Roy Gutman, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the bureaucratic hindrances to the MEK’s move out of Camp Ashraf in Iraq; how individual asylum cases will essentially force the MEK to disband (as no country is willing to accept the whole group); Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki’s efforts to consolidate power in the splintered and unworkable Iraqi government system; the many Iraqi politicians with huge security forces that also function as hit squads against rivals; why Iraq’s political outcome is critical to the region, world oil market and Western world; how Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are jockeying for position in the “up for grabs” countries of Syria and Iraq; why US intervention in the Middle East is necessary to protect oil resources and fill the security vacuum; and the merits of US interventionism in general, from Iraq to Afghanistan. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/antiwar-radio-roy-gutman/ For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/ And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/ You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGnaeC26-Jg

Matt Taibbi was back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the origins of Russiagate and the major First Amendment case in front of the Supreme Court. They start with Russiagate and talk about what we know and don’t know about the DNC hack that the corporate press said was undoubtedly perpetrated by the Russian Government. Taibbi then draws on his experience reporting on the extensive government involvement in bringing about censorship on social media to analyze the corresponding case in front of the Supreme Court. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/interviews/9-28-23-matt-taibbi-on-the-origins-of-russiagate-and-government-censorships-legal-challenge/ For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's latest book, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Read Scott's first book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortons... And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interview... You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's latest book, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw Read Scott's first book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortons... And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interview... You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLozTrzPYXE