Pepe Escobar discusses the mysterious killing of top Syrian government officials in Damascus; how a suicide bomber becomes a "martyr" instead of a "terrorist" when Washington approves of the target; the huge influx of potent modern weaponry into Syria that is sure to cause future problems for the countries promoting regime change; and Russia's apparent willingness to cast aside President Assad in a compromise deal with the US.
07/20/12 – Jeff Paterson – The Scott Horton Show
Jeff Paterson discusses the progress of Bradley Manning's pretrial hearing; the military judge's ruling that the defense can't present evidence showing Manning didn't hurt US national security; holding the government accountable for Manning's tortuous detention in the Quantico brig; and the prosecution's trumped-up "aiding the enemy" charge against Manning for leaking information to the press about government misdeeds.
07/19/12 – Matthew Rothschild – The Scott Horton Show
Matthew Rothschild discusses President Obama's series of executive orders that will essentially make him dictator after a "national emergency;" and why Congress and the media aren't giving this issue the attention it deserves.
07/19/12 – John Amick – The Scott Horton Show
John Amick discusses the military-industrial-Congressional complex's lobbyists gearing up to fight defense budget cuts; the Congressional debate on the 2013 Defense Appropriations bill; and the revolving door that allows government regulators to take jobs in the industries they were previously watching over.
07/19/12 – Nathan Wessler – The Scott Horton Show
Nathan Wessler discusses the ACLU-CCR lawsuit challenging Obama's drone-assassination of American citizens; why the Democratic Party would be in an uproar if Bush was doing this; and why Obama gets to joke and brag about drone killings, but when the ACLU asks questions suddenly it's a top-secret program.
07/17/12 – Patrick Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn discusses the chaotic mess NATO left behind in Libya; the numerous militias vying for power and behaving badly; why Western media isn't interested in Libyan events that can't be framed as democratic "success stories;" and the black Africans jailed in a Libyan zoo, forced to eat the old Libyan flag.
07/16/12 – David Vine – The Scott Horton Show
David Vine discusses the US's "empire of bases" expansion into new areas in Africa and Asia; the "lily pad" strategy for maintaining global dominance with fewer troops and smaller (but more) bases; and the inglorious origin of the strategically critical US base at Diego Garcia.
07/16/12 – John Taylor – The Scott Horton Show
John Taylor discusses his critical book review on David Fromkin's widely-read and respected A Peace to End All Peace; how Fromkin minimizes the Arab contribution to Allied victory against the Ottoman Empire in WWI; and Fromkin's omission of the 1915 British offer of an independent Greater Syria - including Palestine - to the Arabs for fighting the Turks (predating the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which Britain offered to help establish a Jewish state).
07/13/12 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm discusses his article "The NSA's warrantless wiretapping is a crime, not a state secret;" law enforcement's 1.3 million requests for telecom customer cell phone information last year; court rulings favoring privacy instead of the cops, for a change; and the effects of telecom immunity and the 2008 FISA Amendments.
07/13/12 – John Glaser – The Scott Horton Show
John Glaser discusses the myth of geographical terrorist safe havens; why Americans still don't know the difference between the Taliban and al Qaeda; Obama's decision to "surge" in Afghanistan despite government reports that the effort wouldn't work; and former CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht's prescription for proxy war in Syria.
07/13/12 – Paul Armentano – The Scott Horton Show
Paul Armentano discusses why American popular opinion on medical marijuana isn't reflected in Washington DC; the DOJ's crackdown on California's largest dispensary; how civil asset forfeiture amounts to legalized government theft; the lame excuses of Democratic loyalists who refuse to hold Obama and Eric Holder accountable for their actions; and the states that are fighting back against the feds on medical marijuana laws.
07/12/12 – Douglas Hartwick – The Scott Horton Show
Douglas Hartwick discusses his article "A Bomb-Free Future for Laos;" the clusterbombs and other unexploded munitions killing farmers, children, and scrap-metal scavengers some 40 years after the Vietnam War; and Hillary Clinton's important visit to Southeast Asia.
07/12/12 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show
Grant F. Smith discusses his article "Netanyahu Worked Inside Nuclear Smuggling Ring;" how Israel's government has been stealing nuclear materials and know-how from the US for decades, usually with impunity; and why we shouldn't be surprised if convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is pardoned within the next year.
07/12/12 – Jason Leopold – The Scott Horton Show
Jason Leopold discusses his duo of TruthOut articles (here and here) on the illegal and unethical drugging of US military detainees, including accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla; the revelatory FOIA documents Leopold obtained just after the Supreme Court's rejection of Padilla's torture lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld; and why there will be no accountability for US war crimes now or in the future.
07/11/12 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Ray McGovern discusses his article "How Iran Might See the Threats;" Israel's gambit of pushing an Iran attack before the US presidential election; why the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was such a big deal; and the Israeli government's conclusion that the West Bank is not really occupied territory.
