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The Scott Horton Show 9/04/12
Today on The Scott Horton Show - Listen Live - Journalist Kelley Vlahos will be on to talk about Afghanistan. Journalist John Glaser will be on to talk about Obama's astonishing push-back against Israel's attempts to ensnare the U.S. in a war with Iran. The Scott...
The Scott Horton Show 9/03/12
Today on The Scott Horton Show - Listen Live - Professor Stephen Zunes will be on to discuss how the California State Assembly Seeks to Stifle Debate on Israel. The Other Scott Horton will be on to talk about the the DOJ dropping their investigation into CIA torture...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
1/13/23 Andy Worthington: The US is Still Running an Illegal Prison at Guantanamo Bay
Andy Worthington returns to talk about the 35 men who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as we pass the 21st anniversary of the prison. Of those 35 men, 20 have already been cleared for release, yet they remain in custody with no release date. Scott and Worthington talk about the shameful history of the prison, consider all the reasons it’s stayed open so long and discuss what must happen for this disgraceful chapter of America’s history to finally be brought to an end.
Discussed on the show:
- “You Have No Rights” (The Intercept)
- “Convicted Guantánamo Prisoner Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul Seeks An End to His 14 Years of Solitary Confinement” (AndyWorthington.co.uk)
Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy.
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05/17/13 – Gabriel Sukenik – The Scott Horton Show
Bitcoin entrepreneur Gabriel Sukenik discusses the government’s regulation of Bitcoin exchanges; the temporary shutdown of Mt. Gox; and price volatility in Bitcoin.
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05/17/13 – Jed Morey – The Scott Horton Show
Jed Morey, a journalist with Long Island Press, discusses the Pentagon’s “power grab” of unilaterally granting itself authority over civil disturbances; giving local military commanders the same authority as the president during some ill-defined emergency; preparing domestic military operations with the NDAA and Northern Command; and the pushback coming from Congress and the National Governors Association.
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05/17/13 – David Vine – The Scott Horton Show
David Vine, author of Island of Shame, discusses the thousand or so US military bases spread out among most of the world’s countries; the enormous profits gained by contractors for building and supporting bases abroad; rampant waste, fraud and criminal activity that goes unpunished; and the latest setback for Diego Garcia’s forcibly expelled natives, the Chagossians.
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05/17/13 – Kelley B. Vlahos – The Scott Horton Show
Kelley B. Vlahos, contributing editor for The American Conservative, discusses VA whistleblower Dr. Steven S. Coughlin’s accusations that research affirming Gulf War Illness is being intentionally hidden; the enormous costs of lifetime medical care for hundreds of thousands of sick and injured veterans; the VA’s apathetic response to surveys that revealed large numbers of suicidal veterans; and the disposable warriors (athletes and soldiers alike) who are celebrated as heroes then discarded when they fall ill.
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05/16/13 – Jim Bovard – The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the IRS’s targeting of conservative nonprofit groups; a brief history of presidential administrations that used the IRS to combat political opponents; the terrible tax laws written by Congress; and why the earned income tax credit is a fraud-riddled, stealth-welfare abomination.
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05/16/13 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show
Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the government’s persecution of middle-aged quilt maker Rita Hutchens in supposedly Constitution-loving Idaho; local police acting like an army of occupation in a foreign country; and how you can donate to support Will’s continuing efforts to chronicle police brutality and corruption.
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05/16/13 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the results of Pakistani elections; the relatively poor showing of cricket star and anti-corruption champion Imran Khan; the Pakistani army’s heavy losses while fighting a US proxy war in the northwest tribal areas; probable US influence on key Pakistani appointments under new prime minister Nawaz Sharif; why Muslims really want Sharia law; and the US retreat from Afghanistan.
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05/15/13 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the scores of Guantanamo prisoners being denied the right to “escape” by starving themselves to death; how Obama could close Guantanamo – if he really wanted to; using civil disobedience to effect political change; why Americans remain almost completely ignorant of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty in 1967; and Mearsheimer and Walt’s incomplete analysis of the Israel lobby.
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