Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton EP:7 Who Watches the Watchers? Intelligence Agency Overreach
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Aug 9, 2025 The discussion kicks off with a tribute to Ron Paul, celebrating his non-interventionist stance and prophetic views on foreign policy blowback. It dives into the chaos in Syria, revealing how intelligence agencies intentionally fragmented the country, causing humanitarian crises. The hosts connect these overseas complexities with domestic politics, breaking down the controversial Russiagate investigations and the impact of intelligence overreach on everyday lives. A compelling mix of history, ethics, and current events makes for a thought-provoking conversation.
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Consistency Of First Principles
- Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper argue Ron Paul’s consistent non‑interventionist principles predicted many later crises accurately.
- Consistent first principles, they say, produce reliable foreign‑policy judgment over decades.
Invite To Damascus Turned Dangerous
- Daryl Cooper recounts being invited by an RFK Jr. foreign‑policy adviser to travel to Damascus to meet Alshara.
- He says friends and family warned him not to go because of real personal danger.
Chaos Over Regime Change
- Daryl Cooper suggests the Syrian campaign’s real aim was permanent chaos rather than clean regime change.
- He argues failed‑state fragmentation grants perpetual pretexts for foreign intervention.
