Conflicts of Interest
COI #301: The White House Is Committed to the Military Solution in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2022
On COI #301, Kyle Anzalone discusses recent US provocations towards Russia and China. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6...
COI #300: Scott Horton & Dave DeCamp on Biden’s War-Loving Foreign Policy
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 10, 2022
On COI #300, Scott Horton and Dave DeCamp join Kyle Anzalone to discuss Joe Biden's aggressive foreign policy. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #299: Imitating Trump, Biden Has Nearly Killed Obama’s Iran Deal
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 7, 2022
On COI #299, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman break down the latest Iran deal news. Connor covers a recent round of talks in Doha. Once again, these negotiations saw the Americans and the Iranians speaking via intermediaries. Having already made considerable...
COI #298: Why the White House Focuses on Weapons Transfers & Ignores Diplomacy
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 5, 2022
On COI #298, Kyle Anzalone discusses the White House's commitment to Ukraine's military ambitions but ignores realities that demand diplomacy. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk...
COI #297: Biden Believes the World Can Still Be Ruled By Washington
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 3, 2022
On COI #297, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest Western escalations in the proxy war with Russia in Ukraine. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #296: Millions in Yemen Have Food Aid Drastically Cut
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 1, 2022
Note: We had a tech issue and Connor's audio did not record. We are releasing the shortened show with Kyle discussing Yemen and Afghanistan. On COI #296, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iran news. Kyle breaks down how Antony...
COI #295: Biden Uses European Tour to Rally Allies in Proxy War Against Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 29, 2022
On COI #295, Kyle Anzalone discusses news from Ukraine, Germany and Iraq. Kyle also breaks down the Pentagon's recruitment problem. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin...
COI #294: The NYT Reveals CIA Officers are Operating in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 27, 2022
On COI #294, Kyle Anzalone discusses the White House ramping up great power conflict with Russia and China. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #293: White House Ignores Iranian Offer to Relieve Nuclear Deal Impasse
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2022
On COI #293, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest Iran nuclear deal news. Connor discusses Tehran's decision to formally drop their previous demand that the IRGC be removed from the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) blacklist. Tehran has called...
COI #292: Turkey Cuts Weapons Sales to Ukraine So Ankara Can Lead Negotiations
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 22, 2022
On COI #292, Kyle Anzalone discusses Assange, Ukraine, and Afghanistan. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon...
COI #291: The West Digs in for a Long War Against Russia in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2022
On COI #291, Kyle Anzalone discusses Julian Assange, Russia, China, and Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #290: Biden Dumps Another Billion in Weapons on the Ukrainian Battlefield
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 16, 2022
On COI #290, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the continuing U.S. escalations against Russia and Iran. Kyle breaks down the recently announced $1 billion U.S. military aid package headed for Kiev. It includes, for the first time, Harpoon anti-ship missiles as...
COI #289: Ukraine Suffering Significant Losses, Zelensky Pledges to Push War Forward
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 15, 2022
On COI #289, Kyle Anzalone discusses the US escalating great power tensions with Russia and China. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
COI #288: Is Biden’s Attempt to Cripple the Russian Economy Backfiring?
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 13, 2022
On COI #288, Kyle Anzalone discusses Biden's sanctions against Russia. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon...
COI #287: Biden’s White House Escalates Tensions With the World guest Dave DeCamp
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 9, 2022
Antiwar.com's Dave DeCamp returns to Conflicts of Interest to discuss the Biden administration escalating tensions with Russia, China, North Korea and any nation that doesn't fall in line with the empire. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits...
COI #286: Biden’s Inability to Negotiate on Display as Iran Nuclear Deal Crumbles
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 8, 2022
On COI #286, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the U.S. government’s failure to track how often American provided weapons are used to kill Yemeni civilians as well as the latest Iran nuclear deal news. Kyle discusses the White House’s attempts to defend Joe...
Articles
Israeli Defense Official Says No Signs Iranian Military Is Near Collapse
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2026
An Israeli defense official explained that Tehran had learned lessons during the war in June, and the Iranian military was not close to collapse. "The Iranians learned lessons from Operation Kalavy," a senior Israeli military official told the Israeli outlet Walla on...
Foreign Minister: Iran Is Not Seeking Ceasefire, Negotiations with US
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran is not seeking to end the war with the US. “We are not asking for a ceasefire. And we don’t see any reason why we should negotiate with the US. When we negotiated with [the US] twice, and every time they...
POLL: Majority Believe Trump’s War on Iran Has Made America Less Safe
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2026
Most Americans are not buying the White House’s narrative that the war on Iran is making the world a safer place. A poll released by Fox News on Wednesday found that 51% of Americans believe they are “less safe” because of the US and Israeli war against Iran. Only...
Marine Vet Forcibly Removed From Senate Hearing for Protesting Iran War
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2026
An Iraq War Marine veteran was forced from a Senate hearing for speaking out against the war in Iran. Before the hearing, Brian McGinnis posted a video to his X account saying he was in DC to “speak out against the Senate and ask them why they are going to send our...
Russia Says Ukraine Behind Attack that Sunk Tanker in Mediterranean
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2026
A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea was attacked before sinking. Moscow says Kiev used underwater drones in the attack. The Arctic Metagaz was hit on Tuesday, causing a fire to break out. The Russian state media outlet TASS...
Trump Reaches Out to Kurds as Netanyahu Eyes Proxy Force in Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 3, 2026
President Donald Trump has spoken with Iraqi Kurdish leaders. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes the Kurds can be used to fight against the Iranian government. Axios reports that Trump spoke with the leaders of the two main Iraqi Kurdish factions, Masoud...
Zelensky Fear Long US War with Iran Will Cut Arms Transfers to Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 3, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky is concerned that a protracted conflict in the Middle East will limit the number of weapons that are provided by Western countries to Ukraine. Zelensky informed reporters via WhatsApp on Monday that a long war between the US and Iran...
Trump Says US Is Cutting All Trade With Spain After Madrid Denied US Access to Bases for Iran War
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 3, 2026
President Donald Trump blasted the UK and Spain for not assisting the US and Israel's war against Iran. Trump said he ordered the Treasury to cut all dealings with Madrid. “Some of the European nations have been helpful, and some haven’t, and I’m very surprised,”...
France to Expand Nuclear Weapons Arsenal
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 2, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will increase its nuclear warheads and allow for the deployment of nuclear-capable aircraft to foreign soil. In a speech on Monday, the French leader said nuclear-capable war planes will be deployed to seven...
Trump: I Don’t Have the Yips With Respect to Boots on the Ground in Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 2, 2026
President Donald Trump suggested he would be willing to deploy US ground forces to Iran. “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it,” President Donald Trump told The...
Six US Soldiers Killed in War with Iran, Three American Fighter Jets Downed Over Kuwait
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 2, 2026
Update: CENTCOM said the remains of two US soldiers were recovered, raising the overall death toll to six. The US military losses are beginning to build in the war against Iran. President Donald Trump acknowledged that more US troops will die in the fighting. On...
Trump Says There Will Likely Be More US Soldiers Killed in War with Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 1, 2026
In an address, President Donald Trump said that three American soldiers had been killed by Iranian attacks, and there “will likely be more.” President Trump said that three American troops had died in the Middle East. He continued, “Sadly, there will likely be more....
News Roundup
NATO Chief Says Ukraine Shouldn’t Drop Goal of Driving Russia Out of Crimea
by Dave DeCamp | Jun 4, 2022
In an interview with the Washington Post, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine shouldn’t avoid declaring ambitious war aims of driving Russia out of the eastern Donbass region and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has controlled since 2014.
Bipartisan House Bill Pushes to End US Intervention in Yemen
by Will Porter | Jun 4, 2022
US lawmakers have introduced a measure to end all American involvement in the war in Yemen, where Washington has heavily backed a Saudi-led military coalition despite repeated charges of indiscriminate civilian bombings for years on end.
News Roundup 6/3/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 3, 2022
Assange A Spanish court summons former CIA Director Mike Pompeo to testify about the agency’s plan to kidnap and assassinate Julian Assange. [Link] Germany Germany will buy 60 Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Germany for $4 billion. [Link] Russia The US...
Ukraine Sacks Human Rights Commissioner
by Will Porter | Jun 2, 2022
Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to remove human rights commissioner Lyudmila Denisova, accusing the official of doing too little to protect citizens amid an ongoing Russian invasion, and of tarnishing Kiev’s reputation abroad with unverified atrocity stories.
Russia Controls 20% of Ukraine While Kiev Loses 60 – 100 Soldiers Per Day: Zelensky
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 2, 2022
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has painted a grim picture of his country’s war effort in recent interviews. Zelensky said his forces are suffering hundreds of casualties every day, and Russia now controls 20% of Ukraine.
US Has Been Supporting Ukraine With ‘Offensive’ Cyber Operations
by Dave DeCamp | Jun 1, 2022
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of US Cyber Command, told Sky News on Wednesday that the US has been conducting “offensive” cyber operations to support Ukraine in its war against Russia.
News Roundup 6/1/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 1, 2022
US News Boston police secretly purchased a new drone for $25,000. The department has eight drones in active use. Starting July 20th, Boston police will have to disclose similar purchases. [Link] Law enforcement initially claimed the Robb shooter entered through a door...
Turkey Offers to Host Russia-Ukraine Talks to End War
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 31, 2022
As the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine slowly progresses, Ankara is offering to host another round of talks between Kiev and Moscow. Turkey is among a few nations that have attempted to broker a diplomatic end to the conflict.
News Roundup 5/29/22
by Kyle Anzalone | May 29, 2022
US News The FBI claims to have foiled an ISIS attack on former President George W. Bush. [Link] Russia A US general offered to create military options for breaking the Russian blockade of Ukraine. [Link] The US awards Raytheon a nearly $700 million contract to...
Iranian Military Base Attacked With Drones ‘Launched From Inside Iran’ – NYT
by Will Porter | May 28, 2022
An apparent drone attack targeting Iran’s Parchin military complex earlier this week was launched from within the country, the New York Times reported, suggesting the deadly incident followed a “pattern” of previous strikes carried out by Israel.
Henry Kissinger Says Ukraine Should Cede Territory to Russia to Achieve Peace
by Dave DeCamp | May 27, 2022
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Monday said that Ukraine should cede to Russia the territory Moscow and the Donbass separatists controlled before invading to end the war and called for negotiations.
Senate Republicans Block Sweeping Domestic Terror Bill
by Will Porter | May 27, 2022
GOP lawmakers have voted to kill a major anti-domestic terrorism bill which would have created a series of new law enforcement units and a special task force to root out “Nazism” within US security agencies, blocking the legislation in the Senate after it narrowly passed in the lower chamber.
Israel Tells US It Killed Iranian IRGC Colonel in Tehran
by Dave DeCamp | May 26, 2022
Israel has told the US that it killed a senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was gunned down in Tehran on Sunday, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed intelligence official.
80+ Senators ‘Fully Committed’ to NATO Membership for Sweden & Finland, Demand Shortened Process
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 25, 2022
A significant majority of the US Senate has signed a letter welcoming Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the group of 82 senators urging for expedited membership for the two Nordic states.
Russia Will No Longer Depend on West, Deepen Trade Ties with China – Lavrov
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 23, 2022
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country would pivot its economic relationships away from the West and towards China, suggesting Moscow could even rebuff an offer to reopen trade with the US and its allies. Speaking with reporters in Moscow on Monday,...
News Roundup 5/23/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | May 23, 2022
US News The Pentagon misspent covid relief funds. [Link] The Biden administration official makes Colombia a major non-NATO ally. [Link] Russia Zelensky warns Russia will come for America if Ukraine falls. [Link] A Ukrainian court ordered the arrest in absentia of...
