Ep. 35 Scott Horton Chastises Bob on His Ilhan Omar Episode, Talks About Who’s to Blame In Venezuela, and Explains the Carnage in the Middle East

Published: May 24, 2019, 4:31 a.m.

https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/scott-horton.jpg ()Scott Horton returns to the podcast to share his wealth of knowledge on a variety of topics. Bob first gives Scott the opportunity to express his unhappiness with the recent episode (#29) on Ilhan Omar. Then they discuss the economic crisis in Venezuela, the carnage in the Middle East, the Mueller Report, and finally answer questions from the BMS Secret Facebook Group. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The https://scotthorton.org/ (Scott Horton Show). Scott’s book on Afghanistan, https://foolserrand.us/ (Fool’s Errand). The https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/ep-29-no-ilhan-omar-wasnt-taken-out-of-context/ (Bob Murphy Show ep. 29) (which Scott did not like). David Stockman’s antiwar.com https://original.antiwar.com/david_stockman/2019/04/25/no-joy-in-never-trumpville-mighty-mueller-has-struck-out/ (article on RussiaGate). A https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/14/world/middleeast/yemen-saudi-us.html (NYT article) declaring: “[T]he White House needed to placate the Saudis as the administration completed a nuclear deal with Iran, Saudi Arabia’s archenemy. That fact alone eclipsed concerns among many of the president’s advisers that the Saudi-led offensive [in Yemen] would be long, bloody and indecisive.“ http://cepr.net/images/stories/reports/venezuela-sanctions-2019-04.pdf (Weisbrot and Sachs) on whether Venezuelan government or US is to blame for Venezuelan economic crisis. https://thecaseforibc.com (The Case for IBC). The https://lara-murphy.com/lara-murphy-report/ (Lara-Murphy Report). How http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute (you can contribute) to the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by https://www.podsworth.com/ (Podsworth Media).