Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the Iranian point of view on US-Iran relations since 1953; Obama’s frustratingly unpredictable foreign policy; and how Israel could use proxy groups to sabotage an Iranian peace deal.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 13.7MB)
Trevor Timm, an activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, discusses the good and bad NSA reform bills working through Congress; the divide between Congressional party leadership and rank and file members on NSA spying; the data theft directly from Google and Yahoo’s private fiber-optic cables; and the NSA’s tricky non-denial denials.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:22 — 14.4MB)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:54:06 — 52.2MB)
Francis Nesbitt, associate professor of Africana Studies at San Diego State University, discusses his article “Al-Shabaab’s Savage Coming of Age (and How to Respond);” the historical context of the Nairobi mall massacre; conflicts and proxy-wars in eastern Africa; and how Al-Shabaab – essentially defeated in Somalia – is going international to survive and attract funding.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:28 — 12.6MB)
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the NSA’s legal justifications for its spying programs; the intercepted phone calls of foreign heads of state; and the NSA’s theft of user data from Google and Yahoo.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:53 — 14.1MB)
Podcast (show): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:53:04 — 51.8MB)
Podcast (show): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00:37 — 55.2MB)
Michael Swanson is the author of The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963. This is the third interview in a series of in-depth discussions about the book.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:18 — 25.3MB)
Podcast (show): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:54:54 — 52.6MB)
If I have my way, would be the silver Commodity Disc, developed by Arlo Pignotti of CommodityDiscs.com (Facebook.com/CommodityDiscs).
Just scan the QR code on the back and get the instant spot price.
And I’ll send one as a free gift to anyone who donates $100 dollars or more to the Scott Horton Show.
Mitchell Plitnick, former Director of Education and Policy for Jewish Voice for Peace, discusses the Anti-Defamation League’s Top 10 list of anti-Israel groups (including JVP); giving Israel’s government an incentive to end the occupation of Palestine; and why the Saudis and Israelis oppose US-Iran detente.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:10 — 9.7MB)
George Maschke, co-founder of AntiPolygraph.org, discusses why the Polygraph “test” is based on junk science and doesn’t reliably detect lies; the government’s persecution of individuals who teach methods for passing a polygraph; and the NSA’s electronic surveillance of AntiPolygraph.org.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:47 — 14.1MB)
Podcast (show): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:51:36 — 51.1MB)
It’s amazing when you look back in history and see things repeat. It’s like humans never really learn their lesson…or study history.
For more comics, check out:
Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses the Anti-Defamation League’s inclusion of CNI in their top-10 anti-Israel group list; Benjamin Netanyahu’s blatant attempts to break up a US-Iran peace deal; and the US-Saudi rift on Syrian policy.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:15 — 13.8MB)