{"id":10104,"date":"2017-02-16T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=10104"},"modified":"2017-02-16T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:35:38","slug":"mp3-of-war-on-terrorism-run-amok-interview-scott-horton-libertarian-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/16\/mp3-of-war-on-terrorism-run-amok-interview-scott-horton-libertarian-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"MP3 of War on Terrorism Run Amok Interview &#8211; Scott Horton &#038; Libertarian Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hortonscottbio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10107 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hortonscottbio.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hortonscottbio.png 200w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/hortonscottbio-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s a rollicking discussion with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertarianinstitute.org\/2017\/02\/21017-james-bovard-governments-overreach-gathering-intel-americans-long-history-presidential-fearmongering\/\"><strong>Scott Horton<\/strong><\/a>, managing director of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertarianinstitute.org\/\">Libertarian Institute<\/a><\/strong>, on the absurdities of the war on terror\u00a0 &#8211; and the BS of some of the backlash against Donald Trump.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s Scott&#8217;s summary:<\/p>\n<p>James Bovard, the author of many books including <em>Attention Deficit Democracy<\/em>, discusses the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fff.org\/explore-freedom\/article\/billion-dollars-federally-funded-paranoia\/\">70+ fusion centers<\/a> funded by the Department of Homeland Security,\u00a0that specialize in wasting money, publishing worthless reports on non-existent terrorism threats, and violating the privacy of Americans. Jim also discusses the media\u2019s hand-wringing about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2017\/02\/08\/trump-fearmongering-obama-drones-presidents-james-bovard-column\/97598348\/\">Trump\u2019s fearmongering<\/a>, even though the practice has a long history among US presidents looking to menace the public with \u201can endless series of hobgoblins.\u201d<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10104-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bovard-Scott-Horton-DHS-Fusion-Centr-BS-Feb-10-2017-Part-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bovard-Scott-Horton-DHS-Fusion-Centr-BS-Feb-10-2017-Part-1.mp3\">http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bovard-Scott-Horton-DHS-Fusion-Centr-BS-Feb-10-2017-Part-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10104-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bovard-Scott-Horton-DHS-Fusion-Center-BS-17_02_10_bovard-Part2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bovard-Scott-Horton-DHS-Fusion-Center-BS-17_02_10_bovard-Part2.mp3\">http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bovard-Scott-Horton-DHS-Fusion-Center-BS-17_02_10_bovard-Part2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a rollicking discussion with Scott Horton, managing director of the Libertarian Institute, on the absurdities of the war on terror\u00a0 &#8211; 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