3/19/19 Gareth Porter on War with Iran

by | Mar 20, 2019 | Interviews

Scott talks to Gareth Porter about war with Iran. Porter is still convinced most people realize that such a war would be so costly in lives and dollars that it’s not even worth considering, but worries about National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State...

2/15/19 Gareth Porter on the FBI Putsch Against Trump

by | Feb 19, 2019 | Interviews

Gareth Porter gives an update on the “Russiagate” investigation, which he has long maintained is nothing more than a thinly-veiled ploy to remove President Trump from office. Recent reports on the investigation have only confirmed Porter’s suspicions...

1/18/19 Gareth Porter on American Withdrawal from Syria

by | Jan 24, 2019 | Interviews

Gareth Porter talks Trump, Syria, and America’s relationship with Israel. Porter says there are quite a few instances so far in Trump’s presidency where he’s made a public announcement about his plans, and then his aides work behind his back to thwart him. In many of...

1/7/19 Gareth Porter on the Khmer Rouge

by | Jan 17, 2019 | Interviews

Gareth Porter comes back on the show to respond to claims that he’s an apologist for Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. In explaining his 1975 book, Cambodia: Starvation and Revolution, he identifies a dangerous trend surrounding American wars abroad, which he himself fell...

1/5/19 Gareth Porter on Ending the War in Yemen

by | Jan 7, 2019 | Interviews

Gareth Porter tells Scott why he’s optimistic that the war in Yemen will soon be coming to an end. For one thing, says Porter, the War Powers resolutions in both congress and the senate have created political pressure to end America’s backing of the Saudis, even if...

10/28/18 Gareth Porter on U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia

by | Oct 30, 2018 | Interviews

Scott interviews Gareth Porter on his latest article for Middle East Eye, in which he explains that there’s enough pressure now, following the death of Jamal Khashoggi, for the United States to back down a little in our relationship with Saudi Arabia. Porter doesn’t...

10/17/18 Gareth Porter Debunks Russian Election Meddling

by | Oct 20, 2018 | Interviews

Gareth Porter’s latest article, The Shaky Case That Russia Manipulated Social Media to Tip the 2016 Election, takes on a recent New York Times piece claiming to outline how exactly Russian actors sought to undermine the 2016 presidential election. Porter explains that...

10/3/18 Gareth Porter on Trump and the American Empire

by | Oct 9, 2018 | Interviews

Gareth Porter is interviewed on his article for Truthdig, “Can Trump Take Down the American Empire?” Porter talks about revelations in the Bob Woodward book “Fear”, about the Trump presidency, and how they may pertain to the American Empire. Porter also talks about...

9/5/18 Gareth Porter on DHS ‘Russian Hacking’ Claims

by | Sep 8, 2018 | Interviews

Gareth Porter rejoins the show for an update on the Russian election hacking allegations. He reviews the evidence as presented by various media outlets and intelligence agencies, explaining why each story doesn’t amount to much of anything on its own, and thus we...

6/22/18 Gareth Porter on the Singapore Summit

by | Jun 26, 2018 | Interviews

Gareth Porter comes back on the show to give his thoughts on the recent Singapore summit. The center left and center right establishments, according to Porter, hysterically oppose efforts at diplomacy, in part because they’ve tied themselves to opposing everything...

4/14/18 Gareth Porter on Trump’s bombing of Damascus

by | Apr 18, 2018 | Interviews

Investigative reporter and historian Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to bomb the Assad government in Damascus. Porter explains how the evidence has been repeatedly massaged to misconstrue what is ambiguous as what is clear—and that...

3/28/18 Gareth Porter on the history of Iraq War 2

by | Mar 31, 2018 | Interviews

Investigative journalist and historian Gareth Porter returns to the show to do a deep dive on the history of the Iraq War. Porter begins by detailing the role of the air force in propagating the neoconservatives’ goals and the behind-the-scenes struggle for power that...