James Bovard, author of Attention Deficit Democracy, discusses Bill Clinton's definition of terrorism: when regular people act like governments do, the Republican Party's inability to criticize law enforcement during the Waco Congressional hearings, why the libertarian movement is stuck in limbo and the large portion of tea party protesters that love government when it is warring, wiretapping or waterboarding.
05/18/10 – Muhammad Sahimi – The Scott Horton Show
Muhammad Sahimi, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California, discusses the Iran/Turkey/Brazil enriched uranium swap agreement, the predictable negative reception from Europe and the US, further demands upon Iran and continuing sanctions meant to queer the deal, Hillary Clinton's last minute attempt to dissuade Turkey and Brazil from cooperating with Iran and why arguing for Iran's rights under the NPT is not an endorsement of Ahmadinejad or...
05/14/10 – Matthew Harwood – The Scott Horton Show
Washington DC-based writer Matthew Harwood discusses the degraded moral principles in the US evident from the American public’s assent to torture, the prohibition against torture by Washington and Lincoln in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and the limited investigations focused on 'a few bad apples' instead of the torture choreographers in the Bush administration.
05/14/10 – Chris Hedges – The Scott Horton Show
Chris Hedges, author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, discusses the antiwar movement's many mistakes that have rendered it ineffective, the slow-motion fascist coup d'etat in the US, the dangers of unfettered capitalism, the pros and cons of secession movements and the near-unanimous Congressional approval of the extrajudicial assassination of US citizens.
05/13/10 – Max Keiser – The Scott Horton Show
Former Wall Street broker Max Keiser discusses the ongoing worldwide currency wars, how the large US dollar reserves held by Asian countries function as defense against potential IMF economic intervention, how the dollar's reserve currency status allows the US to incur enormous debts, the diminishing returns of deficit spending in its ability to prop up the broader economy, why rising commodity prices are aberrations in an otherwise deflationary environment, why many Americans are renouncing...
05/12/10 – Robert Parry – The Scott Horton Show
Robert Parry, founder of ConsortiumNews.com, discusses new evidence that Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign struck a deal with Iran to extend the hostage crisis until after the election, quid pro quo arms deals between US-proxy Israel and Iran prior to the Iran Contra scandal, the heavy CIA influence in Reagan’s campaign and subsequent administration and why George H.W. Bush was much more 'in the loop' than he admits.
05/12/10 – Rep. Ron Paul – The Scott Horton Show
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses the pitfalls his 'Audit the Fed' amendment faces during the legislative process, vastly increased public awareness of the Federal Reserve and central banking, gold’s increase in value relative the dollar and why the US empire would be impossible to maintain without the Fed’s ability to monetize debt.
05/11/10 – Will Potter – The Scott Horton Show
Will Potter, founder of the GreenIsTheNewRed blog, discusses the prison-within-a-prison Communications Management Units (CMUs) designed to silence non-violent activist prisoners, limited oversight and questionable legal authority for CMUs, the tendency of governments to criminalize dissent from the left and right and why the erosion of individual rights (even of prisoners) negatively effects the whole society.
05/11/10 – Grant F. Smith – The Scott Horton Show
Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy in Washington, D.C., discusses the newly declassified GAO report (from 1978) on the diversion of US nuclear material to Israel, marginal investigations and possible coverups by the FBI and CIA, prosecutorial immunity for high-profile Americans who commit crimes for Israel's benefit, billionaire Haim Saban's considerable influence on the Democratic Party and why LBJ's political debt to fundraiser Abraham Feinberg...
05/11/10 – Jesse Walker – The Scott Horton Show
Jesse Walker, managing editor of Reason magazine, discusses the lack of compelling evidence so far against the Hutaree militia members, the distinction between tough talk and actual criminal conspiracy, how most militias are formed for defensive action against government abuses and why unique personal grievances tend to make anti-government violence the domain of individuals acting alone.
05/11/10 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, independent historian and journalist for Inter Press Service, discusses the unusually pessimistic Pentagon report on US progress in Afghanistan, pre-announced military offensives that prevent major confrontations with the Taliban, Hillary Clinton's heavy-handed approach to diplomacy with Pakistan, NY Times writer David Sanger's sudden realization that US foreign policy does indeed have consequences and why Israel is hesitant to violate US-controlled Iraqi airspace to strike Iran.
05/07/10 – Muhammad Sahimi – The Scott Horton Show
Muhammad Sahimi, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California, discusses the consistently wrong warnings from Western and Israeli sources about an imminent Iranian nuclear weapon, the lack of outcry over the Shah's nuclear ambitions in the 1970s, clarification of Iran's obligations under the NPT and additional protocol/subsidiary agreements and how persistent lies about Iran's nuclear program overwhelm the efforts to debunk them.
05/07/10 – Pepe Escobar – The Scott Horton Show
Asia Times columnist Pepe Escobar discusses Brazil's possible role as mediator (replacing hostile EU nations and the US) between Iran and the UN, the interplay of oil politics and full-spectrum dominance in US foreign policy, why the 1953 CIA-orchestrated overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh is still fresh in the minds of Iranians, speculation on the whereabouts and mortality of Osama bin Laden, the philosophical divide between the Taliban and al Qaeda and the psychology of the Times Square...
05/06/10 – Daphne Eviatar – The Scott Horton Show
Daphne Eviatar, Senior Associate in Law and Security for Human Rights First, discusses the trial of Guantanamo prisoner Omar Khadr, the unconstitutional retroactive application of the Military Commissions Act, the US government’s apparent loss of faith in the civilian criminal court system, why the most radical of legal proposals come from supposed political 'moderates' like Joe Lieberman, the sparse US mainstream media presence at Khadr’s hearings and the individual frustrations of those...
05/06/10 – Noah Shachtman – The Scott Horton Show
Noah Shachtman, contributing editor at WIRED magazine, discusses evidence that Army spy planes were tracking the communications of Times Square bomber suspect Faisal Shahzad, Pentagon discussions on equipping ICBMs with conventional warheads for rapid global-strike capability, Chinese missile technology that may overwhelm the Aegis ship defense system and Predator drone attacks that have gone from targeting specific terrorist suspects to generalized killing.
