Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the first part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Topics of discussion include US support for Iran's early nuclear program under the Shah, why Iran went to nuclear weapons proliferater A.Q. Khan for civilian uranium enrichment equipment, and the false narrative on Iran's program as told by David Sanger and other biased commentators.

Muhammad Sahimi, professor of Chemical Engineering at USC, discusses why a compromise with Iran is possible if it is not asked to surrender; the misrepresentation of Supreme Leader Khamenei's opinion on a deal with the West; and the chance of a finalized agreement happening within a few months.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how Americans can help Ukrainians; the ratio of crazy/stupidity in neoconservatives picking a fight with Russia; and the imperialist core of American exceptionalism, dating to the country's earliest days.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses the treacherous road between Damascus and Tartous in Syria; why nobody really knows the composition of Syria's many rebel groups, or how great their numbers; the Gulf monarchies backing radical Sunni groups throughout the region; and why the Syria-Iraq border no longer matters as suicide bombers roam freely on both sides.

Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses the polls showing Americans oppose intervention in Ukraine; Russia's reaction to State Department neoconservatives engineering regime change in Kiev; and why the US national interest is best served by non-hostile relations with nuclear-armed Russia.

Journalist Jason Leopold discusses the government's Orwellian war on words wherein Guantanamo hunger strikers are said to be on "long term non-religious fasts;" the media blackout on Guantanamo; and the painful process of force feeding. Transcript Hi y'all how's it going. Welcome to the show it's the Scott Horton Show, I'm Scott Horton. You know I used to concerned about this Hunger-Strike down in Guantanamo Bay, bunch of people , most of them were kidnapped and sold for bounty by the...

Alan Butler, host of the Liberty Express Radio show "Butler on Business," discusses the manipulation of BLS statistics for political gain; why the population/employment ratio is a better jobs indicator than the commonly used U3 unemployment rate; and why inflation is much higher than officially reported.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how surveillance/intelligence agencies have become the de facto fourth branch of government; Diane Feinstein's apparent outrage at the CIA spying on her staff's attempt at oversight; the implications of spying on government officials (and handing the info over to Israel); and the folly of NATO and mutual defense treaties. Transcript Alright welcome to the show, I'm Scott Horton, this is my show the Scott...

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff reporter, discusses the Fallujah civilians being killed by Iraq's government; the events leading up to the 2004 killing of four Blackwater mercenaries and the subsequent US assault on Fallujah; the continuing consequences of Bush's disastrous Iraq war; and why Nuri al-Maliki is basically a Shiite Saddam Hussein. Transcript Welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton this is my show, The Scott Horton Show. This is going to be like a time warp back to ten years ago,...

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses evidence that the CIA is spying on its overseers in the Senate Intelligence Committee; why CIA torturers are allowed anonymity and freedom from prosecution; the direct connection between the torture program and the NSA's phone records dragnet; and Obama's coverup of the torture program's presidential authorization. Transcript Scott Horton (SH): Welcome back to the show Marcy, how are you doing? Marcy Wheeler(MW):_ Hey good to be back SH: Sorry to keep you on...

Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the successful National Summit to Reassess the U.S. - Israel "Special Relationship" in Washington last weekend. Transcript  Scott Horton (SH): _Welcome back to the show, I"m Scott Horton and it looks like I just missed Jonathan Landay, we'll see if we can get him on the show tomorrow. Our next guest is Grant F Smith for the Institute for Research Middle East Policy and he is the author of a great many books, including: Divert: Numec, Zalman...

Journalist Ted Snider discusses his article "Ukraine and Twenty-First Century Coups;" the formula for overthrowing elected governments with "democratic" street protests backed by Western powers; and the silent coups in Honduras, Paraguay, and (probably) Ukraine. Transcript All right welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton, this is my show. We're here from 3-5 Eastern time, Monday - Friday on the Liberty Express. Our next guest today is Ted Snider he's been writing lately...

Journalist M.J. Rosenberg discusses the AIPAC convention attendees converging on Capitol Hill to vigorously lobby Congress; Obama's surprising, repeated defiance of the Israel lobby; and how John McCain's longevity and temperament might be the death of us all. Transcript Our first guest up today is M.J Rosenberg, he's formerly, I know you hate it when I say this M.J but it's relevant, he's formerly a staffer with the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, although that was a long, long time...

Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the national summit to reassess the U.S.-Israel "special relationship" in Washington on March 7; the topics and scheduled speakers (including Scott Horton); and why the individuals who commit crimes on Israel's behalf are too big to prosecute. Transcript Welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton Pat Buchanan is coming up in half an hour, find out what he thinks about this Ukraine thing. He's a good old fashioned cold warrior right? Well, we'll see...

Pat Buchanan, a syndicated columnist and former presidential candidate, discusses the national interests of Russia and the US in Ukraine; some deep background on Ukraine, the Soviet Union, and Cold War realpolitik; the competing bailout packages from Russia and the EU for Ukraine's basket-case economy; the lesser-known great crimes of WWII; and how "natural borders" are breaking down global institutions and nation states. Transcript Scott Horton: Our next guest is a former speech writer for...