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On FPF #404, I discuss several protests movements and peace talks happening around the world. The US talks with North Korea fell apart. According to the North Koreans, it is because the US isn't offering anything new. The US also spoke with the Taliban in Pakistan. Pakistan is hoping to revive talks to end the Afghan War after Trump declared they were dead. In Ukraine, it appears the new president is looking for a path to peace and says he will enter four-party talks. 

In Hong Kong, the government is enacting emergency powers in an attempt to curb the protest movement. The government banned masks as violent clashes with the government continue. Anti-government protests in Iraq have left over 100 people dead. In Egypt, the dictator al-Sisi continues to round up those who protest against him. So far over 2,000 have been arrested. President Marino in Ecuador has also rounded up hundreds of protesters. The protesters there are demanding he undoes a $2 billion austerity deal. 

Show Notes

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger gets ten years for murdering an unarmed man. [Link]

Pentagon

A Pentagon employee says he was forced out after attempting to expose defense companies overcharging the Pentagon. [Link]

The Pentagon has taken over background checks for most security clearance. [Link]

Customs and Border Patrol is spending $1.2 million on anti-drone systems for the southern border. [Link]

The brother of Honduras' President is on trial in the US for drug trafficking. [Link]

Pompeo says the US calls on North Korea to stop provocations in response to the most recent missile test. [Link]

China displays new weapons at its military parade. The new weapons suggest China has a nuclear triad. [Link]

Hong Kong may enact other emergency laws that will remove some of the restrictions on force police can use. [Link]

Turkey says not enough progress has been made to establish safe zone in northeast Syria. [Link

Iran

Iran’s President nearly had a phone call with Trump. However, Trump saying he wanted increased sanctions against Iran caused the call not to happen. [Link]

Iran closes two border crossing with Iraq because of the protests in Iraq. [Link]

Africa

Twitter suspended the accounts of several Egyptian activists protesting Egyptian President Sisi. Egypt has arrested over 2,000 protesters. [Link]

The US reopened its embassy in Somalia for the first time since 1991. [Link]

64 Minutes

Some Strong Language

Author and podcaster Antony Sammeroff returns to the show to talk about the problems he sees with libertarians identifying with statist terminology, specifically "right-wing."

Antony is the co-host of the Scottish Liberty podcast, and the author of "Universal Basic Income - For and Against."

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UBI -For and Against

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Andrew Cockburn talks about what he calls the legal corruption of the U.S. government and various lobbying industries. Whether it's arms manufacturers, steel, farmers, or health insurance, practically every major industry in the U.S.—and some industries abroad—works with politicians to get favors and special treatment. Joe and Hunter Biden's scandal with Ukrainian energy companies is just the most recent example, but is certainly not unique. Unfortunately partisan loyalty clouds people's judgment and makes them accept these behaviors as normal when "their team" does it.

Discussed on the show:

"Just How Swampy Are U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals?" (The American Conservative)

"Hunter Biden's Legal, Socially Acceptable Corruption" (The Atlantic)

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

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Wolf Street | The stories behind business, finance, and money

Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn.

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Adam Wunische joins the show to discuss his work in assessing the true costs of the war in Afghanistan and the future of the American military there. He and Scott remind us that most metrics used to describe the costs of war assume that you can put a value on the loss of human lives, the physical and mental suffering of soldiers who do come home, and all the other subtle effects felt at home by the citizens of a nation at war. Clearly that's not true, and it probably explains why the country has turned so strongly against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the veterans of these wars themselves.

Discussed on the show:

"The Real Costs of the War in Afghanistan" (The New Republic)

"Veterans doubt value of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan in new poll" (Military Times)

Adam Wunische is a researcher for the Quincy Institute, an instructor at George Washington University's Security Policy Studies program, and a PhD candidate at Boston College. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army, completing two deployments to Afghanistan. Follow him on Twitter @AdamWunische.

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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So many things are happening on the potential impeachment front. So. Many. Things.

I try to explain them to you.

Also - I have a Patreon page now! You can go sign up for early access to my episodes! Or just give me money! Whatever you like!

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39 Minutes

Suitable for All Ages

Paul Gottfried returns to the show to deliver a lesson on 20th century fascism.

Fascism: The Career of a Concept

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On FPF #403, I discuss some of the recent Houthi victories over Saudi Arabia. Saudi has been waging a brutal air and starvation war against Yemen for four years. The Houthi, likely, retaliated by major strikes against Saudi oil facilities. Recently, the Houthis claimed to have captured nearly 2,000 Saudi soldiers. I explain what likely happened in the Houthi successful raid against Saudi forces.

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Scott interviews Sheldon Richman about his new book, Coming to Palestine, a collection of Richman's essays on the founding of Israel. Richman was raised in a Jewish household to believe that Israel's cause was just and worthy of support. He now believes that the narrative he got as a child—the one that most people get—is practically the exact opposite of how things really stand in almost every regard. His new book tells the real story.

Discussed on the show:

Coming to Palestine

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of 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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47 Minutes

PG-13

Pete invited the producer and co-host of the Monica Perez show on WSB Radio in Atlanta, Brad Binkley, to return to the show. He also co-hosts The Propaganda Report podcast w/ Monica which releases episodes daily, Monday-Friday.

Brad has insight into how the radical Left is already planning to frame a Trump re-election in 2020 which includes accusations of everything from voter suppression, to more Russian meddling.

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Nasser Arrabyee is back with an important update from Yemen, where Houthi forces are now claiming to have captured thousands of Saudi soldiers in a battle in August. They likely view this as leverage in a possible peace negotiation, but Scott fears that it could also provoke President Trump into supporting America's allies, the Saudis, in an even more violent retribution than what is already being carried out.

Discussed on the show:

"Yemen's Houthi rebels release Saudi attack video" (Al Jazeera)

"Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran's president: Iran government" (Reuters)

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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