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Scott brings Matthew Hoh back on the show to talk about the rumored deal Trump made with the Russians to end the war in Ukraine, the legacy of Dick Cheney, the ramifications of what Israel accomplished and has failed to accomplish in Gaza and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “Top Army officials visit Kyiv on peace and tech sharing mission” (Politico)
• Scott’s Twitter thread

Matthew Hoh is associate director at the Eisenhower Media Network and formerly worked for the U.S. State Department. Hoh received the Ridenhour Prize Recipient for Truth Telling in 2010. Subscribe to his Substack and follow him on Twitter @MatthewPHoh

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Ben Freeman of the Quincy Institute joins the show to discuss his latest research on cronyism in American foreign policy. Freeman examined the top Think Tanks working to influence lawmakers in Washington and American public opinion through media. He found a lot of undisclosed funding coming from weapons companies. On top of that, many experts at these organizations were publicly for the purchase of the explicit weapons that their funders produced. Freeman lays out what he found and names some of the top organizations and companies taking part in this racket. 

Discussed on the show:

• “How weapons firms influence the Ukraine debate” (Responsible Statecraft)
• “Lockheed Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” (Corpwatch.com [formerly published at Playboy])

Ben Freeman is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute. He previously served as Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative with the Center for International Policy. Read his work at Antiwar.com and Responsible Statecraft. Follow him on Twitter @BenFreemanDC.

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Journalist Kit Klarenberg joined Antiwar Radio this week to talk about his experience being detained by British police and interrogated about writing for The Grayzone. Klarenberg talks Scott through what happened—how he was detained and what he was asked about. They then zoom out and discuss the concerning implications of this aggressive new attack on alternative media. 

Discussed on the show:

• The Trial of Julian Assange by Nils Melzer
• “British police detain journalist Kit Klarenberg, interrogate him about The Grayzone” (The Grayzone)

Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Follow him on Twitter @KitKlarenberg

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Scott talks with journalist Nick Turse about a series of articles he wrote to mark Henry Kissinger’s 100th birthday. Scott and Turse reflect on all the destructive policies Kissinger helped enact during his long career in government and try to determine how many deaths he is responsible for. Turse also reveals some new information he discovered about the U.S. bombing campaign in Cambodia and talks about the time he confronted Kissinger directly about his war crimes.

Discussed on the show:

• “Blood on his Hands: Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings” (The Intercept)
• “Notorious 1973 Attack Killed Many More Than Previously Known” (The Intercept)
• “U.S. Blamed the Press for Military Looting in Cambodia” (The Intercept)
• “Transcripts of Kissinger’s Calls Reveal His Culpability” (The Intercept)

Nick Turse is a contributing writer for The Intercept. He is the author most recently of Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan and of the bestselling Kill Anything That Moves. Follow him on Twitter @nickturse

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Ken Silva joins Scott to talk about a recent three-hour interview he did with Andreas Strassmeir, a German national whose name has come up often in discussions of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Specifically, Silva was talking to Strassmeir about Showtime’s depiction of him in their new miniseries about the lead-up to the OKC bombing. Scott and Silva listen to some clips from the interview and reflect on how Strassmeir’s claims fit into their understanding of the event.

Discussed on the show:

• Waco (IMDb)
• Waco: The Aftermath (IMDb)
• “Notorious ‘Andy the German’ Responds to TV Series Depicting Him as OKC Terrorist” (Headline USA)
• The Debutante by Jon Ronson
• Oklahoma City Bombing Archive
• The Secret Life of Bill Clinton by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Ken Silva has been a reporter for more than 10 years, working in places such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. Follow him on Twitter @JD_Cashless

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Erik Sperling was back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the situation in Yemen. Sperling explains the recent pressure campaign launched by U.S. officials to dissuade the Saudis from making peace with the Houthis without first securing a number of American demands. Sperling and Scott go over what these U.S. officials want, think through how this effort can play out and put all of these new developments in context. 

Discussed on the show:

• “In Strategic Shift, U.S. Draws Closer to Yemeni Rebels” (Wall Street Journal)
• “US maintains intelligence relationship with Houthis” (Al-Monitor)

Erik Sperling is the Executive Director of Just Foreign Policy. Follow him on Twitter @ErikSperling

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Ted Snider joins the show to run through some of the latest developments in Ukraine. They discuss the ever-expanding willingness to arm the Ukrainians with weapons that, until recently, were considered too provocative to supply. They also talk about some possible consequences of the drone strike at the Kremlin as well as the U.S. position on Crimea. 

Discussed on the show:

• “How Death Outlives War” (Cost of War Project)
• “Yemeni Civil War Unleashes a Plague of Locusts” (Antiwar.com)

Stephanie Savell is the co-director of the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute. Savell is an anthropologist who studies security, militarized policing, and civic engagement in relation to the United States post-9/11 wars and policing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the co-author of The Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life.

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Scott was joined by Stephanie Savell of the Cost of War Project to discuss her organization’s new report on indirect deaths in America’s post-9/11 wars. Savell’s research now points to between 4.5 million and 4.6 million indirect deaths that have already occurred in the countries affected by the wars as an indirect result of U.S. intervention. In this interview, Scott and Savell discuss the methods used, what constitutes indirect deaths vs. direct deaths and how the devastation differed from country to country.

Discussed on the show:

• “How Death Outlives War” (Cost of War Project)
• “Yemeni Civil War Unleashes a Plague of Locusts” (Antiwar.com)

Stephanie Savell is the co-director of the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute. Savell is an anthropologist who studies security, militarized policing, and civic engagement in relation to the United States post-9/11 wars and policing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the co-author of The Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life.

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Philip Weiss is back on the show to discuss the evolving views of Israeli apartheid in the American Jewish community and the U.S. Government. Scott and Weiss reflect on where the U.S.-Israeli dynamic stood twenty years ago as the global war on terror was kicking off. They then look at where things stand today and discuss what changes the anti-apartheid movement needs to push for. 

Discussed on the show:

• “White House officials know Israel is an apartheid state, but they can’t say so” (Mondoweiss)
• “Israel’s One-State Reality” (Foreign Affairs)

Philip Weiss is the long-time editor of Mondoweiss.net. Follow him on Twitter @PhilWeiss.

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