by Scott | May 24, 2016 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses ISIS’s military setbacks in Syria and Iraq as government forces and Shia militias converge on Fallujah – an ISIS stronghold only 40 miles from Baghdad that was captured in 2014....
by Scott | Apr 21, 2016 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, journalist and author of Chaos and Caliphate, discusses the permanent stalemate within the Iraqi government; the incentive of national and rebel forces to exaggerate their numbers; and why the US can’t hope to win a war on terrorism without...
by Scott | Mar 18, 2016 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Ramzy Baroud, Patrick Cockburn 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Feb 19, 2016 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Patrick Cockburn, Jonathan Schwarz, John Feffer 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Feb 19, 2016 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the emerging winners and losers in the Syrian conflict – although the end isn’t yet in sight. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Jan 12, 2016 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Trita Parsi and Patrick Cockburn 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Jan 12, 2016 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the Arab Spring’s hopeful beginning and disastrous outcome in every country (except Tunisia) where a democratic uprising threatened the established autocracy. Podcast: Play in new...
by Scott | Dec 29, 2015 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Eric Margolis, Patrick Cockburn 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Dec 29, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses why the Syrian civil war, already starting its fifth year, will be producing terrorist attacks and refugee disasters for the foreseeable future. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Oct 30, 2015 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Patrick Cockburn 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Oct 30, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the internal and external factors dividing the Turkish nation, and why its presidential system is only a few steps away from a dictatorship. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Sep 11, 2015 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Gareth Porter, Patrick Cockburn 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Sep 11, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses how ISIS gained control of half of Syria’s territory; rumors that Russia is building a military presence to support Assad; and why war will continue in Iraq and Syria for the...
by Scott | Jul 24, 2015 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Patrick Cockburn, Sheldon Richman 12-2 eastern time @LRN_FM http://libertyradionetwork.com http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Jul 24, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the joint assault on Fallujah, as Shia militias join Iraqi army units in an attempt to retake the ISIS-held city. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Apr 27, 2015 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Patrick Cockburn 12-2 eastern time http://lrn.fm http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Apr 27, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen that is worsening the “extraordinary man-made disaster,” as 12 million Yemenis face starvation. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Mar 22, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses his 5-part series on what daily life is like for the Iraqis and Syrians unlucky enough to live under ISIS rule. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Feb 19, 2015 | Stress Blog
Today’s show: Patrick Cockburn and Yasmin Taeb 12-2 eastern time http://lrn.fm http://scotthorton.org/chat
by Scott | Feb 19, 2015 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, a columnist and author of The Rise of Islamic State: Isis and the new Sunni Revolution, discusses the Islamic State’s fight to the death in Mosul; why Iraqi Sunnis fear Shia militias even more than Isis’s draconian rule; and the publicity...