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Peter Van Buren rehashes some of the details behind the surveillance of the Trump campaign through FISA warrants on Carter Page and George Papadopoulos, which originally opened up the "Russiagate" investigation into Trump. Now the same anti-Trump plot has expanded into the current Ukraine hearings. Van Buren urges us to look beyond the partisan politics of 2019 and think about the effect this kind of conflict could have on the future of American life.

Discussed on the show:

"Marie Yovanovitch, The Poster Child Of #FSProud" (The American Conservative)

"We Need To Hear From The Whistleblower Now" (The American Conservative)

"Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call" (BBC News)

Peter Van Buren worked for 24 years at the Department of State including a year in Iraq. He is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People and the novel Hooper’s War. He is now a contributing editor at The American Conservative magazine.

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=yqiEFsC2aZ0

David Stockman discusses everything that's going on with Ukraine and President Trump right now, which he says is nothing more than a shallow ploy to oust the president and to gin up fear around the general threat of Ukrainian and Russian power. Stockman reminds us that compared to America Russia has a tiny GDP and a weak military, posing no credible threat to the U.S. They would be perfectly happy to get along with us, he says, if it weren't for a deliberate effort to expand NATO right up to their borders. America should show the same willingness to cooperate with them.

Discussed on the show:

"Ukraine on Fire (2016)" (IMDb)

"Democrats Empower a Pack of Paranoid Neocon Morons" (Antiwar.com Original)

"The Ukrainian Influence Peddling Rings – A Microcosm of How Imperial Washington Rolls" (Antiwar.com Original)

David Stockman is the ultimate Washington insider turned iconoclast. He began his career in Washington as a young man and quickly rose through the ranks of the Republican Party to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan. After leaving the White House, Stockman had a 20-year career on Wall Street. He is the author of Trumped!, The Triumph of Politics, and his history of the financial crisis, The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America.

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.

Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

David Stockman discusses everything that's going on with Ukraine and President Trump right now, which he says is nothing more than a shallow ploy to oust the president and to gin up fear around the general threat of Ukrainian and Russian power. Stockman reminds us that compared to America Russia has a tiny GDP and a weak military, posing no credible threat to the U.S. They would be perfectly happy to get along with us, he says, if it weren't for a deliberate effort to expand NATO right up to their borders. America should show the same willingness to cooperate with them.

Discussed on the show:

"Ukraine on Fire (2016)" (IMDb)

"Democrats Empower a Pack of Paranoid Neocon Morons" (Antiwar.com Original)

"The Ukrainian Influence Peddling Rings – A Microcosm of How Imperial Washington Rolls" (Antiwar.com Original)

David Stockman is the ultimate Washington insider turned iconoclast. He began his career in Washington as a young man and quickly rose through the ranks of the Republican Party to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan. After leaving the White House, Stockman had a 20-year career on Wall Street. He is the author of Trumped!, The Triumph of Politics, and his history of the financial crisis, The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America.

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.

Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

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50 Minutes

PG-13

Pete invited former Danish police officer, Lars Anderson< to come on the show. Lars made headlines in his home city of Copenhagen when he refused to enforce drug laws leading to his departure from the department. Lars talks about his background and answers questions from what his activism entails to his thoughts on immigration in his home land and how to solve the problems it brings.

Lars' YouTube Channel

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

50 Minutes

PG-13

Pete invited former Danish police officer, Lars Anderson< to come on the show. Lars made headlines in his home city of Copenhagen when he refused to enforce drug laws leading to his departure from the department. Lars talks about his background and answers questions from what his activism entails to his thoughts on immigration in his home land and how to solve the problems it brings.

Lars' YouTube Channel

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

On FPF #421, I discuss Trump getting Iran and Israel wrong. Trump continues the failed maximum pressure campaign against Iran. The Iranian people are suffering but their leaders remain firmly in place. The US continues to place more sanctions on Iran and Iran responds by moving away from more commitments outlined in the defunct JCPOA. The US is now looking to exploit protests in Iran in an attempt to weaken the leadership. 

Like Trump's Iran policy, Trump has been wrong on Israel from the start. Trump has already taken major steps moving the US embassy and recognizing the Golan Heights as Israel territory. Now, the Trump administration has changed the US position on Israeli settlements.  The settlements clearly violate international law - and for the past four decades, the US has agreed - now the US says that isn't the case. The move is being seen as a boon to Netanyahu, who is in a power struggle, and to legitimize any Israel decision to annex parts of the West Bank. 

Links

Amazon will protest the Pentagon awarding the Penton’s cloud contract - JEDI - to Microsoft. [Link]

Ukraine

Russia will return three ships to Ukraine. Russia seized the ships after the Ukrainian ships entered Russian waters without permission. [Link]

Bolivia

Officials of the coup government in Bolivia are threatening opposition legislators and journalists. [Link]

At least 23 people have been killed during protests in Bolivia. [Link]

NK

North Korea says it is not going to engage in talks with the US just so Trump can brag about it. North Korea wants to put changing the hostile policy on the table. [Link]

The US and South Korea postponed upcoming wargames. [Link]

Trump tweets at Kim Jong-un telling him to make a deal soon. [Link]

North Korea says it will not engage in talks with the US unless the US hostile policy is on the agenda. [Link]

Afghanistan

From January through October, the US dropped over 6,000 missiles and bombs on Afghanistan. [Link]

American and Australian hostages were released by the Taliban in exchange for three Taliban officials. [Link] 

The Afghan government claims victory over ISIS-K. It says over 600-IS fighters have surrendered to the government over the past few weeks. [Link]

12 civilians - including three children - were killed by a car bomb in Kabul. [Link]

Israel 

Pompeo announces the US no longer views Israeli settlements are inconsistent with international law. [Link]

Iran

Protest breakout in Iran over rising fuel prices. At least one person has died during protests. [Link]

Amnesty International reports that over 100 people were killed during protests in Iran. [Link]

New documents from Iran are leaking showing how Iran capitalized on the Iraq War to gain influence in a new Iraqi government. [Link]

The IRGC warns it will use decisive and revolutionary force to end protests. [Link]

Pompeo says the US stands with Iranian protesters. [Link]

Pompeo says the US will end sanction waivers for Iran’s Fordow nuclear site. [Link]

Iran now has 130 tonnes of heavy water. The JCPOA limited Iran to under 130 tonnes. [Link]

Syria

Turkey is threatening to attack northeastern Syria if all Syrian Kurdish forces as withdrawn. [Link]

Turkey says Syria Kurds killed 10 people with a car bomb in a Turkish controlled in northern Syria. [Link] 

Russia announces it has taken control of a former-US base in northern Syria. [Link]

Libya

Seven civilians were killed by an airstrike at a biscuit factory in Libya. Haftar’s forces are behind the attack. [Link]

The US carried out four drone attacks in souther...

On FPF #421, I discuss Trump getting Iran and Israel wrong. Trump continues the failed maximum pressure campaign against Iran. The Iranian people are suffering but their leaders remain firmly in place. The US continues to place more sanctions on Iran and Iran responds by moving away from more commitments outlined in the defunct JCPOA. The US is now looking to exploit protests in Iran in an attempt to weaken the leadership. 

Like Trump's Iran policy, Trump has been wrong on Israel from the start. Trump has already taken major steps moving the US embassy and recognizing the Golan Heights as Israel territory. Now, the Trump administration has changed the US position on Israeli settlements.  The settlements clearly violate international law - and for the past four decades, the US has agreed - now the US says that isn't the case. The move is being seen as a boon to Netanyahu, who is in a power struggle, and to legitimize any Israel decision to annex parts of the West Bank. 

Links

Amazon will protest the Pentagon awarding the Penton’s cloud contract - JEDI - to Microsoft. [Link]

Ukraine

Russia will return three ships to Ukraine. Russia seized the ships after the Ukrainian ships entered Russian waters without permission. [Link]

Bolivia

Officials of the coup government in Bolivia are threatening opposition legislators and journalists. [Link]

At least 23 people have been killed during protests in Bolivia. [Link]

NK

North Korea says it is not going to engage in talks with the US just so Trump can brag about it. North Korea wants to put changing the hostile policy on the table. [Link]

The US and South Korea postponed upcoming wargames. [Link]

Trump tweets at Kim Jong-un telling him to make a deal soon. [Link]

North Korea says it will not engage in talks with the US unless the US hostile policy is on the agenda. [Link]

Afghanistan

From January through October, the US dropped over 6,000 missiles and bombs on Afghanistan. [Link]

American and Australian hostages were released by the Taliban in exchange for three Taliban officials. [Link] 

The Afghan government claims victory over ISIS-K. It says over 600-IS fighters have surrendered to the government over the past few weeks. [Link]

12 civilians - including three children - were killed by a car bomb in Kabul. [Link]

Israel 

Pompeo announces the US no longer views Israeli settlements are inconsistent with international law. [Link]

Iran

Protest breakout in Iran over rising fuel prices. At least one person has died during protests. [Link]

Amnesty International reports that over 100 people were killed during protests in Iran. [Link]

New documents from Iran are leaking showing how Iran capitalized on the Iraq War to gain influence in a new Iraqi government. [Link]

The IRGC warns it will use decisive and revolutionary force to end protests. [Link]

Pompeo says the US stands with Iranian protesters. [Link]

Pompeo says the US will end sanction waivers for Iran’s Fordow nuclear site. [Link]

Iran now has 130 tonnes of heavy water. The JCPOA limited Iran to under 130 tonnes. [Link]

Syria

Turkey is threatening to attack northeastern Syria if all Syrian Kurdish forces as withdrawn. [Link]

Turkey says Syria Kurds killed 10 people with a car bomb in a Turkish controlled in northern Syria. [Link] 

Russia announces it has taken control of a former-US base in northern Syria. [Link]

Libya

Seven civilians were killed by an airstrike at a biscuit factory in Libya. Haftar’s forces are behind the attack. [Link]

The US carried out four drone attacks in souther...

63 Minutes

Suitable for All Ages

The horror stories coming out of the Child Protective Services are numerous, so Pete decided to invite Sue and Michael to come on the show and talk about their experiences with CPS. Sue and Michael are adoptive parents who have lived the horrors of one of the worst government agencies out there. They describe an organization with NO oversight that uses children as a commodity, and often as a weapon.

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

63 Minutes

Suitable for All Ages

The horror stories coming out of the Child Protective Services are numerous, so Pete decided to invite Sue and Michael to come on the show and talk about their experiences with CPS. Sue and Michael are adoptive parents who have lived the horrors of one of the worst government agencies out there. They describe an organization with NO oversight that uses children as a commodity, and often as a weapon.

Pete's Link to Sign Up for the LP

Lions of Liberty Podcast

Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course

Pete's Patreon

Pete's Books on Amazon

Pete's Books Available for Crypto

Pete on Facebook

Pete on Twitter

Scott interviews Ted Snider about his recent article, "Finally Got Him," which explores the details behind the coup in Bolivia. Although it's being held up as a triumph of democracy, Snider says this is obviously a coup, just like recent cases in Venezuela, Brazil, Ukraine, and many others. "Democracy", in fact, pretty much just means whatever political outcome is favorable to the U.S. government. And for some reason, the puppets in the mainstream media are perfectly happy not to question any aspect of the standard narrative or do any real investigative reporting.

Discussed on the show:

"Finally Got Him: The Bolivian Coup" (Antiwar.com Original)

"Massacre in Cochabamba: Anti-Indigenous Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Coup in Bolivia" (Democracy Now)

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.

Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.