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Scott brings Mark Lynch, who’s running to take Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat, about his campaign, his motivation for running, his stance on Israel and his chances for victory.  

Discussed on the show:

• LynchForSenate.com

Mark Lynch is a Republican running for Senate in South Carolina. Learn more about him and his campaign at LynchForSenate.com.

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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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Scott is joined by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh to discuss his recent story about the American operation to sabotage the Nord Stream pipelines last September. Scott and Hersh talk about the relevant history behind the operation as well as the strategic context around these pipelines between Germany and Russia. They also run through a number of Hersh’s other stories such as the fake assassination attempt on George H.W. Bush and the 2013 sarin attacks in Syria. 

Discussed on the show:

• “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” (Substack)
• SeymourHersh.Substack.com
• “Whose sarin?” (London Review of Books)
• “The Redirection” (The New Yorker)

Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist famous for breaking the story of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. Since then, Hersh has broken many major stories on topics such as the Syrian Civil War and the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound. In February of 2023, Hersh began writing on Substack with a story about the US operation to sabotage the Nord Stream pipelines. 

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Andrew Cockburn joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to talk about Julian Assange. Cockburn wrote an article for Harper’s Magazine about the hypocrisy of mainstream journalists in their refusal to stand up for the condemned publisher of government secrets. After a quick rundown of who Assange is, why he’s important and where he is now, Cockburn and Scott discuss that Harper’s article.  

Discussed on the show:

• “Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper’s Magazine)
• “An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian)
• “Inside the CIA’s secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News)
• Scott’s interview with Jeffery Carr about the DNC hack

Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn.

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Connor Freeman, from the Libertarian Institute, was the first guest this week on Antiwar Radio. First, Scott talks about the Rage Against the War Machine rally in DC last Sunday. Then, Scott and Freeman jump into the developments hinting at a possible rift forming in Washington over the War in Ukraine. They also touch on the possible UN probe into the Nordstream bombing and our government’s march toward war with China. 

Discussed on the show:

• RageAgainstWar.com
• “Why War Pledges for Ukraine Fell Flat in Munich” (Defense One)
• “Washington Post Lets Hersh’s Dangerous Cat Out of the Bag” (Antiwar.com)
• “Russia, blaming U.S. sabotage, calls for U.N. probe of Nord Stream” (Washington Post)
• “Blinken Accuses Beijing of “Considering” Arming Moscow Without Evidence” (Libertarian Institute)

Connor Freeman is the Assistant Editor of the Libertarian Institute, primarily covering foreign policy. He is a co-host on Conflicts of Interest. His writing has been featured in media outlets such as Antiwar.com and Counterpunch, as well as the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. You can follow him on Twitter @FreemansMind96

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Scott brings Bill Buppert on the show for a long discussion centering around U.S. attempts at utilizing irregular warfare since 1945. The two touch on the Afghan surge, the battle of Tora Bora, the Vietnam War, Color Revolutions, Suicide Bombings, Austrian Economics and much more. 

Discussed on the show:

• Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn
• Quigley Down Under (IMDb)
• “A Clean Break” (The Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies)
• Stalin’s War by Sean McMeekin
• Jawbreaker by Gary Berntsen
• Kill Bin Laden by Thomas Greer AKA Dalton Fury
• “This Air Force commando called in 688,000 pounds of bombs in one battle” (Task & Purpose)
• Bush at War by Bob Woodward
• Leap of Faith by Michael J. Mazarr
• Why The Vietnam War? by the great Mike Swanson
• Kill Anything That Moves by Nick Turse
• Dangerous History Podcast Woodrow Wilson Series, Part 1
• Wilson’s War by Jim Powell
• FDR’s Folly by Jim Powell
• Yesterday’s Man by Branko Marcetic
• By Way of Deception by Victor Ostrovsky
• Dying to Win by Robert Pape
• The Dash Podcast
• Touching the ‘Tism Podcast

Bill Buppert is a retired Army officer, independent philosopher, military historian and systems engineer. He hosts two podcasts: Chasing Ghosts and The Dash.

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Scott joins Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Tulsi Gabbard, Jimmy Dore, Max Blumenthal, Dan McKnight, Dan McAdams, Gerald Celente, David Swanson and many other great speakers at the Rage Against the War Machine protest before marching on the White House, February 19, 2023

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Scott is joined by Kit Klarenberg to discuss an article he wrote about the Bosnian War. The article analyzes some declassified cables from Canadian Peacekeepers that give a window into what was actually happening on the ground. Klarenberg tells the story of the war for those who may be unfamiliar with it. Scott and Klarenberg then dissect some of the myths that persist today and observe a lot of parallels to later interventions, including today’s war in Ukraine. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Declassified intelligence files expose inconvenient truths of Bosnian war” (The Grayzone)
• “The Russian Military Unit That Killed Dozens in Bucha” (New York Times)
• “Avoiding a Long War” (RAND)
• “Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it” (Politico)
• “The West’s hardest task in Ukraine: Convincing Putin he’s losing” (CNN)
• “Anatomy of a Coup: How CIA Front Laid Foundations for Ukraine War” (Substack)

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 and Kyle Anzalone run through some of the big stories of the day. They start with the war in Ukraine where they discuss how the rhetoric by officials of both sides is evolving. They next discuss the derailment of a train carrying hazardous material in East Palestine Ohio and explore the surprising lack of interest in this story by the legacy media. Finally, they talk about the widespread panic over the Chinese balloon earlier this month and the subsequent shootdowns of several smaller balloons. 

Discussed on the show:

• Russia Warns We Are Closing In On WWIII
• “Blinken Warns Attempting to Retake Crimea Is a ‘Red Line’ for Putin” (Antiwar.com)
• “Counting the Dead in Ukraine” (The American Conservative)
• Ohio Train Derailment & Why the Political Establishment Does Not Care guest Misty Winston
• “The US May Have Shot Down a Small Hobby Balloon With a Sidewinder Missile” (Antiwar.com)

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_

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