A lot of foreign policy talk collapses into slogans until you ask one simple question: if things are going fine, why are oil prices still telling a different story? We bring Larry Johnson back to sort through the gap between public claims and what the Strait of Hormuz, tanker security, and the energy market seem to be signaling in real time. Along the way, we react to Iran’s blunt skepticism about negotiations after attacks and alleged deal violations, and we talk through why US Iran diplomacy looks frozen despite confident headlines.
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From there, we get concrete about consequences: reported US casualties, the incentives to minimize numbers, and how “symbolic progress” can be used to calm investors without changing facts on the water or repairing damaged oil infrastructure. We also explore how disruption in the Persian Gulf ripples into diesel pricing, sour crude availability, and broader economic stress, where even unrelated shocks can accelerate sell offs when markets are already on edge.
The second half turns to Yemen and the Ansar Allah fight with Saudi Arabia, including why more bombing is not a magic fix, what earlier campaigns cost, and why the Houthis are described here as an independent force rather than an Iranian puppet. We close by pivoting to Ukraine and Russia, challenging the claim that refinery strikes explain global diesel shortages, and focusing instead on supply chain math and repair capacity.

A lot of foreign policy talk collapses into slogans until you ask one simple question: if things are going fine, why are oil prices still telling a different story? We bring Larry Johnson back to sort through the gap between public claims and what the Strait of Hormuz, tanker security, and the energy market seem to be signaling in real time. Along the way, we react to Iran’s blunt skepticism about negotiations after attacks and alleged deal violations, and we talk through why US Iran diplomacy looks frozen despite confident headlines. From there, we get concrete about consequences: reported US casualties, the incentives to minimize numbers, and how “symbolic progress” can be used to calm investors without changing facts on the water or repairing damaged oil infrastructure. We also explore how disruption in the Persian Gulf ripples into diesel pricing, sour crude availability, and broader economic stress, where even unrelated shocks can accelerate sell offs when markets are already on edge. The second half turns to Yemen and the Ansar Allah fight with Saudi Arabia, including why more bombing is not a magic fix, what earlier campaigns cost, and why the Houthis are described here as an independent force rather than an Iranian puppet. We close by pivoting to Ukraine and Russia, challenging the claim that refinery strikes explain global diesel shortages, and focusing instead on supply chain math and repair capacity.

A lot of foreign policy talk collapses into slogans until you ask one simple question: if things are going fine, why are oil prices still telling a different story? We bring Larry Johnson back to sort through the gap between public claims and what the Strait of Hormuz, tanker security, and the energy market seem to be signaling in real time. Along the way, we react to Iran’s blunt skepticism about negotiations after attacks and alleged deal violations, and we talk through why US Iran diplomacy looks frozen despite confident headlines.

From there, we get concrete about consequences: reported US casualties, the incentives to minimize numbers, and how “symbolic progress” can be used to calm investors without changing facts on the water or repairing damaged oil infrastructure. We also explore how disruption in the Persian Gulf ripples into diesel pricing, sour crude availability, and broader economic stress, where even unrelated shocks can accelerate sell offs when markets are already on edge.
The second half turns to Yemen and the Ansar Allah fight with Saudi Arabia, including why more bombing is not a magic fix, what earlier campaigns cost, and why the Houthis are described here as an independent force rather than an Iranian puppet. We close by pivoting to Ukraine and Russia, challenging the claim that refinery strikes explain global diesel shortages, and focusing instead on supply chain math and repair capacity.
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest LARRY JOHNSON: Trump’s Iran War Threat Reaches the Brink

A miracle survival story can be true and still be used as propaganda, and that tension is exactly what we can’t ignore. We bring back Lt.Col. Karen Kwiatkowski to react to the long-awaited 60 Minutes appearance by the rescued Iran shootdown survivor known as “Bravo” and to explain why the interview lands as flat, scripted, […]

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Lt. Col. KAREN KWIATKOWSKI: Rescued Pilot Finally Surfaces, Hegseth Goes on Tour

“The Return of Torture: the CIA and Congress oppose Trump’s push but the public may not.” is a new The American Conservative article by Kelley Vlahos, Scott’s guest on today’s episode. The Senate’s report on torture, the CIA’s response, and why it’s still an issue is reviewed plus, the conservative rush to be fooled 100% […]<hr style="border-top:black solid 1px" /><a href="https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/10716-kelley-vlahos-on-the-return-of-torture/">10/7/16 Kelley Vlahos on the return of torture</a> was first posted on October 10, 2016 at 10:20 pm.

“The Return of Torture: the CIA and Congress oppose Trump’s push but the public may not.” is a new The American Conservative article by Kelley Vlahos, Scott’s guest on today’s episode. The Senate’s report on torture, the CIA’s response, and why it’s still an issue is reviewed plus, the conservative rush to be fooled 100% […]10/7/16 Kelley Vlahos on the return of torture was first posted on October 10, 2016 at 10:20 pm.

“The Return of Torture: the CIA and Congress oppose Trump’s push but the public may not.” is a new The American Conservative article by Kelley Vlahos, Scott’s guest on today’s episode. The Senate’s report on torture, the CIA’s response, and why it’s still an issue is reviewed plus, the conservative rush to be fooled 100% […]<a href="https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/10716-kelley-vlahos-on-the-return-of-torture/" rel="noopener noreferrer">10/7/16 Kelley Vlahos on the return of torture</a> was first posted on October 10, 2016 at 10:20 pm.

10/7/16 Kelley Vlahos on the return of torture

Andrew Bacevich talks about his new article for tomdispatch.com,  “The National Security Void”. During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s answer regarding the concept of first use of nuclear weapons revealed lack of depth of knowledge on the issue. Hillary Clinton’s answer was equally unrevealing, and didn’t answer the question directly. Bacevich talks about Hilary […]<hr style="border-top:black solid 1px" /><a href="https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/10716-andrew-bacevich/">10/7/16 Andrew Bacevich on knowing nothing about nukes</a> was first posted on October 7, 2016 at 10:23 pm.

Andrew Bacevich talks about his new article for tomdispatch.com, “The National Security Void”. During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s answer regarding the concept of first use of nuclear weapons revealed lack of depth of knowledge on the issue. Hillary Clinton’s answer was equally unrevealing, and didn’t answer the question directly. Bacevich talks about Hilary […]10/7/16 Andrew Bacevich on knowing nothing about nukes was first posted on October 7, 2016 at 10:23 pm.

Andrew Bacevich talks about his new article for tomdispatch.com, &nbsp;“The National Security Void”. During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s answer regarding the concept of first use of nuclear weapons revealed lack of depth of knowledge on the issue. Hillary Clinton’s answer was equally unrevealing, and didn’t answer the question directly. Bacevich talks about Hilary […]<a href="https://www.libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/10716-andrew-bacevich/" rel="noopener noreferrer">10/7/16 Andrew Bacevich on knowing nothing about nukes</a> was first posted on October 7, 2016 at 10:23 pm.

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