Conflicts of Interest
FPF #304 – Worst of Trump in 2018 guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 30, 2019
On FPF #304, Will Porter returns to the show for part two of the year-end review show. We discuss the worst of Trump's foreign policy decisions in 2018. Will breaks down the important events in Yemen, Russia, Iran, and China. We examine the influence that John Bolton...
FPF #303 – Venezuelan Regime Change?
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 28, 2019
On FPF #303, I discuss the potential change of government in Venezuela. The leader of the country's opposition, Juan Guaido has declared himself the interim president. The move has been backed by the US and several other nations. The Maduro government still claims to...
FPF #302 – Crime in the UAE guest Brian Saady
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 25, 2019
On FPF #302, Brian Saady returns to the show to talk about the huge crime problem in the UAE. Brian explains how the organized crime of the UAE creates opportunities for terror groups around the Middle East. He discusses how the crime in the UAE has ties to gold...
FPF #301 – Debunking the War Myths guest Keith Knight
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 23, 2019
On FPF #301, Keith Knight joins the show to debunk war myths. Keith covers several of the biggest lies the US has told to enter into wars. Keith starts with the Mexican American War and brings us through to the Terror Wars. Keith Knight is the host of the Don't Tread...
FPF #300 – Moral Injury guest Peter Van Buren
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 21, 2019
On FPF #300, Peter Van Buren joins the show to talk his books. Peter discusses his book Hooper's War and moral injury. Peter explains how war can do more than injure someone physically, their understanding of right and wrong can be damaged as well. I ask Peter about...
FPF #299 – The Borg Uses Dead Soldiers to Question Syria Withdraw guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 18, 2019
On FPF #299, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss news on Syria, Russia, and Yemen. We breakdown the death of four US soldiers by an ISIS suicide bomber in Syria. The Washington foreign policy establishment is trying to use the death of the soldiers to prevent...
FPF #298 – FBI Investigates Trump, Finds Nothing
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 16, 2019
On FPF #298, I discuss a recently reported FBI investigation of Trump in 2017. The investigation looked into possible Russian influence over Trump. The investigators found no evidence. However, Russiagate conspiracy theorists add the investigation as further proof...
FPF #297 – Vice Movie Review
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 15, 2019
On FPF #297, I review the new movie Vice. Vice is the story of warmonger Dick Chaney. The movie captures any of the most evil acts of Chaney. I expand on some of the stories that only were given brief attention. I also give my take on Tulsi Gabbard's 2020 presidential...
FPF #296 – Crickets!
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 11, 2019
On FPF #296, I explain how crickets caused the US to withdraw the majority of their diplomatic envoy to Cuba. The US alleged sonic weapons being used against US diplomats in Cuba. The US media even speculated that Russia was involved with the use of sonic weapons...
FPF #295 – China China China
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 9, 2019
On FPF #295, I discuss the US relationship with China. The acting Secretary of Defense said he will focus on "China, China, China." The US increasing looked at the great powers - Russia and China - the biggest threat to the US. The economic relationship with China is...
FPF #294 – Russiagate & Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 7, 2019
On FPF #294, I discuss new updates in the Russiagate conspiracy theory and Syria. New information reveals Gen Flynn's trip to Russia in 2015 was in accordance with US intelligence. A court document shows an associate of John McCain gave he Steele Dossier to BuzzFeed...
FPF #293 – Trump Wavers on Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 4, 2019
On FPF #293, I discuss Trump seeming to waver on his decision for a rapid withdraw of US troops from Syria. CNN reports a Pentagon official says the US troop withdraw from Syria will take 120 days. I cover what we know about the arrest of US citizen Paul Whelan in...
FPF #292 – Best of Trump 2018 guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 2, 2019
On FPF #292, Will Porter returns to discuss Trump's best foreign policy decisions of 2018. Trump met with North Koren leader Kim Jong-un. He ordered the withdraw of US forces from Syria. The president is reported to be planning the withdraw of US troops from...
FPF #291 – Josh Rogin Attacks Rand Paul guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 31, 2018
On FPF #291, Will Porter returns to the show do break down Josh Rogin's article in the Washington Post attacking Senator Rand Paul. Will and Kyle argue Paul's influence over Trump is good. Will debunks the lies Rogin tells about Paul. Links Josh Rogin
FPF #290 – The Empire is Up & Running
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 28, 2018
On FPF #290, I explain that the US Empire is operating as usual even though the mainstream media is focused on the shutdown. The US continues to slow the Korean Peace Process with sanctions. Defense Secretary James Mattis will be out on January 1st and weapon makers...
FPF #289 – Realism guest Kevin Doremus
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 26, 2018
On FPF #289, Kevin Doremus joins the show to discuss foreign policy Realism. Kevin is a realist and explains his philosophy. Kevin discuss prominent realists like John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt. We highlight some of the best writers from the realist school. Kevin...
Articles
War on Gaza Causing Surge in Terrorism Recruiting, Says US Intel Official
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 7, 2024
The State Department’s top intelligence official said that the Israeli war in Gaza is creating fertile recruitment for Islamic terrorist groups. The official, Brett Holmgren, is set for a promotion from State to National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). In an...
Israel Approves Largest West Bank Settlement Expansion in Over Three Decades
by Connor Freeman | Jul 3, 2024
As violence and ethnic cleansing surges throughout the occupied West Bank, the Israeli NGO Peace Now says Tel Aviv has approved the largest illegal settlement expansion in over three decades. Israel’s Supreme Planning Council will also review plans to advance the...
US and Venezuela Agree to Improve Ties
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 3, 2024
A top Venezuelan negotiator reported that Caracas and Washington agreed to work on improving the relations between the two nations. The US has waged an economic war and supported multiple coup attempts against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In a post on X,...
Staffer Resigns, Says Working for Biden ‘Makes You Complicit in Genocide’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 2, 2024
Another US official has resigned from their post over President Joe Biden’s support for the Israeli onslaught in Gaza. A dozen members of the administration have publicly resigned in protest of the White House’s assistance to Tel Aviv and signed a letter blasting the...
IDF Raids West Bank Town, Kills Palestinian Woman and Child
by Connor Freeman | Jul 1, 2024
A Palestinian woman and 15-year-old boy were murdered during an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) raid in the northern West Bank town of Tulkarm on Monday, the Palestine Chronicle reported. This follows a series of Israeli attacks on the town’s Nur Shams refugee camp...
Zelensky Calls on World to ‘Force Putin to Make Peace’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 1, 2024
In a series of posts on social media, President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded more weapons from his Western backers so Russia can be “forced” into a peace agreement. Advanced warplanes, long-range missiles, and air defenses were named on the Ukrainian leader’s...
Russia Threatens US Drones in Black Sea Aiding Attacks on Crimea
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 30, 2024
In response to Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean Peninsula, tensions between the US and Russia have significantly escalated, with Moscow threatening US drones operating over the Black Sea. The Kremlin says the drones are part of the Ukrainian operations in the region. ...
Zelensky: We Don’t Have a Lot of Time
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
The Ukrainian leader said his country was losing too many soldiers and civilians Speaking to journalists in Brussels on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned “We don’t have much time. We have a lot of injured, killed, both military and civilians. So...
Pentagon Chief Speaks With Russian Counterpart, First Time in Over a Year
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
The Defense Department announced Secretary Lloyd Austin held a phone call with Andrei Belousov, his Russian counterpart, on Tuesday. Austin has not spoken with a Russian defense minister since his call with Belousov’s predecessor more than a year ago. Both sides...
High Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Men Are Subject to Draft, Threatening Netanyahu’s Coalition
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
Israel’s high court ruled that men in the ultra-Orthodox community are subject to conscription on Tuesday. The community, known as the Haredim, is politically powerful, subsidized by the citizenry, and until now had been unaffected by the mass mandatory enlistment....
IDF Soldier Killed, 16 Injured During West Bank Refugee Camp Raid
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that 1 soldier was killed and 16 others wounded in roadside bomb explosions during an overnight raid on the northern West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. Violence has surged under the Israeli occupation, as the IDF...
Report: US Government Spies on Thousands of Americans’ Mail Every Year
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
The US Postal Service (USPS) has been spying on thousands of Americans’ mail every year for a decade, including letters and parcels, and provided citizens’ information to police and elements of the national security apparatus, a Washington Post investigation found....
News Roundup
News Roundup 7/21/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 21, 2020
US News A gunman murdered the son of Judge Salas who was just assigned to the Epstein/Deutsche Bank trial. [Link] DHS plans to send 150 armed feds to Chicago. [Link] Trump says more cities could face a Portland-style crackdown. [Link] The House votes to approve an...
News Roundup 7/20/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 20, 2020
US News Libertarian Congressman Justin Amash says he will not seek reelection. [Link] A disabled vet was sentenced to 60 months in prison for having his medical marijuana in Alabama. [Link] In Portland, federal agents are arresting people and placing them in unmarked...
News Roundup 7/17/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2020
US News Missouri adopts a new anti-BDS law. [Link] A video surfaced of a NY police officer beating a homeless man for no reason. [Link] A Michigan judge sentenced a 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention for failing to complete online schoolwork during Covid-19....
News Roundup 7/16/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2020
US News Joe Biden says he is open to getting rid of the Senate filibuster. [Link] Tommy Tuberville beats Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican Senate primary. [Link] Trump announces the arrest of several MS-13 gang members. One member was charged with...
News Roundup 7/15/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 15, 2020
US News An Arkansas judge has been exposed for trading sex for favorability in his courtroom. Judge Tim Parker traded money and drugs to women for sex. He also acted as a lawyer and accepted sex for his services. [Link] The Trump Administration rescinds an order that...
News Roundup 7/14/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 14, 2020
US News A fire injured twenty-one people on the USS Bonhomme. The ship is docked in San Diego. [Link] The federal government ran an $867 billion deficit in June. The US is running a $2.7 trillion deficit for the year. With three months left in the year, the current...
News Roundup 7/13/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2020
US News Trump commutes Roger Stone’s prison sentence. [Link] Bail reforms that promote algorithms and risk matrices do not correct for racial disparities. [Link] A Super PAC with ties to John Bolton has spent over $300,000 in a congressional race in Maine. The PAC is...
News Roundup 7/9/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 9, 2020
US News MIT and Harvard file a lawsuit against a Trump decision to bar foreign students from remaining in the US if they are only taking online classes. [Link] The California prison system moved prisoners with coronavirus to the San Quentin Prison. A third of the...
News Roundup 7/8/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 8, 2020
US News A new law in northeastern Italy gives the government the power to arrest people who refuse Covid treatment. [Link] CENTCOM top Gen. Kenzie says he did not see a “causative link” between the alleged Russian bounties to the Taliban and the deaths of US soldiers...
News Roundup 7/7/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 7, 2020
US News The NYPD culture of impunity has allowed a police officer to keep his job for 18 years and receive thousands in raises even though the officer has routinely raped people on the side of the road. The city has paid out nearly a million dollars because of the...
News Roundup 7/6/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 6, 2020
US News Two Oklahoma police officers were charged with second-degree murder after they tased a man to death by shocking him 50 times. [Link] The anti-privacy EARN IT Act passes out of a Senate committee. [Link] The US sent two aircraft carriers into the South China...
News Roundup 7/3/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 3, 2020
US News Jeffery Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has been arrested in New Hampshire by the FBI on charges related to the dead sex trafficker. [Link] Large US corporations are threatening to pull ads from Facebook in an effort to get the social network to censor...
News Roundup 7/2/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 2, 2020
US News Seattle’s mayor ordered the police to clear the CHAZ. [Link] Minneapolis’ city council has spent $63,000 of taxpayer money to hire private security for themselves. [Link] A family had to demolish their home after a SWAT team destroyed it trying to remove a...
News Roundup 7/1/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 1, 2020
US News The Supreme Court ruled against a strict Louisiana abortion law. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal members in a 5-4 decision. [Link] The Colorado police officers that killed Elijah McClain were placed on paid leave after photos surfaced showing...
News Roundup 6/30/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 30, 2020
US News Reddit purged several subreddits, including a pro-Trump forum. [Link] Twitch suspends Trump’s account. [Link] Secretary of State Pompeo announces the US will stop exporting some “dual-use” items to Hong Kong because of his view that Hong Kong is not...
News Roundup 6/29/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 29, 2020
US News Boston bans the use of facial recognition. [Link] Eight of the Minneapolis police officers to be fired since 2006, six have gotten their jobs reinstated after intervention from the police union. [Link] Senator Rand Paul is leading an effort to restrict police...
