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COI #411: Is the Yemen War Drawing to a Close?

On COI #411, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover massive upcoming U.S.-Australia war drills, Rep. Thomas Massie’s battle against the authoritarian RESTRICT Act and the Tik Tok ban, the House China Committee’s planned war games with an arms industry funded think...

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News Roundup 11/18/2024

US News Pentagon Still Unable to Pass Audit The Institute  Ukraine Ukrainian Advisory Group Report Says Kiev Could Develop Nukes Within Months X  US Opens Provocative Missile Base in Poland The Institute  Putin Tells German Leader That Ukraine Peace Deal Possible...

Pentagon Still Unable to Pass Audit

The Department of Defense's inability to track its finances continues, as the Pentagon failed its seventh audit on Friday. The DoD has a massive budget of $820 billion and spent over $170 million on the failed audit.  Since 2018, Congress has mandated the Pentagon...

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US Opens Provocative Missile Base in Poland

After nearly two decades, President George W. Bush’s plan to put the Aegis Ashore missile system in Poland was achieved this week. The system is capable of firing offensive missiles, and is viewed as a serious national security threat by Russia.  The base is...

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Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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News Roundup 9/7/2022

US News The White House is considering recommending annual covid boosters. Reuters Unsealed FBI documents reveal Senator Burr and his family made stock trades worth millions of dollars in the lead-up to the Covid lockdowns. At the time, Burr had non-public information...

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News Roundup 9/6/2022

UK Liz Truss will be the next prime minister of the UK. AP AWC Russia US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan leaves his post and announces his retirement. VOA Around 70,000 protesters marched in Prague on Saturday to demonstrate against the Czech government over rising...

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News Roundup 9/4/2022

US News The Navy is attempting to solve its recruitment problem by promoting its esports team and streaming on Twitch. Task and Purpose Greece Turkey warned Greece against deploying more military assets to the Aegean Sea. UPI Russia The Joe Biden administration...

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News Roundup 9/1/2022

US News The US government predicts it will run out of covid vaccination in January. After supplies are depleted, the White House will transfer distribution to the private market. It has enough anti-covid treatment to last through mid-2023. Reuters The Air Force awards...

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News Roundup 8/30/2022

US News A judge recommended victims of 9/11 not have access to Afghan government funds. MEE South America Colombia and Venezuela and working to restore their relationship. WSJ Russia Pentagon officials say weapon transfers to Ukraine has harmed the US military...

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News Roundup 8/29/2022

US News In 2021, between 41,000 and 48,000 American prisoners were placed in solitary confinement. Nearly 1,000 people have been in solitary for over a decade. Reason A US appeals court upheld the ban on smoking in federally subsidized housing. Reuters The Pentagon...

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News Roundup 8/25/2022

US News In July, a Denver police officer saw a man in a crowd carrying a gun. A group of cops responded by opening fire, injuring six people. Rather than addressing the police officers who fired on a group of innocent people, the city has responded by restricting...

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News Roundup 8/24/2022

US News Leidos won a contract worth over $350 million to design and construct a medium-seized undersea vehicle for the Navy. Defense Post The IRS is reviewing safety and security measures in response to what it claims is misinformation about the agency on social...

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News Roundup 8/23/2022

US News Anthony Fauci will retire in December. Reuters Russia Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says Moscow would only use nuclear weapons in defense. Daily Beast Ukraine’s military chief Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi says nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have...

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News Roundup 8/21/2022

US News The Army awarded Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics a $15 million contract to develop concepts for the Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade. The system is a part of the electronic warfare platform. Defense News The Pentagon awarded BlueHalo a...

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News Roundup 8/18/2022

US News Air Force Special Operations Command’s CV-22 Osprey aircraft fleet has been grounded over unknown issues with the clutch. Defense News China A top US military commander said Tuesday that the US must “contest” China’s missile launches over Taiwan that were...

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