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Kyle Anzalone joined Scott for Antiwar Radio this week to go over all the biggest foreign policy news. They start with JDAMs, the American-guided bombs that are now operational in Ukraine. Next they discuss the brutal battle for Bakhmut which may be about over. They also touch on the Nord Stream stories coming out of Washington-friendly media outlets, the House Progressives teaming up with MAGA Republicans to vote against the US occupation of Syria and how the Biden Administration is escalating tensions with North Korea. 

Discussed on the show:

• “American Guided Bombs Are ‘Operational’ in Ukraine” (Libertarian Institute)
• Scott’s interview with Douglas Macgregor
• “Most Front-Line Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Within ‘4 Hours’” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut: ‘Our troops are not being protected’” (Kyiv Independent)
• Scott’s interview with Seymour Hersh
• “Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say” (New York Times)
• “Nord Stream pipeline attack: Germany searches suspect vessel” (The Times)
• “In Nord Stream attack, US officials use proxy media to blame proxy Ukraine” (Aaron Maté’s Substack)
•  “On NYT Nord Stream theory, German official raises specter of ‘false flag’” (Responsible Statecraft)
• “Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court” (New York Times)

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman. Follow him on Twitter @KyleAnzalone_

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

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Mark Kogan, a public affairs lawyer in Washington, D.C., discusses his article “Millennials Have Been At War For Their Entire Adult Lives – When is Enough Enough;” the Democratic and Republican leaders supporting US military action in Syria; and why Rand Paul’s filibusters are worthwhile even if unsuccessful.

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Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses his article “How Intelligence Was Twisted to Support an Attack on Syria;” the suspicious language used in the summary document on the chemical weapons attack; why the Israeli-sourced electronic intercept of freaking-out Syrian officials is likely fake; and the US’s strange “assessment” that the Syrian opposition didn’t use chemical weapons.

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Kevin Gallagher, Director of FreeBarrettBrown.org, discusses why American journalist Barrett Brown faces 105 years in prison; Brown’s coverage of private cybersecurity firms and the hacker group Anonymous; and how you can donate to his legal defense fund and help protect the First Amendment at the same time.

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Philip Giraldi, executive director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses Gareth Porter’s debunking of US “intelligence” supporting an attack on Syria; reports that the Syrian rebels accidentally set off deadly chemical weapons from the Saudis; why Secretary of State John Kerry can’t possibly know the casualty figures in Syria – no matter how confidently he states them; and AIPAC’s full-court press on Congress to get another war started in the Middle East.

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Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why President Obama should be impeached if he starts a war with Syria without a Congressional Declaration; the British Parliament’s surprising rejection of UK military action in Syria; why there’s no such thing as “limited” military strikes; the Swiss mind-your-own-business foreign policy; and recent polls indicating Americans have no interest in starting yet another war.

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Patrick Buchanan, author of Churchill, Hitler, and “The Unnecessary War,” discusses House Speaker John Boehner’s opportunity to “Stop Our Rogue President” from starting an undeclared war in Syria; why Congress has gradually ceded power to the Judicial and Executive branches of government; and how a “Nixon goes to China” approach could succeed in reaching an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.

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Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his recent article “‘War on chemical weapons’: Obama traps himself into Syrian combat;” Secretary of State John Kerry’s “Colin Powell moment;” the folly of Obama’s “red line” on chemical weapon use in Syria; why incompetent National Security Advisor Susan Rice should have been fired long ago; and why Saudi Prince “Bandar Bush” may be responsible for supplying Syria’s rebels with chemical weapons.

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Independent political journalist Joe Lauria discusses the United Nations’ surprising interference with the US/UK push for military strikes in Syria; shades of pre-war Iraq as UN ambassador Samantha Power insists weapons inspectors aren’t needed to investigate the Damascus chemical attack after all; and why the White House seeks only “to attack just strongly enough not to be mocked.”

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