Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of Interest #82 – Dave DeCamp Covers Biden’s Wars Against Russia, China, & Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 11, 2021
On COI #82, Kyle and Will are joined by Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com to discuss some of his recent news coverage. The Biden administration is reportedly planning to carry out a major cyber attack on Russia in response to the 2020 SolarWinds hack, which Washington has...
COI #81 – Biden Is Making All the Wrong Decisions in the Middle East
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 10, 2021
On COI#81, Connor Freeman - writer at The Libertarian Institute - returns to the show to discuss Biden continued support for the genocide in Yemen. On the campaign trail, Biden used harsh rhetoric about Saudi Arabia. Once he became president, he promised to end...
COI #80 – Foiled “Militia Plot” Fuels DC Security Theater
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 8, 2021
On COI #80, Kyle and Will cover liberal war hawk Neera Tanden's failed bid to lead the Office of Management and Budget. While she faced opposition on both sides of the aisle, senators largely pointed to her aggressive Twitter posts, passing over her more egregious...
Conflicts of Interest #79 – The State Invokes ‘Humanitarianism’ to Justify Murder
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2021
In Michigan, a farmer caring for injured wildlife was charged for rehabilitating animals without a license. The state’s Department of Natural Resources then showed up to the farm and murdered several of the animals under color of law. President Obama waged a war in...
Conflicts of Interest #78 – US Report Says Saudi Crown Prince MbS Ordered WashPo Journalist’s Murder
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 3, 2021
On COI #78, Matteo Marchionni, host of the Neutral Parisian Report, joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. A intelligence report declassified by Biden' Director of National Intelligence names Saudi Crown Prince MbS as the man who ordered...
COI #77 – Did Biden’s Bombs on Syria Kill the Nuclear Deal with Iran?
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 1, 2021
On COI #77, Kyle and Will analyze the US bombing raid on Syria and what it will mean for the Biden administration's efforts to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal. The strikes were deemed a response to recent rocket attacks on US forces in Iraq by militia groups that...
COI #76 – Some Independent Media Repeats War Propaganda Claims of Uighur Genocide
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 26, 2021
On COI #76, Patrick McFarlane – host of Liberty Weekly – returns to the show. Kyle and Pat discuss how members of the independent media, including libertarians, are pushing anti-China propaganda. A recent report used birth data to push the claim that the Chinese...
COI #75 – Did Fauci Discredit Himself By Covering for Israeli Medical Apartheid?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 24, 2021
On COI #75, Connor Freeman - writer at The Libertarian Institute - returns to the show to discuss the Israeli vaccination program. The program has received wide-spread praise from the US media and even Dr. Fauci. While Israel is vaccinating a lot of people, the...
COI #74 – Will Biden Break With Trump’s Aggression Against Iran?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 22, 2021
On COI #74, Kyle and Will go over recent comments from the Biden administration signaling it's ready to sit down with Iran and European powers to discuss coming back into the 2015 nuclear deal. But with US officials hinting that other "regional issues" could be...
COI #73 – Is Biden Taking the American Empire in a New Direction?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 19, 2021
On COI #73, Joanne Leon - host of Around the Empire - returns to the show to discuss Biden's foreign policy. The mainstream media is pushing the narrative that Biden's foreign policy is radically different than Trump's. While there are some differences, like Yemen,...
COI #72 – Hawks Press Biden to Escalate War in Iraq and Afghanistan
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 17, 2021
On Conflicts of Interest #72, Kyle Anzalone discusses the recent attack on US troops in norther Iraq. The attack left one contractor dead and an American soldier injured. Hawks are claiming Iran was behind the attack and the US must respond. The link between Iran and...
COI #71 – Biden to Take Up Trump’s Wars on Journalism and China
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 15, 2021
On COI #71, Kyle and Will discuss the Biden administration's continued push to extradite Julian Assange. Picking up where Trump left off, Biden's DOJ has submitted an appeal to UK judge Vanessa Baraitser to challenge her January ruling against extradition on grounds...
COI #70 – Biden Keeps Several Key Trump Policies and Tech Censorship
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 12, 2021
On COI #70, Kyle discusses several key Biden policies he will keep from Trump. Biden's Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said the US will continue to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The announcement signals the US will maintain many of the increasingly...
COI #69 – How an ‘Elite-Cabal’ ‘Fortified’ the 2020 Election Narrative
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 10, 2021
On COI #69, Joanne Leon, host of Around the Empire, returns to the show to discuss the 2020 election. A new Time magazine article - The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election - explains how an 'elite-cabal' 'saved democracy' by 'influencing...
COI#68 – “America Is Back”
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2021
On COI #68, cohosts Will Porter and Kyle Anazlone break down Biden's first foreign policy speech as president. Biden's speech had little policy and most focused on slogans like "America is back" and "America is a country that does big things." On Russia, Biden...
COI #67 – Is It Still “Too Soon” to Leave Afghanistan?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 5, 2021
On COI #67, Scott Spaulding, host of Why I'm Antiwar podcast, returns to the show to discuss Biden's plan to back out on the US-Taliban agreement and keep US troops in Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan has continued for almost two decades, yet critics of withdraw...
Articles
Hamas Has 75% of Tunnels Intact, 40,000 Fighters & Rocket Production Facilities
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 10, 2025
Israeli military sources speaking to the press revealed the lack of progress Tel Aviv has made toward one of its core goals in Gaza: eliminating Hamas. The armed wing of the Palestinian group reportedly retains 75% of its tunnel network, 40,000 fighters and the ability to produce its own weapons.
US-Mediated Talks Have Not Slowed Fighting in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2025
President Donald Trump made ending the war in Ukraine a top talking point on the campaign trail and has worked to bring Kiev and Moscow to the table over the first two months of his second term. However, the talks have not reduced the fighting on the ground.
Israeli Finance Minister: Not Even A Grain of Wheat Will Enter Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2025
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that Tel Aviv would not lift its blockade of all goods entering Gaza.
Israel Bombs Palestinian Journalists, Killing Two
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 7, 2025
An Israeli airstrike hit a tent for journalists camped outside the Nassar Hospital in Gaza on Monday. One reporter and another man died in the attack.
Ukraine Delegation Travels to US This Week for Talks on Mineral Deal
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 7, 2025
A high-ranking Ukrainian official explained that a negotiating team will visit the US this week for talks on a natural resources deal. An agreement to allow the US to access or profit from the sale of Ukraine’s natural resources is viewed as critical to sway President...
Israeli Official: Palestinians Will Be Removed From Gaza After Hamas Eliminated
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 6, 2025
The senior official explained that Tel Aviv was “very serious” about implementing President Donald Trump’s plan to cleanse Gaza. An Israeli official made it clear that Tel Aviv plans to expel the Palestinians from Gaza after the hostages are freed and Hamas is...
Rubio: Time Is Coming For Russia To Decide If It Wants Peace
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 6, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the US was looking for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move forward with negotiations on talks with Ukraine more quickly. Speaking to reporters at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, he said, “What we’re not interested in – and...
Pentagon Admits Strikes Have Limited Success in Yemen, Coming at High Cost
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 6, 2025
President Donald Trump claimed the new military operation in Yemen have devastated the Houthis capabilities Department of Defense officials are telling Congress behind closed doors that it does not believe the new military campaign in Yemen has degraded the Houthis’...
Ukrainian Special Ops Using US Tactical Vehicles Undisclosed By the Pentagon
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 3, 2025
A combat unit of NATO-trained Ukrainian soldiers was photographed using a Flyer 72-LD tactical vehicle. The Department of Defense did not report that it had transferred the platform to Ukraine, which was previously operated primarily by American special forces. The...
Ukraine Energy Truce in Question After Moscow, Kiev Claim Violations
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 2, 2025
The US-brokered agreement to stop attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia appears to be in jeopardy as both parties to the war have complained to the Trump administration about ongoing violations of the deal.
White House Spent $40 Million In First Month Housing Prisoners at Gitmo
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 1, 2025
President Donald Trump is spending $40 million per month to house about 300 migrants at facilities in US-occupied Cuba. Some of the detainees are being held at an infamous George W. Bush-era torture prison.
Palestinian Teen Is 63rd to Die in Israeli Prison Since October 7
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 1, 2025
A 17-year-old from the West Bank died in an Israeli prison, becoming the 63rd Palestinian and first minor to die in detention since October 7, 2023. The youth was held for six months without charges prior to his death.
News Roundup
News Roundup 12/13/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 13, 2021
Covid A Missouri judge stripped the power to enforce covid restrictions from the Department of Health and Senior Services. In response, some counties will abandon covid measures including contact tracing. [Link] Millions of Americans have only received one dose of an...
News Roundup 12/10/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 10, 2021
US News The UK High Court overturns the district court ruling and will allow Assange to be extradited to the US. Assange’s legal team will have the ability to appeal. [Link] The Biden administration announced new restrictions against the export of malicious cyber...
New Roundup 12/09/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 9, 2021
Police A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds the Department of Justice failed to collect data on police abuse. [Link] James Lucien was exonerated by a Massachusetts court after spending 27 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. [Link]...
News Roundup 12/8/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 8, 2021
Covid A federal judge temporarily blocks Biden’s covid mandate for federal contractors. [Link] The CDC says 60% of Americans, 72% of adults, are fully vaccinated against covid. 23% of adults have received a booster shot. [Link] The US surgeon general reported a...
News Roundup 12/7/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 7, 2021
US News New York City will require all companies to have a vaccine mandate by December 27th. The city’s mayor announced that children 5-12 will need one dose of a vaccine to dine at a restaurant. [Link] The WHO says an additional 70,000 people died from malaria due to...
News Roundup 12/6/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 6, 2021
US News Police officer Jason Meade was charged for murdering Casey Goodson Jr. [Link] Apple informs the State Department 11 diplomats’ phones have been hacked by the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. [Link] The Treasury Department will roll out sanctions in celebration of...
News Roundup 12/3/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 3, 2021
US News At least ten CIA employees in the past 14 years likely committed sex crimes against children. Only one employee was prosecuted. [Link] An Inspector General report finds a DEA employee gave preferential treatment to a pharmaceutical company he was hoping to...
News Roundup 12/1/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 1, 2021
Covid Two court rulings block parts of Biden’s vaccine mandates. One ruling blocked the mandate for workers at healthcare facilities that accept federal tax dollars. A second ruling blocked the federal contractor mandate in three states. [Link] The Pentagon says...
News Roundup 11/30/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 30, 2021
US News Jack Dorsey announces his resignation as Twitter's CEO. [Link] A House committee is set to look at several bills reforming Section 230. [Link] Apple will notify users if their phones were hacked by state actors. [Link] Chrystul Kizer is facing homicide charges...
News Roundup 11/29/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 29, 2021
US News Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial will begin this week. [Link] Actor Jussie Smollett’s trial for faking a hate crime against himself will begin this week. [Link] South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem successfully wins a court challenge to overturn marijuana legalization...
News Roundup 11/26/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 26, 2021
US News Biden’s Build Back Better proposal includes an additional $80 billion for the IRS. Most of the money will go towards targeting Americans and seizing their money. [Link] The FBI warns its employees about ‘Havana Syndrome’ and says the illness is a top priority....
News Roundup 11/25/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 25, 2021
US News Attorney General Merrick Garland orders federal prosecutors to prioritize cases of travelers having outbursts or violent encounters during air travel. [Link] The AP documents how white supremacists are able to operate within Florida's prison system with...
News Roundup 11/24/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 24, 2021
Covid Los Angeles is preparing to bar students who are over 12 and have not taken at least one dose of a covid vaccine. [Link] An emergency room in Long Island was closed due to staffing shortages from the covid vaccine mandate. [Link] Massachusetts Governor Charlie...
News Roundup 11/23/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 23, 2021
US News Andrew Coffee IV was acquitted of felony murder after he fired at police officers who raided his home in the middle of the night. After Coffee fired at officers, police fired back killing Alteria Woods - the woman Coffee is on trial for killing. Coffee was...
News Roundup 11/22/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 22, 2021
US News The FDA recommends all adults have a booster of a Pfizer or Moderna covid vaccine. [Link] The House passes the nearly $2 trillion Build Back Better Act. The bill passed along party lines with one Democrat voting against the bill with Republicans. [Link] A...
News Roundup 11/19/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2021
US News The FDA is expected to give emergency approval for Moderna and Pfizer boosters for all Americans over 18. [Link] The Army will no longer allow soldiers who are unvaccinated - and do not have a waiver - to reenlist or receive a promotion. [Link] The Marines...
