Kevin Zeese, Executive Director and co-founder of VotersForPeace, discusses the newly launched Bradley Manning advocacy fund, that exists to counter the smearing of Manning in mainstream media; why he should be released on bail while awaiting trial; the foundations of democracy â consent of the governed and an informed citizenry â that Manning claimed were his motivations for leaking documents, if Wiredâs chat logs are to be believed; and why the outcome of his trial can only benefit the cause...
02/23/11 – Greg Mitchell – The Scott Horton Show
Greg Mitchell, author of the Media Fix blog for TheNation.com, discusses the newest released WikiLeaks documents on his 88th day of nonstop blogging, including Mariah Careyâs million dollar performance for Muammar Gaddafiâs son in 2009; the State Department cables that explain why there is no US ambassador in Libya at present; the friendly relationship between Hugo Chavez and Gaddafi; and the huge boost to Al Jazeeraâs credibility (and probably ratings) thanks to their excellent coverage of...
02/23/11 – Jason Ditz – The Scott Horton Show
Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses how your donations keep him working, providing helpful and time saving news summaries, links and analysis to keep you informed on US foreign policy; Egyptâs partial reopening of the Gaza border crossing, kept closed since Hamasâs 2006 electoral victory; the midpoint (geographically speaking) of Libyaâs popular revolution; why foreign military intervention on behalf of the protesters sounds like a good idea, but isnât; and why the Saudi...
02/22/11 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman, senior fellow at The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the opportunity to try George W. Bush for his war crimes; the equally solid case against Condi Rice and the Office of Legal Council lawyers; the Obama administrationâs blindness to government crimes committed in the past; the heartening sight of tyrannical governments under pressure all over the Middle East; protesters in Libya daring to face down their militaryâs overwhelming firepower; and why MSNBCâs Chris...
02/22/11 – Matt Barganier – The Scott Horton Show
Antiwar.com editor Matt Barganier discusses his job scouring the media for the most important news and views; reading the New York Times and Washington Post so you donât have to; tips and encouragement for those trying to submit articles for publishing; and why itâs better to admit ignorance than claim omniscience like certain media âexpertsâ who are always wrong.
02/22/11 – Stephen Webster – The Scott Horton Show
Stephen Webster, Senior Editor at RawStory.com, discusses why Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi will either be deposed or killed within the next several days; the spectacle of Gaddafiâs incoherent, angry and bizarre speech; how the New York Times agreed â yet again â to withhold information at the White Houseâs request, this time about accused murderer Raymond Davisâs CIA employment; how US demands for Davisâs release could lead to a popular uprising in Pakistan or war; and Iranâs provocative â...
02/22/11 – Michael Hastings – The Scott Horton Show
Journalist Michael Hastings, winner of the George Polk Award for his article âThe Runaway Generalâ in Rolling Stone magazine, discusses rumors that the military is pushing for 20 thousand troops to remain in Iraq beyond the December 2011 withdrawal deadline; the modest expectations for the July troop drawdown in Afghanistan; a preview of his next Rolling Stone article about generals spinning the Afghan War; and the starkly different accounts given by Hamid Karzai and Gen. Petraeus of an...
02/21/11 – Angela Keaton – The Scott Horton Show
Angela Keaton, Antiwar.com Development Director and Antiwar Radio producer, discusses the importance of modest individual donations during Antiwar.comâs fund drive, and our empty roster of billionaire donors (and their accompanying agendas).
02/21/11 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show
Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the connection between Federal Reserve monetary policy and increased food prices around the world; the unprecedented scope of US empire (and the correspondingly large payroll); the Jeffersonian, rather than jihadist, nature of protests in Egypt and beyond; the future of militarist oligarchic government, previewed in Madison, Wisconsin; and why all government unions should be abolished, starting with the police.
02/21/11 – Jonathan Landay – The Scott Horton Show
Jonathan S. Landay, national security and intelligence correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the developments in Libya, where the state is losing control and increasing violence against protesters; how the governmentâs use of foreign mercenaries shows their loss of control over the regular army and security forces; the re-taking of Bahrainâs own âTahrirâ Square and how the massacre of protesters radicalized the demands of reformers; why every monarch and despot in the Mideast â and...
02/21/11 – Rashid Khalidi – The Scott Horton Show
Rashid Khalidi, author and professor of Middle East history and politics, discusses the spectacle of protesters from Morocco to Malaysia echoing the leaders of the American Revolution; how genuine reformist movements in Iran are undermined by US support; the endgame of US Mideast policy, where despotic client regimes were nurtured in the name of regional stability; the bravery of Libyan protesters who knew full well their governmentâs willingness and ability to use violence against them; the...
02/21/11 – Andy Worthington – The Scott Horton Show
Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses the end of whatever small chance there was of closing Guantanamo, though half the prisoners are cleared for release; the Obama administrationâs continued moratorium on releasing Yemeni prisoners, based on political pressure dating from the 2009 Christmas Day attempted bombing; why the material support statute should give everyone pause, even those who donât care about the plight of Guantanamo prisoners; and how the current SCOTUS...
02/18/11 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Please excuse the technical difficulties that cut this interview a bit short. Gareth Porterâs article can explain any partially-answered questions. Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for IPS News, discusses US frustration with the Talibanâs highly effective IED attacks, which led to a change in strategy from house-to-house clearing to razing entire villages with airstrikes and bulldozers; problems with the official story, that Tarok Kalache residents abandoned their...
02/18/11 – Michelle Richardson – The Scott Horton Show
Michelle Richardson, Legislative Counsel for the ACLUâs Washington Legislative Office, discusses the status of various PATRIOT Act provisions due to expire; marginal but increasing Congressional opposition to the PATRIOT Act, much of it from GOP freshmen; why the worst civil liberties violating provisions â the âlibrary actâ and National Security Letters â should be ended immediately; evidence that the FBI is infiltrating and spying on domestic political activists in the guise of fighting...
02/18/11 – Adam Morrow – The Scott Horton Show
This interview is excerpted from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles broadcast of February 18th. The original is available here. Adam Morrow, journalist with IPS News, discusses Egyptâs incredible, broad-based, non-âismâ (except nationalism), peaceful revolution; the endurance of Egyptâs decades-long Emergency Law and the many remaining Mubarak-appointed government ministers; the unheeded demands of protesters to release all political prisoners; the lack of women or Coptic Christians on the panel...
