by Scott | Apr 28, 2014 | Interviews
David Rohde, an investigative reporter for Reuters and a contributing editor for The Atlantic, discusses his article “How America Lost Vladimir Putin;” rifts in the US-Russia relationship since Putin’s offer of assistance after 9/11; Putin’s...
by Scott | Apr 25, 2014 | Interviews
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses former State Department think-tank director Anne-Marie Slaughter’s op-ed advising bombing Syria to intimidate Russia; John Kerry’s poor performance compared to his Russian...
by Scott | Apr 24, 2014 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, an award-winning syndicated columnist, discusses the risks of a US-Russia military confrontation over Ukraine; NATO’s aggressive show of force in the region; and why the winner in Ukraine actually loses (getting stuck with Kiev’s enormous...
by Scott | Apr 17, 2014 | Interviews
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses CIA Director John Brennan’s secretive visit to Kiev; the failed unleashing of Ukraine’s army against separatists; the frenzied (and false) stories on “Jew registration” in...
by Scott | Apr 14, 2014 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, an award-winning syndicated columnist, discusses how Ukraine war-fever resembles pre-WWI militarism; the American and British banks that benefit from an IMF bailout; Israel’s connection to Ukraine’s large Jewish population and ruling class;...
by Scott | Apr 10, 2014 | Interviews
Daniel Larison, a senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses the pro-Russian protests in eastern Ukraine; the thousands of Russian troops gathered at Ukraine’s border, poised for invasion; US benevolent global hegemony vs. the real world; and...
by Scott | Apr 7, 2014 | Interviews
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses how the US intelligence community helped prevent military intervention in Syria; John Kerry’s repeated lies about the Sarin gas attack and an “unbelievably short war” scenario;...
by Scott | Mar 27, 2014 | Interviews
Ray McGovern, a retired CIA analyst turned political activist, discusses why the US media thinks a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent; and Victoria Nuland’s successful regime change operation as her guy “Yats” becomes interim prime minister and...
by Scott | Mar 21, 2014 | Interviews
Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses Robert Kaplan’s article “In Defense of Empire” in The Atlantic; why the US uproar over Russia’s anti-gay law is only making it worse for gay Russians; how the NED...
by Scott | Mar 20, 2014 | Interviews
J.P. Sottile, journalist and founder of NewsVandal, discusses whether Ukraine’s revolution is about democracy and EU integration or the corporate pillaging of Ukraine’s resources; Chevron’s 50-year shale gas lease and Big Agribusiness’ plans to...
by Scott | Mar 13, 2014 | Interviews
Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses the polls showing Americans oppose intervention in Ukraine; Russia’s reaction to State Department neoconservatives engineering regime change in Kiev; and why the US national interest is...
by Scott | Mar 10, 2014 | Interviews
Journalist Ted Snider discusses his article “Ukraine and Twenty-First Century Coups;” the formula for overthrowing elected governments with “democratic” street protests backed by Western powers; and the silent coups in Honduras, Paraguay, and...
by Scott | Mar 5, 2014 | Stress Blog
February 15, 2014 FFF, ISFL, Washington DC Jacob Hornberger: Okay we’re going to go ahead and get started just a little bit early, so that the speaker or possible speakers have full time. I’m Jacob Hornberger, President of the Future of Freedom Foundation,...
by Scott | Mar 5, 2014 | Interviews
Journalist M.J. Rosenberg discusses the AIPAC convention attendees converging on Capitol Hill to vigorously lobby Congress; Obama’s surprising, repeated defiance of the Israel lobby; and how John McCain’s longevity and temperament might be the death of us...
by Scott | Mar 5, 2014 | Interviews
Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the national summit to reassess the U.S.-Israel “special relationship” in Washington on March 7; the topics and scheduled speakers (including Scott Horton); and why the individuals who commit crimes on...
by Scott | Mar 5, 2014 | Interviews
Pat Buchanan, a syndicated columnist and former presidential candidate, discusses the national interests of Russia and the US in Ukraine; some deep background on Ukraine, the Soviet Union, and Cold War realpolitik; the competing bailout packages from Russia and the EU...
by Scott | Mar 4, 2014 | Interviews
Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and aspiring voice impersonator, discusses Putin’s response to the US-backed coup in Ukraine; NATO’s provocative expansion to Russia’s borders; and (Iraq War supporter) John Kerry’s blatant hypocrisy on...
by Scott | Mar 3, 2014 | Interviews
Brendan O’Neill, editor of Spiked-online, discusses why Ukraine’s conflict is better described as regime change than revolution; the media’s characterization of Russian “meddling” versus Western “mediation;” and the dangerous...
by Scott | Mar 1, 2014 | Interviews
Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses Chelsea Manning’s award for the Sam Adams Integrity Prize of 2014; the Russian response to the US-backed coup in Ukraine; incremental NATO incursion up to Russia’s...
by Scott | Feb 28, 2014 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the quick demise of the EU-brokered compromise deal for Ukraine; tracing Ukraine’s civil conflicts back to WWII atrocities committed by the USSR and Germany; and Russia’s...
