2/24/23 Ray McGovern Dissects the Official Reaction to Hersh’s Nord Stream Revelations

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🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Ray McGovern is back to discuss his testimony at the UN about Nord Stream. They discuss Seymour Hersh’s reporting and the reaction from the White House and CIA. McGovern draws parallels between the official reaction to these revelations and some similar episodes from the past. They also examine the current situation in Ukraine, consider the risk of nuclear war and question Washington’s goals for the conflict. Discussed on the show: “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” (Substack) Video of McGovern testifying at the UN “Washington Post Lets Hersh’s Dangerous Cat Out of the Bag” (Antiwar.com) The Day After (IMDb) “Why War Pledges for Ukraine Fell Flat in Munich” (Defense One) Ray McGovern is the co-creator of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and the former chief of the CIA’s Soviet analysts division. Read all of his work at his website: raymcgovern.com. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.0	Thanks, Scott, doing well.
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1:18.0	So listen, I saw you on the TV, man, you're testifying in front of the United Nations Security Council of all things that must have been a first huh?
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