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On FPF #233, I discuss Trump signing the 2019 John McCain National Defense Authorization Act. The overly costly and hawkish Pentagon spending bill is a perfect reflection of John McCain's horrific foreign policy record. I explain how parts of the bill will move the US towards more war. 

I also update the Syrian Civil War and recent US reports on the strength of ISIS. 

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FPF #228 - A $700 Billion Waste

UN report on ISIS fighters

Russia supports bilateral trade in national currencies

Sheldon Richman joins the show to talk about the many abuses of the Palestinians at Israeli hands, including displacement through settlements on the West Bank and even targeted killing of civilians, both of which the Israeli government does with impunity. Richman explains that the Palestinian Authority is just an enforcer of these policies, and is often complicit in carrying them out. Finally, Scott and Sheldon discuss Western sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians and why it's often lacking.

Discussed on the show:

"A Glimmer of Hope in Bleak Palestine" (Antiwar.com)

Tamara Nassar on Israel targeting Palestinian civilians

Avigdor Lieberman

"'Mothers of all Palestinians should also be killed,' says Israeli politician" (Daily Sabah)

Mahmoud Abbas

Ramzy Baroud

Hussein of Jordan

Netanyahu leaked footage

Ahed Tamimi

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

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Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss a Saudi massacre of Yemeni children on a school bus. The US continues to back Saudi's slaughter of Yemen children. Will discuss his updated numbers of Yemenis killed in the civil war. Will and Kyle also debunk the most common myths of the Yemen Civil War. 

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SHS - Nasser Arrabyee

SHS - Iona Craig

Airwars reporter Oliver Imhof joins Scott to talk about all the Iraqi casualties from coalition drone bombing and artillery strikes. Because of the difficulty and danger involved in getting into these war zones, the numbers are hard to verify, but almost certainly they are higher than the official statistics coming from our own and other governments.

Discussed on the show:

"Four years of war and ISIS is almost defeated – but at what cost?" (Airwars)

Battle of Mosul

Battle of Raqqa

Fallujah

Oliver Imhof is a freelance journalist specializing in foreign policy and international affairs. Read his work at The Guardian and Airwars, and follow him on Twitter @oimho.

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.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and TheBumperSticker.com.

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Grant Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle East Policy, is interviewed on his new article "Can the US Keep Lying About Israel's Nukes?". A new court case may force the US government to admit that they know Israel has nuclear weapons. Israel's history of nuclear weapons development, and the long pattern of US administrations ignoring the fact that Israel has nuclear weapons, in violation of numerous acts of Congress.

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

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Cato Institute Senior Fellow Ted Galen Carpenter joins Scott to talk Venezuela, Russia, and the United States' penchant for supporting brutal regimes. Though government officials like to talk a big game when it comes to freedom and democracy, they mostly only support those things when it's in their political interest—otherwise they're perfectly happy to put up with tyranny and hope Americans don't notice. Carpenter fears that the growing turmoil in Venezuela may be yet another opportunity for military intervention by an American president.

Discussed on the show:

"Will Trump Revert to Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?" (National Interest)

Smedley Butler

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

1973 Chilean coup d'état

1953 Iranian coup d'état

Dominican Civil War

United States invasion of Grenada

Operation Uphold Democracy

Chiang Kai-shek

Mobutu Sese Seko

Sandinistas

"An Exclusive Interview with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega" (Gray Zone)

"Russia is not the Soviet Union" (Cato)

Azov Battalion

"The Quiet Americans Behind the U.S.-Russia Imbroglio" (New York Times)

Hillary Clinton Putin-Hitler comparison

Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian RegimesPerilous Partners

Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including “America’s Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan” and is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest.

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.; Zen Cash; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and TheBumperSticker.com.

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Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss renewed US sanctions on Iran. Will explains the logistics of sanctions and what could happen if states defy US demands. Will and Kyle review the history of American sanctions against Iran and the Iran Nuclear Agreement. They provide analysis on the potential effectiveness of the new sanctions and what could happen if other states, including allies, don't comply.

Will Porter is a freelance journalist who focuses on Mid East affairs and US foreign policy. His work can be found at Consortium News, AntiWar.com, and LibertarianInstitute.org.

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Iranian Sanctions Aren't Just Counterproductive, But an Act of War - Will Porter

McGlinchy talks about his exclusive interview with Williams, the author of the ignored "Phoenix Memo" that may have prevented 9/11 had it not been ignored, regarding the 9/11 victims civil lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. "Kenneth Williams was told by the FBI's Office of the General Counsel not to cooperate with attorneys representing 9/11 victims in their suit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia because it could harm US - Saudi relations." William was later told the Trump White Houses's pursuit of warm relations with kingdom comes first.

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

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On FPF #230, I discuss Senator Rand Pau's recent trip to Russia. Rand's trip to Russia is a good thing and could help lawmakers in both countries realize their common goals. 

I also break down Saudi's diplomatic split with Canada. The Saudis have kicked the Canadian ambassador out of the kingdom and announced that Saudi students would be moved out of Canada. 

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Saudi provocative Tweet

SHS - Andrew Cockburn

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey journalist at Middle East Eye is interviewed on his article "How the UAE is Destroying Yemen". The UAE's role in the expanding Yemeni war, and how the Saudis, UK and USA support the war against the Yemenis is discussed in detail. The UAE's rift with Saudi Arabia, and their support for rival groups in Yemen, including al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey is a UK-based freelance journalist who actively writes about political and social issues in the West, the Middle East and North Africa.

He started blogging innocently in early 2015. My work soon spread rapidly, and then I felt inspired to submit my articles to news outlets.

He writes for/has written for The New Arab (Al Araby Al Jadeed), Middle East Eye, openDemocracy, Tribune magazine, The Globe Post, Mint Press News, Counterpunch magazine, Morocco World News, Evolve Politics and many others.

 

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

Check out Scott’s Patreon page.