroes in on a couple that he considers to be the strongest. Maharrey lays out those arguments and explains why they fall short.
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Michael Maharrey serves as the national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center and the managing editor of the SchiffGold website. Michael is the author of four books. Constitution: Owner’s Manual examines various constitutional clauses and principles through the lens of the ratifying conventions. Follow him on Twitter @mmaharrey10th
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04/04/14 – Nick Giambruno – The Scott Horton Show
Nick Giambruno, senior editor at InternationalMan.com, discusses why Turkey was planning a false flag operation in Syria; domestic backlash against the Erdogan government’s strong support for the Syrian rebels; dangers of NATO intervention if Turkey goes to war; and the divergent regional interests of Israel and the US.
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04/04/14 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the Senate Intelligence Committee’s vote to release the CIA torture report; the long list of CIA lies about its torture program, with more to follow; and why the media takes government officials at their word instead of delving deeply into the documents to find the truth.
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04/03/14 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show
Will Grigg, keeper of the Pro Libertate blog, discusses recent changes to the decades-long cultural divide on crime, drugs, and law enforcement; public protests against New Mexico’s murderous police force; Mark Byrge’s disabling ordeal with police in American Fork, UT; and going through local mayors and city councils to achieve reforms of otherwise-unaccountable police forces.
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04/02/14 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses why convicted spy Jonathan Pollard should complete his time in prison; a snapshot of Pollard’s misdeeds and the false narratives being constructed to make him look like a martyr for Israel; and the intelligence community’s backlash against Clinton’s near-pardon of Pollard in 1999.
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04/01/14 – Greg Mitchell – The Scott Horton Show
Greg Mitchell, author of Atomic Cover-up, discusses his 3-part series (part 1, part 2, part 3) on the long-suppressed film footage shot in the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; President Truman’s censorship of an MGM film on the subject; the questionable justifications for dropping the bomb on Japan; and Greg’s offer of cooperation to documentary filmmakers who want to showcase the now-declassified material.
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03/31/14 – Barbara Slavin – The Scott Horton Show
Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor, discusses the Obama administration’s trial-balloon proposal for a possible Iran nuclear deal; gauging the reactions of Congress, Iran and Israel; and the worrisome inclusion of a built-in Authorization for Use of Military Force – just in case the deal goes bad.
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03/31/14 – Tyler Cullis – The Scott Horton Show
Tyler Cullis, a Policy Associate for the National Iranian American Council, discusses whether US sanctions will scuttle a nuclear deal with Iran or not; the unworkable process of having Congress – not the president – in charge of micromanaging temporary sanctions relief; and why Congress is eager to grant Obama the authority to start a war but won’t allow him to make peace.
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03/31/14 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian.
This is the tenth part in a series of interviews on Porter’s new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. This installment is about the “fake war crisis” brought on by Israel’s apparent preparations for an attack on Iran in recent years; the US-Israel good cop, bad cop ruse; punching holes in Israel’s propaganda with the statements of their own government officials; and deciphering the real US policy on Iran.
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