Kyle Anzalone

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COI Bonus #2: FedEx/Police Partnership and Fake Stories From Afghanistan

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 1, 2021

On the second COI bonus show, Kyle Anzalone and Patrick MacFarlane discuss a new police partnership with FedEx that allows cops to use drug dogs in the company’s facilities, leading to constitutionally questionable raids. Will Porter joins Kyle and Pat to discuss news...

COI #156: The Occupation of Afghanistan Is Over, Biden Vows to Continue Bombing

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 31, 2021

On COI #156, Kyle Anzalone discusses the departure of the last US soldiers in Afghanistan. After 20 years, the occupation has finally ended. However, the US war in Afghanistan may not be over as Biden has vowed to continue drone strikes in the country. The latest...

COI #155: US Bombs Afghanistan, Claims to Target ISIS, Wipes Out a Family

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 29, 2021

On COI #155, Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter update the situation in Afghanistan, including the aftermath of a deadly suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport on August 26. President Joe Biden authorized two separate retaliatory drone strikes on what the government...

COI #154: The War State Spins Lies to Exploit Tragedy at Kabul Airport

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 26, 2021

Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute – returns to the show to discuss the dual suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. As of the recording, at least 60 Afghans and 13 American soldiers were killed in the blasts. ISIS-K – a group of mostly non-Afghans...

COI #153: Despite All-Out Media Effort, Americans Still Support Afghan Withdrawal

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 24, 2021

On COI #153, Kyle Anzalone updates events in Afghanistan. The Pentagon and State Department are working to remove some privileged Afghans and Americans from Afghanistan. The US claims it has evacuated tens of thousands so far, but it is still unclear how many will be...

COI Bonus Ep: End the Damn Wars guest Magnus Panvidya

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 23, 2021

On the first-ever Conflicts of Interest bonus episode, Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter sit down with Magnus Panvidya to discuss the ‘End The Damn Wars’ project, an effort to unite anti-war voices across the political spectrum and organize street actions opposing US...

COI #152: Vaccine Passports, Mask Mandates & Booster Shots

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 22, 2021

On COI #152, Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter discuss the state of the US Covid regime. An increasing number of federal agencies, state and local governments are requiring employees to be vaccinated. The mandates are not limited to government employees as an increasing...

COI #151: Hawks’ Boast of Obsessive Anti-China Paranoia as Basis for Policy

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2021

On COI #151, Kyle Anzalone explains how Biden’s China policy is being formed by officials who boast about being Sino-paranoid. Biden’s new Air Force Secretary said he was “obsessed” with China and was hoping to “scare” the CCP. The delusions of key Biden officials is...

Conflicts of Interest #150: Scott Horton on the End of a Fool’s Errand

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 17, 2021

On COI #150 the great Scott Horton returns to the show to discuss the collapse of America’s sockpuppet government in Kabul. Scott explains how he seemed to be one of the only Afghan War analysts to correctly predict how quickly – and mostly bloodlessly – the Afghan...

COI #149: Taliban Overruns Kabul, Dealing Fatal Blow to the US-Built Government

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 16, 2021

Major territorial gains that began in provincial centers earlier this month came to a head on August 15, with the militant group waltzing into the national capital and seizing the city, encountering virtually no resistance from government forces in the process. With...

COI #148: After 2 Decades of War & Nation Building, the Afghan State Is Crumbling

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2021

On COI #148, Kyle breaks down some of the latest developments in Afghanistan. The Taliban continue their offensive, seizing major Afghan cities like Kandahar, Ghazni, and Harat. In response, the US is planning to reduce the staff at its embassy and possibly abandon it...

COI #147: American Leaders Weaponize the ‘Chinese Boogeyman’ for Political Gain

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2021

On COI #147, Dave DeCamp – News Editor at Antiwar.com – returns to the show to discuss how American pols increasingly use China as a political weapon. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently warned that the US must pass a massive infrastructure spending bill or...

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White House Suppressed Docs Showing Hunter Sought State Dept Help for Burisma

Newly released documents show that Hunter Biden sought to inappropriately benefit the Ukrainian energy company Burisma while his father was vice president. The records were suppressed by the White House. The files, obtained by the New York Times and reported on...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 14, 2024

US, South Korea Preparing to Begin Provocative War Games

The US and South Korea are preparing to kick off large-scale war games later this month. The summertime joint military drills are viewed by Pyongyang as an annual rehearsal for invading North Korea. The war games, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Shield, are set to begin on...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2024

US Offers to Drop Charges Against Venezuela’s Maduro If He Leaves Power

The Biden administration is pushing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign in exchange for him receiving amnesty from US drug changes. Washington recently contested the Venezuelan presidential election, claiming Edmundo González Urrutia won at the polls. ...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2024

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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...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2024

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...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 8, 2024

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...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 6, 2024

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...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 4, 2024

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...

Kyle Anzalone | Aug 1, 2024

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.

News Roundup

Russia Says US Gave ‘Written Guarantees’ on Iran Nuclear Cooperation

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 16, 2022

Russia says it has received “written guarantees” that US sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine will not impact its nuclear cooperation with Iran, as diplomats on all sides of negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal say the talks are nearly complete.

Over 1 Million Somali Children Near Starvation as Pentagon Plans New Troop Deployment

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 16, 2022

The Pentagon wants to send troops back into Somalia on a permanent basis just 14 months after they were ordered to leave. The push for a new deployment comes as the African nation faces a serious drought.

Top Polish Official Wants Armed NATO ‘Peace Mission’ for Ukraine

by Will Porter | Mar 15, 2022

Poland’s deputy prime minister and the head of the country’s ruling party has urged for a “peace mission” in Ukraine led by the NATO bloc, proposing an operation geared toward humanitarian aid but backed up by “armed forces.”

UK Supreme Court Rejects Assange Extradition Appeal

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 15, 2022

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost an appeal to block his extradition to the United States, with the UK’s Supreme Court outright refusing to hear the petition. Some legal options remain open to him, however.

Zelensky Presses Biden to Step Up Russia Sanctions

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 14, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is again pushing the United States to take a more aggressive stance against Russia, urging his US counterpart to completely isolate the Russian economy after earlier demanding he impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. In his latest...

Western Neo-Nazis Respond to Azov’s Call to Arms

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 14, 2022

White nationalist and neo-Nazi militants are flocking to Ukraine to help repel a Russian invasion following a plea for foreign volunteers from President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a report in the Washington Post. Thousands of fighters have already arrived, many...

News Roundup 3/15/2022

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 14, 2022

US News The UK Supreme Court denies Julian Assange’s request to appeal his extradition to the US. [Link] While at a black site, Ammar al-Baluchi was used by the CIA to train people to torture. Baluchi was slammed into a wall for over two hours so agents could be...

White House Says China Will Pay a Price for Supporting Russia

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 13, 2022

China will face major “consequences” should it help Russia evade an ever-growing raft of American sanctions, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has warned, just a day before he’s set to meet with Beijing’s top diplomat in Rome. Sullivan’s warning on...

News Roundup 3/14/2022

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 13, 2022

Russia National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the US will respond if China helps Russia avoid sanctions. [Link] Sullivan says the US will respond to Russia over the killing of an American journalist in Ukraine. [Link] Sullivan warned Russia that NATO would...

News Roundup 3/11/2022

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 11, 2022

US News Biden will extend masking on public transportation for another month. [Link] The US plans to continue talks with Maduro. [Link] Russia Meta Platforms is allowing users to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in discussions about the invasion...

While Condemning Putin, Biden Lavishes Dictators with US-Made Weapons

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 11, 2022

The US weapons sector had a good day on Thursday, with Senator Rand Paul’s effort to block a $2 billion weapons sale to Egypt rejected in the upper chamber as President Joe Biden doles out ‘major non-NATO ally’ designations to other repressive states.

Pentagon Report Blames Poor Leadership, ‘Culture of Complacency’ for Deadly 2020 Attack in Kenya

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 10, 2022

The Department of Defense has issued two reviews of the 2020 al-Shabaab attack on the Camp Simba military base in Kenya that killed three Americans. The reports name poor leadership, inadequate training and a “culture of complacency” as the leading causes that allowed...