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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
US, Iran Nuclear Talks May Begin on Friday
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 2, 2026
President Donald Trump’s Envoy Steve Witkoff may meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Axios spoke with three sources familiar with the planning for the talks. Two told the outlet that the talks were scheduled for Friday in Turkey. A Third source...
Trump Says US ‘Starting to Talk to Cuba’
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 1, 2026
Listen to the article with analysis from the author: President Donald Trump said that the US was engaging with Cuba, and called for the country to be made “free again.” “We’re starting to talk to Cuba,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday. “It...
Israel Ends Doctors Without Borders Operations in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 1, 2026
Listen to the article with analysis from the author: Israel has banned Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from conducting humanitarian missions in Gaza. MSF has helped to keep the battered healthcare system at a minimal functioning level. On Sunday, Tel Aviv announced...
US Moving Advanced Air Defense Systems to the Middle East in Preparation for Major Strikes on Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 1, 2026
Listen to the article with analysis from the author: The US is positioning its most advanced missile interceptors in the Middle East to prepare for a major war with Iran. According to the Wall Street Journal, the US is moving THAAD and Patriot interceptors into...
IDF Backs Gaza Health Ministry’s Death Count from Onslaught
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 29, 2026
The Israeli military accepted the death toll put out by the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry has found that over 71,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past two years. The Gaza Health Ministry has been documenting the deaths of Palestinians from the Israeli...
Trump Opens Venezuela Airspace to Commercial Flights
by Will Porter | Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela’s airspace will soon be reopened to commercial flights from the United States, claiming the country was under “very strong control” and that Americans would be safe to travel there. Trump announced the decision during a...
Lockheed Martin To Ramp Up THAAD Missile Production
by Alan Mosley | Jan 29, 2026
Lockheed Martin announced on January 29 that it will quadruple production of its THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile interceptors under a new Pentagon framework agreement. Annual interceptor output will rise from about 96 to 400 per year. “Today’s...
Netanyahu Blames IDF Losses on Biden
by Alan Mosley | Jan 28, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Jerusalem press conference on Tuesday, January 27, that Israeli soldiers died in Gaza because the United States imposed an “arms embargo” during Joe Biden’s presidency that left the Israel Defense Forces short of...
US Launched 23 Strikes on Somalia in January
by Will Porter | Jan 28, 2026
The US military has carried out at least 23 airstrikes on Somalia so far this month, part of a major surge in the Trump administration’s bombing campaign on the African nation. Last year saw a record number of strikes on Somalia, though data on civilian casualties is...
Trump to Iran: Agree to Nuclear Deal Or the US Will Attack
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 28, 2026
President Donald Trump renewed his threats to attack Iran if the Islamic Republic does not comply with his demands. The President claimed that Iran must agree to a new nuclear deal or would be attacked by the “armada” Trump has assembled in the Middle East. “A massive...
US Holding War Games Across the Middle East
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 27, 2026
US troops across the Middle East are engaging in war games to demonstrate their readiness. The US has engaged in a significant military buildup in the region, and President Donald Trump is considering a range of options to carry out regime change in Iran. “Ninth Air...
Fearing US Reprisals, Mexico Halts Oil Shipment to Cuba
by Will Porter | Jan 27, 2026
Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, has backed out of a planned oil shipment to Cuba, the country’s president appeared to confirm. The move comes after President Donald Trump insisted that “zero” oil would be sent to the island, and follows reports that Washington...
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...
