Kyle Anzalone

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FPF #222 – Trump/Putin Talks Cause Insanity guest Will Porter

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 19, 2018

Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss the Trump/Putin Summit. Will breaks down the Mueller probe indictment of 12 Russians. Will provides analysis on the press conference following the talks between Trump and Putin. Will and Kyle dive into the hysterical reaction of...

FPF #221 – Afghan Peace Talks

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2018

On FPF #221, I discuss potential peace talks between the US and the Taliban. The US signaled its willingness to directly talk with the Taliban in statements from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan General Nicholson. Talks could...

FPF #220 – Jake Tapper V. Rand Paul

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2018

On FPF #220, I break down a Jake Tapper interview of Rand Paul. Tapper presents the establishment position on NATO, Russian Aggression, and Russiagate. Senator Paul pushes back on Tapper's hawkish position. I explain where why NATO is not essential to security, that...

FPF #219 – Apathy Kills

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2018

On FPF#219, I discuss how Americans apathy towards our foreign policy leads to unnecessary deaths. America's longest war has tried the same failed policies over and over with only death and destruction as a result. However, Americans continue to elect leaders and...

FPF #218 – Max Boot is Wrong on Russia

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2018

On FPF #218, I refute Max Boot's article title Trump wants to Finiadize the United States. In the articles, Boot scrutinizes Trump for his antagonism towards traditional American alliances and Trump's desire to get along with Russia. Boot romanticizes about the...

FPF #217 – Peace Talks

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 9, 2018

On FPF #217, I discuss peace talks taking place. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited North Korea for talks on North Korean denuclearization. The North Korean Foreign Minister said the talks were regrettable, while Pompeo called the talks productive. The mainstream...

FPF #216 – Bolton Hates Korean Peace

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 6, 2018

On FPF #216, I update the Korean Peace Process. The Koreans are in talks to move North Korean artillery out of the range of Seoul and playing basketball games. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting North Korea on Friday to discuss denuclearization....

FPF #215 – At War With Our Vets guest Will Porter

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 4, 2018

On FPF #215, Will Porter returns to the show to cover the impacts of our foreign policy on veterans of the wars. Will give the numbers of vets committing suicide and some of the causes of those suicides. Will discusses Peter Van Buren's explanation for moral injury....

FPF #214 – Saudi Lies to Congress

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 2, 2018

On FPF #214, I breakdown Saudi's misleading explanation for their bombing of a Doctors Without Borders cholera treatment facility in Yemen. Saudi Arabia attempted to use an email from a low-level DWB official to claim DWB was at fault for the bombing. However, the...

FPF #213 – Russiagate: No Collusion guests Dan Wright & Joanne Leon

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 29, 2018

On FPF #213, Joanne Leon and Dan Wright join the show for the third in a three-part series covering the many claims that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election. In part three, Joanne and Dan break down the FBI IG report on the Hillary email...

FPF #211 – Russiagate: The Indictments guests Joanne Leon & Dan Wright

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2018

On FPF #211, Joanne Leon and Dan Wright join the show for the first in a three-part series covering the many claims that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election. In part one, Joanne and Dan break down the indictments of Flynn, Manafort/Gates,...

FPF #212 – Russiagate: Crossfire Hurricane guests Joanne Leon & Dan Wright

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2018

On FPF #212, Joanne Leon and Dan Wright join the show for the second in a three-part series covering the many claims that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election. In part two, Joanne and Dan break down the FBI Crossfire Hurricane...

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US Lifts Some Sanctions on Venezuela, Resumes Deportation Flights to Caracas

The Joe Biden administration eased some sanctions on Venezuela’s energy and gold sectors after President Nicolas Maduro agreed to hold elections next year. At the same time, Washington resumed deporting Venezuelan migrants to Caracas. On Wednesday, the Treasury...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 19, 2023

US Nuclear Bomber Lands in South Korea for the First Time in 30 Years

A B-52H Stratofortress will land in South Korea for the first time in three decades sometime this week. The US claims the bomber’s mission is to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. However, North Korea has warned that American military activity in the region has...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 18, 2023

Iraqi Militias Launch Strikes on Bases with US Troops

Update: US Central Command confirmed that three drones were fired at US soldiers over 24 hours. Two drones were successfully intercepted while one crashed and caused "minor injuries" to coalition forces. Two Iraqi Shia militias used drones to target bases in Iraq...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 18, 2023

Putin Arrives in China to Meet with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to China to meet with President Xi Jinping as the two countries are developing a historically strong relationship. Xi and Putin describe each other as close friends. The robust ties between Moscow and Beijing grew as...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 17, 2023

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Congressional Report Calls for Build Up Nuclear Program to Fight Two-Front War with Russia and China

A Congressional report on nuclear policy warned that Russia and China pose an existential threat to the US and action must be taken now to prepare for conflicts with the two superpowers. The commission called for Washington to prepare to fight simultaneous wars...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 17, 2023

Former Ukrainian Official Says Counter Offensive Is a ‘Disaster’

A former adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the summer counteroffensive has failed. He went on to say Kiev will never achieve its war aims of recapturing the Crimean Peninsula and restoring Ukraine’s 1991 borders. In an X post on Saturday,...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 15, 2023

NATO Vows ‘Determined Response’ If Finland-Estonia Pipeline Damage Was Intentional

The head of the North Atlantic alliance says the bloc will have a "united and determined response" if another state intentionally damaged the Balticconnector pipeline. According to officials, an external force caused significant damage to the pipeline that will...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 15, 2023

S. Korea Considers Suspension of Deconfliction Agreement with N. Korea Because of Hamas Attack

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-shik is pushing Seoul to abandon a 2018 agreement that reduced the military presence along the demilitarized zone (DMZ). The military official believes North Korea could use tactics similar to Hamas to attack South Korea. The...

Kyle Anzalone | Oct 12, 2023

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 3/30/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 30, 2020

US News The New York Police Department is using drones to monitor if people in parks are social distancing. [Link] Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to force GM to make ventilators. [Link] Rhode Island police are pulling over and questioning people with New...

News Roundup 3/27/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 27, 2020

US News A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment this week. The Department of Homeland Security is requesting an additional 1,500 soldiers to be deployed to the borders to prevent the spread of coronavirus. [Link] Trump signs a new law that calls for the...

News Roundup 3/26/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 26, 2020

US News A Congressional audit finds that the two newest aircraft carriers have $130 billion in underestimated maintenance costs. The maintenance costs include septic problems that force the use of chemicals to prevent clogging. The chemicals add up to total $400,000 a...

News Roundup 3/25/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 25, 2020

US News Colorado abolishes the death penalty. The governor also reduced the sentences of the last three remaining death row inmates to life in prison without parole. [Link] A commission examining if the US should include women in the draft or abolish it reached the...

News Roundup 3/24/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2020

Assange Julian Assange's lawyers apply for bail because of the risk to Assange’s health posed by the coronavirus. [Link] Afghanistan Secretary of State Pompeo met with the two men claiming to be the president of Afghanistan to try to negotiate a settlement. The...

News Roundup 3/23/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 23, 2020

Coronavirus The Department of Justice is asking Congress to craft a bill suspending some Constitutional rights. The DOJ wants the power to indefinitely detain people. The powers extend to any emergency, not just coronavirus. The DOJ is also pushing to deny asylum to...

News Roundup 3/20/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 20, 2020

US News Tulsi Gabbard suspends her presidential campaign as she prepares to deploy with the National Guard. [Link] The top prosecutor in Baltimore will drop most drug charges due to the coronavirus. [Link] A new Bill - EARN IT - will give the president broad...

News Roundup 3/19/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 19, 2020

US News Maryland police are refusing to produce information about the SWAT murder of Duncan Lemp. The police department has only released self-serving statements. [Link]A police officer was caught by his own body camera planting weed. [Link]The US extends the tax...

News Roundup 3/18/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 18, 2020

US News Federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against Concord Management, an alleged part of the Russiagate conspiracy. The company was alleged to have fun online ads to ‘sow discord’ in the US. [Link]The Space Forces has its first offensive weapons system. It...

News Roundup 3/17/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 17, 2020

US News The primaries in Ohio, Georgia, and Louisiana have been postponed due to coronavirus. The primaries in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona will be held today. [Link]The Senate passes a bill that will extend the life of three mass surveillance programs - including...

News Roundup 3/16/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 16, 2020

US News Maryland police killed Duncan Socrates Lemp while he was in bed at his home. It is unclear why SWAT teams raided Lemp’s home in the middle of the night. [Link]The FED plans to inject $500 billion into the market three times to keep rates where the FED wants...

News Roundup 3/13/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 13, 2020

US News A judge orders Chelsea Manning to be released from jail. Manning has been imprisoned for over a year for refusing to testify in front of a grand jury. [Link]WikiLeaks says the grand jury in the Assange case has been disbanded. [Link]The House passes a bill...