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Pete invited author and educator Thaddeus Russell to return to the show. Pete wanted to have a discussion with him about the culture of institutionalized violence in America, and a certain sadistic attitude by citizens that goes along with it. They talk about everything from treatment of prisoners to apathy regarding State violence towards citizens by police and the Feds. They also discuss the Left's hatred of white men and their vocal bloodlust towards billionaires and capitalists.

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On FPF #425, I explain why NATO should be dissolved. NATO leaders are meeting in London and there are plenty of issues among the members. Turkey is recently purchased Russian made air defense systems and is refusing to sign off on defense plans unless other countries label the Syrian Kurdish militia as a terror group. France is accusing Turkey of using terror proxy groups against the Kurds in Syria. The French president recently called NATO brain dead, identifying the alliance lacks an enemy. Trump said he would not be surprised if Franch leaves NATO and is threatening sanctions on Franch. Trump is also frustrated that many member states are making no progress in meeting the NATO target of spending 2% on defense.

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Texas is seeking the death penalty against a man who killed someone breaking into the window of his home. The intruder was a SWAT team member in a no-knock raid. The police only found a glass pipe and grinder. [Link]

Jordan Smith explains fingerprint analysis can be a complex and subjective science. The so called experts who testify in criminal trials have dubious qualifications. [Link]

Trump is using the PATRIOT Act to indefinitely detain a non-US citizen in the US. Trump is the first president to use this power. [Link]

The Trump administration is considering adding a regulation that would require all US citizens to be photographed entering and leaving the country. [Link]

General Dynamics will get a $20 billion contract to build Virginia class submarines. [Link]

The Navy awards General Dynamics with a three-quarters of a million-dollar contract to supply the ground systems for the Navy’s satellite communications. [Link]

Singapore is attempting to enforce its fake news law. It claims a blog posted fake information. Singapore first pushed the author to publish a correction. He refused and is not under investigation. Singapore then asked Facebook to post a correction. Facebook has not responded. [Link]

Julian Assange will testify in a Spanish court about a Spanish company spying on him while he was in the Ecuadorian embassy. The Spanish company is accused of illegally spying on Assange’s privileged conversations with lawyers and passed the intelligence to the US. [Link]

NATO/New Cold War

NATO countries are working on a plan to pay more of NATO’s budget in an attempt to appease Trump. France has said they will not sign on to the plan and already contribute enough to defense. [Link]

Russia formally proposes to extend the NEW START Treaty for five years. Russia says it is also open to a shorter extension. [Link]

Trump says Russia wants to make an agreement on arms control and nuclear. Trump suggested bringing China into the deal. [Link]

A senior State Department official says Russia is in compliance with the NEW START Treaty. [Link]

Russia showed US inspectors its hypersonic nuclear missile system under the auspices of the NEW START Treaty. [Link]

The Trump administration is 100% duties on $2.4 billion in French champagne, cheese, and other products in response to a French tax on digital products. [Link]

Trump says he can see France leaving NATO. [Link]

The French president says Turkey is working with ISIS proxies. [Link]

US Senators, led by Graham, send the White House a letter calling for sanctions against Turkey for buying S-400 air defense systems from Russia. [Link]

NATO awards Boeing a $1 billion contract to upgrade AWACS recognisances planes. [Link]

Turkey is refusing to sign off on a NATO defense plan until NATO starts recognize the Syrian Kurdish militia the YPG as a terror group. [Link]

Turkey says their newly purchased Russian-made S-400 air defense system will not be integrated into NATO’s air defense. Russia says Turkey is looking to purchase more S-400s. [Link] 

69 Minutes

PG-13

Pete welcomes Jamie Fox to the show. Jamie made headlines when she blew the whistle on corruption in the California Veterans Affairs office she was working in. She did this twice. The second time she sued them and won.

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Mark Perry discusses what he calls "the biggest breakdown in civil-military relations since Vietnam": the controversy over the war crimes trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher. By refusing to allow the Navy to discipline Gallagher in the way they intended, Trump has essentially intervened in the military justice process as, Perry thinks, a move to curry favor with his base. Perry is adamant that we really do have a problem with special forces that run around the world without accountability, pretending to fight terrorism but really just terrorizing civilian populations and committing war crimes. Perry wonders whether this will finally force some of Trump's base in the military to abandon him in the upcoming election.

Discussed on the show:

"The Real Reason The Navy Stood Up To Trump" (The American Conservative)

"The Crimes of SEAL Team 6" (The Intercept)

Mark Perry is the author of Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage with its Enemies, The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur, and The Pentagon’s Wars. Read his work at The American Conservative Magazine and follow him on Twitter @MarkPerryDC.

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Scott Horton returns to the show to discuss the turmoil in Iraq. The prime minister resigned over the weekend as government forces have now killed over 400 protesters since October 1st. Scott explains how the Iraq War removed Saddam from power helping to expand Iranian influence in Iraq. After the defeat of Saddam, the US installed an extremely corrupt government led by the Shia. Scott breaks down who the main figures in Iraqi politics are and their ties with Iran. 

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Scott Horton is the host of the Scott Horton Show, the director of the Libertarian Insitute, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, and the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan.

Guy Swann joins the show to talk about, of course, bitcoin. We cover everything from Guy’s background, what bitcoin’s purpose is, the difference between Proof of Work v.s Proof of Stake, the bcash fork, the Lightning network, how to use bitcoin as a real money in you every day life, and much more. If you don’t know ANYTHING about bitcoin, we got the fix for you. Economics; simple human agency and incentive, is the glue that solidifies the immutability, and is the breath of life, that enriches the power of the Bitcoin Network. Share this episode out, and don’t forget to #buybitcoin.

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7:07 Guy’s Journey to bitcoin

20:20 What is bitcoin, and why it matters

40:20 Alt-Coins, and Proof of Work v.s Proof of Stake

1:00:13 The bcash Fork

2:00:45 Running Your Own Node

2:13:00 How To Use Bitcoin Every Day & Real-Life Use Cases

2:26:29 The Lightning Network: What, How, Why & Scaling bitcoin

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75 Minutes

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Scott Horton returns to the show to do a quick re-examination of Russia-Gate and show how the same parties are responsible for the impeachment hearings over Ukraine-Gate.

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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Scott interviews Jeb Sprague about his work studying U.S.-backed coups in Latin America, particularly the current one in Bolivia. Support for democracy and the rule of law is one thing, say Scott and Sprague, but it is quite another to demand that the military rush in to upend the normal political process, which is essentially what is happening now. Sprague advocates letting countries sort out their own political affairs, even when it leads to results that aren't precisely what the political elite in the U.S. would have chosen.

Discussed on the show:

"Top Bolivian coup plotters trained by US military's School of the Americas, served as attachés in FBI police programs" (The Grayzone)

"11/29/11 – Jeb Sprague – The Scott Horton Show" (The Scott Horton Show)

Inside the Company: CIA Diary

Jeb Sprague is a Research Associate at the University of California, Riverside and previously taught at UVA and UCSB. He is the author of Globalizing the Caribbean: Political economy, social change, and the transnational capitalist class and Paramilitarism and the assault on democracy in Haiti and is the editor of Globalization and transnational capitalism in Asia and Oceania. Find him on Twitter @JebSprague.

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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In this episode, I review Chapter 13 of the "Ethics of Liberty" by Murray Rothbard, "Punishment and Proportionality." I also discuss my plans for the show going forward.

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Show Notes:

The Ethics of Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard

Restitution in Theory and Practice by Bruce L. Benson

The Real Magna Carta Ep. 58

Roots of the Germanic Folklaw Ep. 96

Anarcho-Capitalism and the Germanic Folklaw Ep. 97

Lysander Spooner on Jury Nullification Ep. 56

Realities of the US Justice System Ep. 105

Small Claims Court Sucks Ep. 107

55 Minutes

PG-13

In a rewind episode, Pete talks about a host of Liberty related topics with Ludwig Von Mises Institute President, Jeff Deist. They talk a bit about his background, where the Liberty movement has come from, and where it can go.

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