On COI #336, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the Joe Biden administration’s escalatory policies quickly heating up Washington’s Cold Wars with Russia and China. Kyle talks about how the hawks in the Biden regime and their allies are gearing up to support the...
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Biden to Resume ‘Offensive’ Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
The White House is set to approve an offensive arms sale to Saudi Arabia. After taking office in 2021, President Joe Biden curbed some weapon sales to Riyadh. On Friday, Reuters reported that the State Department will lift the ban on offensive weapon sales to...
Arab States Reject US Plan to Send Peacekeepers to Gaza
Three Arab states approached by the US about sending its soldiers to the Gaza Strip in a peacekeeping role were rejected. Two other Muslim countries expressed interest in participating in the mission that would begin after Israel ends its onslaught. The Times of...
Mali Cuts Ties with Ukraine Over Kiev’s Support for Al-Qaeda
Mali has severed its diplomatic ties with Ukraine following an attack by the local Al-Qaeda affiliate on Malian forces. Kiev called the move short-sighted. Late last month, opposition forces, including an al Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam...
Zelensky Confirms F-16s Are in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Sunday that F-16s had arrived in Ukraine. A US official said only a limited number of the warplanes are in Ukraine currently, adding the fighters are not flying combat operations. In a statement posted to X, Zelensky...
North Korean Defector Says Kim Is Willing to Talk to Trump
A recent high-level North Korean defector said Pyongyang would be interested in talks with former-US President Donald Trump if he wins the November election. During his first term, Trump engaged Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un in negotiations that nearly secured major...
Israeli Killing of Hamas Political Chief Expected To Derail Ceasefire Talks
Netanyahu had been working to sabotage the talks in the weeks leading up to his trip to Washington The Israeli assassination of Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital of Tehran is expected to derail negotiations for a hostage and Gaza...
Israeli Strikes on Crucial Yemeni Port Cause $20 Million in Damage
An Israeli airstrike on a fuel depot at the Yemen Port of Hodeida has resulted in tens of millions of dollars in damages to the important facility. Hodeida is a crucial point of entry for food and other goods reaching the Yemeni people. Port official Nasr...
F-16s to Appear in Ukraine Within Weeks, Will Operate Far From Front
Ukraine is set to begin receiving F-16 fighter jets from its Western backers later this week after months of delays. The advanced aircraft will serve in a limited role out of fear they will be easily shot down by Russian air defenses. Well over a year after the US...

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