Joey King of Veterans for Peace discusses his organization's sponsorship of The Scott Horton Show; why veterans are an integral part of the antiwar movement; the upcoming protest against the School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, GA from November 16-18; and VFP's anti-recruitment efforts at schools.

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan discusses her candidacy for vice president (with Roseanne Barr for president) on the Peace and Freedom party ticket; Cindy's potential run for governor of California in 2014; how the Democrats in the antiwar movement bailed after Obama's election; Cindy's new book Revolution, A Love Story; and how the US empire is committing financial suicide.

Daphne Eviatar of Human Rights First discusses alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's military commission hearings at Guantanamo (she blogs about them here); the government's censorship of court proceedings; the unclear rules and constitutionality of commissions; how federal civilian courts have been tougher on terrorists than military courts; and doubts about President Obama's pledge to end torture.

Ann Ighe of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition discusses the latest attempt to break the Gaza blockade - this time on the Swedish ship Estelle; the Israeli Navy's heavy-handed seizure of the ship and arrest of activists in international waters; Israel's continuing collective punishment of Gazans for daring to elect Hamas in 2006; and how the activists onboard the Estelle conducted a public awareness campaign about Palestinians during their circuitous route to Gaza.

Antiwar.com editor John Glaser discusses the presidential "debate" on foreign policy; Mitt Romney's inability to appear more hawkish than Obama; how both candidates trotted out long-ago-debunked lies to smear Iran and appease Israel; Obama's "don't call it nation-building" nation building; keeping US troops in Afghanistan at least 10 years beyond the 2014 withdrawal; Obama's chest-thumping on killing Osama bin Laden and crippling Iran's (civilian) economy; and why these debates have been...

Kelley Vlahos, a Washington D.C.-based freelance reporter, discusses the toxic open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan; the dire health effects on US troops and veterans; the class-action lawsuit against Halliburton subsidiary KBR for failing to install proper incineration units; and the government's foot-dragging on every severe health issue effecting the military, from Agent Orange to Gulf War Syndrome.

Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses the upcoming session on Christian Zionism and Islamophobia in Washington D.C. on October 24th; the end-times religious extremists who unduly influence foreign policy and the Republican Party; debunking claims that Muslims are stuck in medieval times and have no yearning for democratic governance; and current events in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

Student and filmmaker Alex Sandberg discusses The Military Mind, his documentary-in-progress about PTSD; the macho military culture that encourages injured soldiers to "suck it up and drive on;" the onerous burden of proof required to get VA benefits; and how you can help get Alex's documentary funded and completed.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, briefly discusses the FFF's Civil Liberties College Tour - featuring guest speakers Glenn Greenwald and Bruce Fein - that concludes today (October 19th) at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Transcript: http://scotthorton.org/2012/10/19/101912-jacob-hornberger/ http://dissentradio.com/radio/12_10_19_hornberger.mp3  SCOTT HORTON INTERVIEWS JACOB HORNBERGER FUTURE OF FREEDOM FOUNDATION CIVIL LIBERTIES COLLEGE TOUR...

Stanford University law student Omar Shakir discusses the NYU/Stanford "Living Under Drones" report; the Obama administration's deceitful accounting of Pakistani civilians killed by drone strikes; how drones subvert international law and make it easier to start wars; and the dangers of proliferation.

Charles Goyette, author of The Dollar Meltdown, discusses President Obama and Mitt Romney's scapegoating of China for the US's economic problems; why we should be worried that the Federal Reserve is the biggest holder of Treasury bonds; the hypocritical pundits who complain about China's currency manipulation; and how trade tariffs allow the government to pick winners and losers in business - while increasing costs for consumers.

IPS News journalist Gareth Porter discusses "How the U.S. Quietly Lost the IED War in Afghanistan;" President Obama's rhetorical style of chest-thumping warmongering; how every (incredibly expensive) US countermeasure against IED's is defeated by simple, cheap modifications in bomb design; the surge in US casualties that followed Obama's troop escalation in Afghanistan; a fourth round of P5+1 Iran talks concerning sanctions relief and 20% uranium enrichment; and evidence that even Israel's...

Naureen Shah of the Human Rights Institute discusses the under-counting of deaths from US drone strikes; problems with applying "civilian" or "militant" labels to Pakistani tribesmen; the shortcomings in WWII-era laws of war; and how drones allow the Obama administration to start and escalate wars on the sly.  

Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and attorney for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, discusses the declassified documents that show the US Military Designated Assange "Enemy of State;" the stalemate between the British government, Assange, Swedish prosecutors, the DOJ and the Ecuadorian embassy; the rumored grand jury indictment against Assange for espionage; Bradley Manning's sham trial; and why WikiLeaks is a legitimate journalistic organization like the NY Times,...

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the war in Mali and "colonialism part 2" in Africa; why the MSM says every Islamic anti-Western group is "linked to Al-Qaeda;" consequences from the US-backed coup in Mauritania; France's brutally efficient brand of colonialism; why India is developing ICBM's that can reach the US; and the military-industrial-complex's fear of the looming "fiscal cliff."