On FPF #458, I discuss Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Assange is being forced to sit in a bulletproof glass box. Julian is barely able to hear what is going on in the trial, and he is unable to confer or speak with his lawyers to get clarification. He...
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UNRWA Shutdown Risks Killing Gaza Ceasefire: Official
The head of the UN’s Palestinian Aid Agency (UNRWA) said Tel Aviv’s decision to halt his agency's assistance programs in Israel jeopardizes the Gaza truce and hostage deal. On Tuesday, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN said UNRWA would have to cease its operations in...
The US Transfers Patriot Missiles From Israel to Ukraine
The US has moved some of its Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine. The interceptors were in storage after Tel Aviv decommissioned its Patriot air defense program. The transfer is the most significant Israeli support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion in...
Hamas Recruited 15,000 New Fighters Since Israeli Invasion of Gaza
One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top goals for Israel’s onslaught in Gaza is to eliminate Hamas. US intelligence now says Tel Aviv may not have made any progress in achieving that goal, as Hamas has added 15,000 new fighters since the Israeli Defense...
Israel Considers Sending Weapons Seized in Lebanon to Ukraine
Tel Aviv may be transferring Russian-made weapons that Israeli forces seized in southern Lebanon to Ukraine to be used in the fight against Russia. The potential arms shipments come following high-level meetings between Israeli and Ukrainian officials. The...
State Department Reports Record Foreign Arms Sales in 2024
The State Department reports that US arms deals sold over $300 billion in weapons to foreign countries last year. The record-high sales include over $20 billion in arms paid for with US aid. The State Department's statement on 2024 arms sales explained that “the...
Trump: Zelensky Passed on Deal, ‘Decided To Fight’
Trump says Zelensky is “no angel” President Donald Trump put some blame on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for choosing to fight Russia rather than make a deal. In April of 2022, Zelensky had nearly completed negotiations with Russian President Vladimir...
US Passed Secret Intelligence to Al-Qaeda-Linked Syrian Government
Under President Joe Biden, Washington informed Damascus of threats posed by ISIS US intelligence officials met with officials of the new government in Syria and passed secret information. The Syrian government is now controlled by Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, a...
Pentagon Deploys 1,500 Troops to Southern Border
The acting Secretary of Defense ordered 1,500 Marines and soldiers to the southern border to help enforce US immigration law. President Donald Trump has made curbing the flow of migrants entering the US a top priority. The new administration is considering...

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