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COI #333: Ukraine Offers Biden Targeting Control in Exchange for Weapons
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 4, 2022
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COI #332: Harris Finishes Pacific Tour After Giving Fiery DMZ Speech
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 2, 2022
On COI #332, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discusses the White House's North Korea policy and the Iran nuclear deal. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #331: Twitter Failed to Remove Underage Illicit Material, Now Companies Are Starting to Flee
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 29, 2022
On COI #331, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest report on child sex abuse material appearing on Twitter and the platform's failure to remove it. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk...
COI #330: How Far Will Biden Escalate? Guest Dave DeCamp
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 27, 2022
On COI #330, Kyle Anzalone and Dave DeCamp discuss Biden's China and Russia policies. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6...
COI #329: Nuclear Threats
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2022
On COI #329, Kyle Anzalone discusses the chances of nuclear war over Ukraine. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon...
Israel Got Away with Murdering an American Journalist: COI #328
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 22, 2022
On COI #328, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover progressives’ demands for a response to Israeli soldiers’ murder of a Palestinian-American journalist, NATO’s classification of China as a “challenge,” and the latest Iran deal news. Kyle breaks down Representative...
COI #327: American Troops Fear Monthly Bills More Than the Enemies Bullets
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 21, 2022
On COI #327, Kyle Anzalone discusses what kind of foreign policy American soldiers and citizens really want. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #326: Putin’s Global Victories
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 19, 2022
On COI #326, Kyle Anzalone discusses Russia's recent string of diplomatic successes. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6...
COI #325: Did Israel Finally Kill the Iran Nuclear Deal?
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 15, 2022
On COI #325, Connor Freeman and Kyle Anzalone break down the negotiations to save the Iran Nuclear Deal. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #324: US Floods Ukraine with Weapons as Kiev Pushes Offensive
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2022
On COI #324, Kyle Anzalone discusses the war in Ukraine. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon Subscribe Star...
COI #323: Unrest in Iraq with Elijah Magnier, Joanne Leon & Dan Wright
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 12, 2022
On COI #323, Kyle, Joanne and Dan talk with Elijah Magnier about the recent unrest in Iraq. Thanks to Joanne Leon for allowing COI to publish this interview, which was originally recorded for her show, Around the Empire. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits...
COI #322: Is the Iran Deal Dead?
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 8, 2022
On COI #322, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the aftermath of Israeli forces’ murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Tel Aviv’s increasingly heavy influence on the Joe Biden administration’s Iran policy, an Orwellian Saudi government app...
COI #321: Ukraine Seeks More Weapons From Europe, Offers Gas
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 6, 2022
On COI #321, Kyle Anzalone discusses Liz Truss becoming UK Prime Minister and Kiev offering the Europeans gas for weapons. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #320: The West Doubles Down on the Losing Economic War with Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 4, 2022
On COI #320, Kyle Anzalone discusses the West's energy war with Moscow. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon...
COI #319: Thousands of Afghan Refugees Are Still in Camps One Year After Kabul Evacuation
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 1, 2022
On COI #319, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest news on Afghanistan, Iran, the JCPOA negotiations, the Darya Dugina assassination, China, and more. Kyle breaks down the sad reality of the Afghan refugee situation one year after the U.S. withdrawal....
COI #318: Washington Made Beijing and Moscow Partners in the New Cold War
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 31, 2022
On COI #318, Kyle Anzalone discusses great power competition with Russia and China. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6...
Articles
IDF Report Determined Operation Gideon’s Chariots Failed to Achieve Objectives
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 31, 2025
The Israeli military concluded that its recent months-long operation in Gaza was a failure, noting that battlefield conditions continue to favor Hamas.
German Leader ‘Mentally Preparing’ for Long War in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 31, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he hopes for a quick end to the Ukraine war but is preparing himself for a prolonged conflict. The war in Ukraine has raged for three and a half years, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. When asked if he believes that a...
Christian Priests and Nuns Refuse To Leave Gaza City Despite Israel’s Planned Offensive
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 27, 2025
Hundreds of civilians are sheltering at the two churches in Gaza City Christian priests and nuns based in Gaza City will remain to help displaced people sheltering at two churches despite the Israeli military’s plans to conquer the city, the Latin Patriarchate of...
Trump Administration Considers Taking Stakes in Major US Weapons Firms
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 27, 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Lockheed Martin is already essentially an 'arm of the US government' US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday that the Trump administration is considering taking stakes in major US weapons firms, comments that came...
US Envoy Barrack Cuts Tour of South Lebanon Short in Face of Protests
by Jason Ditz | Aug 27, 2025
Demonstrations reported in multiple areas of the south US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continues to make headlines in Lebanon. Yesterday, it was for lambasting Lebanese journalists as “animalistic” at a press conference in Beirut, and today it was during his...
Trump Offers to Provide Ukraine with Intelligence Support, Air Defense Post-War
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 26, 2025
The US is preparing to provide intelligence support and assist Europe in providing air defense to Ukraine after the war with Russia ends. Moscow has rejected any Western troop deployment to Ukraine as a condition for ending the conflict. According to Financial Times,...
US Sends More Warships Near Venezuela
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 26, 2025
The US has deployed two additional warships to the South Caribbean Sea, in the waters near Venezuela. The Trump administration says the move is part of its efforts to target cartels. Venezuela has responded by mobilizing millions of troops and deploying some near the...
Trump Orders Prosecution of Flag Burning In Defiance of Supreme Court Ruling
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 26, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the Justice Department to prosecute people who set fire to the American flag. The order contradicts a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that determined flag burning is protected by the First Amendment. “My...
Poll: Majority of Americans Do Not Believe Trump Can End Wars in Ukraine, Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 25, 2025
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans do not believe President Donald Trump will be able to end the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. The US is the largest provider of military aid to Ukraine and Israel, giving Trump significant leverage over Kiev and Tel Aviv...
Trump Hopes to Meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un This Year
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 25, 2025
President Donald Trump met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and discussed improving ties with North Korea during a White House summit on Tuesday. Pyongyang has ruled out talks with Seoul and pledges only to engage with Washington if Trump drops the demand that...
South Korean Soldiers Fire Warning Shots Near North Korean Troops, Pyongyang Warns of ‘Uncontrollable’ Escalation
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 24, 2025
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are spiking as South Korean troops fired on North Korean soldiers near the demilitarized zone. The friction between Pyongyang, Seoul, and Washington has escalated due to large-scale US and South Korean war games. Seoul claimed on...
Israel Bombs Presidential Palace in Sanaa, Prepares For Large-Scale War in Yemen
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 24, 2025
Israel conducted dozens of strikes in Yemen, including striking the presidential palace. Tel Aviv is collecting a large bank of targets for a widespread bombing campaign in Yemen. On Sunday, the IDF said more than ten Israeli warplanes dropped 35 bombs in Yemen....
News Roundup
News Roundup 6/24/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 23, 2022
US News The State Department will pay employees who alleged they suffer from ‘Havana Syndrne’ six-figure payouts. State is making the payments in accordance with the HAVANA Act. [Link] Haiti At least eight prisoners died from starvation in a prison in Haiti. [Link]...
State Department ‘Illegally Obstructing’ Afghanistan Probes, Watchdog Says
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jun 23, 2022
The US government’s top oversight official for Afghanistan has accused the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) of stonewalling ongoing investigations, saying they have refused interviews with staff and even failed to provide “basic information” to assist the probes.
News Roundup 6/22/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2022
US News The Biden administration announced a change in US military policy that bans the use of anti-personnel land mines everywhere in the world, except for the Korean Peninsula. [Link] Almost 1,400 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying to East Africa...
Turkey Grows Cautious of Arms Sales to Ukraine as Ankara plans to Host Kiev and Moscow for Talks
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2022
A top Turkish official said Ankara is now “much more careful” about weapon sales to Ukraine. The head of Turkey’s Defense Industry Agency warned the arms transfers could jeopardize Ankara’s neutrality and its ability to facilitate negotiations. Turkey plans to host...
News Roundup 6/21/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2022
US News President Joe Biden said he is considering a temporary gas tax holiday. The tax reduction would cut gas prices by 18.4 cents per gallon. [Link] Biden said rebate cards are also being considered. [Link] Miami police were offering $50 for handguns, $100 for...
US Considering Letting Tajikistan Keep Abandoned Afghan Aircraft, Increasing Special Operation Ties
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2022
US Central Command commander Gen. Michael Kurilla said the US is considering transferring aircraft that once belonged to the Afghan Army to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan. The aircraft was flown to Tajikistan by Afghan soldiers during the fall of the...
US Official Says Biden Will Have One-on-One Meeting with Saudi’s ‘Pariah’ Crown Prince
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jun 19, 2022
President Joe Biden is set to meet with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. The statement from the cabinet-level official appears to contradict what the president said last week. Biden will make a...
News Roundup 6/20/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2022
Colombia Left-wing ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro won Colombia's presidential election. [Link] Assange Extradition Australia is lobbying the US behind the scenes to secure the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. [Link] Russia Ukraine’s Parliament passed two bills...
News Roundup 6/18/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 17, 2022
Assange British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday signed an extradition order to send Julian Assange to stand trial in America. [Link] Julian’s wife Stella vowed to fight the order. "We're going to fight this. We're going to use every appeal avenue," Stella...
Ukraine Proposed Viable Peace Plan in April Before Cutting Off Negotiations, Russia’s FM Claims
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jun 17, 2022
As talks toward a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine have all but collapsed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow received a workable proposal from Ukrainian negotiators soon after the conflict began, but claimed Kiev abruptly broke off all dialogue and has been ‘silent’ ever since.
News Roundup 6/17/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 16, 2022
US News The Senate Armed Services Committee has added $45 billion to President Joe Biden’s military spending plans in its annual defense policy bill. This week’s boost brings the bill’s topline budget figure to $847 billion. [Link] A major bill expanding health care...
Turkey & Russia Suggest Path for Grain Ships to Access Ukrainian Ports
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jun 16, 2022
Ankara and Moscow have put forward potential solutions to reopen Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, with Russia offering safe passage to grain ships while Turkey said it could help guide vessels around Ukrainian naval mines deployed to stall the Russian advance.
News Roundup 6/16/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 15, 2022
US News Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen said the link between domestic terror attacks and easy access to powerful guns is “beyond dispute.” [Link] World News The world’s nine nuclear-armed countries spent $82.4 billion upgrading their atomic weaponry in 2021,...
Dutch PM Says NATO Using Ukraine as Proxy Against Russia
by Will Porter | Jun 15, 2022
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has called to equip Ukrainian forces with enough weapons and gear to defeat the Russian military, arguing that Kiev must deal the blows as “direct confrontation” between NATO and Moscow is still off the table.
Israeli Spyware Firm Seeking to Sell Hacking Tech to US Defense Contractor
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jun 15, 2022
American military contractor L3Harris is planning to purchase controversial hacking technology from the Israeli firm NSO Group. The Tel Aviv-based spyware company was placed on the US sanctions blacklist after several governments used its Pegasus espionage tool to target politicians, diplomats and human rights groups.
News Roundup 6/15/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 14, 2022
US News The US defense contractor L3Harris is in talks to take over NSO Group’s surveillance technology. The US imposed visa restrictions on 93 Nicaraguan officials. [Link] Russia Biden blames rising gas prices on Russia invading Ukraine. The President said, "I'm...
