07/23/09 – Roger Charles – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 23, 2009 |

Roger Charles, a freelance journalist and investigator, discusses J.D. Cash's pursuit of the truth in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, evidence that disproves Laurie Mylroie's Saddam Hussein/imposter-Ramzi Yousef theory, the FBI's numerous informants in Elohim City, the DOJ's attempt to hide any mention of suspects other than Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols and the possible involvement of German national Andreas Strassmeir as an agent provocateur.

07/23/09 – Kelley B. Vlahos – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 23, 2009 |

Kelley B. Vlahos, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer, discusses how the CIA successfully undermined Somalia's Islamic Courts Union and created something much worse, the paltry U.S. troop contingent in Afghanistan compared to the 600,000 troops needed to pacify the country, the generally counterproductive Global War on Terror and how military failures become justifications for expanded and prolonged occupations.

07/22/09 – James Bamford – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 22, 2009 |

James Bamford, author of The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America, discusses the ACLU's legal challenge against the newly codified warrantless eavesdropping law, the high legal hurdles that shield NSA actions from lawsuits, the dearth of eavesdropping success stories and the rapidly expanding NSA data mining facilities that are reaching epic capacities.

07/22/09 – Ran HaCohen – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 22, 2009 |

Ran HaCohen, author of the 'Letter From Israel' column at Antiwar.com, discusses the fascist characteristics of the Israeli state, Obama’s generous concessions on settlements that weaken U.S. leverage, the narrowly defined news spectrum that dominates Israeli media, Gaza’s permanent status as an open air prison and the unlikely prospect of Egypt or Jordan helping Israel by administering Gaza and the West Bank.

07/21/09 – Raed Jarrar – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 21, 2009 |

Raed Jarrar, Iraq consultant for the American Friends Service Committee, discusses how the 2011 Iraq withdrawal deadline could be moved up, the U.S. Generals that complain about force restrictions issued by an assertive Iraqi government, the misconception of the Shiite majority as a monolithic entity and the terrible toll Iraq has endured to regain sovereignty.

07/21/09 – Scott Horton – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 21, 2009 |

The Other Scott Horton (no relation), international human rights lawyer, professor and contributing editor at Harper’s magazine, discusses Attorney General Eric Holder’s likely appointment of a prosecutor to investigate torture, the common misconception that the CIA pressed the White House to allow 'enhanced' interrogations, Dick Cheney’s chicken-hawk tendencies and the potential bombshell Inspector General’s report on U.S. torture practices.

07/03/09 – Dahr Jamail – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 3, 2009 |

Dahr Jamail, author of the article 'Refusing to Comply: The Tactics of Resistance in an All-Volunteer Military,' discusses the increasing disillusionment among soldiers for Iraq and Afghanistan war justifications, the tactics of evading dangerous and pointless 'IED lottery' patrols, Pentagon estimates of 25-40 thousand AWOL soldiers since 2003 and how the U.S. economic downturn is preventing a large organized war resistance from taking hold within the military.

07/02/09 – David Albright – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 2, 2009 |

David Albright, founder and President of the Institute for Science and International Security, discusses the propaganda value of half-truth descriptions of Iran's nuclear program, the details of IAEA/NPT compliance requirements and loopholes for avoiding them, the CIA's smear campaign against Oak Ridge National Laboratory for disputing the Iraqi aluminum tube/uranium enrichment story, issues relating to the nuclear weapons of Israel, India, Pakistan and N. Korea, how the Bush administration's...

07/02/09 – Kelley B. Vlahos – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 2, 2009 |

Kelley B. Vlahos, contributing editor at The American Conservative, discusses the health problems caused by open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ingrained military habit of underreporting injuries and illnesses, multiple lawsuits against KBR for endangering the health of soldiers and the bureaucratic games played by the military and VA to avoid paying health care costs.

07/01/09 – Dilip Hiro – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 1, 2009 |

Dilip Hiro, author of the article 'The Clash of Islam and Democracy in Iran,' discusses the cyclical problems typical of aging revolutions, Iran’s younger generation that doesn’t remember the Shah, the history of the coup and revolution and the current democratic election protests.

07/01/09 – Michael Scheuer – The Scott Horton Show

by | Jul 1, 2009 |

Michael Scheuer, former chief of the CIA's bin Laden unit and author of Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq, discusses the government's reliance on CIA covert action instead of conventional military force to protect the U.S., how the Congress and President fail to take meaningful action because they seek the adulation of the media and Europe,  the wisdom in leaving Afghanistan ASAP and how Americans won't realize their government isn't protecting them until Osama bin Laden...