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Scott interviews Trita Parsi about Netanyahu’s renewed effort to get Trump to bomb Iran on Israel’s behalf.

Discussed on the show:

• “As expected, Netanyahu back demanding more war with Iran” (Responsible Statecraft)

Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy. Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter @tparsi

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Scott discusses the 1993 Waco tragedy with David Hardy, Dan Gifford, James Tabor, Paul Fatta, David Thibodeau, Jim Bovard, Barbara Grant: the Branch Davidians’ history and theology, David Koresh, the ATF’s investigation and raid, the 51 day siege, the FBI’s tank and gas attack, the April 19 fire, analysis of infra-red imagery, the role of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, the trial and various coverups.

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Will ABC really tell us what happened at Waco in 1993? by Dan Gifford| New York City, NY Patch

FBI Mass Murder Of The Branch Davidians At Waco And The Establishment Collusion To Cover It Up | Dan Gifford

How the Government Covered Up the Waco Massacre by James Bovard | The Libertarian Institute

Waco Archives | James Bovard

ATF’s ‘Good ol’ boys’ | Tampa Bay Times

Delta team at Waco? | Salon.com

Was Army Active at Waco?: Ex-CIA Man Says Elite Commandos Took Part | NY Post

The Man Who Knew Too Much | The Washington Post

F.B.I. Says at Least 7 Agents Attended Gatherings Displaying Racist Paraphernalia | The New York Times

Waco: A Massacre and Its Aftermath by Dean M. Kelley | First Things

Branch Davidian Compound History | Mount Carmel Center Waco Today

Films

Waco: Rules of Engagement

Waco: A New Revelation

The FLIR Project

When the Government Lied: Waco’s Infrared Deception

Books

The Davidian Massacre, Carol Moore

This Is Not An Assault, David T. Hardy with Rex Kimball

Waco, A Survivor’s Story, David Thibodeau

The Ashes of Waco, Dick Reavis

The Waco Whitewash, Jack DeVault

Armageddon in Waco, Stuart A. Wright

Why Waco?, James D. Tabor, Eugene V Gallagher

Stalling For Time, Gary Noesner

Documents

Waco Search Warrant

Texas Rangers Report

FBI Records: The Vault — Waco / Branch Davidian Compound

Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) Used During the Final Assault of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas | Edward F. Allard

Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas

Report of the Department of the Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell Also Known as David Koresh

House Report 104-749 – Investigation Into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians

Letters from David Koresh during standoff at Mount Carmel – Ashes Of Waco

Interviews

David Thibodeau

Barbara Grant

James Bovard

Paul Fatta

James Tabor

Mike McNulty

And of course, Dan Gifford and David Hardy.

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Judge Andrew Napolitano joined Scott to discuss the DOJ’s case against Donald Trump. Napolitano believes it is an incredibly strong case and that the former President—and current Republican front-runner—is likely facing prison time. He and Scott run through what was revealed in the indictment, how it fits into what we already knew and why a lot of the common counterarguments from Trump fans likely won’t hold up in court.  

Discussed on the show:

• “Judge Andrew Napolitano: The case against Donald Trump” (Orange County Register)

Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is the of the daily show Judging Freedom. Judge Napolitano has written seven books on the US Constitution. The most recent is Suicide Pact: The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Lethal Threat to American Liberty.

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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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