Conflicts of Interest

FPF #273 – US Plans in Syria

by | 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...

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FPF #272 – Unbelievable

by | 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...

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FPF #271 – Antiwar Democrats guest Joanne Leon

by | 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...

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FPF #270 – Veterans Day

by | 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...

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FPF #269 – Not an Issue

by | 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...

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FPF #268 – Midterm Elections

by | 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...

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FPF #267 – Venezuela guest Brian Saady

by | 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...

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FPF #266 – A Failing Foreign Policy

by | 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...

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FPF #265 – Invaders at the Southern Border?

by | 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...

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FPF #264 – Yemen Numbers

by | 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...

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FPF #263 – Nukes

by | 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...

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Kyle Anzalone

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.

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News Roundup 6/12/20

by | Jun 12, 2020

US News Jordan Smith explains “less than lethal” weapons result in life-threatening injuries. [Link] The US national debt is now over $26 trillion. The US has added $2 trillion to the debt in about two months. [Link] The Pentagon will give a $135 million bailout five...

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News Roundup 6/11/20

by | Jun 11, 2020

US News A group in Seattle is occupying several city blocks and declared it an autonomous zone. The occupation includes a police precinct building. The occupiers have released a list of demands. [Link] Minneapolis police slashed the tires of protesters. [Link] The...

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News Roundup 6/10/20

by | Jun 10, 2020

US News Chicago police beat the head of the Police Board with batons during a protest. [Link] Turkey’s president told Trump he is concerned the Kurds are behind BLM. [Link] Max Blumenthal explains how American police became Israelized and more dangerous. [Link] US...

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News Roundup 6/9/20

by | Jun 9, 2020

US News More than 10,000 Americans have been arrested in protests over the past two weeks. [Link] The White House says it will not support reforms to qualified immunity. [Link] Alabama police assault and arrest a black business owner who reported a robbery. [Link] Liz...

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News Roundup 6/8/20

by | Jun 8, 2020

George Floyd Protests Two Buffalo police officers were fired and charged with 2nd-degree assault for pushing a 75-year-old man to the ground. The rest of the Buffalo emergency response police team resigned from the team in protest of the officers being fired. [Link]...

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News Roundup 6/5/20

by | Jun 5, 2020

George Floyd Protests Minneapolis is considering a number of proposals to restructure the city’s police force including stripping money from the police. Another proposal called for disbanding the police. [Link] Customs and Border Patrol used an unarmed Predator drone...

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News Roundup 6/4/20

by | Jun 4, 2020

George Floyd Protests The charges against Derek Chauvin have been upgraded to second-degree murder. The three other police officers who assisted in the murder have been charged. [Link] Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he does not support using the Insurrection...

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News Roundup 6/3/20

by | Jun 3, 2020

US News A security guard was shot and killed by looters at a St. Louis pawn shop. [Link] The Department of Justice gave the DEA the authority to carry out covert surveillance of the George Floyd protest movement. [Link] One thousand six hundred soldiers are on standby...

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News Roundup 6/2/20

by | Jun 2, 2020

George Floyd Protests Police officers started a riot in Pittsburg. [Link] A SUV attempted to ram a line of police officers. Two officers were injured. [Link] Police used gas, arrests, and military helicopters to breakup protests in DC. Video from yesterday shows cops...

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News Roundup 6/1/20

by | Jun 1, 2020

The Murder of George Floyd The police officer who murdered George Floyd has been charged with manslaughter and murder. Derek Chauvin and three other officers were fired after they murdered Floyd. [Link] Will Porter covers the protests, looting, and police brutality....

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News Roundup 5/29/20

by | May 29, 2020

US News Trump signs an executive order condemning social media companies for choosing to censor some speech. [Link] Twitter hid Trump’s tweet on the protests in Minneapolis for ‘glorifying violence.’ [Link] The US limits the number of charter flights to Cuba. [Link]...

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News Roundup 5/28/20

by | May 28, 2020

US news Trump will sign an executive order on social media soon. [Link] Shippers and insurers say it may be impossible to comply with the Trump administration's new guidance on how not to violate US sanctions. [Link] Secretary of State Pompeo announces that Hong Kong...

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