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The Stress Blog
The End of the War on Weed?
No, but this commentary in the Miami Herald has the stats that reveal the true insanity (like a fox) of the whole program: "After four decades and billions spent, marijuana is easier to get, and more potent, than ever. More than 40 percent of all Americans over 12...
The Terror Factory
My Amazon review of The Terror Factory: Prosecutions of *actual* terrorists in America since 9/11/01 can be counted on one hand (Moussoui, Zazi, Shazad, Abdulmuttalab). All of the rest are bogus, with at least 50 being straight-up entrapment jobs by the FBI and their...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
4/4/23 Jeffery Sachs on What Led to War in Ukraine
Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University joins the show to discuss the war in Ukraine. First, Scott asks him about his extensive experience telling the truth about American foreign policy on national television. They then take a look back at the important developments that led to this war over Ukraine. They discuss the talks after the fall of the USSR, the Russian interest in the port at Sevastopol, the true beginning of the current war in 2014 and more.
Discussed on the show:
- Naftali Bennett interview
- “NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard” (National Security Archive)
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he is currently a Professor.
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Recommended reading
03/01/14 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses Chelsea Manning’s award for the Sam Adams Integrity Prize of 2014; the Russian response to the US-backed coup in Ukraine; incremental NATO incursion up to Russia’s borders; and Obama’s hollow warnings of “consequences” for Russian actions that have already occurred.
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02/28/14 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the quick demise of the EU-brokered compromise deal for Ukraine; tracing Ukraine’s civil conflicts back to WWII atrocities committed by the USSR and Germany; and Russia’s so-far moderate response to the crisis.
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02/28/14 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses her work with the Greenwald/Scahill/Poitras media project The Intercept; the extent of NSA data mining, which tech firms/telecoms are cooperating, and the maze of legal justifications; and why, if a government agency must spy on everyone to no good effect, it might as well be the CIA instead of the NSA.
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02/26/14 – Justin Raimondo – The Scott Horton Show
Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, discusses the coup in Kiev; renewed Cold War hostilities between the US and Russia, with Ukraine in between; and the neo-Nazi representation in Ukraine’s dissident groups.
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02/26/14 – Alex Kane – The Scott Horton Show
Alex Kane, AlterNet’s New York-based World editor and assistant editor for Mondoweiss, discusses the US’s violent meddling in Syria’s civil war; the radical rebel groups that make Al Qaeda look like moderates; and why the Assad government is principally to blame for the large number of civilian casualties.
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02/25/14 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, an independent journalist and historian, discusses the newest US (and Israeli) demands that could halt an Iran nuclear deal; the Iranian equivalent of Iraq’s war-enabling “curveball” informant; and the media’s failure to provide fair and balanced reporting on Iran issues.
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02/25/14 – Ivan Eland – The Scott Horton Show
Ivan Eland, Antiwar.com columnist and senior fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses the free market/ international trade alternatives to “war for oil;” the disadvantages of fighting counterinsurgencies – even with the most powerful military in world history; and why there’s nothing “defensive” about current US national defense.
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02/24/14 – Mike Maharrey – The Scott Horton Show
Mike Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses progress in state-level legislation to nullify the NSA’s spying programs; the unusual rhetoric of Democrats defending Obama’s surveillance state; and how you can join the fight or donate to the cause.
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