Gareth Porter joins Scott on Antiwar Radio on KPFK to discuss his latest article for Antiwar.com, “Can the US and North Korea Move From Threats to Negotiations?” Porter details how America’s history of foreign intervention has been North Korea’s primary motivation for seeking nuclear deterrence and why, as a result, there is no military option in North Korea. And the question we all want answered: … Continue reading 9/10/17 Gareth Porter on the possibility of a diplomatic solution in North Korea »

Kelley B. Vlahos, managing editor of the American Conservative, returns to the show to discuss her latest article “Haley Debuts Trump’s Case for Ending Iran Nuclear Deal.” Vlahos reviews the Iran Deal, explains how the neocons see Trump as an ally on Iran, and explains why Nikki Haley’s speech to the American Enterprise Institute is a likely preview of Donald Trump’s strategy to torpedo the … Continue reading 9/8/17 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Trump strategy to end the Iran Deal »

Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine, Andrew Cockburn, returns to the show to discuss his latest article, “Crime and Punishment: Will the 9/11 Case Finally Go to Trial?” Cockburn explains how the 9/11 families overcame the legal impediments against suing the state of Saudi Arabia even in the face of rank opposition from the Obama administration, what he believed was revealed in the 28 pages, and … Continue reading 9/8/17 Andrew Cockburn on Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11 »

Senior fellow of the Mises Institute Mark Thornton returns to the show to discuss Austrian business cycle theory, how the Fed’s artificially low interest rates create perverse incentives, resulting in wild spending on both the production and consumer sides of the economy. Thornton discusses the crash of the stock market in the 1970s after Richard Nixon took the United States off the gold standard, which … Continue reading 9/7/17 Mark Thornton on the Austrian Business Cycle Theory and where we are today »

Author and journalist Patrick Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his reporting on the heavy casualties in Mosul and why they’ve been underreported in the media. Cockburn explains how ISIS’s guerrilla war tactics increase civilian casualties, why the Syrian Kurds fighting against ISIS in Raqqa have considerable incentive to extend the fight against ISIS, and discusses his latest article for the Independent on al … Continue reading 9/6/17 Patrick Cockburn on al-Qaeda’s resurgence in Syria »

Author and journalist Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the slow motion war escalating between China and India that Margolis has long believed is an inevitability. The conflict between the two nuclear powers centers on their desire to control the Himalayan region between the two countries, which gives whichever country controls it significant leverage over the rest of the region. Margolis recaps the … Continue reading 9/6/17 Eric Margolis on the escalating India-China conflict and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar »

Famed whistleblower Peter van Buren joins Scott on KPFK radio where van Buren interviews Scott about his book “Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan.” Van Buren is the author of “We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People.” Follow him on Twitter @WeMeantWell.

Hey I finally did another one. Sorry about the delay.

It's just the same old shit really, but new for some of yall I guess.

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Update: sorry: I guess I put this out over the wrong feed last week...

Hey I finally did another one. Sorry about the delay.

It's just the same old shit really, but new for some of yall I guess.

To help support Will Grigg's family, check out their GoFundMe here.

Update: sorry: I guess I put this out over the wrong feed last week...

Hey all, I’m a bit under the weather with the chicken pox. Sorry I’m not able to get you interviews, will be back to normal soon!