IPS News journalist Gareth Porter discusses how the media got it wrong about Israel being "on the verge" of war with Iran in 2010; former Mossad chief Meir Dagan's warnings about Benjamin Netanyahu's reckless bluster; why Israel's military can't possibly go-it-alone on Iran; and the obstacles preventing a diplomatic solution with Iran during Obama's second term.

http://dissentradio.com/radio/12_11_07_giraldi.mp3 Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the progress (or lack thereof) in the 11-year old war on terrorism; how Dick Cheney's "One Percent Doctrine" continues to define US foreign policy; the defeat of Mitt Romney and his neoconservative advisors; and why Chas Freeman would be a great replacement for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Transcript Scott Horton: All right. You guys don't want to talk about the election. Neither do I....

Jeremiah Goulka, a TomDispatch regular, discusses "The Urge to Bomb Iran;" the power and influence of neoconservatives; war-and-peace policy differences between Obama and Romney; a partial list of Romney's foreign policy advisors; the fevered dreams of pro-MEK regime change hawks; and why it's no fun arguing with intellectually dishonest people.  

Clive Stafford Smith, author of The Injustice System, discusses how the US and UK colluded to commit war crimes in the illegal detention of Yunus Rahmatullah; the misleading recidivism rate of ex-Guantanamo prisoners; how the "noble corruption" of well-intentioned police and prosecutors is destroying the justice system; and why retired high-level US politicians had better think twice about vacationing in Europe.

Muhammad Sahimi, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California, discusses "the unfolding human catastrophe in Iran" from US-imposed sanctions; the Obama administration's lies about "smart, targeted" sanctions that hurt the Iranian government, not the people; why the US's real goal is regime change, not curtailing Iran's nuclear enrichment program; what General Martin Dempsey really meant when he said "I don't want to be complicit" if Israel...

Constitutional attorney and author John Whitehead discusses the US government's authorization of drone aircraft for domestic law enforcement and surveillance (public and private); the estimated 30,000 drones of all shapes and sizes that will be in service by 2020; the fate of former Marine Brandon Raub, who was forcibly institutionalized for controversial Facebook postings; the many veterans being pestered by FBI and DHS for exercising their First Amendment rights; The Rutherford Institute's...

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses why the US and France are so interested in Mali, of all places; the North African al-Qaeda affiliate borne from the brutal Algerian war; how Africa's vast size and numerous conflicts give the Pentagon an excuse to stay "globally engaged;" the questionable US alliances with shady militants in Libya and Syria; the CIA's love-hate relationship with Muammar Gaddafi and Bashar al-Assad; and why puppet governments aren't as easy to...

Bruce E. Levine, a clinical psychologist and author, discusses how TV makes Americans passive and accepting of authority; how producers use "technical events" to biologically attract a viewer's attention; the mental health issues and social isolation caused by watching television; and how the corporate state has essentially colonized Americans who cannot effect political change and feel helpless.

McClatchy Newspapers journalist Mel Frykberg discusses the September 11th attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi and why it remains a hot-button election issue; the revenge-minded Misrata militias attacking in Bani Walid; the stumbling blocks preventing Libya from forming a viable central government; the al-Qaida linked militants moving back and forth across the Libya-Egypt border; the huge cache of missing Gaddafi-regime weapons; and why the West is mostly silent on human rights...

IPS News journalist Gareth Porter discusses his article "Pentagon Nixed 1998 U.S. Nuclear Scientists' Probe of Iranian Programme;" how successive US administrations have blocked or ignored information that disproves the "Iran is making nuclear weapons" propaganda; Dick Cheney's ironic and humorous anti-sanctions arguments in 1996 (while CEO of Halliburton); how the Bush administration knew for certain that Iraq did not have a nuclear program in 2003; and Gareth's upcoming book Manufactured...

Truthout journalist Jason Leopold discusses his article about Adnan Latif's tragic and avoidable death in Guantanamo prison in September; why Latif should have been released years ago (and never imprisoned in the first place); the Yemeni government's refusal to claim Latif's body until the US reveals a cause of death - which is no longer assumed to be suicide; and how the Bush and Obama administrations, with help from the courts, have eviscerated habeas corpus and the Constitution.

Hanan Salah of Human Rights Watch discusses HRW's report on how the CIA and UK Secret Service (in 2005-06) captured anti-Gaddafi "militants" living abroad, often tortured them, and sent them back to Gaddafi for further torture; the irony that many of these Libyans are in the new government and de facto allies of the US and NATO; evidence that the Bush administration lied about waterboarding being limited to the "big 3" 9/11 conspirators; other medieval US torture practices; new photographic...

Leah Bolger, President of Veterans For Peace, discusses her trip to Pakistan with the CODEPINK delegation to witness the US drone war's effects; how the CIA has waged constant psychological warfare on civilians and fractured communal bonds in Waziristan; the lies told about drone "accuracy" by government and the media in the US and Pakistan; and why Americans generally don't care about the lives of people half a world away.

Sheldon Richman of the Future of Freedom Foundation discusses the merger of Israel's Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu parties; why it seems like all the Iran war talk was just to distract from the Palestine issue; how "facts on the ground" have made a two-state solution impossible; and proposals to change Israel's flag from a Jewish star to a symbol more befitting the diverse population. Scott Horton Interviews Sheldon Richman The Scott Horton Show October 29, 2012 Transcript Scott Horton:  All...

Wendy McElroy, a feminist, anarchist and author, discusses the media's focus on 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by Pakistani Taliban gunmen; why the mainstream press ignores the children regularly killed in US drone strikes; the government's success in hiding the consequences of war from Americans; arguments against the US's global policeman role; how "Paper Money = Despotism;" and the alternative currencies competing with the dollar (and how to spend them).