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Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
2/24/23 Michael Tracey on His Experience at the Munich Security Conference
Scott talks with journalist Michael Tracey about the Munich Security Conference which he attended earlier this month. Tracey gives an overview of who was at the conference, who was disinvited and what the overall tone felt like. They then dig into some of the more disturbing things Tracey observed such as calls for more regime change and PR stunts to hamper diplomatic prospects between the West and China.
Discussed on the show:
- “Don’t Fear Putin’s Demise” (Foreign Affairs)
- “Why War Pledges for Ukraine Fell Flat in Munich” (Defense One)
- 2022 NATO Strategic Concept
- 2022 Nuclear Posture Review
Michael Tracey is a New York-based journalist. You can find his writing on Substack and follow him on Twitter @mtracey
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Recommended reading
07/03/13 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show
Will Grigg, author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the FOX propaganda line on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and Russia’s extradition refusal; why the US more closely resembles an evil Leninist empire than does Russia; our above-the-law, “soft totalitarian” government; and the European sky-piracy carried out against Bolivian President Evo Morales.
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07/03/13 – Jason Leopold – The Scott Horton Show
Al Jazeera journalist Jason Leopold discusses the widespread breakdown of safeguards at Gitmo that contributed to prisoner Adnan Latif’s death in 2012; the Guantanamo policy changes that brought on the prisoner hunger strike; and the bipartisan political opportunism that kept Latif imprisoned despite being cleared for release by the Bush and Obama administrations.
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07/01/13 – Philip Weiss – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of Mondoweiss, discusses Secretary of State John Kerry’s persistent yet futile push for peace talks in Israel; the never-ending colonization of the West Bank; why most Americans have never heard of the Nakba; and mainstream recognition that a Jewish state isn’t really necessary.
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07/01/13 – Adam Morrow – The Scott Horton Show
IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses the huge protests against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi; the Egyptian military’s demand that a political settlement be reached within 48 hours, or else; and why the secular Egyptian opposition looks ready to vote for another military dictatorship only two years after deposing Hosni Mubarak.
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06/28/13 – Conn Hallinan – The Scott Horton Show
Conn Hallinan, columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses US involvement in Syria since the beginning of the nearly three-year civil war; how the Syria conflict progressed from peaceful protests to full-on proxy war between the most powerful countries on earth; and Israel’s goal of creating either compliant Middle East dictators or fractured, failed Arab states.
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06/28/13 – Chase Madar – The Scott Horton Show
New York civil rights attorney Chase Madar discusses the first four weeks of Bradley Manning’s military trial; legal arguments about whether Manning’s leaked information was “closely held” or not; the government’s attempt to show Manning as a pawn of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, not a whistleblower responding to a crisis of conscience; and why – despite the prosecution’s weak evidence so far – we should expect a harsh sentence from the military judge.
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06/28/13 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses The Guardian‘s NSA files and Glenn Greenwald’s thousands of still-unreleased documents from NSA whistleblower Eric Snowden; government surveillance at the packet, metadata and content levels; how Section 215 of the Patriot Act skirts existing privacy laws; and why this unprecedented information gathering will have very little impact on preventing terrorism.
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06/28/13 – Jacob Hornberger – The Scott Horton Show
Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discussess FFF’s fundraiser for their pro-liberty college speaking tour (last year featuring Glenn Greenwald, Bruce Fein and Hornberger); the proper role of government in a free society; and teaching the importance of civil liberties to young conservatives.
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