Podcast appearances and mentions of Gareth Porter

The American Enterprise Institute's Hal Brands and investigative journalist Gareth Porter debate the necessity of the Cold War.

Today on the show: Israeli genocidists dress up as doctors and nurses and go on a killing spree in an occupied West Bank hospital. Also, we'll speak to  Investigative Historian, Gareth Porter about the expanding war and genocide in the Middle East, and the big lies supporting it: And fasting for peace and towards a ceasefire The post Historian Gareth Porter on The Expanding War & Genocide in The Middle East appeared first on KPFA.

Gareth Porter returns to the show to mark episode 6,000. They start with a short discussion of Porter's next book on the Cold War before diving into what's happening in Gaza. They talk about Netanyahu's propaganda strategy after October 7, the risk of a wider war, whether the word genocide is merited and more. Discussed on the show: 6/14/19 Interview #5,000: The Life and Times of Gareth Porter “Who Really Started the Korean War?” (Antiwar.com) “244 US cargo planes, 20 ships deliver over 10,000 tons of military equipment to Israel — report” (Times of Israel) Joe Biden saying the bombing of Yemen will continue, despite not working “I didn't suggest we kill Palestinians” (Jerusalem Post) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Gareth Porter returns to the show to mark episode 6,000. They start with a short discussion of Porter's next book on the Cold War before diving into what's happening in Gaza. They talk about Netanyahu's propaganda strategy after October 7, the risk of a wider war, whether the word genocide is merited and more. Discussed on the show: 6/14/19 Interview #5,000: The Life and Times of Gareth Porter “Who Really Started the Korean War?” (Antiwar.com) “244 US cargo planes, 20 ships deliver over 10,000 tons of military equipment to Israel — report” (Times of Israel) Joe Biden saying the bombing of Yemen will continue, despite not working “I didn't suggest we kill Palestinians” (Jerusalem Post) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss the war in Gaza. First, Porter explains the project that has been keeping him from his typical daily journalism. He and Scott then dig into the story that has brought him back—the Israeli propaganda campaign to label al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as Hamas' headquarters.  Discussed on the show: “Israeli Deceit & the Ongoing Battle of Shifa Hospital” (Consortium News) “IDF Knew Real Hamas HQ While Lying About al-Shifa” (Consortium News) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss the war in Gaza. First, Porter explains the project that has been keeping him from his typical daily journalism. He and Scott then dig into the story that has brought him back—the Israeli propaganda campaign to label al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as Hamas' headquarters.  Discussed on the show: “Israeli Deceit & the Ongoing Battle of Shifa Hospital” (Consortium News) “IDF Knew Real Hamas HQ While Lying About al-Shifa” (Consortium News) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/24/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant. !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2q643"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");   Rumble("play", {"video":"v3v2vw1","div":"rumble_v3v2vw1"}); Video Source Links (In Chronological Order): (21) Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH™ on X: "Until government authorities can explain the dramatic rise in all cause-mortality among the vaccinated by some other explanation--it is the COVID-19 vaccine as the cause of death until proven otherwise. See Hulscher et al, 2023 https://t.co/GcOIoXHVnp https://t.co/dhLxW2slYP" / X New Report: Young People Dying of Cancer at ‘Explosive' Rates, UK Government Data Show • Children's Health Defense US Military Says National Security Depends on ‘Forever Chemicals' | Military.com Causes of Infertility: New Study Points to PFAS, or 'Forever Chemicals' EPA Forcing Ohio Toxic Waste On Facilities Not Able To Process Dioxins/PFAS The Clean Harbors Waste Disposal Ohio Scandal, Azov Hong Kong Protesters & Ideological Subversion (42) Legalman on X: "This is the level of stupidity that exists. ALL propaganda is set at the intelligence level the population can handle. But really is this any more ridiculous than believing that Biden is running the country? or that the jab is safe & effective? No, it's not. This is where we are. https://t.co/Ddns9XUdPQ" / X US Closer to Using AI-Drones That Can Autonomously Decide to Kill Humans (36) Sulaiman Ahmed on X: "ELON MUSK VISITING ISRAEL FOR A PROPAGANDA MEETING This is concerning and I hope this does not impact censorship on Twitter. @elonmusk will this visit impact Twitter accounts?" / X New Tab Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks tops 14,800 (90) Caitlin Johnstone on X: "Putin Was Declared A War Criminal For *Relocating* The Same Number Of Children Israel Just *Killed* It's probably worth noting at this point in history that the total number of children killed in Gaza has just surpassed the number of children the International Criminal Court…" / X (77) sarah on X: "About the death and destruction in Gaza: “The worst ever. And I don't say that lightly. 68% of the people killed in Gaza are women and children. No, I don't think I have seen anything like this before. It's complete and utter carnage.” —UN Relief Chief https://t.co/BwYFB0nCTk" / X (43) Mariam from Gaza

The idea that the Jewish people should or would be restored to their homeland is not present in Christianity for its first fifteen hundred years. Both the Catholic and Orthodox churches saw the church itself as being a spiritual Israel, and that Jesus Christ had extended God's covenant with the Jews to all people. This changed after the Reformation, when the Bible was translated and people started interpreting it in all sorts of idiosyncratic ways.    Christian Aid Gaza Appeal: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/middle-east-crisis-appeal   Buy me a Coffee page: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DSConsciousness   To subscribe to the show: https://payhip.com/b/Sq0ZB   Track: Walk it Off - Jae Ren Music provided by Verde Música Studio Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2l-97PH5R8   Notes A Short History of Christian Zionism, by Donald Lewis: https://tinyurl.com/y77zvac4   The Scofield Bible—The Book That Made Zionists of America's Evangelical Christians, by Maidhc Ó Cathail https://www.wrmea.org/2015-october/the-scofield-bible-the-book-that-made-zionists-of-americas-evangelical-christians.html   Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, by Gareth Porter: https://tinyurl.com/5n8z26m8   The Donald's Latest Iranian Caper – Sh*t-Faced Stupidity, by David Stockman: https://original.antiwar.com/david_stockman/2019/06/25/the-donalds-latest-iranian-caper-sht-faced-stupidity/   GOP Blank Check for War?, by Patrick J. Buchanan: https://original.antiwar.com/buchanan/2010/08/02/gop-blank-check-for-war/   AIPAC Cheers an Anti-Semitic Holocaust Revisionist, by Max Blumenthal: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aipac-cheers-an-antisemit_b_43377

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie0uOtkDmMY Patrick dives into the claims of a Chinese perpetrated Uyghur genocide. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Part of the Problem Ep. 935 US State Department Accusation of China ‘Genocide' Relied on Data Abuse and Baseless Claims by Far-Right Ideologue by Gareth Porter and Max Blumenthal

Patrick dives into the claims of a Chinese perpetrated Uyghur genocide. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Part of the Problem Ep. 935 US State Department Accusation of China ‘Genocide' Relied on Data Abuse and Baseless Claims by Far-Right Ideologue by Gareth Porter and Max Blumenthal

Scott celebrates eleven years on the radio by interviewing Gareth Porter about Biden's first year in office. They discuss the negotiations between the Administration and Iran over a return to the JCPOA. Despite many crossovers with the team that reached an agreement with Iran back in the Obama years, Biden's people appear set on squeezing more concessions out of the Iranians. But Porter points out that, as he had predicted, the U.S. reluctance to return to the deal led to hardliner victories in Iran's last elections. But even with a more anti-American regime, Porter sees no evidence they'd actually produce a nuclear bomb. Scott and Porter also talk about Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis the so-called champions of Afghan freedom seem completely uninterested in helping to relieve. Discussed on the show: “When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes” (Foreign Policy) “The Civilian Casualty Files” (New York Times)  Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio.

Scott celebrates eleven years on the radio by interviewing Gareth Porter about Biden's first year in office. They discuss the negotiations between the Administration and Iran over a return to the JCPOA. Despite many crossovers with the team that reached an agreement with Iran back in the Obama years, Biden's people appear set on squeezing more concessions out of the Iranians. But Porter points out that, as he had predicted, the U.S. reluctance to return to the deal led to hardliner victories in Iran's last elections. But even with a more anti-American regime, Porter sees no evidence they'd actually produce a nuclear bomb. Scott and Porter also talk about Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis the so-called champions of Afghan freedom seem completely uninterested in helping to relieve. Discussed on the show: “When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes” (Foreign Policy) “The Civilian Casualty Files” (New York Times)  Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio.

With the US invasion of Afghanistan coming to end and Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Middle East, otherwise known as West Asia, is seeing major shifts in geopolitical power dynamics. Ross Ashcroft is joined by Beirut-based journalist and analyst Sharmine Narwani, and journalist and investigative historian Gareth Porter to discuss the future of West Asia and the end of US hegemony.

With the US invasion of Afghanistan coming to end and Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Middle East, otherwise known as West Asia, is seeing major shifts in geopolitical power dynamics. Ross Ashcroft is joined by Beirut-based journalist and analyst Sharmine Narwani, and journalist and investigative historian Gareth Porter to discuss the future of West Asia and the end of US hegemony.

Scott is joined once again by Gareth Porter to discuss a piece he wrote at the beginning of the month for Responsible Statecraft. But before talking about the article, Porter gives a quick update on the developing situation in Lebanon. The article Porter wrote talks about the “self licking ice cream cone,” a saying used to describe the self-perpetuating nature of the military-industrial-congressional complex. Porter explains how these perverse incentives kept us embroiled in war for two full decades.    Discussed on the show: “How the ‘self licking ice cream cone,' prolonged the 20-year war” (Responsible Statecraft) “This Air Force commando called in 688,000 pounds of bombs in one battle” (Task & Purpose) Joe Kent on Fox News Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Dröm; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott is joined once again by Gareth Porter to discuss a piece he wrote at the beginning of the month for Responsible Statecraft. But before talking about the article, Porter gives a quick update on the developing situation in Lebanon. The article Porter wrote talks about the “self licking ice cream cone,” a saying used to describe the self-perpetuating nature of the military-industrial-congressional complex. Porter explains how these perverse incentives kept us embroiled in war for two full decades.    Discussed on the show: “How the ‘self licking ice cream cone,' prolonged the 20-year war” (Responsible Statecraft) “This Air Force commando called in 688,000 pounds of bombs in one battle” (Task & Purpose) Joe Kent on Fox News Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Dröm; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to discuss his recent piece at the Gray Zone about the dishonest ways the media has covered the Taliban. Both Scott and Porter agree that the Taliban are not to be considered the good guys, but that the media has a history of pushing a misleading narrative about them to justify war. Scott and Porter reflect on how this has been happening, to some extent, for the Taliban's entire history, but especially as it relates to the group's connections with Islamic terrorists.  Discussed on the show: “Corporate media stirred global terror hysteria to push postwar hostility toward new Afghan govt” (The Gray Zone) Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa No Good Men Among the Living by Anand Gopal  Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Dröm; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to discuss his recent piece at the Gray Zone about the dishonest ways the media has covered the Taliban. Both Scott and Porter agree that the Taliban are not to be considered the good guys, but that the media has a history of pushing a misleading narrative about them to justify war. Scott and Porter reflect on how this has been happening, to some extent, for the Taliban's entire history, but especially as it relates to the group's connections with Islamic terrorists.  Discussed on the show: “Corporate media stirred global terror hysteria to push postwar hostility toward new Afghan govt” (The Gray Zone) Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa No Good Men Among the Living by Anand Gopal  Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Dröm; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter joins Scott on Antiwar Radio to discuss his latest piece about the media's reaction to Afghanistan. Porter lays out how virtually the entire media ecosystem is arguing the withdrawal was done prematurely from both a counterterrorism standpoint and in terms of the evacuation of American citizens and allies. However, the media is ignoring the root of the problem was the overconfidence the U.S. Military and Intelligence Community had in the Afghan National Army. Porter argues that that is where the blame ought to lie, rather than squarely on Biden. Now Porter thinks we've reached an inflection point, with historic calls for those responsible for these disastrous wars to be held accountable.  Discussed on the show: Gareth Porter's page at the Grayzone “Afghanistan collapse reveals Beltway media's loyalty to permanent war state” (Grazone) news.antiwar.com — better than CIA briefings according to Chalmers Johnson “Surprise, panic and fateful choices: The day America lost its longest war” (Washington Post) “Top defense firms spend $1B on lobbying during Afghan war, see $2T return” (Responsible Statecraft) Joe Kent on Tucker Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter joins Scott on Antiwar Radio to discuss his latest piece about the media's reaction to Afghanistan. Porter lays out how virtually the entire media ecosystem is arguing the withdrawal was done prematurely from both a counterterrorism standpoint and in terms of the evacuation of American citizens and allies. However, the media is ignoring the root of the problem was the overconfidence the U.S. Military and Intelligence Community had in the Afghan National Army. Porter argues that that is where the blame ought to lie, rather than squarely on Biden. Now Porter thinks we've reached an inflection point, with historic calls for those responsible for these disastrous wars to be held accountable.  Discussed on the show: Gareth Porter's page at the Grayzone “Afghanistan collapse reveals Beltway media's loyalty to permanent war state” (Grazone) news.antiwar.com — better than CIA briefings according to Chalmers Johnson “Surprise, panic and fateful choices: The day America lost its longest war” (Washington Post) “Top defense firms spend $1B on lobbying during Afghan war, see $2T return” (Responsible Statecraft) Joe Kent on Tucker Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Daniel Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "The Velvet Coup," joins us to discuss Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky met with Joe Biden in DC and was promised additional military assistance. Biden also made hollow promises regarding NordStream 2, but held back from ensuring the Eastern European nation a NATO membership and crossing Russia's red line.Julie Varughese, solidarity network coordinator for Black Alliance for Peace, joins us to discuss Afghanistan. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said that he was unsure if the US will ever recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Also, a top general said that the US may coordinate with the Taliban to battle Daesh-K (ISIS-K).Steve Poikonen, national organizer for Action4Assange, joins us to discuss the US media. Our guest joins us to discuss the Western media's love affair with Joe Biden that washed ashore when he decided to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Also, we discuss Gareth Porter's Consortium News article about the corporate media's fealty to the permanent war state.Teresa Lundy, principal of TML Communications, a leading minority public relations, communications and advocacy firm in Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the Texas abortion law. The US Supreme Court has refused to block Texas's restrictive abortion law. Also, President Biden stated that he believes the law blatantly violates the Constitution. Is Roe v. Wade on the chopping block?Professor Peter Kuznick, author and historian, joins us to discuss US military spending. A recent evaluation of military spending post-9/11 puts the cost of the so-called "War on Terror" at over 8 trillion dollars. Also, Alan Macleod's Mintpress News article reviews new documents and testimonies about the profligate spending in Afghanistan.Robert Fantina, journalist and Palestine activist, joins us to discuss Israel. Palestinian children have recently faced horrific abuses, including stoning and car-ramming from Jewish settlers in Masafer Yatta. Also, Presidents Biden and Bennett reportedly renewed an agreement on Israel's covert nuclear program.John Burris, civil rights attorney, joins us to discuss the January 6th investigation. There are new controversies over the congressional investigation of the January 6th protests, as a House committee asks telecom companies to retain phone records related to the event. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R- CA) has threatened action against companies that comply with the request.Dr. Jemima Pierre, associate professor of Black studies and anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, joins us to discuss Haiti. The American Red Cross is working to raise money for the Haiti earthquake, but their performance after the tragedy of 2010 has critics urging people to avoid the organization.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Gareth Porter, investigative historian and journalist and co-author of “The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis: From CIA Coup to the Brink of War” to discuss the corporate media's narrative against the Afghanistan withdrawal, facts that the media conveniently forgets, and what interests drive the media to support such narratives.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talk about the US practice of engaging in warfare without actually being in war, how the media portrays the actions of the Taliban, updates on Julian Assange, the backlash Biden gets versus Trump, and the speech by Barbara Lee opposite American involvement in Afghanistan.Guests:Mark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant, drummer, eagle scout and marine | Afghanistan: A War Without War Gareth Porter - Investigative journalist, author and policy analyst | Media's Take on Taliban Takeover Misty Winston - Political activist, organizer and podcast host | Assange and AfghanistanJoel Segal - Former congressional staffer and author of HR 676 | Barbara Lee After 9/11In the first hour Mark Frost joined the show to talk about the optimal amount of terrorist attacks a nation can face. Should the US have to declare war before military action on foreign soil.In the second hour Fault Lines was joined by Gareth Porter for a discussion on the media interpretation of the Taliban takeover and an analysis of Joe Biden's speech addressing the issues in Afghanistan. We were also joined by Misty Winston for updates around the Julian Assange case and how the United States has escalated their war on dangerous information.In the third hour Joel Segal joined the conversation to talk about the speech by Barbara Lee opposing the United States from entering Afghanistan at the very beginning directly after 9/11. Joel also discussed the difference in how the media portrays Biden versus Trump when it comes to handling Afghanistan and immigration.

Julie Varughese, solidarity network coordinator for Black Alliance for Peace, joins us to discuss the chaos in Afghanistan. Video footage shows heartbreaking scenes of Afghans plunging to their deaths as they attempt to hang on to the sides of a US military aircraft leaving the country.Martin Sieff, senior fellow at the American University in Moscow, joins us to discuss how America failed Afghanistan. The chair of the Defense Committee in the British Parliament, Tobias Ellwood, was especially critical, citing bewilderment that after two decades of "high-tech power intervening, (the US) is withdrawing and effectively handing the country back to the people (they) went into defeat."Dr. Jemima Pierre, associate professor of Black studies and anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, joins us to discuss the earthquake in Haiti. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake was more powerful than the 2010 quake, with severe damage in several cities and a death toll of almost 1,300 people to date.Greg Palast, investigative reporter, joins us to discuss his article about Steven Donziger. The article covers the ongoing persecution of Donziger, an attorney who sought justice for Ecuadorian victims of Chevron's toxic illegal oil dumping.Gareth Porter, historian, investigative journalist, author, and policy analyst specializing in US national security, joins us to discuss an article in Responsible Statecraft reporting on the current negotiations in Vienna to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The article's premise is that the US rejoining the JCPOA was a comparatively straightforward task, and it should not have taken this much time or effort to complete the task. Gerald Horne, professor of history at the University of Houston, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to talk about Somalia. A Grayzone article accuses the US of "bombing the very terrorists it created." It states further that both the US and British meddling in Somalia transformed the country's al-Shabaab into an extremist group "inflaming the humanitarian crisis that persists throughout the country."Greg Palast, investigative reporter, joins us for a second segment to discuss his article about Afghanistan.

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the tenuous and secretive relationship between the U.S., China and Taiwan. Since the Nixon administration, Porter explains, America has had an official, but mostly tacit, policy of supporting the "one China" principle—but U.S. officials rarely say so publicly. This has left an ambiguity surrounding Taiwan's status, and during the Obama administration one top Taiwan official in particular suddenly broke with America's longstanding policy of urging the Taiwanese not to push too hard against the mainland Chinese government. This encouragement has helped erode cross-Strait relations in recent years and has made Taiwan a potential hotspot for U.S. involvement in an open conflict with China. Such a conflict between nuclear superpowers, of course, would be utterly disastrous for all mankind. Discussed on the show: "How Washington's top Taiwan specialist embraced separatist party leader and opened new cross-Strait crisis" (The Grayzone) "How a key Pentagon official turned China policy over to arms industry and Taiwan supporters" (The Grayzone) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://youtu.be/AjFBA3oBNUg

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the tenuous and secretive relationship between the U.S., China and Taiwan. Since the Nixon administration, Porter explains, America has had an official, but mostly tacit, policy of supporting the "one China" principle—but U.S. officials rarely say so publicly. This has left an ambiguity surrounding Taiwan's status, and during the Obama administration one top Taiwan official in particular suddenly broke with America's longstanding policy of urging the Taiwanese not to push too hard against the mainland Chinese government. This encouragement has helped erode cross-Strait relations in recent years and has made Taiwan a potential hotspot for U.S. involvement in an open conflict with China. Such a conflict between nuclear superpowers, of course, would be utterly disastrous for all mankind. Discussed on the show: "How Washington's top Taiwan specialist embraced separatist party leader and opened new cross-Strait crisis" (The Grayzone) "How a key Pentagon official turned China policy over to arms industry and Taiwan supporters" (The Grayzone) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://youtu.be/AjFBA3oBNUg

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about his coverage of a recently-released document liberated by Daniel Ellsberg when he originally leaked the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s. This document, Porter explains, shows how in 1958 the military wanted to use tactical nuclear weapons against China over the offshore islands crisis. It was only Eisenhower's intervention that stopped the Joint Chiefs from going ahead with the plan, though ironically, it was Eisenhower's own efforts to combat the military-industrial complex by reducing conventional military forces that helped lead to an increased focus on nuclear weapons as a primary military tool in the first place. Ellsberg has released this document because the idea that the U.S. might go to war with China over Taiwan has thrust this issue to the fore once again. Nuclear brinksmanship, he says, remains one of the greatest threats not just to American national security, but to the very survival of the human race. The idea of an all-out war with China as in any way a legitimate possibility must be vehemently opposed before we ever come to the point of using nuclear weapons again. Discussed on the show: "Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals" (The Grayzone) The Doomsday Machine "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" (The New York Times) "Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known" (The New York Times) "US military considered using nuclear weapons against China in 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis, leaked documents show" (CNN) National Security Archive Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMXihkF8Z1U

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about his coverage of a recently-released document liberated by Daniel Ellsberg when he originally leaked the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s. This document, Porter explains, shows how in 1958 the military wanted to use tactical nuclear weapons against China over the offshore islands crisis. It was only Eisenhower's intervention that stopped the Joint Chiefs from going ahead with the plan, though ironically, it was Eisenhower's own efforts to combat the military-industrial complex by reducing conventional military forces that helped lead to an increased focus on nuclear weapons as a primary military tool in the first place. Ellsberg has released this document because the idea that the U.S. might go to war with China over Taiwan has thrust this issue to the fore once again. Nuclear brinksmanship, he says, remains one of the greatest threats not just to American national security, but to the very survival of the human race. The idea of an all-out war with China as in any way a legitimate possibility must be vehemently opposed before we ever come to the point of using nuclear weapons again. Discussed on the show: "Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals" (The Grayzone) The Doomsday Machine "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" (The New York Times) "Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known" (The New York Times) "US military considered using nuclear weapons against China in 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis, leaked documents show" (CNN) National Security Archive Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMXihkF8Z1U

On this edition of Parallax Views, leaked material reveals a shift to hardliners ahead of the June 18th elections in Iran. Journalist Gareth Porter, whose work is featured at The Grayzone, Consortium News, and Antiwar.com, joins me to discuss this development as well as to cover the rocky history of U.S.-Iranian relations. During the course of our conversation Gareth and I delve into Iranian Foreign MinisterJavad Zarif conflicts with the late General Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and how Soleimani's death at the hands of a drone strike during Trump Presidency has effectively pushed many in Iran towards potentially voting for candidates that are opposed to negotiating a new deal with the U.S. In addition to this Gareth and I also delve into the history of the Iran nuclear program, Reagan vs. Iran, Soleimani vs. ISIS, Soleimani in Syria and Iraq, the tension between Shia principles and the IRGC, the JCPOA and Obama, and much, much more.

Scott and Pete Quinones talk about all the other libertarian and antiwar podcasts you should be listening to. Some are big names that every libertarian needs to know about, others are lesser-known up-and-comers that need all the support we can give them. Discussed on the show: "Pete | The Libertarian Institute" (The Libertarian Institute) "Conflicts of Interest | The Libertarian Institute" (The Libertarian Institute) "Year Zero on Apple Podcasts" (Apple Podcasts) The Tom Woods Show "Part Of The Problem" (GaS Digital Network) "Anti-Neocon Report" (Google Podcasts) "Ron Paul Liberty Report" (Apple Podcasts) Lions of Liberty Free Talk Live For Canon Sake Thaddeus Russell "5/20/21 Gareth Porter on the Increasing Power Shift Toward Hard-Liners in Iran" (The Libertarian Institute) The Bob Murphy Show "The Human Action Podcast" (Mises Institute) The Managerial State: Power, Politics and Ideology in the Remaking of Social Welfare Human Action Man, Economy, and State What Has Government Done to Our Money? The Case Against the Fed AnarchoChristian "Liberty Lockdown Podcast" (SoundCloud) The Sharpe Way Show, Hosted by Larry Sharpe RADICAL "Biting The Bullet" (Apple Podcasts) "No Way, Jose!" (Jose Galison | Listen Notes) Fortress On A Hill Podcast Legalman (@USlawreview) on Twitter A Neighbor's Choice "The Liam McCollum Show" (Apple Podcasts) THE COALITION Reed Coverdale (@ReedCoverdale) on Twitter Free the People The Statist Quo "Timeline Earth" (Apple Podcasts) Run Your Mouth with Robbie Bernstein "Rebel With A Cause" (Apple Podcasts) "Counterflow with Buck Johnson" (Apple Podcasts) "Pushback with Aaron Mate" (Apple Podcasts) The Fight For Liberty Podcast "The Agora" (Apple Podcasts) "Will Grigg's Freedom Zealot Radio" (The Libertarian Institute) No Quarter: The Ravings of William Norman Grigg "Break The Cycle w/Joshua Smith" (Apple Podcasts) "Adam Kokesh" (Podchaser) "Blackbird with James Jenneman" (Apple Podcasts) "The Brian Nichols Show" (Apple Podcasts) "The System is Down with Dan Smotz" (Audible) Tenth Amendment Center GodArchy Podcast "It's Too Late with Alan Mosley" (Apple Podcasts) Pete Quinones is managing editor of the Libertarian Institute and hosts the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. He is the author of Freedom Through Memedom: The 31-Day Guide to Waking Up to Liberty and is co-producing the documentary, The Monopoly On Violence. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7qI1j-Z9c

Scott and Pete Quinones talk about all the other libertarian and antiwar podcasts you should be listening to. Some are big names that every libertarian needs to know about, others are lesser-known up-and-comers that need all the support we can give them. Discussed on the show: "Pete | The Libertarian Institute" (The Libertarian Institute) "Conflicts of Interest | The Libertarian Institute" (The Libertarian Institute) "Year Zero on Apple Podcasts" (Apple Podcasts) The Tom Woods Show "Part Of The Problem" (GaS Digital Network) "Anti-Neocon Report" (Google Podcasts) "Ron Paul Liberty Report" (Apple Podcasts) Lions of Liberty Free Talk Live For Canon Sake Thaddeus Russell "5/20/21 Gareth Porter on the Increasing Power Shift Toward Hard-Liners in Iran" (The Libertarian Institute) The Bob Murphy Show "The Human Action Podcast" (Mises Institute) The Managerial State: Power, Politics and Ideology in the Remaking of Social Welfare Human Action Man, Economy, and State What Has Government Done to Our Money? The Case Against the Fed AnarchoChristian "Liberty Lockdown Podcast" (SoundCloud) The Sharpe Way Show, Hosted by Larry Sharpe RADICAL "Biting The Bullet" (Apple Podcasts) "No Way, Jose!" (Jose Galison | Listen Notes) Fortress On A Hill Podcast Legalman (@USlawreview) on Twitter A Neighbor's Choice "The Liam McCollum Show" (Apple Podcasts) THE COALITION Reed Coverdale (@ReedCoverdale) on Twitter Free the People The Statist Quo "Timeline Earth" (Apple Podcasts) Run Your Mouth with Robbie Bernstein "Rebel With A Cause" (Apple Podcasts) "Counterflow with Buck Johnson" (Apple Podcasts) "Pushback with Aaron Mate" (Apple Podcasts) The Fight For Liberty Podcast "The Agora" (Apple Podcasts) "Will Grigg’s Freedom Zealot Radio" (The Libertarian Institute) No Quarter: The Ravings of William Norman Grigg "Break The Cycle w/Joshua Smith" (Apple Podcasts) "Adam Kokesh" (Podchaser) "Blackbird with James Jenneman" (Apple Podcasts) "The Brian Nichols Show" (Apple Podcasts) "The System is Down with Dan Smotz" (Audible) Tenth Amendment Center GodArchy Podcast "It's Too Late with Alan Mosley" (Apple Podcasts) Pete Quinones is managing editor of the Libertarian Institute and hosts the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. He is the author of Freedom Through Memedom: The 31-Day Guide to Waking Up to Liberty and is co-producing the documentary, The Monopoly On Violence. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the national political scene in Iran, where, in large part thanks to U.S. intervention, the population is increasingly aligning behind the most conservative forces, and moving away from President Rouhani. Iranians, Porter says, have very little trust that America will negotiate in good faith, and there is now less support than ever for the JCPOA, which the Biden administration is supposedly trying to renegotiate. Discussed on the show: "Leak Exposes Fissures in Iranian Establishment and Power Shift to Hard-Liners" (Consortium News) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth's previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4AkTrPuLg

Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the national political scene in Iran, where, in large part thanks to U.S. intervention, the population is increasingly aligning behind the most conservative forces, and moving away from President Rouhani. Iranians, Porter says, have very little trust that America will negotiate in good faith, and there is now less support than ever for the JCPOA, which the Biden administration is supposedly trying to renegotiate. Discussed on the show: "Leak Exposes Fissures in Iranian Establishment and Power Shift to Hard-Liners" (Consortium News) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter discusses the recent announcement that the Biden administration will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. This is obviously a violation of the May 1 withdrawal agreement made under the Trump administration, but Porter is optimistic that Biden and his team are serious about getting out by this fall. Scott and Porter also talk about the latest negotiations in Vienna regarding American sanctions and the Iran nuclear deal. Porter worries that the U.S. is taking too hard a line, thinking they can get away with continued sanctions, and that the negotiations may fall apart as a result. Discussed on the show: “Opinion | Is Leaving Afghanistan the Right Move?” (The New York Times) “Osama’s Prodigal Son” (Rolling Stone) “General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help” (AP News) “Vienna talks reveal Biden team’s attachment to sanctions that would torpedo Iran deal” (The Grayzone) “Israeli officials will object to restoration of Iran deal in D.C. visit” (Axios) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, EU politics and the fallout from Brexit on trade and vaccines, how mRNA tech works, a hot mic leak from Iran's foreign minister, and got a debrief on the Amazon unionization vote.Guests:Dave Beaty – TV Producer, Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist, & UFO Researcher | All Things Unidentified Aerial PhenomenaAlexander Mercouris – Editor-in-Chief at TheDuran.com | European Parliament Set to Ratify Trade Deal, EU Lawsuit Dr. Mikhail Kogan – Medical Director at the George Washington Center for Integrative Medicine | What is mRNA Tech, How Does it Work, and What Can It Do?Gareth Porter – Investigative Journalist, Author and Policy Analyst | Coming Back to the JCPOA & Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif's Hot Mic on IRGC PowerChris Smalls – Activist and Organizer | Aftermath of the 'No' Vote on Unionization in Bessemer, AlabamaIn our first hour we were joined by Dave Beaty to talk about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, looking at recent revelations from the media, why they're coming out now, and what's behind the spooky sightings lighting up the skies over naval groups off the coast of the United States.In our second hour we were joined by Alexander Mercouris to talk about Brexit and trade as the European Parliament seems set to ratify a long-negotiated trade deal with the United Kingdom, as well as the UK's shifting allegiances as they pivot to the United States. We then turned with Alexander to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation and what it signals for the future of the country's politics. Next we were joined by Dr. Mikhail Kogan to talk about what mRNA technology is, whether it's the Moderna and PfizerBioNTech shots.In our third hour we were joined by Gareth Porter to talk about the latest on attempts to come back to the JCPOA and the leak of hot mic audio from Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, describing limits on his power and the political supremacy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Next we were joined by Chris Smalls to talk about the problems with the local union that he believes led to the 'no' vote on unionization at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.

Interview #5,500! Scott talks to Gareth Porter about a range of U.S. foreign policy issues, beginning with the Biden administration’s announcement that it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. To some extent, this is good news, but it obscures what the headline should be—that Biden has decided to break the Trump administration-brokered peace deal to leave by May 1 of this year. Since the Taliban have promised to start fighting again if that deadline is not met, staying another six months could seriously complicate things. Porter also brings us up to speed on America’s relations with Iran, Vietnam and China. Discussed on the show: “Biden to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021” (The Washington Post) Obama’s Wars “Pentagon campaign to recruit Vietnam as military ally against China exposed delusions of US war strategy” (The Grayzone) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Interview #5,500! Scott talks to Gareth Porter about a range of U.S. foreign policy issues, beginning with the Biden administration’s announcement that it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. To some extent, this is good news, but it obscures what the headline should be—that Biden has decided to break the Trump administration-brokered peace deal to leave by May 1 of this year. Since the Taliban have promised to start fighting again if that deadline is not met, staying another six months could seriously complicate things. Porter also brings us up to speed on America’s relations with Iran, Vietnam and China. Discussed on the show: “Biden to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021” (The Washington Post) Obama’s Wars “Pentagon campaign to recruit Vietnam as military ally against China exposed delusions of US war strategy” (The Grayzone) Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott talks to Peter Lee about the ongoing Uyghur controversy in China. The Chinese government, he says, is trying to integrate their minority Uyghur Muslim population, as part of their larger project to urbanize and centralize China. There is growing concern, especially on the American right, that these efforts represent an outright genocide, with claims of mass forced birth control and up to a million people in detention centers. These fears, Lee says, tend to be exaggerated—though what the Chinese government is doing might be something more like cultural genocide. He stresses that it is important to acknowledge the horrors faced by many citizens of China’s authoritarian government, without using something like this as an excuse to advocate war. Discussed on the show: “Peter Lee’s China Threat Report” (Patreon) China Matters Sterilizations, IUDs, and Mandatory Birth Control: The CCP’s Campaign to Suppress Uyghur Birthrates in Xinjiang “2/19/21 Gareth Porter on the Misleading Data Behind Uyghur Genocide Claims” (The Libertarian Institute) “US State Department accusation of China ‘genocide’ relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue” (The Grayzone) “4/2/21 Larry Wilkerson on the Global Struggle for Power in Asia” (The Libertarian Institute) “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)” (IMDb) Peter Lee writes on East and South Asian affairs and their intersection with US global policy. Follow his work on Patreon and on Twitter @chinahand. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott talks to Peter Lee about the ongoing Uyghur controversy in China. The Chinese government, he says, is trying to integrate their minority Uyghur Muslim population, as part of their larger project to urbanize and centralize China. There is growing concern, especially on the American right, that these efforts represent an outright genocide, with claims of mass forced birth control and up to a million people in detention centers. These fears, Lee says, tend to be exaggerated—though what the Chinese government is doing might be something more like cultural genocide. He stresses that it is important to acknowledge the horrors faced by many citizens of China’s authoritarian government, without using something like this as an excuse to advocate war. Discussed on the show: “Peter Lee’s China Threat Report” (Patreon) China Matters Sterilizations, IUDs, and Mandatory Birth Control: The CCP’s Campaign to Suppress Uyghur Birthrates in Xinjiang “2/19/21 Gareth Porter on the Misleading Data Behind Uyghur Genocide Claims” (The Libertarian Institute) “US State Department accusation of China ‘genocide’ relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue” (The Grayzone) “4/2/21 Larry Wilkerson on the Global Struggle for Power in Asia” (The Libertarian Institute) “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)” (IMDb) Peter Lee writes on East and South Asian affairs and their intersection with US global policy. Follow his work on Patreon and on Twitter @chinahand. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter talks about the U.S. military's efforts to sabotage any attempt at leaving Afghanistan. The deal negotiated by the Trump administration made both the conditions and deadlines for withdrawal clear—but almost immediately, the military began claiming that the Taliban was somehow in violation of the agreement, and that America had to stay. Sadly very few people in power are willing to drastically change the situation in Afghanistan, and it looks increasingly likely that the Biden administration will simply try to stay the course. Discussed on the show: "How the US military subverted the Afghan peace agreement to prolong an unpopular war" (The Grayzone) "Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says" (The New York Times) "A Secret Accord With the Taliban: When and How the U.S. Would Leave Afghanistan" (The New York Times) An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban-Al Qaeda Merger in Afghanistan Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state. He is the author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare and, with John Kiriakou, The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Gareth Porter, independent investigative journalist covering national security policy since 2005 and recipient of the Gellhorn Prize for Journalism in 2012, joins us to talk about his recent article published on The Grayzone about how Pentagon brass has tried to sabotage peace deals with the Taliban and troop drawdowns in Afghanistan throughout the Trump years, how it continues to do so in the Biden administration, and whether we will see peace deal and a withdrawal of troops from the country in the near future. Dr. Katherine Blizinsky, Policy Director at the All of Us Research Program at NIH and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Rush University and Dr. Joseph Richardson, Professor of African-American Studies and Medical Anthropology at the University of Maryland College Park and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, tell us about epigenetics, how the theory was developed and how it has evolved, how it relates to the age-old debate of nature versus nurture, and how life experiences and trauma can have a longer term effect on our brain and in our evolution as human beings. Steven Grumbine is the founder and CEO of the nonprofits Real Progressives and Real Progress in Action, as well as the host of the Macro n Cheese podcast. He's also a leading activist and evangelist for Modern Monetary Theory. He joins hosts Michelle Witte and Bob Schlehuber to talk about the recent craze in non-fungible tokens, whether this is just another fad, how society ascribes value to things, and the gamification of life. We also talk about Rachel Maddow winning a Grammy for an audiobook pushing Russiagate, how there is very little real political discussion in the media and how it has evolved into pure infotainment. In our Working for the Weekend Section, the Misfits talk about NBC calling Biden the “father of immigrants,” Alexi McCammond’s firing over tweets deemed racist against Asians, and seven civil lawsuits have been filed against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson alleging inappropriate conduct during massages.The Misfits talk about the tense meeting between the Biden administration and Chinese officials, and the newest spat between Biden and Putin.

This week on the Global Research News Hour we feature a special documentary retrospective on the Syrian civil war which was in fact a foreign fueled insurgency, outlining the state of the players on the opposition side, including the US, and a review of the many facets that distinguishes this US war from previous military incursions. The voices include Syrian journalist and commentator Steven Sahiounie, independent journalist and historian Gareth Porter, and Syrian based Western journalist Vanessa Beeley.

Welcome to the IndependentLeft.News Daily Headlines podcast for Tuesday, January 26th, 2021. Early Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=8f3363a0-5fd3-11eb-8e8d-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-early-ed-01-26 Top Headlines:

Jon and Matt were honored to be joined by Dr. Gareth Porter, historian and investigative journalist, to debunk some of the prevailing myths that serve to perpetuate the permanent war state. Specifically discussed: - Gareth's background: How he become so adept at debunking the myths propagated by the national security state - The truth about the "moderate rebels" that the Us armed and funded in Syria- The truth about the constantly repeated allegation of Russian bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan, and the journalistic malpractice that was displayed by mainstream outlets in reporting this story. - Gareth 's hypothesis as to why good national security journalism is rare Gareth Porter's Work: Please Support Him! Some of his early work dispelling the Nixon admin's lie about the alleged bloodbath if the North Vietnamese took Saigon Articles in the Nation and Harpers dispelling the myth regarding Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions Interview with Al Jazeera dispelling nuclear weapons allegations Dispelling the myth about Iran having killed 600 US soldiers in Iraq (not mentioned in episode but relevant to the conversation) How America Armed Terrorists in Syria - NIE report 2007 on Iran WMD- NYT A breakdown of the journalistic malpractice in the mainstream reporting about the alleged "Russian bounties" Read his books, Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam and Manufactured Crisis All of Gareth Porter's current work can be found at the Grayzone. Other Content Mentioned in this Episode: Iran has NEVER had a nuclear weapons program DIA reported connections likely Salafi influence in opposition in 2012 - Rat Line from Libya to Syria - Hilary Clinton “AQ is on our side” - John Kerry acknowledged they knew about rise of ISIS - Joe Biden acknowledged problem of allies arming extremists, BBC affirms Our Work: Read our "In the Context of Empire" blog with corresponding and expanded posts to this content! Social Media: Twitter- @Mattylongruns.

US National security has turned into a racket. Enemies and bogeymen are invented with monotonous regularity to justify massive budgets and kickbacks to insiders. But with so much domestic US turmoil how long can this swindle go on? Host Ross Ashcroft is joined by investigative historian and journalist Gareth Porter to discuss the state of national security and how the US's track record on foreign policy has got us into this situation.

Gareth Porter stops by the podcast to discuss his long standing work on the Vietnam war, his thoughts on COVID-19 via the USS Theodore Roosevelt along with his previous work […]

Mance is joined by the great Gareth Porter. Gareth is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state, and author of “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare.” Gareth explains exactly what the Iran Nuclear Deal of 2015 is, and why the body of Benjamin Netanyahu's presentation detailing Iran nuclear… The post Episode 107: Gareth Porter on Netanyahu's Accusations Against Iran appeared first on Free Man Beyond The Wall.

Ralph talks to journalist Gareth Porter about why both liberals and conservatives should be afraid - be very afraid - of warhawk John Bolton's appointment as Trump's National Security Advisor.  And author/activist Julie Wark joins us to talk about why she is “Against Charity.”    

This week on CounterSpin: The New York Times tells readers Barack Obama was moved to negotiate a deal with Iran because of his personal “faith in diplomacy.” Is that an appropriate way to understand how these negotiations came to be? Our guest has an alternate view. We'll hear from investigative journalist Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Also on the show: Almost as disheartening as it is that this week marks the first time a sitting president will visit a federal prison is the notion that such symbolic acts — like that of commuting the sentences of a few dozen prisoners — might be mistaken for substantive movement toward fundamental change in the criminal justice system. How hopeful is current talk of “reform”? And should reform define the limit of the change we want to see? We talk with Mohamed Shehk of the group Critical Resistance about that. The post CounterSpin – July 17, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.