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Antiwar Radio: 04/14/09: Gordon Prather, John Basil Utley, Dahr Jamail
And torture. Listen live on 95.9 FM KAOS Radio Austin from 1-3 PM Texas time, or KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/Radio.
The Walrus John Bolton Calls For Boots On The Ground In Somalia .
According to John Bolton and the Fox "news" anchorman, it is time for a coalition of the willing to begin air strikes and to put boots on the ground in Somalia to "take these people out".
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
11/15/21 Lyle J. Goldstein on How the US Would Lose the Battle for Taiwan
Discussed on the show:
- “Like Afghanistan, a War for Taiwan is Unwinnable” (National Interest)
- “The Scary War Game Over Taiwan That the U.S. Loses Again and Again” (Real Clear Investigations)
- “The War Nerd: This is how the Carriers Will DIe” (The Exiled)
Lyle J. Goldstein is the Director of Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities. He is the author of Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry. Follow his work at The National Interest.
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11/18/09 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service, discusses longstanding Iranian contingency plans for a U.S. attack on their nuclear industry, the Qom facility’s use as a symbol of deterrence to Israel and the U.S., the likely failure of multiple party uranium processing agreements and how Iran’s potential nuclear ‘breakout’ capability creates leverage in U.S. negotiations.
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11/17/09 – Jacob Hornberger – The Scott Horton Show
Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the 1845 annexation of Texas and subsequent Mexican-American War, President James K. Polk’s determination to acquire northern Mexico by conquest after his purchase offer was refused, the U.S. immigrants who defected from the army to fight on Mexico’s side as the San Patricio battalion, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo land grab and the longstanding open-borders policy after the war’s end.
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11/17/09 – Dahlia S. Wasfi – The Scott Horton Show
Iraqi American antiwar activist Dahlia S. Wasfi discusses the Iraqi government’s dearth of accomplishments and continued reliance on U.S. support, the U.S. actions that exacerbated sectarian violence, drawing attention to the humanity and suffering of Iraqis and the lingering toxic effects of war in Iraq and the U.S.
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11/17/09 – Michael Hastings – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Hastings, author of the article ‘Afghanistan: Does this make Obama a chickenhawk?‘ discusses MoveOn’s halfhearted criticism of Obama’s Afghanistan War escalation, how hawkish rhetoric fails to disassociate Democrats from their ‘mommy party’ image, jargon-filled war policy discussions that ignore real-life suffering and why the seemingly mysterious motivations of U.S. occupation are best understood as a convergence of self-interested parties.
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11/13/09 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Giraldi, contributing editor at The American Conservative magazine and columnist for Antiwar.com, discusses the collusion of Congress, AIPAC and the media in agitating for war with Iran, how the media’s repetition of a single false premise shapes public opinion toward war, a proposal for an ‘X Street‘ lobby that advocates for U.S. national interests and why the CIA and the National Endowment for Democracy need curtailing.
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11/13/09 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the corrupt and unpopular ‘Mr. 10 Percent’ Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, his invasion — at Hillary’s insistence — of Waziristan, the possibility of a U.S. attempt to seize Pakistan’s nukes, and the ultimate stupidity of the Long War plan.
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11/11/09 – Lew Rockwell – The Scott Horton Show
Lew Rockwell, chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses the transformation of Armistice Day into a pro-war paean to active duty troops, the incalculable disaster of U.S. entry into WWI, the historical whitewashing of the Wilson administration’s fascistic actions and the government’s casual approach to killing – from capital punishment to war to health care.
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11/10/09 – Thomas E. Woods – The Scott Horton Show
Bestselling author Thomas E. Woods discusses the determined overestimation of Soviet economic strength by free-market ideologues who should have known better, shoddy Iraq War propaganda that may make Americans less credulous in the future, a reminder to conservatives that their beloved military is a prime example of government run amok, the misallocation of resources in centrally planned economies and the inevitable expansion of even strictly limited governments.
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