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U.S. Discovers Opium in Afghanistan
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Anthony Gregory on Rothbard on Left and Right
"Nothing is deadlier than the pursuit of liberal ends through conservative means." A couple of weeks ago I interviewed Anthony Gregory from the Independent Institute and the Future of Freedom Foundation about Rothbard's great essay Left and Right: The Prospects for...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
1/5/23 Dave DeCamp on Putin’s Ceasefire and the Strikes on Russian Barracks
Scott is joined by Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com to run through the latest news about the war in Ukraine. They talk about Putin’s announcement today that Russian forces would be observing a 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas. They also touch on the Ukrainian strikes on Russian barracks that killed a number of sleeping soldiers and other news about the ongoing war and the prospects for peace.
Discussed on the show:
- “No Sign of Peace in Ukraine as New Year Approaches” (Antiwar.com)
- “Ukraine Claims Heavy Russian Losses in Waves of Missile Strikes” (New York Times)
- “The CIA Is Using A European NATO Ally’s Spy Service To Conduct A Covert Sabotage Campaign Inside Russia Under The Agency’s Direction” (JackMurphy)
Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave
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10/21/13 – Michael Swanson – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Swanson is the author of The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963. This is the second interview in a series of in-depth discussions about the book.
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10/18/13 – Amy Hagopian – The Scott Horton Show
Amy Hagopian, Associate Professor at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, discusses the Public Library of Science’s (PLOS) study on mortality in Iraq from the 2003-2011 war and occupation; the results of other comparable studies done by different groups since 2007 or so; and the public’s gross underestimation of the human costs of war.
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10/18/13 – Barbara Slavin – The Scott Horton Show
Barbara Slavin, a journalist with Al-Monitor, discusses the centerpiece of Iran’s new nuclear proposal; the concessions Iran is willing to make in exchange for seeing an “endgame” plan from the US; the unhappy hardliners on both sides; and why Iran’s uranium enrichment serves little purpose other than as a bargaining chip.
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10/16/13 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses the launch of SecureDrop, an open-source submission platform for whistleblowers; Glenn Greenwald’s media venture with billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar; and the bombshell revelations from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden that haven’t been revealed yet.
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10/16/13 – Reza Marashi – The Scott Horton Show
Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, discusses the promising US-Iran talks that are no longer dominated by hardliners on both sides; the most cohesive Iranian political environment since the 1979 revolution; and George W. Bush’s failure to make a deal 10 years ago when Iran’s nuclear program was far less developed than it is now.
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10/15/13 – Coleen Rowley – The Scott Horton Show
Former FBI agent Coleen Rowley discusses how whistleblowers check excessive government power and secrecy; NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s Russian exile; and Senator Diane Feinstein’s claim that the current NSA spying program would have prevented 9/11.
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10/15/13 – Flynt Leverett – The Scott Horton Show
Flynt Leverett, professor at Penn State University’s School of International Affairs, discusses the concessions and guarantees needed to make a deal on Iran’s nuclear program; whether the UN Security Council’s decrees supersede Iran’s NPT/sovereign rights; Obama’s willingness (or not) to use political capital to fight obstructionists; and the legal impediments to lifting sanctions, even if Iran capitulated to all demands.
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10/14/13 – Rachel Levinson-Waldman – The Scott Horton Show
Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Counsel to the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program, discusses what the government does with Americans’ data; how the “fusion centers” established after 9/11 to fight terrorism quickly expanded their focus to all manner of criminal activity; whether public backlash can dial back the government’s power; and the NSA’s lies about oversight and the legality of their spying activities.
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