Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern returns to the show to discuss the merits of Russian interference in American democracy, explaining what he thinks prompted the Russia scandal and why hes convinced the supposed hack was in fact a leak. McGovern does what he can to analyze the U.S.-Russia tensions from the perspective of Vladimir Putin. McGovern then explains what he means when he says Deep State and why he thinks the Carter Page memo is revelatory. Why does this all matter? According to McGovern, the U.S.-Russia relations are as frayed and combustible as they have been at any point since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Ray McGovern is the co-creator ofVeteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and the former chief of the CIAs Soviet analysts division. Read all of his work at his website:<a href="http://raymcgovern.com/">raymcgovern.com</a>.
Discussed on the show:
<ul>
<li>Robbert Parry, Russia (<a href="https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=017930374292714292268%3Avw5cotp1r2c&amp;q=parry+russia&amp;sa=Search&amp;siteurl=consortiumnews.com%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fnorth-korea-iran-and-u-s-intelligence-that-neither-hears-nor-sees%2F&amp;ref=consortiumnews.com%2F&amp;ss=1919j389159j12#gsc.tab=0&amp;gsc.q=parry%20russia&amp;gsc.page=1'">Consortium News</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Binney_(U.S._intelligence_official)">William Binney</a></li>
<li>On Russia, We Need More Reason and Less Frenzy, by Katrina vanden Heuvel (<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/on-russia-we-need-more-reason-and-less-frenzy/">The Nation</a>)</li>
<li>But, Mr. Putin, You Just Dont Understand, by David Swanson (<a href="http://washingtonsblog.com/2016/08/mr-putin-just-dont-understand.html">Washingtons Blog</a>)</li>
<li>Pope Francis to Congress: Arms industry drenched in blood&#8217; (<a href="https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2015/09/24/Pope-Francis-to-Congress-Arms-industry-drenched-in-blood/8321443119658/">United Press International</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Weinberger">Caspar Weinberger</a></li>
<li>Khan Sheikhoun, Syria: The Nerve Agent Attack that Did Not Occur, by Theodore Postol (<a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/khan-sheikhoun-syria-the-nerve-agent-attack-that-did-not-occur/5585818">Global Research</a>)</li>
</ul>
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2/28/18 Ray McGovern on U.S.-Russia relations and the Deep State

04/19/99 David Thibodeau on Surviving the Waco Massacre

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Philip Dru interviews Alan Bock about the invasion of Iraq. Mr. Bock is Senior Editorial Writer for the <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/commentary/bock/">Orange County Register</a>, and writes the column <a href="http://www.antiwar.com/bock/bockcol.html">Eye On The Empire</a> for <a href="http://www.antiwar.com/">Antiwar.com</a>. He has also written the books <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0929765826/httpwwwphilco-20">Waiting to Inhale: The Politics of Medical Marijuana</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880741482/httpwwwphilco-20">Ambush at Ruby Ridge: How Government Agents Set Randy Weaver Up, and Took His Family Down</a>.
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04/12/03 - Alan Bock - The Scott Horton Show



Philip Dru interviews Hans-Herman Hoppe about private property anarchy.&nbsp; He is an economics professor&nbsp;at UNLV, a Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and the editor of The Journal of Libertarian Studies and of the new book The Myth of National Defense, for which he wrote the introduction and a chapter. He has written several books of his own, most recently Democracy: The God That Failed. He also writes for LewRockwell.com. Visit HansHoppe.com.

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11/01/03  Hans-Herman Hoppe  The Scott Horton Show

Scott and Christopher Deliso discuss the convergence of the Plame-forgeries-Larry Franklin-Ahmad Chalabi-Office of Special Plans scandals with the story of FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, and the dire situation in Kosovo. Audio Stream

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12/07/07  Robert Stinnett  The Scott Horton Show

<a href="http://www.antiwar.com/jamail/" target="_blank">IPS News</a> reporter<a href="http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com/" target="_blank"> Dahr Jamail </a>discusses current relations between the former Sunni insurgency, the Shia militias, Kurdish and government factions in Iraq, the humanitarian catastrophe and the danger to our troops in Iraq in event of war with Iran.
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01/23/08  Dahr Jamail  The Scott Horton Show

<a href="http://www.chomsky.info/">Noam Chomsky</a>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Political-Economy-Media/dp/0375714499/antiwarbookstore">Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media</a>, discusses the roots of U.S. imperialism, the often overlooked opportunity costs of empire, the exaggerated strength of U.S. economic rivals, the continuation of the Great Game into the 21st century, how the Western Worlds observance of the Durand Line exacerbates problems in Afghanistan, the empires loss in Iraq, the U.S. doctrine of punishing Iran just to make an example out of them and the Israeli policy of incremental displacement of the Palestinian population in the occupied territories.
https://scotthorton.org/interviews/antiwar-radio-noam-chomsky

03/03/09  Noam Chomsky  The Scott Horton Show

Former UN weapons inspector <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/category/scott_ritter/">Scott Ritter</a> discusses the newly assertive U.S. role in relations with Israel, how ending nationalism-inspiring threats against Iran will allow a moderate government to take hold, Israel&#8217;s inability to destroy Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities without U.S. help, how missile defense provokes nuclear proliferation and why nuclear weapons can and should be abandoned in our lifetimes.
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05/14/09  Scott Ritter  The Scott Horton Show

12/07/10  Robert Stinnett  The Scott Horton Show

02/05/13  The Other Scott Horton  The Scott Horton Show

<a href="https://www.aclu.org/blog/author/jennifer-turner">Jennifer Turner</a>, Human Rights Researcher for the ACLU&#8217;s Human Rights Program, discusses the ACLU report &#8220;<a href="https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/living-death-life-without-parole-nonviolent-offenses-0">A Living Death: Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses</a>;&#8221; the broad support for reforming mandatory minimum sentencing laws; extreme racial disparity in sentencing; and the excessive power of prosecutors.
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11/19/13  Jennifer Turner  The Scott Horton Show

03/05/14  Pat Buchanan  The Scott Horton Show

<a href="https://twitter.com/beltrew">Bel Trew</a>, a reporter on Middle East issues for The Times (UK), discusses the <a href="http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/12/29/a-ground-invasion-of-the-capital-is-imminent-libya-dawn-haftar-militias/">imminent civil war in Libya</a>, where 1500 militias on the government payroll fight for their piece of the pie.
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01/05/15  Bel Trew  The Scott Horton Show

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses his organization&#8217;s <a href="https://consortiumnews.com/2016/07/06/merkel-urged-to-temper-natos-belligerence/">memo to German Chancellor Angela Merkel</a> to tone down NATO&#8217;s belligerence on Russia&#8217;s borders to avoid escalating a new Cold War &#8211; and possibly a disastrous shooting war.
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07/06/16  Ray McGovern  The Scott Horton Show

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Goyette">Charles Goyette</a> returns to the show to discuss the national debt and the general state of the American economy. According to Goyette, the debt can grow to astounding levels, but the game ends when no one is willing to fund American debt. Goyette explains how this could happen with either a bang or a whimper and the role that U.S. foreign policy plays in the growth of the debt. He then addresses the rise of China, and the degree to which the growth of the Chinese economy is legitimate. Goyette then details how far Americans have deviated from the foundational precept of liberty and how the establishment has given up on any kind of financial probity.
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Discussed on the show:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._O%27Rourke">P.J. ORourke</a></li>
<li>Ukraine Needs a LifelineNow, by Marco Rubio (<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/marco-rubio-ukraine-needs-a-lifelinenow-1399330981">The Wall Street Journal</a>)</li>
</ul>
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2/16/18 Charles Goyette on the national debt and the future of the American economy

Jeff Larson joins Scott to discuss his new project working at the <a href="https://foreignpolicyalliance.org/">Foreign Policy Alliance</a>. Larson explains how hes helped build a coalition across the political spectrum thats broad enough to affect significant change and still pure enough to remain ideologically sound. Larson goes through the <a href="https://foreignpolicyalliance.org/a-call-to-reform-u-s-foreign-policy/resolution/">list of resolutions</a>outlined by the Foreign Policy Alliance and why they would dramatically improve U.S. foreign policy.
Jeff Larsonis a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus and an aerospace professional with 25 years in NASAs Mission Control.He has also been a candidate for office, a national convention delegate, an officer of a national Republican organization, a precinct chair, and a member of his county partys candidates, vacancy, and training and development committees.
Discussed on the show:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blowback-Consequences-American-Empire-Project/dp/0805075593">Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire</a>, by Chalmers Johnson</li>
<li>Full text: bin Ladens letter to America&#8217; (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/nov/24/theobserver">The Guardian</a>)</li>
</ul>
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2/19/18 Jeff Larson on the mission of Foreign Policy Alliance

Brown Universitys Stephanie Savell joins Scott to discuss her project <a href="http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/">Costs of War</a> as well as her research into policing of Brazilian slums. Savell explains why she thinks Americans have a strong detachment from discussing the war on terror and how military spending and support for the wars is the only consistent bipartisan agreement. Savell then breaks down the Pentagons $700 billion annual budget and explains how it goes pretty much everywhere but for troop preparation. Lastly she discusses the enormous reach of the American military and its near-unlimited counter-terrorism operations across the world. Check out her latest article for TomDispatch.com <a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176386/">The Wars No One Notices</a>.
<a href="http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/people/directors/stephanie-savell">Stephanie Savell</a> is the co-director of the Costs of War project at Brown Universitys Watson Institute. Savell is an anthropologist who studies security, militarized policing, and civic engagement in Brazil and the U.S. She is the co-author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Civic-Imagination-Difference-American-Political/dp/161205305X">The Civic Imagination: Making a Difference in American Political Life</a>.
Discussed on the show:
<ul>
<li>U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars to reach $5.6 trillion by 2018 (<a href="https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/11/costssummary">Brown University</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Three-Trillion-Dollar-War-Conflict/dp/0393334171">The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict</a>, by Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Blimes</li>
<li>Fighting Terrorism With a Credit Card (<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/09/cost-wars-iraq-afghanistan/499007/">The Atlantic</a>)</li>
<li>Nearly Half the Pentagon Budget Goes To Contractors, by William D. Hartung (<a href="http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/nearly-half-the-pentagon-budget-goes-to-contractors/">The American Conservative</a>)</li>
<li>The Pentagons Logistics Agency Lost Track of More Than $800 Million (<a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/the-pentagon-lost-track-of-more-than-usd800-million.html">New York Magazine</a>)</li>
<li>Obama: US spends more on military than next 8 nations combined (<a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/13/barack-obama/obama-us-spends-more-military-next-8-nations-combi/">PolitiFact</a>)</li>
<li>2/2/18 Major Danny Sjursen on the Vietnam Wars legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan (<a href="https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/2-2-18-major-danny-sjursen-vietnam-wars-legacy-iraq-afghanistan/">The Scott Horton Show</a>)</li>
<li>U.S. Army Hones Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/19/world/africa/us-prepares-to-train-african-forces-to-fight-terror.html?mtrref=www.google.com&amp;gwh=2EE6AD7A707D508E0CAE24B9E174D1D3&amp;gwt=pay">New York Times</a>)</li>
</ul>
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2/19/18 Stephanie Savell on the Costs and Abuses of War

Author of “Cover Up at Guantanamo,” Jeffery Kaye joins Scott to discuss his article “The Long-suppressed Korean War Report on U.S. Use of Biological Weapons Released At Last.” Kaye details the use of different biological weapons during the Korean War, including newly confirmed claims that have been suppressed for decades. Kaye then describes the lengths he had to travel to see the evidence of U.S. biological warfare firsthand in his attempt to corroborate different sources. Lastly Scott and Kaye discuss the long history of the U.S. threatening potential whistleblowers of U.S. war crimes and the constant drum beat to war on the part of the establishment.

Jeffrey Kaye is the author of “Cover-up at Guantanamo: The NCIS Investigation into the “Suicides” of Mohammed Al Hanashi and Abdul Rahman Al Amri.” Kaye is a retired psychologist, blogger, and author. Follow him on Twitter @jeff_kaye.

2/21/18 Jeffrey Kaye unveils long suppressed report about U.S. use of biological weapons in Korea

The ACLUs John Hafetz returns to the show to discuss the American citizen and alleged ISIS fighter being held without charge in Iraq. Hafetz explains how a judge granted the man access to a lawyer through the ACLU and how Hafetz and others have been fighting to get the man to court. Hafetz then discusses the former cases under the Bush administration when Americans were charged as enemy combatants. According to Hafetz the case will hinge on whether the AUMF allows Americans to be detained without charge and whether it can be extended to a group like ISIS that wasnt originally included in the AUMF.
<a href="https://law.shu.edu/faculty/full-time/jonathan-hafetz.cfm">Jonathan Hafetz</a>is a senior staff attorney at the ACLU Center for Democracy. He teaches at Seton Hall Law School and has published many books. Follow him on Twitter<a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanHafetz">@JonathanHafetz.</a>
Discussed on the show:
<ul>
<li>American ISIS Suspect Held in Iraq Has Right to Lawyer, Judge Rules (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/us/politics/isis-aclu-case.html?mtrref=www.google.com">New York Times</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Saleh_Kahlah_al-Marri">Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Padilla_(prisoner)">Jose Padilla</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaser_Esam_Hamdi">Yaser Esam Hamdi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Terrorists">Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists</a>(AUMF)</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2012#Detention_without_trial:_Section_1021">National Defense Authorization Act</a>(2012)</li>
</ul>
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2/23/18 Jonathan Hafetz on the American citizen being detained without charge in Iraq

Catos Ted Galen Carpenter joins Scott to discuss his article for The American Conservative <a href="http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/will-the-u-s-go-to-war-with-china-over-taiwan/">Will the U.S. Go to War With China Over Taiwan?</a> Carpenter starts of with an overview of the history of the conflict between China and Taiwan and the role the United States has played from the beginning. Carpenter explains how the Taiwanese deserve our sympathies generally, but not if it risks outright nuclear war.
<a href="https://www.cato.org/people/ted-galen-carpenter">Ted Galen Carpenter</a>is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Coming-War-China-Collision/dp/1403968411">Americas Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan</a>and is a contributing editor at<a href="http://www.theamericanconservative.com/author/ted-galen-carpenter">The American Conservative Magazine</a>and the<a href="http://nationalinterest.org/archives/by/1681">National Interest</a>.
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2/23/18 Ted Galen Carpenter on the potential for war with China over Taiwan

Scott interviews surviving Branch Davidian David Thibodeau on the 25 year anniversary of the Waco Massacre and the new TV miniseries partly based on Thibodeau’s book, A Place Called Waco. Thibodeau discusses the merits of the television show, gives his personal history of how he joined the Branch Davidians, and explains how David Koresh attracted people from all over the world with his biblical teachings. Thibodeau describes the day of the raid and how the crucial pieces of evidence that corroborate the Davidians’ stories were “lost.” Scott then prompts Thibodeau: “Tell me about the fire.” Thibodeau concludes with what he’s learned from his experience, reflections, and review of the evidence that’s been uncovered in the years since the tragedy.

David Thibodeau is a surviving member of the Branch Davidians and the author of A Place Called Waco. A new television miniseries, Waco is based in part on Thibodeau’s book.

Discussed on the show:

Mike McNulty
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Davidian Massacre: Disturbing Questions About Waco Which Must Be Answered by Carol Moore
Henry Clay (WikiQuote)
“Shedding light on the use of SWAT teams,” by Radley Balko (The Washington Post)
Waco: Messiah or Madman (A&E)
“The Waco Massacre,” by Scott Horton (Libertarian Institute)
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash, The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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