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Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
3/24/23 Kelley Vlahos on Those Most Responsible for Iraq War II
Kelley Vlahos returns to the show to talk about some of the writers, pundits and government advisors most responsible for the invasion of Iraq twenty years ago. Vlahos wrote an article highlighting three awful reflections about the war written recently by some of its biggest cheerleaders—David Frum, Eli Lake and Max Boot. They also discussed a symposium organized by Responsible Statecraft which asked a range of historians, journalists and authors to name the most underrated player responsible for bringing about the war and explain why.
Discussed on the show:
- “Setting the record straight on the teeming media swamp that supported Iraq” (Responsible Statecraft)
- “Symposium: Aside from Bush & Cheney who is at fault for the Iraq War?” (Responsible Statecraft)
- Bad News: How the Media Marched Us to War in Iraq and Beyond
- “What the Neocons Got Wrong” (Foreign Affairs)
- “The Iraq War Reconsidered” (The Atlantic)
- “The Iraq War, 20 Years Later” (Commentary)
- “REVOLT AGAINST THE NEOCONS” (Antiwar.com)
- “The Pentagon Muzzles the CIA” (The American Prospect)
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft and Senior Advisor at the Quincy Institute. Follow her on Twitter @KelleyBVlahos.
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01/16/14 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses the addition of whistleblower Edward Snowden to their board of directors; how government employees can submit leaks with SecureDrop and remain anonymous; combining tech solutions and legislation to rein in the NSA; and how the Espionage Act prevents Snowden from getting a fair jury trial if he returns to the US.
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01/16/14 – Peter Hart – The Scott Horton Show
Peter Hart, Activism Director for Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, discusses the overly-kind obituaries of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the media’s faulty recollection of Fallujah, the lies that started the Iraq War, and Iraqi casualties.
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01/16/14 – Michael Ratner – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses the mainstream media’s talk of clemency for Edward Snowden, and why Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, and Jeremy Hammond deserve – but aren’t getting – the same recognition.
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01/15/14 – Kate Gould – The Scott Horton Show
Kate Gould, the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s lead lobbyist on Middle East policy, discusses why we should tell the Senate not to sabotage the Iran deal by adding new sanctions.
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01/14/14 – Jeff Kaye – The Scott Horton Show
Jeff Kaye, a psychologist and writer at Firedoglake, discusses how the Army Field Manual continues an official US government policy of torture; why the American public thinks (wrongly) that torture ended after the Abu Ghraib scandal; the “torture by fine print” in appendix M; and the very real and lasting physical effects of psychological torture.
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01/14/14 – Adam Morrow – The Scott Horton Show
Adam Morrow, an IPS News journalist based in Cairo, discusses the popular support and opposition to Egypt’s constitutional referendum; the credulous young Egyptians who effectively protested in support of renewed military dictatorship; and why civil war could result from divisive army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s promotion to president.
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01/13/14 – Reza Marashi – The Scott Horton Show
Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, discusses the interim implementation deal on Iran’s nuclear program; the need for diplomatic progress to prevent hardliners from taking control of the situation in Iran and the US; and why new sanctions will advance – not stop – Iran’s nuclear program.
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01/12/14 – Barry Lando – The Scott Horton Show
Barry Lando, former producer for 60 Minutes and author of The Watchman’s File, discusses the American legacy in Iraq, including Saddam Hussein’s early days in power, America’s role in the Iran-Iraq War, the 1991 Gulf War, and the calculated destruction of Iraq’s civilian infrastructure during post-war sanctions.
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