Episode · Candace · 2024-12-09
Books mentioned on Syria Falls And No It’s Not A Good Thing | Candace Ep 116
I am LIVE with Scott Horton, author of Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, to break down all the news and reactions coming out of Syria. Follow Scott and buy his new book here: https://scotthorton.
Scott Horton recommended Treacherous alliance by Trita Parsi and Reclaiming the American Right by Justin Raimondo, and discussed Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile and Tyranny's Ally by David Wurmser. Candace Owens recommended Provoked by Scott Horton and others, and discussed By way of deception by Claire Hoy and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Treacherous alliance
Treacherous Alliance by Trita Parsi is a political analysis examining the complex, shifting diplomatic and covert relations between Israel, Iran, and the United States.
Recommended“and very importantly and this is in the book treacherous Alliance by tra parsey which I urge you and your entire audience to read it's one of the most important books about the Middle East you'll ever read”
Where to get it
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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile details the covert operations of U.S.
Discussed“okay and and people uh can reference there's a movie in a book called Charlie Wilson's War all about this as well”
Where to get it
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Tyranny's Ally
Tyranny's Ally by David Wurmser examines American foreign policy failures and neoconservative strategies regarding Iraq and the effort to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
Discussed“he wrote a companion piece called coping with crumbling States and then a book actually called Tyran Ally embellishing the same thing we've got to get rid of Saddam Hussein”
Where to get it
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Reclaiming the American Right
Reclaiming the American Right by Justin Raimondo is a historical examination of the traditional American conservative movement, tracing its origins, foundational principles, and the subsequent ideological shift that altered its trajectory.
Recommended“this is reclaiming the American right by my mentor Justin Rondo who was the founding editorial director of antiwar.com and this is the history of the real American conservative movement that was supplanted by the neocons and how it was done”
Where to get it
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By way of deception
By way of deception by Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky is a controversial memoir detailing covert operations and inner workings within the Israeli intelligence agency.
Discussed“isn't the book called like by way of deception by Victor OSI yeah”
Where to get it
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Provoked
Provoked by Scott Horton is a detailed historical analysis examining the complex geopolitical dynamics and relations between the United States and Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, with a primary focus on the origins of the war in Ukraine.
Recommended“just again reminding you guys of his book here uh Dave Smith said is an absolute mustre so there's no way I could have read it that quickly uh but it is called provoked and it the subtitle here is how Washington started the new cold war with Russia and the catastrophe in Ukraine”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you wrote this book that I'm holding right here called provoked”
“oh this is my last book enough already time to end the war on terrorism thank you very much”