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Crazy Times
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2020
On FPF #508, I discuss some of the important news happening around the world. In California, police officers murdered an 18-year-old kid working as a security guard. The State Department approved a $600 million weapon sale to Ukraine. In the UK, a terrorist stabbed...
Influential China Hawks Push Trump Towards War guest Dave DeCamp
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2020
Dave DeCamp joins Foreign Policy Focus to discuss his recent coverage of Steve Bannon and Frank Gaffney's latest efforts to increase tensions with China. Bannon and Gaffney have stated the group Committee for Present Danger: China to further this goal. The Trump...
Trump’s Top Priority: Weapon Sales
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 17, 2020
On FPF #506, I discuss Trump's obsession with helping the arms industry. The Pentagon announced that it plans to spend $135 million bailing out small arms makers, the Senate is trying to allocate $10 million for nuclear weapons testing, and the US will acquire the six...
Attempting to Rein in the Killer Cops
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 15, 2020
On FPF #505, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss efforts to rein in the police. The recent weeks of protests have produced 100s of videos of police murdering and assaulting people. The police have committed these crimes with a very small chance of facing any...
While the World Battles COVID, Israel Plots Annexation
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 12, 2020
On FPF #504, I discuss Israel's plan to move forward with annexing portions of the West Bank. Israel's plan is to annex up to 30% - of the most valuable land - this summer. The annexation will cause Palestinian towns within the West Bank to be disconnected from each...
Militarizing American Streets guests Danny Sjursen and Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 10, 2020
We discuss Danny’s experience on the ground at the protests in Kansas City and the broader protest movement, whether this is an insurrection, the idea of calling in the military to act as a police force or worse, and the parallels between current policing practices...
Minneapolis Plans to Abolish the Police guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 8, 2020
On FPF #502, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss ongoing George Floyd protests. Will and Kyle break down some of the worst examples of police brutality. Will explains that the protests are now in 100s of American cities and have even spread to Europe. The...
FPF #501 – 500 Shows of Debunking Lies guest Will Porter and Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 5, 2020
On FPF #501, I invited great friends of the show Joanne Leon and Will Porter to come on and chat about some of the most important topics covered in the first 500 episodes of the show. We talk about some of the most important narratives the establishment media has...
FPF #500 – Scott Horton on Star Wars and the George Floyd Murder
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 3, 2020
Scott Horton returns to Foreign Policy Focus for the 500th episode. Scott talks about the lessons and themes of Star Wars. He explains how the failures of the Jedi led to the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. The saga is a warning to Americans about the...
FPF #499 – Will Porter on Police Brutality and Looting
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 1, 2020
On FPF #499, Will Porter returns to the show to cover the ongoing protests, riots, and police brutality. The protests started after a police officer slowly murdered George Floyd, while three other helped and watched. The protesters demanded charges for the officers....
Trump Doubles Down on Ineffective Sanctions
by Kyle Anzalone | May 29, 2020
On FPF #498. I discuss Trump's foreign policy strategy of using sanctions to deal with any international issue. Trump has sanctioned several countries, including Russia, China, Iraq, Lebanon, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar. For others - North Korea, Venezuela, and Iran - he...
Judge Rules Biden to Be Named in Ukrainian Criminal Probe
by Kyle Anzalone | May 27, 2020
On FPF #497, I discuss the developing story of a Ukrainian judge ruling Joe Biden is to be named in a criminal probe from his time as Vice President. The criminal probe is looking into the firing of former-Ukrainian Prosecutor General Victor Shokin. Biden has...
Announcing a New Arms Race guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | May 25, 2020
Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the US announcing that it plans to spend China and Russia into oblivion in a new arms race. In recent years the US has been working towards a new Cold War. Will explains how the announcement ties with Trump's foreign policy...
Trump Withdraws from Another Important Treaty with Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | May 22, 2020
On FPF #495, I discuss the US leaving the Open Skies Treaty. The treaty allows for member states to conduct surveillance flights over each other. The treaty is key to keeping countries informed about each other's military capabilities. Without the treaty in place, war...
News Roundup 5/20/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 20, 2020
US News Senator Rand Paul says no-knock warrants should be abolished. [Link] Sam Jacobs explains how civil asset forfeiture has led to rampant police abuse and policing for profit. [Link] An email from Susan Rice from inauguration day has been released. The email...
Trump Fires IG Looking Into Saudi Weapon Sales
by Kyle Anzalone | May 20, 2020
On FPF #494, I discuss Trump's decision to fire the State Department Inspector General. At the time the IG was fired, the office was looking into State Department head Mike Pompeo. Pompeo a target because the State Dept continued to push to sell weapons to Saudi...
Articles
Israeli DM: ‘Significant Progress’ Made in Removing Restrictions on US Arms Shipments
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
US officials say a hold remains on a single shipment of heavy bombs Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed he made “significant progress” on increasing the flow of weapons from the US to Tel Aviv. The White House has blocked one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs...
CNN: Biden Will Pay US Military Contractors to Work Inside Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
The moves make another White House step closer to direct war with Russia President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on hiring American military contractors to work in Ukraine. If the White House moves forward with the proposal, it will be another significant...
Former Prime Minister: ‘I Accuse Netanyahu of Betrayal’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
Ehud Olmert accused Netanyahu of keeping Israel in a state of war to the detriment of its people In a scathing article published in Haaretz, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert blasted current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for extending the war in Gaza,...
Assange Finally Free After Judge Accepts Plea Agreement
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 26, 2024
After a day of travel across Eurasia, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands for a court date. Assange was forced to plead guilty to secure his freedom after over 10 years of confinement in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the UK’s Belmarsh prison.
US Admits Allies in Syria Using Child Soldiers
by Will Porter | Jun 26, 2024
The State Department has acknowledged that America’s top partner in Syria, the Kurdish-led “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF), is still using underage fighters
EU Approves Military Aid to Ukraine Drawn From Frozen Russian Assets
by Connor Freeman | Jun 26, 2024
European Union foreign ministers have approved, for the first time, the transfer of approximately €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kiev, using interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets.
Israeli Officials Signal Coming War in Lebanon
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained that an Israeli drawdown in Gaza would allow a buildup for war with Lebanon Top Israeli officials have laid out plans to reduce military operations in Gaza to gear up for a war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. US military...
Save the Children: 21,000 Gaza Children Missing
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2024
The agency believes that 17,000 are separated from their parents, with another 4,000 feared dead and buried under the rubble Save the Children issued a startling new report suggesting that 21,000 Gazan children are missing as the Israeli onslaught drags on. Aside from...
Netanyahu Rejects Any Deal That Leads to Permanent End to War on Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2024
The Israeli leader says the IDF will continue to operate in Gaza until Hamas is eliminated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will only agree to a partial deal with Hamas that allows him to restart the assault after a pause to exchange hostages. The...
Russia Warns US ‘Retaliatory Measures Will Follow’ Deadly Attack on Crimea
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2024
The Kremlin said the US has effectively become a party to the conflict In response to a deadly strike on the Crimean Peninsula that killed four and wounded over 100, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Washington had effectively become a party to the war, and...
Assange Released from Prison After Agreeing To Plead Guilty to Espionage Act Violation
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2024
The plea bargain allows the Wikileaks founder to return to Australia after a court date in the Mariana Islands WikiLeaks reports that its founder, Julian Assange, was released from UK prison on bail and is in the process of returning to Australia. Court documents...
Netanyahu: Israel To Scale Down Operations in Gaza ‘Very Soon’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2024
Tel Aviv will reposition its military assets from southern Israel to the northern border Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the intense phase of the Israeli operations in Gaza will end “very soon.” However, he said that Tel Aviv was not moving off...
News Roundup
News Roundup 7/5/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 5, 2021
US News A 76-year-old woman was released from jail on home confinement during the covid pandemic. She attended a class and didn’t answer a call from her parole officer. She was rearrested and will be sent to federal prison. [Link] The government plans to remove the...
News Roundup 7/2/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 2, 2021
Russia The US is conducting Dynamic Mongoose war games in the Arctic. The war games are simulating detecting Russian submarines. [Link] Ukraine is using armed Turkish drones during the Sea Breeze war games. [Link] The US was flying drones over the Black Sea at the...
News Roundup 6/30/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 30, 2021
Foreign Policy The House voted to repeal the 1967 and 1991 AUMFs that authorized fighting communism in the Middle East and the Gulf War. [Link] The Pentagon will not take action against ex-SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher admitted on a recent podcast that his unit...
News Roundup 6/29/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 29, 2021
US News Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says the federal ban on cannabis is contradictory and maybe unconstitutional. [Link] The city of San Francisco spent over $18 million to put 260 homeless people in tents during the pandemic. [Link] Iran Biden told the...
News Roundup 6/25/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2021
China Pentagon whistleblower Franz Gayl penned an open letter to Biden warning of war with China. [Link] The State Department approves the sale of F-16s and missiles to the Philippines. [Link] The US and China may hold talks on the sidelines of the G20 meeting next...
News Roundup 6/24/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2021
Spain John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison. The US was attempting to extradite him on tax charges. [Link] Spain pardoned nine Catalan leaders who were imprisoned for supporting an independence movement. [Link] Afghanistan The White House says there has not...
News Roundup 6/23/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 23, 2021
US News The Biden Administration announced support for the Equal Act that will work to eliminate the sentencing disparities between cocaine and crack cocaine. [Link] A proposed bill will double Amtrack’s funding. [Link] Great Power Russian President Putin condemned...
News Roundup 6/22/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 22, 2021
US News California’s Coastal Commission fined a homeowner $4.2 million over a failure to remove a gate and stairs for an easement project. The homeowners said they were waiting to remove the structures once the CCC was ready to break ground. However, the CCC decided...
News Roundup 6/21/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2021
US News Portland’s entire riot control police unit resigned from the assignment after one member of the team was indicted on assault charges. [Link] Russia Russia announced it will leave the Open Skies Treaty on December 18th. [Link] Politico reported the US froze a...
News Roundup 6/18/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 18, 2021
US News A DEA agent and police officer pushed a man from a window and tased him after he fell. Initially, a court granted the cops qualified immunity. The 3rd Circuit Court overturned the qualified immunity. [Link] Great Power China calls on the US and Russia to cut...
News Roundup 6/17/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 17, 2021
US News Michigan police and SWAT carried out a no-knock raid on the wrong home because they failed to investigate a tip from an informant. [Link] The DC Council voted to ban flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes. [Link] Senator Chuck Schumer says he will allow a vote on...
News Roundup 6/16/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 16, 2021
US News Two states now require cops to get a warrant before searching DNA databases, like 23 and Me. [Link] The military lost track of 1,900 firearms over the past decade. [Link] China The US is considering creating a permanent anti-China naval task force. [Link] In...
News Roundup 6/15/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 15, 2021
US News California will spend $100 million to try to help the legal cannabis business compete with the illegal sellers. [Link] Biden backs a House bill that will repeal the 2002 AUMF. [Link] USAID is giving El Salvador $115 million. About half of the money will go to...
News Roundup 6/14/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 14, 2021
US News The federal government has agreed to restore $1 billion to the state of California to build a bullet train. [Link] Senator Ron Johnson was suspended by YouTube for seven days for discussing possible treatments for Covid-19. [Link] The Biden administration is...
News Roundup 6/11/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 11, 2021
US News The Pentagon is looking to expand the amount of non-classified information it can withhold from the public. [Link] The Biden Administration's effort to fight corruption in Latin American will involve the US intelligence agencies funding NGOs. [Link] Great...
News Roundup 6/10/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 10, 2021
US News Police departments are not turning over data on use of force. [Link] The US government will buy 1.7 million doses of the five-day antiviral treatment drug molnupiravir. The drug is made by Merck and does not have FDA emergency approval for Covid-19. [Link] The...
