#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex
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<p>Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the past three decades a staunch critic of U.S. military interventionism.<br />
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Libertarian Institute: <a href="https://libertarianinstitute.org/">https://libertarianinstitute.org/</a><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(00:35) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections<br />
(09:14) – From the Cold War to the War on Terror<br />
(1:02:13) – Iraq War 1<br />
(1:30:17) – Bin Laden<br />
(2:29:39) – Afghanistan War<br />
(2:44:35) – Iraq War 2<br />
(3:10:59) – Military Industrial Complex<br />
(3:50:25) – Scott’s life story<br />
(4:20:15) – Iraq War 2 (continued)<br />
(5:11:43) – Syria<br />
(6:05:01) – Iraq War 3<br />
(6:17:28) – Somalia<br />
(6:22:56) – Iran<br />
(7:12:41) – Israel-Palestine<br />
(9:02:19) – Cold War 2.0</p>
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