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Scott Horton on Lex Fridman: Why Saddam Hussein Was CIA-Made

CIA ties to Saddam since the 1950s put the US on both sides of the Iran-Iraq war; Horton traces pentagon papers deception to the $8 trillion post-9/11 cost.

Lex FridmanhostScott Hortonguest
Aug 24, 202510h 26mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:45

    Introduction

  2. 0:45 – 53:43

    From the Cold War to the War on Terror

  3. 53:43 – 1:21:48

    Iraq War 1

  4. 1:21:48 – 2:21:09

    Bin Laden

  5. 2:21:09 – 2:36:05

    Afghanistan War

  6. 2:36:05 – 3:02:30

    Iraq War 2

  7. 3:02:30 – 3:41:56

    Military Industrial Complex

  8. 3:41:56 – 4:11:45

    Scott's life story

  9. 4:11:45 – 5:03:14

    Iraq War 2 (continued)

  10. 5:03:14 – 5:56:32

    Syria

  11. 5:56:32 – 6:08:59

    Iraq War 3

  12. 6:08:59 – 6:14:26

    Somalia

  13. 6:14:26 – 7:04:12

    Iran

  14. 7:04:12 – 8:53:49

    Israel-Palestine

  15. 8:53:49 – 10:26:30

    Cold War 2.0

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