Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of Interest #189: The Pentagon Manufactures Crises It Cannot Control
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 16, 2021
On COI #189, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute – talk about increasing tensions in Eastern Europe and the Persian Gulf. Kyle covers the refugee crisis on the border shared by Poland and Belarus. Washington and their European allies...
COI #188: Guilty of Murder? Rittenhouse, Soldiers & Police
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 14, 2021
On COI #188, Patrick MacFarlane joins Kyle Anzalone to break down the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The trail has largely divided the country on political lines and could have important implications for self-defense law. The trial has produced many sensational moments that...
COI #187: The Biden Administration’s War on Immigration
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2021
On COI #187, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the increasing tensions in Eastern Europe. Thousands of migrants from the Middle East and North Africa are seeking to enter the EU through Belarus. The refugees are currently living in freezing conditions near the border with...
COI #186: You Cannot Break the ‘Blue Wall of Silence’
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2021
On COI #186, Kyle Anzalone discusses a new report from USA Today on the culture in police departments against exposing police abuse. The report found that nearly all police departments have a culture that punishes whistleblowers and defends abusers. The article argues...
COI #185: Biden Takes Ownership Over Saudi’s War in Yemen
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 8, 2021
On COI #185, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute - cover the latest arms sales to Saudi Arabia approved by the U.S. State Department. Despite President Joe Biden’s previous pledges to end support for this war (as well as a UN warning...
COI #184: Russiagate Lies Expose Clinton Campaign Origins
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 5, 2021
On COI #184, Kyle Anzalone breaks down John Durham's indictment of Igor Danchenko for lying to the FBI about his sources for the Steele Dossier. The Dossier was funneled by the Clinton campaign to the FBI, and then into the mainstream media. The cooperate press...
COI #183: Biden Admin Works to Prevent Diplomacy with Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 2, 2021
On COI #183, Kyle Anzalone discusses how the Biden administration has prevented a return to the Iran Nuclear Deal. Iran recently made an effort to re-engage in the Vienna talks, but the US met this offer with sanctions and threats. Iran has been clear, it will not...
COI #182: Biden Targets the Truth with Assange Prosecution
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 31, 2021
On COI #182, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the recent updates in Assange’s extradition case. Biden, like Trump, is prosecuting Assange for publishing evidence of American war crimes. The US/UK governments are criminalizing journalism and dealing a fatal blow to the First...
COI #181: Taking on the Covid Cult guests Pete Quiñones & Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 28, 2021
On COI #181, Peter R. Quiñones and Joanne Leon return to the show to discuss the Cult of Covid. Joanne and Pete take on the most sacred of the guiding principles on masks, vaccines and Dr. Truth-Science himself, Anthony Fauci. Pete and Joanne have been among the most...
COI #180: Did Biden Miss His Chance to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal?
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 27, 2021
On COI #180, Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute – returns to the show to discuss Biden’s failure to engage in diplomacy with Iran. Connor breaks down recent reports that Biden refused an Iranian offer to commit to reviving the JCPOA for the remainder...
COI #179: Max Boot’s Ethnically Planned State
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2021
On COI #179, Kyle Anzalone refutes Max Boot’s recent Washington Post op-ed arguing against boycotting Israel. In the article, Boot admits that the reason we must reject BDS is that the movement calls for a “right of return” for Palestinian refugees. He admits that...
COI #178: Fiction or Fact? Havana Syndrome & Energy Weapons guest Alan MacLeod
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 21, 2021
On COI #178, Alan MacLeod – writer at FAIR and Mint Press News – joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss the facts and fictions of direct energy weapons and Havana Syndrome. Starting in 2016, Americans at the US Embassy in Cuba reported feeling headaches, nausea and brain fog....
COI #177: Colin Powell’s Career Supporting the War State guest Scott Horton
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 19, 2021
On Conflicts of Interest #177, the great Scott Horton returns to the show to discuss the true legacy of Colin Powell, who served in many high-level roles during his long career in government. Scott breaks down Powell’s infamous UN speech that swayed millions of...
COI #176: Corporate Press Weaponizes Fictional ‘Havana Syndrome’
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 17, 2021
On COI #176, Kyle Anzalone discusses the so-called “Havana Syndrome.” Since 2017, the supposed ailment – which has so far not been proven to exist as its own discrete illness – has been invoked repeatedly by deep state and corporate media pundits to demonize US...
COI #175: Is Antony Blinken Pushing Phony Diplomacy?
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 14, 2021
On COI #175, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meetings with the Israeli and Emirati foreign ministers. In the meeting, Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid threatened Iran. Tehran has signaled that it is willing to return to...
COI #174: The US Is Pushing China to the Brink
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 12, 2021
On COI #174, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the recent news in the US Cold War against China. Reuters reports that the US has been sending special operations soldiers to Taiwan for training. The US has sent Coast Guard and arms trainers to Taiwan previously, but the...
Articles
US Aiding Ukrainian Long-Range Strikes on Russian Energy Sites
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 12, 2025
Officials say Washington is providing critical intelligence to Kiev, allowing Ukrainian intelligence to target Russian energy sites far from the front lines. According to the Financial Times, multiple US and Ukrainian officials confirmed, “American intelligence...
Defense Officials Say Strikes on Cartels Could Happen Inside Venezuela
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 9, 2025
As the US is engaging in a large military buildup in the Caribbean, there is a growing number of statements from US officials suggesting that a bombing campaign inside Venezuela could soon begin. Starting in September, the US began conducting strikes against alleged...
Post-October 7 Discussions Show Israeli Government Was Uninterested in Saving Hostages
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 9, 2025
Following Hamas's kidnapping of over 250 Israelis during the October 7, 2023, attack, the Israeli government did not make saving the lives of the hostages a priority. Internal communications within the upper levels of the Israeli government in the aftermath of the...
Israel Has US Backing to Use Military Force Against Any Hamas Violations of the Deal
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 9, 2025
Israeli and American officials confirmed that President Donald Trump gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a guarantee that Israel can use military force if Hamas violates the new agreement. Israel Hayom reports speaking with American and Israeli sources who...
Trump Announces Israel, Hamas Agree to the First Phase of His Peace Plan
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 8, 2025
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a hostage exchange and ceasefire that could lead to an end of the conflict. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace...
White House Has Not Provided Proof That Boats Destroyed in Caribbean Were Carrying Drugs
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 8, 2025
Two US officials said the White House has not provided proof to Capitol Hill that the four boats destroyed by the US military in the Caribbean were part of drug trafficking operations. Starting in September, the US military began targeting vessels in the Caribbean...
78 Palestinians Died in Israeli Detention Over Two Years
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 8, 2025
In the two years since the October 7 Hamas attack, Israel has rounded up large numbers of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Scores of Palestinians have died in Israeli detention. Multiple sources have documented rampant medical neglect, deprivation, beatings,...
Israeli Strikes on Gaza Continue as Peace Talks Are Underway
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 7, 2025
President Donald Trump called on Israel to halt attacks in Gaza last week The genocidal assault on Gaza is raging on as Hamas and Israeli officials meet in Egypt to hammer out the details of the hostage exchange and ceasefire proposed by President Donald Trump. Israel...
Hamas Demands for Deal Include Complete Israeli Withdrawal from Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 7, 2025
The Palestinian group accused Netanyahu of attempting to “obstruct and thwart” a deal Hamas issued its demands for reaching an agreement with Israel to release the remaining hostages and end the war. Israel and Hamas are engaged in indirect negotiations to attempt to...
The US Spent Over $31 Billion Aiding Israel in the Past Two Years
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 7, 2025
The US has sent Israel over $21 billion in military aid and spent around $10 billion on wars defending Israel since October 7, 2023. The Cost of War Project at Brown University calculated that total US military support to Israel over the past two years has cost US...
Trump Threatens To Bomb Iran Again If It Restarts Nuclear Program, Says He’s ‘Not Going To Wait So Long’
by Dave DeCamp | Oct 6, 2025
President Trump on Sunday said that he would bomb Iran again if the country restarts its nuclear program, warning the US was “not going to wait so long this time,” a threat that comes amid growing signs that another US-Israeli war against Iran may be coming. “The B2s,...
Two-Thirds of Democratic Voters Support Sanctioning Israel
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 6, 2025
The vast majority of Democrats believe that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and want Washington to respond by placing sanctions on Tel Aviv. A YouGov poll of Democratic primary voters released on Friday found 72% believe Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza...
News Roundup
Pentagon Seeks to Scrap Problematic Littoral Combat Ships in 2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 28, 2022
The Pentagon's 2023 budget proposal calls for retiring 24 ships to make way for more expensive vessels. All nine of the Navy's Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) would be among those scrapped. The LCS program has been plagued with issues. The most serious are...
Biden’s Budget Includes Billions for Cyber Warfare
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 28, 2022
The White House released a massive $5.8 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year on Monday. The spending proposal calls for the Pentagon to receive $11.2 billion for cyber operations, and $11 billion will be distributed to the rest of America’s domestic government...
News Roundup 3/29/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 28, 2022
US News The Department of Justice is seeking $34 million to hire over 100 prosecutors for 1/6 cases. [Link] The Space Force is seeking to increase its budget by 40%. [Link] The US will integrate space and cyber capabilities with Australia. [Link] The new Pentagon...
Blinken Announces New $100 Million Security Package to Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 27, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new $100 million military aid package to Ukraine on Sunday while visiting Israel. The latest security assistance will include armored vehicles for Ukrainian police and border guards. The US labeled the donation - which...
Ukrainian Military Intelligence Chief Threatens Total “Guerrilla” Warfare
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 27, 2022
The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, threatened total “guerrilla” warfare in Russian-occupied territory. He also warned Moscow was attempting to split his country into a divided state. Budanov said that Ukraine was preparing a guerrilla war in...
News Roundup 3/28/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 27, 2022
US News The Supreme Court removes a lower counts ruling that prohibited the Pentagon from altering the deployment of unvaccinated Navy SEALs. [Link] The Biden administration will request an $813 billion war budget in 2023. [Link] Russia Australia sanctions the...
Biden Breaks Off Talks with Afghan Government Despite Raging Hunger Crisis
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 25, 2022
The White House has canceled meetings with the Taliban over its refusal to allow young girls to attend high school, scrapping talks intended to address Afghanistan’s crumbling economy and a looming humanitarian catastrophe.
Infant Mortality Spikes in Afghanistan as Officials Say 13,000+ Newborns Have Died Since January
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 24, 2022
The Afghan government has estimated that more than 13,000 newborns have died in the country so far this year – just six months after the US withdrew humanitarian aid, seized official bank accounts and sanctioned the new regime in Kabul. Health Ministry spokesman...
US & Allies Sanction Russia’s Gold Reserves
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 24, 2022
The United States and a long list of allied nations will sanction gold transactions from Russia’s central bank, part of a raft of punitive measures imposed following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The bank is believed to keep up to $140 billion in the precious metal, or...
North Korea Tests First ICBM Since 2017
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 24, 2022
North Korea has tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time in five years. While Western governments and media have claimed the move violated a missile test moratorium, Pyongyang announced an end to that policy more than two years ago. North...
News Roundup 3/25/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2022
US News Rep. Fortenberry was found guilty on three counts of lying to the FBI. [Link] The US is seeking the extradition of John Joël Joseph from Jamacia. Joseph is accused by the US of having a role in the assassination of Haiti’s president last summer. [Link] Russia...
US, Allies Seek to Boot Russia From G20 in Ongoing Effort to Isolate Moscow
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2022
The White House is placing sweeping sanctions on Russia and pressuring every country to follow America's lead, but the effort to isolate Moscow does not end at economic warfare. Western states are seeking to remove Russia from the Group of Twenty - G20. The G20 - 19...
NATO to Deploy 4 New Battlegroups to Eastern Europe, Warns of Consequences for Chemical Weapons Use
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2022
NATO is preparing a military build-up along its Eastern flank, according to the civilian head of the alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The deployment will consist of four new battlegroups deployed to Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania. Battlegroups...
UN Human Rights Report Says Israel Guilty of ‘Apartheid’
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 23, 2022
The UN’s human rights body has accused Israel of the “crime of apartheid,” saying it has established a “regime of systematic racial oppression and discrimination” against Palestinians.
News Roundup 3/23/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 23, 2022
US News A police officer who tased a man in the genitals was denied qualified immunity. [Link] Julian Assange and Stella Moris marry in a UK prison as Assange faces extradition to the US. [Link] Colorado will divest from Unilever in its state pension fund because of...
Rep. Kinzinger Pressures Israel to ‘Pick a Side’ as Tel Aviv Plays Leading Role in Ukraine Talks
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 23, 2022
Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger has demanded that Israel “pick a side” amid Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine, insisting it cannot remain neutral despite Tel Aviv’s efforts to mediate negotiations and bring an end to the conflict.
