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Scott interviews Dan Vergano of Scientific American about an article he wrote exposing how scientifically absurd the claim that Iran was close to even having the ability to fully weaponize the enriched Uranium they possessed was when Washington and Tel Aviv launched this war.

Discussed on the show:

• “Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say” (Scientific American)

Dan Vergano is senior editor, Washington, D.C., at Scientific American. He has previously written for Grid News, BuzzFeed News, National Geographic and USA Today. He is chair of the New Horizons committee for the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and a journalism award judge for both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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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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Max Blumenthal joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to explain why you should accompany them and an impressive lineup of speakers at the Rage Against the War Machine rally in Washington DC this Sunday, February 19th. Scott and Blumenthal run through everyone who will be speaking, and highlight some Sister Rallies that will be held simultaneously for those who cannot make it to DC. They also address some of the sectarianism that threatens this coalition of leftists and libertarians. Finally, Blumenthal discusses some of the investigative projects and articles published recently at The Grayzone. 

Discussed on the show:

• RageAgainstWar.com
• Rage Against the War Machine on Twitter
• List of Sister Rallies
• “Declassified intelligence files expose inconvenient truths of Bosnian war” (The Grayzone)
• “Zelensky’s diaspora delegation led by economic hit-woman who led plunder of Ukraine” (The Grayzone)
• “From the ‘Groyper Wars’ to ‘America First’: Nick Fuentes becomes a ‘somebody’” (The Grayzone)

Director and writer of “Killing Gaza,” Max Blumenthal is a senior editor of the Grayzone Project and the author Goliath, Republican Gomorrah and The 51 Day War. Follow him on Twitter @MaxBlumenthal.

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Scott interviews former Lt. Col. Daniel Davis about the war in Ukraine. Davis has been closely watching the daily developments on the ground in Ukraine. He gives an update on where things stand on all the fronts, shares his interpretation of the current Russian offensive and draws on his experience in Iraq War I to illustrate the futility of the recent NATO battle tank transfer. 

Discussed on the show:

• Davis’s author page on 1945
• Eleventh Hour in 2020 America by Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis

Daniel Davis did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his time in the army. He is a Senior Fellow at Defense Priorities and is the author of the reports “Dereliction of Duty II: Senior Military Leaders’ Loss of Integrity Wounds Afghan War Effort” and “Go Big or Go Deep: An Analysis of Strategy Options on Afghanistan.” Find him on Twitter @DanielLDavis1.

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Scott is joined by Patrick MacFarlane to talk about the alleged Chinese balloon that captured the American news cycle a week ago. MacFarlane wrote a piece for the Libertarian Institute digging into the details and arguing against the fearmongering that has predictably resulted. Scott and MacFarlane talk about this story as well as the broader Cold War with China. 

Discussed on the show:

• “An Overblown Balloon Headline Inflates False Narrative on China” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines? “Russia, Russia, Russia!” (Racket [formerly TK News])
• “Rep. McCaul Plans Taiwan Visit This Spring, McCarthy Later” (Antiwar.com)
• Wilson’s War by Jim Powell

Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign policy. He is a Wisconsin attorney in private practice. His work has appeared on antiwar.com and Zerohedge. Follow him on Twitter @patmacfarlane_

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Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to go over the major report by Seymour Hersh that details how a U.S.-Norwegian covert operation was responsible for the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines last fall. Scott and DeCamp go through what Hersh reported and explain how the story compares to their initial expectations. They also revisit the absurd assertion made immediately by the legacy media hivemind that Russia must have bombed its own pipeline. 

Discussed on the show:

• “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” (Substack)
• “Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines? “Russia, Russia, Russia!” (Racket [formerly TK News])
• “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2023” (Institute for the Study of War)
• “Former Israeli PM Bennett Says US ‘Blocked’ His Attempts at a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal” (Antiwar.com)
• KPFK.org
• RageAgainstWar.com

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave

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