Antiwar Radio with Scott Horton » Gaza

Kit Kittredge

Scott Horton — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:48:54 +0000

Code Pink activist Kit Kittredge discusses her participation in the most recent Gaza flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli warships in international waters; how American tax dollars pay for Israel’s weaponry, making the US complicit in human rights violations; drawing attention to Israel’s apartheid state by repeatedly challenging the illegal blockade of Gaza; why activists arrested in Israel shouldn’t count on their embassies to help them out; and how Gaza is being systematically strangulated, as Israel destroys its infrastructure and commerce and prevents rebuilding.

MP3 here. (22:49)

Kit Kittredge is an activist with Code Pink.

Philip Weiss

Scott Horton — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:06:13 +0000

Philip Weiss, investigative journalist and author of the blog MondoWeiss, discusses the small, secret Gaza aid flotilla that was thwarted by Israeli warships; why Israel’s four year blockade of Gaza amounts to state terrorism against a civilian population; comparing the US response to Operation Cast Lead (in which over 1000 Palestinians were killed) and the allegedly forthcoming massacre of Libyan rebels in Benghazi; how aid flotillas succeed at grabbing international attention and further isolating the US diplomatically, even when they fail to deliver cargo; how Palestinian membership in UNESCO has forced the US to choose between protecting American corporations and coddling Israel; and why Americans still aren’t well informed about Israel/Palestine issues.

MP3 here. (19:59)

Philip Weiss is an investigative journalist who has written for The Nation, New York Times Magazine, The American Conservative, Jewish World Review and other publications. He is the author of American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps.

Adam Morrow

Scott Horton — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:54 +0000

Adam Morrow, journalist with IPS News, discusses his article “Sinai Simmers in Security Vacuum;” how the killing of Egyptian border guards has further soured relations with Israel; why the Rafah crossing might close again, trapping residents of Gaza and enabling another “Cast Lead” type operation; why the 2004-06 Sinai resort bombings blamed on Islamic groups could have been false-flag attacks; and Egypt’s increasing displeasure with the Camp David Accords, which prevents troop deployments even while Israel conducts military operations inside Egypt’s borders.

MP3 here. (21:35)

Adam Morrow writes for Inter Press Service News Agency.

Ray McGovern

Scott Horton — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:20:23 +0000

Ray McGovern, member of Veterans For Peace and former senior analyst at the CIA, discusses his part in the latest (unsuccessful) Gaza Aid flotilla on “The Audacity of Hope;” how Hillary Clinton essentially gave a green light for an Israeli attack against unarmed American activists; why Greek cooperation with Israel and the US in halting the flotilla may be the price paid for an economic bailout; George Washington’s wisdom on the dangers of entangling foreign alliances; a White House official hoping for American blood and the cold corpses of activists; and why Americans are finally getting wise to Israel’s brutality and lawlessness.

MP3 here. (29:55)

Ray McGovern was a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the John F. Kennedy administration to that of George H. W. Bush. His articles appear on Consortium News and Antiwar.com.

Paul Larudee

Scott Horton — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:32:56 +0000

This interview is from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles broadcast of June 24th.

Paul Larudee, a human rights volunteer and a founder of the Free Gaza and Free Palestine Movements, discusses his involvement in the latest Gaza aid flotilla; MSM news coverage of previous efforts tilted drastically in Israel’s favor; the US State Department warning about likely Israeli violence against non-violent American human rights activists (yet providing no protection or punishment of Israeli actions after the fact); the background of the Gaza blockade following Operation Cast Lead; and the inspiration from the “freedom riders” of the American Civil Rights movement.

MP3 here. (23:15)

Paul Larudee is a human rights volunteer and a founder of the Free Gaza and Free Palestine Movements, and was a passenger on the”Freedom Flotilla” to Gaza, which was attacked by Israel in international waters. He works as a piano technician in El Cerrito, California.

Adam Morrow

Scott Horton — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:10:06 +0000

Adam Morrow, journalist with IPS News, discusses his articles “Experts Fear Israeli Design to Balkanise Arab States” and “Gaza Crossing Lets Trickle Through;” how Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with Gaza is technically open, but fails to function as a typical international border with regard to commercial traffic; why the US and Israel retain significant influence in Egypt’s military – which still runs the country; and how Balkanization is used as an imperial divide-and-conquer strategy.

MP3 here. (21:39)

Adam Morrow writes for Inter Press Service News Agency.

Joe Meadors

Scott Horton — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:31:52 +0000

Joe Meadors, a crew member of the USS Liberty during the infamous Israeli attack in 1967, discusses his decision to join the current aid flotilla to Gaza; Israel’s defenders who claim there are other means to supply Gaza – with Israel as intermediary – though those supplies never seem to get in; the US government taking Israel’s side in all matters, in 1967 as well as now; the hardships endured by Gazans subject to blockade; and the conspicuously missing US rhetoric for democratic regime change in Gaza.

MP3 here. (17:44)

Joe Meadors was a signalman on the bridge of the USS Liberty during the attack.

He and Francis Brown hauled up a second American Flag after the steaming colors were shot down early in the air attack. Mr. Meadors was on the bridge throughout the attack and was one of several eyewitnesses to the machinegunning of the liferafts.

Mr. Meadors has been associated with the USS Liberty Veterans Association since it was first founded in 1982. He served as President of the Association for four years and later served four years as Chairman followed by several years as an active director.

Adam Morrow

Scott Horton — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:57:04 +0000

Adam Morrow, journalist with IPS News, discusses the continuing protests (with declining turnout) in Egypt; the constitutional clash between Islamic groups and secular parties/Coptic Christians on the deference to Islamic law in legislation; why the army will allow elections and civilian government to take hold (barring civil war or a big escalation in violence); widespread opposition to the 1979 Camp David agreement; why the Muslim Brotherhood’s recognition as a legitimate political power will not usher in a global Islamic caliphate; slow progress on opening the Rafah Gaza border crossing; and suspicions that Mahmoud Abbas is asking Egypt to keep the border closed.

MP3 here. (19:47)

Adam Morrow writes for Inter Press Service News Agency.

Adam Morrow

Scott Horton — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:02:19 +0000

This interview is from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles broadcast of May 27th.

Adam Morrow, journalist with IPS News, discusses the ongoing Egyptian revolution, with renewed protests and token governmental reforms; the tenuous security situation with the army replacing the disbanded police force; changes to Egypt’s foreign policy, especially on Gaza; the open-yet-restricted Rafah border crossing, where people may pass but not bulk commercial goods or building supplies; and the very fast Egypt-brokered reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.

MP3 here. (28:55)

Adam Morrow writes for Inter Press Service News Agency.

Ahmed Elassy

Scott Horton — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:02:03 +0000

Ahmed Elassy, Organizer and Public Affairs Director for the Egyptian-International Coalition for Ending the Blockade and Rebuilding Gaza, discusses Hosni Mubarak’s arrest following his brazen public statement denying corruption and threatening to sue those who slandered him; how Egyptians have resolved to bring Mubarak to justice themselves if the military fails to do so; the foreign banks refusing to freeze the Mubarak family’s billions in ill-gotten assets; Ahmed’s meeting with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr. Nabil Al-Araby on allowing commercial goods into Gaza and working to open the Rafah crossing permanently; and the billions in Gaza aid sitting idle while the cement and steel needed to rebuild remains blockaded by Israel.

MP3 here. (34:04)

Ahmed Elassy is a dual Egyptian-American citizen who spent his adolescence in Egypt and has lived in Cairo permanently since 1999. As an IT consultant specialized in network security, Mr. Elassy has owned and operated companies in both the US and in Egypt. The child of politically active parents in 1970s Egypt, his political activism includes extensive online work related to the unjust Israeli policies toward Palestinians. Mr. Elassy is currently serving as the Organizer and Public Affairs Director for the Egyptian-International Coalition for Ending the Blockade and Rebuilding Gaza, the main objective of which is to peacefully demand the permanent end of the Egyptian blockade of goods, services and building materials to the Gaza Strip.