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Scott is joined by Jim Bovard to discuss two articles he recently published. The first marked the 30-year anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing of 1993. Scott and Bovard talk about what the FBI knew before the attack. Next they discuss Bovard’s article on the Global Engagement Center, an Obama-era internet censorship mission center operating out of the State Department. 

Discussed on the show:

• “30th Anniversary of the FBI’s Biggest ‘Bomb’” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Tapes Depict Proposal to Thwart Bomb Used in Trade Center Blast” (New York Times)
• “Why did this cop turn up dead?” (CNN)
• 1000 Years for Revenge by Peter Lance
• “How the feds spend $74M a year to try to censor Americans” (New York Post)
• “Twitter Files: GEC, New Knowledge, and State-Sponsored Blacklists” (Racket News [formerly TK News])

Jim Bovard is a columnist for USA Today and the author of Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington. Find all of his books and read his work on his website and follow him on Twitter @JimBovard.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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