Retired Congressman Ron Paul discusses the unsurprising revelations of massive government spying on Americans; why "truth is treason in an empire of lies;" the Republican leadership's support for Obama's spying programs; Rand Paul's 4th Amendment Restoration Act and class action lawsuit; and the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. Scott Horton Interviews Ron Paul The Scott Horton Show June 10, 2013  Transcript  (scroll down for audio) Scott Horton:  All right, y’all, welcome back...

Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network discusses the first week of Manning's court martial; witnesses casting doubt on the prosecution's charges; Adrian Lamo's admission that Manning wasn't "aiding the enemy" by informing Americans of their government's criminal actions; and how you can help crowd-fund a court stenographer for the trial (the government refuses to make its transcripts public).

James Bamford, author of The Shadow Factory, discusses the NSA's Prism surveillance program and Verizon phone log scandal; the failure of unprecedented government spying to stop terrorism in the US; why collecting massive amounts of irrelevant data makes finding terrorists harder, not easier; the government's "automated conspiracy theories;" the surprising NSA PowerPoint and FISA warrant leaks; the plausibility of the NSA recording every single phone call; and former Senator Frank Church's...

Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the very small percentage of Syrians (and large number of Western governments) who support the rebellion; the atrocities committed by moderate and radical jihadist rebels; how keeping the rebels armed will extend the civil war indefinitely; and the huge influx of foreign fighters in Syria.

John Logan Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain Miners, discusses his company's cryptocurrency mining hardware solutions for Bitcoin and Litecoin, and the special promo code for $100 off "The Prospector" custom-built miner.

Trevor Timm of the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses the recent leaks revealing wholesale NSA surveillance of Americans through Verizon phone logs and nine major internet companies; the NSA's "51%" rule for determining whether a call is foreign and thus suitable for monitoring; and how the government twists the definition of words to avoid constitutional violations.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses how White House narratives go largely unchallenged by journalists starved of information from government leakers; the favorable testimony of prosecution witnesses in Bradley Manning's court martial; Glenn Greenwald's scoop on the NSA's collection of all Verizon customer call data; how Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants help the government spy on Americans; why individuals targeted by government spying can't get standing to sue in court; and...

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the start of Bradley Manning's "speedy" trial after three years in detention; the government's case against Manning and Julian Assange as co-conspirators engaged in espionage; why Bob Woodward and top government officials are never prosecuted for leaking and publishing classified information; and how Manning's careful selection of documents to leak (to avoid getting "blood on his hands") has made his prosecution easier. Scott Horton Interviews Marcy Wheeler The...

Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network discusses day two of Manning's court martial; witness testimony including "the rat" Adrian Lamo; and why the government insists on pushing the egregious "aiding the enemy" charge.

Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses what's behind the popular protests in Turkey; why Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan doesn't seem like a secular moderate anymore; how Syria could be Turkey's "Vietnam" in terms of foreign policy disasters; Erdogan's claim that protestors are linked with terrorists; why Salafist jihadis are no threat to the US; Condi Rice's deadly plan for a faked Somalia regime change; and why US foreign policy has been...

Chase Madar, civil rights attorney and author, discusses the start of Bradley Manning's court martial; the list of charges against Manning, which could amount to an effective life sentence if he's convicted; why this case sets a bad precedent for journalism and a free press; our terrible (selectively enforced) system of laws on government leaks and whistleblowers; and how Manning revealed the criminal behavior of governments without getting "blood on his hands."

Ian Freeman, a Free Talk Live radio host, discusses Rich Paul's conviction on drug charges and a possible life sentence; the judge's disregard of jury nullification instructions; law enforcement's use of plea deals, informants and blackmail in the war on drugs; why New Hampshire's Free State Project is scaring the government; and the Porcupine Freedom Festival from June 17-23 in Lancaster, NH.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses how Austrian economists recognized the housing bubble long before it burst; the stock market's meteoric rise and record levels of investor margin/leverage; a possible future ratings downgrade on US debt; and the crony capitalists among us.

Conn Hallinan, a columnist with Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses his article "Afghanistan: Is It Really the End Game;" the US's unwillingness to negotiate with adversaries even as the insurgency and poppy production run wild; the Kabul suicide bombing by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-i-Islami group; Afghanistan's strategic importance in oil and gas transport; and the US's responsibility for the continuing disaster in Somalia.

David Vine, author of Island of Shame, discusses the forty year exile of the Chagossians from their homeland on Diego Garcia and the larger Chagos Archipelago; the history of the Chagossians and their claim to the land that now houses a huge and strategic US military base; the US history of racism and displacing natives during land grabs; and the Pentagon's strategy of using lily-pad bases to dominate the globe.