Conflicts of Interest
Did America Commit War Crimes in Afghanistan? guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 9, 2020
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss the International Criminal Court's inquiry into US war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Will looks at the alleged crimes, like torture, that will be investigated. Kyle updates the situation in Afghanistan a week...
Congress Loves War
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 6, 2020
On FPF #461, I discuss Congress pushing for war more than Trump. A new bill in the House looks to prevent the US from drawing down troops in Africa. Throughout the Trump presidency, Congress has a history of attempting to prevent Trump from drawing down forces or...
Turkey Looks to Draw NATO Allies into Its Fight in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2020
On FPF #460, I discuss the chaotic and dangerous situation unfolding in Idlib, Syria. Turkey is backing the al-Qaeda linked rebels who remain in opposition to the Syrian government. The Syrian Army - along with its Russian ally - are attempting to retake the Idlib...
Is the Afghan Peace Deal Going to Bring Peace? guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 2, 2020
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss the peace deal signed by the Taliban and the US. The deal did not include the Afghan government. It calls for the US to drop troop levels to 8,600 within 135 days and a full withdraw of US forces in 14 months. The deal is rumored...
Assange Isn’t Getting a Fair Trial Because He Exposed the Empire
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 28, 2020
On FPF #458, I discuss Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Assange is being forced to sit in a bulletproof glass box. Julian is barely able to hear what is going on in the trial, and he is unable to confer or speak with his lawyers to get clarification. He...
Russiagate 20.20
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 26, 2020
On FPF #457, I discuss the deep state is rolling out Russiagate for the 2020 election. Now Trump and Bernie have been accused of receiving Russian support in this election cycle. Just like in the first Russiagate, no one has presented evidence of the alleged Russian...
Trump’s Shifting Justification for Killing Soleimani guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 24, 2020
On FPF #456, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the evolving justification for Trump's assassination of Soleimani. Will explains how the Trump admin has now given several reasons that they needed to and had the power to kill Soleimani. Will and Kyle look at...
The Senate Takes a Stand on Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 21, 2020
On FPF #455, I discuss the Senate voting on a War Powers bill to constrain Trump's ability to start a war with Iran. Trump has continued on the presidential tradition of killing whoever he wants, and he is unbound by the Constitution. The House will also need to pass...
Peace with the Taliban?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 19, 2020
On FPF #454, I discuss recent progress made in negotiations with the Taliban. The US and Taliban will soon implement a reduction in violence pact. If successful, the pact could be the first step in a peace deal between the US and the Taliban. However, there are a lot...
Is ISIS Exploiting Trump’s Iran Policy?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 10, 2020
On FPF #453, I discuss Trump's firing of impeachment witnesses, insider attacks in Afghanistan, and Iraq. Trump fired EU Ambassador Sondland and NSC Ukraine expert Vinland. Both men testified in the House impeachment hearing providing Democrats with great soundbites...
Trump’s Acquittal and SOTU
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 7, 2020
On FPF #452, I discuss Trump's acquittal and the special guest at his State of the Union address. I explain how impeachment turned into dangerous anti-Russia propaganda. Adam Schiff and the Democrats used undying zombie of Russiagate to try to remove Trump from...
Limiting Presidential War Making guest Mike Maharrey
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 5, 2020
Michael Maharry returns to the show to discuss Afghanistan and his new book, Constitution Owner's Manual. Mike and Kyle describe how Trump has ramped up the war in Afghanistan. Mike answers questions about how the Constitution can be used to limit the president's...
House Votes to End Iraq War
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 3, 2020
On FPF #450, I discuss the House vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. The bill was passed in 2002, allowing President Bush to start a war with Saddam's regime in Iraq. Saddam was hung in 2006 and, his army disbanded. However, both...
The Steal of the Century
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 31, 2020
On FPF #449, I cover some of the details of Trump's "Deal of the Century" and explain why it is meant to be rejected by the Palestinians. While Trump claims the deal creates a Palestinian State, the deal actually gives limited autonomy to a collection of several...
The US Is Losing in Afghanistan
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 29, 2020
On FPF #448, I discuss several news stories that are being ignored as the media obsessively covers impeachment. In Afghanistan, a US plane was downed and the UN announced it needs to provide basic aid to an additional three million Afghans this year. The US Embassy in...
Democrats Push Cold War and Impeachment
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2020
On FPF #447, I discuss the Democrats push to demonize Russia in a failing attempt to impeach Trump. Rep Adam Schiff has led with Cold War rhetoric to try to pump up a lacking case. The narrative the Democrats are pushing forward against Trump is dishonest and...
Articles
Israel Committed Nearly 300 Ceasefire Violations in First Month of Truce
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2025
According to the Gaza Media Ministry, Israel has continued regular attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire ended last month. The Israeli attacks killed at least 242 Palestinians. On Thursday, the Gaza media office slammed Israel for “blatant and systematic” violations of...
News Roundup 11/13/2025
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2025
Venezuela US Troops Train for Jungle Warfare in Panama for First Time in Decades AWC US Destroys Two More Boats in Eastern Pacific Nap US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Now Positioned Near Venezuela The Institute Report: UK Believes US Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean...
Ukrainian Air Defenses Are Increasingly Ineffective Against Russian Drones
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
Data shows that Ukraine’s ability to shoot down incoming Russian drones has decreased in recent months. Ukrainian Air Force data analyzed by ABC News shows that in October, it was only able to down 4,200 of the 5,300 drones fired by Russia. At the start of the year,...
Russian Forces Make Gains in South and East Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
Military officials said Russian forces made gains in southern and eastern Ukraine. On Tuesday, the commander of the Ukrainian military, Oleksandr Syrskyi, admitted that his force’s position had "significantly worsened" in Pokrovsk. Pokrovsk is viewed as critical in...
Trump Sends Letter to Israeli President Seeking a Pardon for Netanyahu
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
President Donald Trump sent a letter to Israeli President Issac Herzog requesting a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has fought multiple corruption charges for years. "While I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System,...
Ukraine’s Justice and Energy Ministers Resign Over Corruption Scandal
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko have resigned following a corruption investigation that was made public earlier in the week. Some of the officials allegedly involved in the scheme are allies of Ukrainian President Zelensky. ...
US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Now Positioned Near Venezuela
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2025
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and several other warships have arrived in the waters near Venezuela. The strike group was ordered to Southern Command’s area of command as the White House is threatening Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The Gerald R Ford...
German Investigators Say Ukrainian Military Unit Carried Out Nord Stream Bombing
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2025
A team of German detectives believes that an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022. So far, Berlin has requested the arrest and extradition of two Ukrainians for their role in the sabotage attack. ...
Lavrov: If Another Country Tests Nuclear Weapons, ‘Russia Will Do the Same’
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov threatened that Moscow would respond in kind to any other country's nuclear weapons testing. The remarks followed President Donald Trump's order to the Pentagon to begin nuclear testing. Last month, Trump directed the Department...
Trump Says Ukraine Conflict No Longer a Risk of Escalating to WWIII
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2025
President Donald Trump said when he came into office, he believed the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a world war, but he now thinks that will not happen. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Trump said about the war in Ukraine, “And if I weren’t...
US Officials Warned Secretary Blinken that Israel Was Committing War Crimes in December 2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2025
US officials in the Joe Biden administration repeatedly warned that Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza. The White House ignored the reports to avoid cutting military aid to Israel. Five former US officials told Reuters that in December 2023, the State...
MTG Blasts Trump for Meeting with al-Qaeda Leader Turned Syrian President in White House
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2025
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene slammed President Donald Trump for welcoming Abu Mohammad al-Julani to the White House. The Republican posted her criticism of Trump just hours before he was set to meet Julani. “The new leader of Syria is a former Al Qaeda...
News Roundup
News Roundup 4/13/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 13, 2021
US News New Mexico legalizes marijuana. The bill doesn’t legalize the sale of cannabis until 2022. The bill expunged low-level marijuana offenses. [Link] The number of US soldiers with serious sleep disorders is increasing. [Link] Mexico doubled the number of troops...
News Roundup 4/12/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 12, 2021
US News Maryland's legislature overrides the governor's veto to pass police reform measures. [Link] Biden will order a commission to review the pros and cons of expanding the SCOTUS. [Link] The Pentagon is developing technology that will do rapid blood tests. [Link]...
News Roundup 4/9/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2021
US News A Florida court rules those police officers who commit violent crimes are entitled to the same identity protection as crime victims. [Link] The US sanctioned Myanmar’s state-owned gem company. [Link] The US deployed two warships to the Black Sea. Turkey says...
News Roundup 4/8/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2021
US News The Biden Administration appears unlikely to rejoin the Open Skies Treaty. Trump withdrew from the treaty. The Air Force has confirmed it is retiring the spy planes used in surveillance operations allowed under the treaty. The State Department passed a memo to...
News Roundup 4/7/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 7, 2021
US News A 60 Minutes hit piece on Ron DeSantis was selectively edited and denounced by two prominent Florida Democrats. [Link] Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls for a global minimum tax on corporations. [Link] DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says Biden may have...
News Roundup 4/6/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 6, 2021
Great Power The US is calling on Russia to explain why it moved troops inside of Russia’s borders. [Link] Ukraine’s President says the only way to end the country’s civil war is by moving towards NATO membership. [Link] Western powers are looking to deploy short and...
News Roundup 4/5/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 5, 2021
US News Hundreds of families in Florida have been subject to mandatory evacuation orders as radioactive waste from a fertilizer plant is leaking into the water. [Link] A Capitol Police officer was killed in a car-ramming. The driver was also killed. [Link] Biden is...
News Roundup 4/2/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 2, 2021
US News Facebook bans the 'voice of Trump' from the platform. [Link] The Senate is moving forward with a proposal to give DHS more power. [Link] NATO says it is concerned about a Russian military buildup near Ukraine’s border. [Link] The State Dept. Spokesperson says...
News Roundup 4/1/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 1, 2021
US News A North Carolina cop resigns after a video shows him torturing his dog. Other officers on the scene joked about a lack of witnesses. [Link] Biden proposes a $2 trillion infrastructure spending bill. [Link] Drone assassination program whistleblower Daniel Hale...
News Roundup 3/31/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 31, 2021
US News Two police officers threaten and handcuff a 5-year-old boy for leaving school without permission. [Link] The New York State Senate passed a bill that legalizes cannabis. The governor has signaled he will sign the bill. [Link] The US affirms its recognition of...
News Roundup 3/30/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 30, 2021
US News An elderly man's home was raided by police, looking for a man who wasn’t there. During the raid, police beat the man in front of his great-granddaughter. [Link] The US is planning massive war games to simulate conflict with Russia and China. [Link] Biden says...
News Roundup 3/29/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 29, 2021
US News New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio can sign a bill to end qualified immunity in the city. [Link] White House Press Secretary Jen Paski received at least $5,000 from Israeli spy firm AnyVision. [Link] Facebook suspended the account of Venezuela’s President for...
News Roundup 3/26/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 26, 2021
US News A F-35 shot itself, causing $2.5 million in damage. [Link] The Netherlands will spend $40 million to upgrade an American Army arms depot. [Link] Secretary of State Blinken is deciding if the US will label the ethnic cleansing targeting the Muslim minority. ...
News Roundup 3/24/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2021
US News Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were awarded a $7.6 billion contract by the government to build a new missiles defense system. [Link] Biden sent officials to Mexico to pressure the government to stem the flow of migrants arriving at the US southern...
News Roundup 3/23/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 23, 2021
China NATO sees China as an opportunity to strengthen the alliance. [Link] US, UK, EU, and Canada slapped joint sanction on China. [Link] The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the US could levy further sanctions on China. [Link] Myanmar The US and EU issued...
News Roundup 3/22/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 22, 2021
US News Dozens of White House staffers have been suspended, and some asked to resign, over past weed use. [Link] Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told his Indian counterpart that India should avoid buying Russian made military equipment to avoid being...
