Download Episode. Scott talks with Daniel Davis about David Petraeus's latest attempt to rewrite the history of the war in Afghanistan. Davis knows firsthand how the war actually played out back when Petraeus was in charge because his job required him to travel all...
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8/12/22 Matthieu Aikins on the Many Problems Facing Afghanistan Today
by Scott Horton | Aug 15, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews journalist and author Matthieu Aikins about life in Afghanistan one year after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Having spent a lot of time in the country, Aikins is able to give a nuanced and detailed account of the problems facing...
8/12/22 Ben Freeman on how Taiwan and Other Foreign Governments Control American Foreign Policy
by Scott Horton | Aug 14, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Ben Freeman is back to talk about who’s really influencing United States foreign policy. Freeman recently wrote a paper about the Taiwan lobby. He talks to Scott about how this Taiwan lobby was involved in making the recent Pelosi trip happen....
8/8/22 Bonnie Kristian on America’s Ongoing War in Somalia
by Scott Horton | Aug 12, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews Bonnie Kristian about her new book and an article she wrote recently on America’s war in Somalia. After the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan last summer, Somalia is now America’s longest war. Though Trump temporarily shifted...
8/5/22 Dan McKnight on Defend the Guard’s Momentum and the Death of Zawahiri
by Scott Horton | Aug 11, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Dan McKnight of Bring Our Troops Home is back to give an update on the movement to pass Defend the Guard Legislation. Defend the Guard aims to prohibit the Federal Government from deploying National Guard troops to foreign combat operations without a...
8/5/22 Grant F. Smith on Isaiah Kenen and how the Israeli Government Formed AIPAC
by Scott Horton | Aug 10, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talked with author Grant F. Smith about his new podcast detailing the founding of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. They also discuss how AIPAC has recently been getting more involved in U.S. elections. While some have...
8/5/22 David Pyne Shares the Views That Got Him Blacklisted by the Ukrainian Government
by Scott Horton | Aug 9, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews David Pyne about the articles he wrote on the war in Ukraine that landed him on the Ukrainian regime's blacklist. Earlier this year, Pyne wrote a piece that contained a fifteen-point plan to stop the bloodshed and pull all Russian...
8/5/22 Laurie Calhoun on Zawahri’s Alleged Assassination and the Fanaticism of the Military Industrial Complex
by Scott Horton | Aug 8, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talks with Libertarian Institute Senior Fellow Laurie Calhoun. They begin with a discussion of last week's announcement that a CIA drone strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in Kabul Afghanistan. Calhoun explains why she remains...