On COI #394, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover how Washington and Seoul’s massive war games are inflaming tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the Pentagon’s confirmation that Kiev is now using US precision guided bombs, Congress voting down a War Powers Resolution...
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IDF Report on October 7 Identifies Several Israeli Failures
An inquiry by the Israeli Defense Forces into the October 7 Hamas attack identified several failures by the military. Many of the results of the investigation have previously been reported. The probe found the Israeli military only had one drone flying over Gaza...
Trump to Cut 90% of USAID Contracts, Fire More Staffers
A memo circulating in the Trump administration says the president plans to eliminate 90% of USAID foreign aid programs. An official in the agency said "There are MANY more terminations coming." The Associated Press reported the outlet obtained an internal memo from...
Trump Returns to Maximum Pressure Policy Against Venezuela
President Donald Trump announced that he would reimpose all sanctions from his first administration on Venezuela. President Joe Biden granted some companies temporary licenses to do business in Venezuela in an effort to improve ties with Caracas. “We are hereby...
Mike Pompeo Lands New Job at Columbia Teaching ‘Diplomacy’
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now a fellow at Columbia's Institute of Global Politics to teach diplomacy. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pompeo was hired by the university to "teach diplomacy, decision-making, and organizational leadership." The...
Trump Removes Biden-Era Order That Linked Arms Transfers to Humanitarian Aid
President Joe Biden issued a national security memorandum last year that required all countries that receive US military assistance not to impede humanitarian aid distribution. President Donald Trump has now rescinded that order. In February 2024, President Biden...
Polish President: ‘NATO Without the US? What’s the Point?’
The leader of Poland said that without the US, NATO is a pointless bloc that would only have the illusion of power. Polish President Andrzej Duda also said Warsaw would welcome American troops if Germany elected to expel them. On Tuesday, Duda said, "NATO without...
Ukraine War Negotiations Framed By ‘Istanbul Protocol Agreement’
President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy, Steve Witkoff, explained that talks on ending the Ukraine war are in the Istanbul Protocol Agreement framework. That protocol refers to a deal that was nearly signed between Kiev and Moscow that would have ended the war...
Ukrainian Amputee Soldiers Continue to Fight
The Associated Press interviewed several Ukrainian soldiers who suffered horrific injuries, leaving them with permanent disabilities, but they returned to the battlefield. According to the outlet, “Many Ukrainian brigades have at least one, often several, amputee...
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