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The Scott Horton Show 9/19/12
Today on the show: Jeff Tucker, Philip Giraldi and Pepe Escobar 12-2 eastern http://noagendastream.com/
The Scott Horton Show 9/18/12
Today on the show: Jen Marlowe and Ray McGovern 12-2 eastern http://noagendastream.com/
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
12/30/22 Eli Clifton on Twitter’s Hypocritical Acceptance of US Information Operations
Scott brings Eli Clifton of Responsible Statecraft on to discuss the recent revelations about Twitter’s boosting of U.S. military information operations. They go over some of the details outlined in Lee Fang’s thread, which served as part 8 of the ongoing Twitter Files. Fang reveals Twitter’s hypocrisy as the firm publicly exposed and censored disinformation campaigns by foreign governments while it worked to amplify specific fake propaganda accounts at the request of the Pentagon. Scott and Clifton go through what we learned and then zoom out. Although they see a lot of value in these Twitter Files disclosures, the two also voice concern over the lack of action Musk appears to be taking beyond just exposing past behavior. They point out how financially dependent Musk is on the government which serves as a natural ceiling to how much he can expose and upset the military and intelligence agencies. They also talk about the enormous scale and efficacy of foreign lobbying on the government, DC think tanks and America’s largest companies.
Discussed on the show:
- “How Twitter hid US-military info ops from the public” (Responsible Statecraft)
- “The Twitter Files Part 8: How Twitter Quietly Aided the Pentagon’s Covert Online PsyOp Campaign” (Twitter)
- “DC think tank puts hawkish former Aussie PM on China Center board” (Responsible Statecraft)
Eli Clifton is a senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and Investigative-Journalist-at-Large at Responsible Statecraft. Follow him on Twitter @EliClifton.
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07/19/13 – Alexa O’Brien – The Scott Horton Show
Alexa O’Brien, the unofficial transscriptionist of Bradley Manning’s trial, discusses the prosecution witness claiming Manning was “disloyal;” the judge’s refusal to dismiss the government’s aiding the enemy and computer fraud charges; and the mainstream media’s terrible-to-nonexistent coverage of Manning’s trial.
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07/16/13 – Mike Swanson – The Scott Horton Show
Mike Swanson, founder and chief editor of WallStreetWindow.com, discusses the low wage, part time jobs being created during the current stock market boom; the permanent war economy; how inflation lowers the standard of living for everyone but the ultra rich; and the government’s excessive spending that is crowding out private investment.
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07/16/13 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses why Edward Snowden is a whistleblower, not a traitor – despite what the media is telling you; the possible public backlash against the NSA’s lawless spying; the ugly reality of “what winning looks like” in Afghanistan; and why Snowden had better watch his back if he flees to South America.
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07/15/13 – Cori Crider – The Scott Horton Show
Cori Crider, a Guantanamo attorney and Strategic Director for Reprieve, discusses the report “Down the Tubes: The 2013 Hunger Strike at Guantanamo Bay;” why the Guantanamo prisoners have resorted to starving themselves to death; the military’s efforts to break the hunger strike; the government’s video response to rapper Mos Def’s demonstration of force-feeding; and why Obama won’t take action to close Guantanamo.
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07/15/13 – John Glaser – The Scott Horton Show
John Glaser, a writer for Antiwar.com and The Washington Times discusses his article “In Syria, U.S. Arms Go To Pro-Assad Militias and Jihadists;” why Israel’s attacks on Syria are war crimes; and why – by process of elimination – US strategy in Syria must be to weaken Syrian allies Iran and Russia.
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07/12/13 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the semantic arguments on whether the NSA’s PRISM program allows direct access to tech companies’ private customer data (per Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden); the value of government spying for blackmailing people to work as informants; and why nobody should rely on Microsoft for encrypted communications.
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07/12/13 – Coleen Rowley – The Scott Horton Show
FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley discusses the Chechen connection between “20th hijacker” Zacarias Moussaoui and the Boston bombers; how 9/11 could have been prevented if government agency heads were just doing their jobs; and the many reasons why James Comey should be in prison instead of being nominated for FBI director.
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07/12/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Historian and journalist Gareth Porter discusses FBI director nominee James Comey’s political decision to prosecute Iranian-backed Hezbollah instead of Al Qaeda for the 1996 Khobar Towers attack; how bureaucratic self-interest trumps national security priorities; President Clinton’s decision to let Martin Indyk hijack US foreign policy for Israel’s benefit; and Alberto Nisman’s charge that Iran was linked to the contrived 2007 JFK Airport bombing plot.
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