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Trita Parsi comes back on the show to recap the Quincy Institute's recent conference in Washington D.C., which put pro-restraint and pro-interventionist figures on panels together to debate the merits of America's foreign policy status quo. Some from the antiwar movement have been critical of Parsi's organization for not being radical enough, but Parsi reiterates that an "inside game" is going to look different from an "outside game", and that while the absolutely pure antiwar position is valuable to the movement, it's also important to engage with those on the inside of American policymaking in a way that actually allows the ideas from both sides to be openly debated. Parsi and Scott consider the conference a success, and look forward to more events of the same type in the future.

Discussed on the show:

"2¾ Cheers for the New Quincy Institute" (The Libertarian Institute)

"David Petraeus And The Art Of Staying The Same" (The American Conservative)

"Anti-Interventionist Think Tank’s Debut is a Dud" (Consortium News)

"After 'Advocating Killing Iranians' for Years, Neocon Bill Kristol Called Out for Faux Concern" (Common Dreams)

Trita Parsi is the president of the National Iranian American Council and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy. Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter @tparsi.

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Danny Sjursen discusses the recent deal to withdraw most of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He begins by describing the reactions of his military friends to the idea that this deal represents "surrender" to the Taliban, which some on the right would have you believe. On the contrary, says Sjursen, most veterans, including all of his friends, support ending the war, and many say that we should do so as soon as possible. If anything, Sjursen is critical of this deal because it doesn't go far enough, since it allows some "non-combat" troops (a notoriously fuzzy definition) to stay behind, along with CIA-backed militias and intelligence and bombing capabilities. All in all, Sjursen is skeptical that this deal really spells the end of America's involvement in Afghanistan, and instead may be nothing more than an election stunt that could fall apart at the slightest hiccup, giving the U.S. government an excuse to stay even longer.

Discussed on the show:

"Happy Afghanistan Surrender Day!" (Antiwar.com Original)

"Majorities of US veterans say Iraq, Afghanistan wars weren’t worth fighting" (Pew Research Center)

"Opinion | On Afghanistan, Trump Gets Taken" (The New York Times)

"Distant lives come together on 9/11's front lines" (Reuters)

An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban-Al Qaeda Merger in Afghanistan

Danny Sjursen is a retired U.S. army major and former history instructor at West Point. He writes regularly for TomDispatch.com and he’s the author of “Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.” Follow him on Twitter @SkepticalVet.

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Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss the International Criminal Court's inquiry into US war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Will looks at the alleged crimes, like torture, that will be investigated. Kyle updates the situation in Afghanistan a week after the "peace deal" with the Taliban was signed. Will and Kyle review the first week of the agreement. 

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62 Minutes

Some Strong Language

Pete invited Mises.org editor Ryan McMaken and author Donnie Gebert to come on the show and compare notes on the subject of decentralization and secession. Donnie wrote the book "A Direct Republic - The Null Hypothesis of Politics," and Ryan has written many articles lately on getting States smaller. 

Ryan mentions that Switzerland votes every 20 years on whether to throw away their constitution. They in fact vote on whether to let federal taxation expire.

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Scott talks to Baltimore lawyer Steven Silverman about a 2009 case involving the alleged illegal cavity search of his client by Baltimore police. Silverman's client claimed that Officer Shakil Moss stopped him without cause and conducted the cavity search in public in the middle of the day, which was later confirmed through DNA analysis by the department's internal affairs unit. It was later discovered that a group of officers conducted many such unconstitutional stops, and some of them have faced federal prison for their actions.

Discussed on the show:

"Police State Keynesianism: Stimulating Tyranny" (The Libertarian Institute)

"$210 million suit filed over police team's strip search" (Baltimore Sun)

"Nurse says traffic stop led to strip search" (Baltimore Sun)

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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On FPF #461, I discuss Congress pushing for war more than Trump. A new bill in the House looks to prevent the US from drawing down troops in Africa. Throughout the Trump presidency, Congress has a history of attempting to prevent Trump from drawing down forces or removing sanctions. At the same time, Congress is almost completely ignoring Trump deploying troops and fighting undeclared wars.

95 Minutes

Strong Language

I invited Matt and Greg to come on the show and talk about anything they could think of relating to guns.

Matt Freeman is the host of The Statist Quo podcast and Greg has appeared on a couple shows talking guns but is most remembered for being the guest on episode 77 of The Friends Against Government podcast, Learning to Shoot, which may be their funniest episode.

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On FPF #460, I discuss the chaotic and dangerous situation unfolding in Idlib, Syria. Turkey is backing the al-Qaeda linked rebels who remain in opposition to the Syrian government. The Syrian Army - along with its Russian ally - are attempting to retake the Idlib Province of Syria. Turkey is invading Syria in an attempt to prevent this from happening. Turkey has asked the US and European allies to get involved and establish a no-fly zone over Idlib. The no-fly zone would result in the US shooting down Russian planes. NATO rejected Turkey's demands. Now Turkey is allowing some of the 3 million refugees - who settled in Turkey during the Syrian War - to cross into Europe. Turkey hopes this will pressure the European powers to act in Syria. 

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Afghan "Peace Deal" has rough start created by US

39 Minutes

Suitable for All Ages

Pete invited Professor Gary Chartier to come on the show. Gary is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the Tom and Vi Zapara School of Business at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of fifteen other—current or forthcoming—books, including Public Practice, Private Law (Cambridge, 2016), Anarchy and Legal Order (Cambridge, 2013), The Logic of Commitment (Routledge, 2018), and An Ecological Theory of Free Expression (Palgrave, 2018). His byline has appeared over forty times in journals including the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Legal Theory, and Law and Philosophy. 

Gary was an editor and contributor on the book "Markets Not Capitalism." His chapter, "Advocates of Freed Markets Should Oppose Capitalism," caught Pete's eye so he asked Gary to come on and discuss the themes of the chapter.

A Good Life in the Market: An Introduction to Business Ethics

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22 Minutes

Safe for Work

Scott takes a few minutes to give his thoughts on the announced "peace treaty" in Afghanistan.

Scott Horton is Managing Director of The Libertarian Institute, host of Antiwar Radio for Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles and KUCR 88.3 in Riverside, podcasts the Scott Horton Show from scotthorton.org, and is the Editorial Director of Antiwar.com. He’s conducted more than 5,000 interviews since 2003. He is also the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan (2017).

The New Cold War With Russia Is All America’s Fault

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