Kyle Anzalone

Conflicts of Interest

FPF #273 – US Plans in Syria

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2018

On FPF #273, I discuss the US policy in Syria. US envoy to the Syrian conflict James Jeffery recently gave a press conference on the US goals. I explain the myths the US government believes in that leads to unrealistic goals. Links Minds.com Immersion News James...

FPF #272 – Unbelievable

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 16, 2018

On FPF #272, I discuss the House killing a bill that would invoke the War Powers Act to bring the US support for the genocidal Yemen War to an end. The House attached a sentence to a bill about grey wolves to strip the Yemen bill of its privilege to be brought to a...

FPF #271 – Antiwar Democrats guest Joanne Leon

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 14, 2018

On FPF #271, Joanne Leon joins the show to discuss the antiwar movement and the Democratic Party. Joanne gives a recent history of the Democratic Party and the divisions within the party. Joanne explains who is who in the party and what factions of the party may be...

FPF #270 – Veterans Day

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2018

On FPF #270, I discuss how Veterans Day is used to celebrate war. Veterans Day started as Armistice Day to celebrate the end of WWI. I argue Veterans Day has become a day to promote wars and is not about helping vets. I update the US role in the War in Yemen. The US...

FPF #269 – Not an Issue

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 9, 2018

On FPF #269, I discuss how the destructive US foreign policy was not an issue on election night. The US foreign policy is the most harmful for the American people. US interventionism is extremely costly and damaging to the Americans who enact it. The policy does not...

FPF #268 – Midterm Elections

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 7, 2018

On FPF #268, I discuss the 2018 Midterm Elections. I explain why I did not vote. Little of the debate in the leadup to the midterms has been on what US foreign policy. Most of Congress takes no interest in wars and ignore their Constitutional duties. I look at some...

FPF #267 – Venezuela guest Brian Saady

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 5, 2018

On FPF #267, Brian Saady returns to discuss Venezuela. Brian explains the rise of Chavez and the Communist government. He reviews the opposition to the Communist government. We talk about the current state of Venezuela and Trump's Venezuela policy. Brian Saady is the...

FPF #266 – A Failing Foreign Policy

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 2, 2018

On FPF #266, I discuss how the US wars in Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya are failing. In Syria, NATO member state Turkey is attacking the US-backed Syrian Kurds. The Syrian Kurds have now abandoned their fight against ISIS. In Afghanistan, over half the people live in...

FPF #265 – Invaders at the Southern Border?

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 31, 2018

On FPF #265, I discuss President Trump deploying troops to the southern border to assist in preventing migrants from entering the US. I explain why it is a mistake to treat the migrants as invaders. I update the Syrian War. The American mission in continues to kill...

FPF #264 – Yemen Numbers

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 29, 2018

On FPF #264, I discuss some new casualty numbers for the War on Yemen. The media has long cited a UN estimate that said 10,000 people have died. However, that estimate stopped counting deaths over a year ago. The 10,000 number has helped mask the...

FPF #263 – Nukes

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 26, 2018

On FPF #263, I discuss the nuclear arms relationship between the US and Russia. NSA John Bolton appears determined to pull the US out of the INF Treaty. Bolton played a role in the withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia as a member of the Bush Administration. Vice...

FPF #262 – Great Powers

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2018

On FPF #262, I discuss the US relationship with Russia and China. In a move supported by NSA John Bolton, Trump suggested the US will withdraw from the INF Treaty. The President also called for an increase in the US nuclear arsenal. Secretary of State Pompeo is...

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As Russian Forces Advance, Ukraine Struggles to Build New Defensive Lines

Russian forces are advancing in several places across the 600-mile frontline in Ukraine, straining Kiev’s ability to build rear fortifications. Some in the Ukrainian military fault the country’s leadership for not building stronger second and third-line defenses...

Kyle Anzalone | May 2, 2024

3rd id conducts live fire exercise with ukrainian soldiers

US-Constructed Base in Haiti Won’t Be Ready for Kenyan Troops on Time

The Biden administration's plan to restore order to Haiti by sending an armed international force has hit another snag: the base that will house the soldiers will not be ready by the date they are set to arrive in the Caribbean nation. Jake Johnston from the...

Kyle Anzalone | May 1, 2024

US Gaza Pier Could Be Operational By Weekend

Unnamed officials said the floating pier and causeway that Washington hopes to use to bring aid into Gaza could be completed by Friday with aid deliveries beginning Saturday. The development comes as the cost of the pier has nearly doubled, and Defense Secretary...

Kyle Anzalone | May 1, 2024

State Dept. Official Resigns, Says White House Inciting Attacks on US Troops

The State Department’s former Arabic language spokeswoman says she resigned from her post after official talking points became too provocative. Hala Rharrit said White House policy was potentially provoking attacks on US troops, and explained she refused to do...

Kyle Anzalone | Apr 30, 2024

Blinken Says US Nearing Saudi-Israel Proposal But Calm in Gaza Is Needed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the White House is finalizing an incentive package to bribe Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize their ties. The Biden administration is seeking to expand the Trump-era Abraham Accords, in which Washington handed out favors to...

Kyle Anzalone | Apr 29, 2024

UN Oversight Office Closes Investigation Into Four Staff Over Alleged Ties to Hamas

Four of the 12 employees of the UN Palestinian Relief Agency (UNRWA) under investigation by the UN’s internal inspector’s office had their cases closed due to lack of evidence. In January, Israel claimed 12 members of UNRWA participated in the Hamas attack on...

Kyle Anzalone | Apr 28, 2024

ByteDance Will Shut Down TikTok in US Rather Than Comply with Divestment Demand

ByteDance says it will not sell off its popular video-sharing app TikTok after President Joe Biden signed a law that will ban the platform from American users in nine months if it is not sold away from Chinese ownership. Several sources inside ByteDance say TikTok...

Kyle Anzalone | Apr 25, 2024

Biden Signs TikTok Ban, But Campaign Will Remain on Platform

The same day that Joe Biden signed a massive foreign military aid bill that includes a provision to ban TikTok for US users, the President’s reelection campaign says it will remain on the platform through this year’s election. On Wednesday, President Biden signed...

Kyle Anzalone | Apr 24, 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

News Roundup 9/4/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 4, 2020

US News New York Governor Cuomo said that restaurants would not be allowed to open for indoor dining without a police task force to enforce social distancing. [Link] Seven Rochester New York police officers were suspended for killing David Perdue while attempting to...

News Roundup 9/3/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 3, 2020

US News California's legislature voted down a bill that would help hold police officers accountable. [Link] Trump signs an order that prevents landlords from evicting people who make less than $99,000 a year. [Link] A US court rules the spying program exposed by...

News Roundup 9/2/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 2, 2020

US News The DEA stole $43,000 from Stacy Jones as she attempted to travel through an airport. Jones is now a part of a class-action lawsuit against the DEA. [Link] Facial recognition systems make a large number of errors when people wear masks. [Link] The Department...

News Roundup 9/1/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 1, 2020

US News The NYT ran a story claiming that Ron Rosenstein limited the scope of Mueller’s investigation. A top prosecutor from Mueller’s office said the NYT story was false. [Link] US Special Representative to Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, says the US is ready to tighten...

News Roundup 8/31/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 31, 2020

US News At least 1,000 people in the US prison system have died from Covid. [Link] Venezuelan coup plotter Juan Guaido expects support from either Trump or Biden. [Link] The US is increasingly focusing on its European defense on the Arctic. [Link] The Trump...

News Roundup 8/28/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 28, 2020

US News A Florida woman will get $4.6 million from the state after prison guards beat her until she was paralyzed. [Link] New Jersey police vandalized the car of a man who filed a complaint against the department. The car’s tires were smashed, and windows were broken....

News Roundup 8/27/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 27, 2020

US News DNA evidence proves a man who spent 37 years in prison for rape is innocent. [Link] The cost of US nuclear weapons will skyrocket if the New State Treaty falls apart. The treaty is set to expire in 2021, and it will cost nearly half a trillion dollars. [Link]...

News Roundup 8/26/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 26, 2020

US News Two people were killed in the third night of riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The riots started after police shot James Blake in the back seven times. Blake’s family announced he will survive but is paralyzed. [Link] Nearly five million Americans became gun owners...

News Roundup 8/25/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 25, 2020

US News A judge rejected a police officer’s bid for qualified immunity. The police officer strip-searched a four-year-old while investigating a mother for leaving her kids in the car for a few minutes. [Link] A judge grants qualified immunity to a police officer who...

News Roundup 8/24/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 24, 2020

US News Arizona police stole a $15,000 Jeep over an alleged $25 pot sale. [Link] A police officer who kneed a man in the face 20 to 30 times gets qualified immunity. [Link] John Durham’s investigation questioned John Brennan for eight hours. The investigation said...

News Roundup 8/21/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 21, 2020

US News Steve Bannon has been arrested for defrauding donors to the “We Build the Wall” fundraiser. [Link] The US will use funds frozen by sanctions on Venezuela to fund the regime change effort against Maduro. [Link] UN Trump says the US will push for snapback...

News Roundup 8/20/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2020

US News Facebook banned over 900 pages that tied to the Q-Anon theory. Facebook also restricted over 10,000 Instagram accounts and 2,000 Facebook groups for supporting Q. [Link] A Texas police department arrested a man who created a parody account of the police...