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Scott interviews MIT professor Ted Postol about the series of alleged chemical attacks in Syria. Postol has carefully reviewed the evidence in each of the three high-profile attacks, pointing out that in all three cases there is good reason to doubt the accepted narrative. Syrian rebels not only have the means to perpetrate such attacks, they also have a strong motive, in provoking U.S. military intervention against the Assad government. Scott and Postol also discuss the dangers of nuclear proliferation and the need for diplomacy.

Discussed on the show:

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Ghouta chemical attack

Khan Shaykhun chemical attack

Douma chemical attack

"Douma Chemical Attack and the Fog of Syria's Propaganda War" (The Intercept)

"Are Trump and Putin Opening Pandora’s Box?" (The New York Times)

"4/26/17 Philip Giraldi on the flimsy evidence that Assad ordered the ‘sarin’ gas attack on April 4th" (The Libertarian Institute)

"2/22/19 Chas W. Freeman on the Threat of Nuclear War with China" (The Libertarian Institute)

Ted Postol is a professor emeritus of Science, Technology, and International Security at MIT. He has written about nuclear weapons issues and the chemical attacks in Syria.

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We had the great pleasure of welcoming James Corbett on the Liberty Weekly Podcast to revisit his "Questions for Corbett" episode "What's on Corbett's Bookshelf?" James shared a multitude of important books, and we have a few laughs along the way. Many thanks to James for coming on the show!

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Show Notes:

What’s On Your Bookshelf? – Questions For Corbett #035

WWI Q&A – Questions For Corbett #042

A New World Order Reading List

BOOKS tag on corbettreport.com

JAMES’ PICKS:

The Politics of Obedience by Etienne de La Boetie

Swarmwise by Rick Falkvinge

Revolve by Aaron Franz

The 2001 Anthrax Deception by Graeme Macqueen (+ interview)

The 9/11 Commission Report

Seeds of Destruction by William Engdahl

Tune In by Mark Lewisohn

Technocracy: The Hard Road to World Order by Patrick Wood

Authoritarian Sociopathy by Davi Barker

Science on the Verge (+ interview)

Bit by Bit: How P2P is Freeing the World by Jeffrey Tucker (+ interview)

Visas for Al Qaeda by J. Michael Springmann (+ interview)

Tragedy & Hope 101 by Joseph Plummer (+ interview)

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (+ FLNWO)

Walden Two by B.F. Skinner (+ FLNWO)

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust

PATRICK’S PICKS:

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman (+ Liberty Weekly “Blood Makes The Green Grass Grow“)

Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era by Thomas C. Leonard (+ Liberty Weekly “Economics, Eugenics, and the Minimum Wage“)

KEITH’S PICKS:

How to Win Every Argument – The Use & Abuse of Logic by Madsen Pirie

The Most Dangerous Superstition by Larken Rose

Short Answers to the Tough Questions by Dr. Mary J. Ruwart

A Theory of Capitalism & Socialism by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

The Franklin Cover-Up by John Decamp

Bohemian Grove Facts & Fiction by Mark Dice

63 Documents the Government Doesn’t Want You to Read by Jessie Ventura

America’s Secret Establishment by Antony Sutton

Secrets of the Federal Reserve by Eustace Mullins

The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt

The Lusitania by Colin Simpson (+ caveat)

Day of Deceit by Robert Stinnett (+ interview)

On FPF #328, I break down how heavily armed American mercenaries got arrested outside the Haitian Central bank. The Intercept reports Haiti's president bribed a cutout to hire the Americans. The Americans then attempted to help the cutout transfer $80 million at the central bank. The operation fell apart when a security guard called the police. The State Department then helped the mercenaries escape justice in Haiti. 

Links

Intercept - Haiti

Rolling Stone - Pentagon Accounting

Caitlin Johnstone: Mock the Russiagaters

Matt Taibbi: The press embarrassed themselves during Russiagate

Peter Van Buren: It was all a lie

Peter Van Buren gives his thoughts on the conclusion of the Mueller probe, which after two years of non-stop reporting has shown just how few honest journalists are left. Nobody should be surprised by the deep state, he says, after seeing how many times they've lied to the American people and gotten the media to carry water for them. Scott and Van Buren are not optimistic that anything will change.

Discussed on the show:

"It Was All a Lie" (The American Conservative)

Colour revolution

"All they want for Christmas is you, Mueller"

"Looking to a Reagan in U.S. Foreign Policy" (Foreign Affairs)

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

Panama Papers

"Mueller Madness: The media pundits who got it most wrong" (New York Post)

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: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Scott talks to Ray McGovern about the release of the Mueller report, which confirms what McGovern has been saying for more than two years: There's no evidence that President Trump's campaign colluded with the Russians in 2016. McGovern's organization, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, has long questioned the claims of the mainstream media, offering proof that the supposed hack of DNC emails was actually an internal leak, possibly from a disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporter. Scott and McGovern bemoan the extreme rarity of honest, reliable journalists left after this debacle.

Discussed on the show:

Iran–Contra affair

October surprise

"It's official: Russiagate is this generation's WMD" (taibbi.substack.com)

"“THAT’S BOGUS!” Ray McGovern PWNS Congressman Schiff On Russian Hacking Fairy Tale." (raymcgovern.com)

Ray McGovern is the co-creator of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and the former chief of the CIA’s Soviet analysts division. Read all of his work at his website: raymcgovern.com.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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On FPF #327, I run an interview from the Peace and Liberty Podcast with host Steven Clyde. Steven asks me questions about the Russiagate conspiracy and the end of the Mueller investigation. I debunk the biggest lies during the Russiagate conspiracy. I also talk about some recent events in Somalia and North Korea.

Richard Booth joins the show for an in-depth look at his work on the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He's trying to collect as much source material related to the attack as he can into one place so that people can form their own conclusions on the incident's many perplexities.

Discussed on the show:

Oklahoma City bombing

The Third Terrorist: The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing

Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed-and Why It Still Matters

"Leaderless Resistance" (louisbeam.com)

The Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories

Iran–Contra affair

"The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center" (The New Yorker)

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Scott talks to Danny Sjursen, who has now finally retired after more than a decade in the U.S. army. Sjursen has been outspoken about his opposition to the American war state throughout most of his time in the military, and points out that the United States has lost on basically every single foreign policy goal since 9/11. He wonders when people will realize that they live under an empire, and finally reject all of the propaganda.

Discussed on the show:

"George Carlin Shell Shock" (YouTube)

"Empire of Absurdity: Recycled Neocons, Recycled Enemies" (Antiwar.com Original)

Somali Civil War (2006–2009)

A People's History of the United States

McCollum memo

The Soho Forum

"2/22/19 Chas W. Freeman on the Threat of Nuclear War with China" (The Libertarian Institute)

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.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Jim Bovard talks about the legacy of John McCain, who of course has only been lionized more than ever following his death and the controversy surrounding President Trump. The truth, says Bovard, is much more sinister.

Discussed on the show:

"John McCain's Disastrous Militaristic Legacy" (James Bovard)

Keating Five

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam

"The story behind McNamara's Morons, Vietnam War's cruel experiment" (Big Think)

Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers

Jim Bovard is a columnist for USA Today and the author of Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington. Find all of his books and read his work on his website and follow him on Twitter @JimBovard.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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In the second episode of the newly created "Liberty Weakly Podcast," Patrick invites Patron Kyle on the show to discuss child welfare in a voluntary society along with a smattering of other libertarian topics.  This is the first time child welfare has been addressed on the podcast.

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Show Notes:

"Capitalism and Freedom" by Milton Friedman (Amazon Affiliate Link)

"Free to Choose" by Milton Friedman (Amazon Affiliate Link)

"Illegal Immigration only helps when its illegal" Milton Friedman (Youtube)

"Migrant Crisis is America's Fault" Ron Paul (Youtube)

"Ron Paul offers alternative solution to fixing America's illegal immigration problem" (Youtube)

Murray Rothbard on Milton Friedman (Youtube)

"How to Stop Inflation" Milton Friedman (Youtube)

"Discrimination and Disparities" by Thomas Sowell (Amazon Affiliate Link)