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Dave DeCamp discusses the latest leaks related to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma in 2018, which continue to point to the fact that it was staged. The most recent leaker dissents from the conclusions of the OPCW investigators that the supposed chlorine gas canisters were dropped into the apartment building from planes or helicopters. He claims instead that they were planted to make the scene look like a chemical attack. Other dissenters have cast doubt on medical reports from the victims, and on the evidence of supposed chemical weapons byproducts found on the scene. Despite its many holes, the official narrative continues to get used as an excuse to keep fighting the Assad regime, and to prevent U.S. troops from ever pulling out of Syria.

Discussed on the show:

"New Leaks Provide Further Evidence Into OPCW Douma Cover Up" (Antiwar.com Original)

"WikiLeaks" (OPCW Douma Docs)

"5/26/19 Ted Postol on the Proof that the Douma Attack was Staged" (The Libertarian Institute)

"Postol: Newly Revealed Documents Show Syrian Chemical "Attacks Were Staged"" (Accuracy.Org)

"How the OPCW’s investigation of the Douma incident was nobbled" (Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media)

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; Washinton Babylon; Liberty Under Attack Publications; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQVOQ7WWBEY

72 Minutes

PG-13

Pete asked Scott Horton to come on and give his opinion on the new Star Wars Ep.9, The Afghan Papers and Virginia threatening gun confiscation.

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 4,900 interviews since 2003. He is also the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan (2017).

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On FPF #432, I explain my view that the Democrats' case for impeaching Trump is very weak. The House passed two articles of impeachment this week, although House leadership is now preventing those from going to the Senate. While everyone is distracted with these potential minor crimes committed by Trump, there are major news stories breaking around the world. I cover several of those stories in the second half of the show. Many of those stories are about actual serious crimes Trump is committing. 

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NDAA

The 2020 NDAA requires the DNI to release a report on who is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [Link]

The Senate passes the 2020 NDAA. [Link]

Germany believes sanctions passed in the 2020 NDAA could impact their work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. However, the sanctions include a 30 day “cool down” period, and Germany may be able to complete the pipeline during that time. [Link]

The US national debt increased by $1.2 trillion in 2019. [Link]

Both houses of Congress introduce bills to push Trump towards renewing New Start. [Link]

Korea

South Korean and the US were unable to make a deal about South Korea’s payment for US troops deployed to South Korea. South Korea is willing to pay $1 billion a year, the US is demanding $5 billion. [Link]

DefSec Esper says the US expects North Korea to carry out more weapons tests. [Link]

Russia and China call for some sanctions to be lifted on North Korea. The US says now is not the time to lift sanctions. [Link]

South America

Venezuelan children are facing increasingly worse malnutrition. [Link]

The Trump administration is considering ramping up the pressure on Venezuela. This could include an oil blockade. [Link]

Trump voices support for the coup government in Bolivia. [Link]

Bolivia’s coup government issues an arrest warrant for the former president Morales. Morales is now a refugee in Argentina. [Link]

Europe

NATO receives its second of five Global Hawk spy drones. It hops to have all drones by 2022. The drones cost $1.5 billion and were expected to be delivered by 2017. [Link]

Spain’s high court finds the leader of Catalonia guilty of disobedience. [Link]

Germany says it will not retaliate against the US for sanctions in the NDAA that target the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. [Link]

The US removes sanctions of Latvia's second-largest port. The Latvian government seized the port after the US sanctioned Aivars Lembergs. [Link]

India

Protests are spreading in India against a proposed law that would grant citizenship to non-muslims from neighboring countries living in India. [Link]

The Pentagon is dismissing the Afghanistan Papers. [Link]

Ten members of a Afghan family were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. [Link]

Middle East

An Israeli power company is cutting power to some areas of the West Bank for three hours a day over a Palestinian electric company not making debt payments. [Link]

Israel bars Gazan Christians from visiting holy sites in Israel and the West Bank this year. [Link]

The Qatari foreign minister says the stalemate between Qatar and the GCC has been broken. [Link]

Saudi Arabia launches a $1.5 million lobby effort in the US. [Link]

Secretary of Treasury Munchin said Iran’s attack on Saudi oil infrastructure was an attack on the world economy. [Link]

In a move likely aimed at pleasing Turkey, the State Department says Trump will not recognize the Armenian Genocide. [Link]

In the first half of 2020, the US State Department will cut about 130 people from its embassy in Erbil. [Link]

Secretary of Defense Esper calls on Iraq to stop attacks on bases that house US soldie...

84 Minutes

Some Strong Language

Pete did another private Livestream "AMA" for his supporters and invited Sal the Agorist to answer questions. Sal, like Pete, became popular on social media for making and sharing memes but, again, started his own podcast "The Agora," while writing articles for "the New Libertarian.

Sal answers questions on agorism, cryptocurrency, precious metals, the Civil War and many other topics.

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Mike Maharrey returns to FPF to discuss the Defend the Guard Act. Defend the Guard is a bill introduced at the state level that prevents the federal government from using National Guard troops in undeclared forever wars. The movement is growing as more states will consider the bill in 2020. Mike explains how you can help bring Defend the Guard to your state. 

Mike Maharrey is the author of Our Last Hope. He is the host of the Thoughts from Maharrey Head podcast and the Friday Gold Wrap. Mike is the managing editor at Schiff Gold and the communications director at The Tenth Amendment Center. 

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44 Minutes

Suitable for All Ages

Pete welcomes Associate Professor Per Bylund to the show. Per is a Fellow at the Mises Institute and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University.

Per is going to give a primer on production and demand. He answers the question as to whether demand drives production and innovation, or if it is, in fact, entrepreneurs innovating.

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Sheldon Richman discusses America's relationship to Israel in the wake of President Trump's speech to Sheldon Adelson's Israeli-American Council. Trump has received criticism as being anti-semitic for saying that American Jews, particularly democrats, do not "love Israel enough." This is odd, says Richman, since usually allegations of anti-semitism are based on people claiming that American Jews might have a special loyalty to Israel. He laments the fact that nobody cares about consistent principle anymore, happy instead to resort to sophistry and persecution if they think it will be convenient to their side's interests in the short term.

Discussed on the show:

"But Mr. Trump, Is Israel Lovable?" (Antiwar.com Original)

116th Congress (2019-2020): Ant-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019

"The Stolen Life of Christopher Tapp" (The Libertarian Institute)

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of Coming to Palestine and America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Follow him on Twitter @SheldonRichman.

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; Washinton Babylon; Liberty Under Attack Publications; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Scott interviews Nasser Arrabyee about Yemen, where the U.S. continues to back Suadi Arabia in waging a war of starvation against the people of Yemen. Scott calls this the very worst thing our government is doing, and yet by and large the American people don't much care about it. Arrabyee says that Houthi leaders are beginning to talk with the Saudis through backchannels, which could be the first step toward a deescalation of the bombing and a reopening of airports, which would allow desperately needed foreign aid to get to the Yemenis.

Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of yemen-now.com. You can follow him on Twitter @narrabyee.

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; Washinton Babylon; Liberty Under Attack Publications; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com.

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On FPF #430, I discuss the 2020 NDAA. The bill is filled with funding and approval for more war. An earlier version of the bill actually provided some limitations on the president's war-making powers. However, it was stripped out during the conference committee. I break down my own article about the 2020 NDAA on the show.

39 Minutes

PG-13

Pete invited the executive director of The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Daniel McAdams, to return to the show. Daniel is an expert in the subject of "Colour Revolutions" (having been on the ground for a few), and will explain exactly what they are, and how they are funded and created.

The subject leads Daniel and Pete into discussions of coup attempts at home, and "revolutions" being sold to us on TV.

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