Conflicts of Interest
FPF #273 – US Plans in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2018
On FPF #273, I discuss the US policy in Syria. US envoy to the Syrian conflict James Jeffery recently gave a press conference on the US goals. I explain the myths the US government believes in that leads to unrealistic goals. Links Minds.com Immersion News James...
FPF #272 – Unbelievable
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 16, 2018
On FPF #272, I discuss the House killing a bill that would invoke the War Powers Act to bring the US support for the genocidal Yemen War to an end. The House attached a sentence to a bill about grey wolves to strip the Yemen bill of its privilege to be brought to a...
FPF #271 – Antiwar Democrats guest Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 14, 2018
On FPF #271, Joanne Leon joins the show to discuss the antiwar movement and the Democratic Party. Joanne gives a recent history of the Democratic Party and the divisions within the party. Joanne explains who is who in the party and what factions of the party may be...
FPF #270 – Veterans Day
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2018
On FPF #270, I discuss how Veterans Day is used to celebrate war. Veterans Day started as Armistice Day to celebrate the end of WWI. I argue Veterans Day has become a day to promote wars and is not about helping vets. I update the US role in the War in Yemen. The US...
FPF #269 – Not an Issue
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 9, 2018
On FPF #269, I discuss how the destructive US foreign policy was not an issue on election night. The US foreign policy is the most harmful for the American people. US interventionism is extremely costly and damaging to the Americans who enact it. The policy does not...
FPF #268 – Midterm Elections
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 7, 2018
On FPF #268, I discuss the 2018 Midterm Elections. I explain why I did not vote. Little of the debate in the leadup to the midterms has been on what US foreign policy. Most of Congress takes no interest in wars and ignore their Constitutional duties. I look at some...
FPF #267 – Venezuela guest Brian Saady
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 5, 2018
On FPF #267, Brian Saady returns to discuss Venezuela. Brian explains the rise of Chavez and the Communist government. He reviews the opposition to the Communist government. We talk about the current state of Venezuela and Trump's Venezuela policy. Brian Saady is the...
FPF #266 – A Failing Foreign Policy
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 2, 2018
On FPF #266, I discuss how the US wars in Syria, Afghanistan, and Libya are failing. In Syria, NATO member state Turkey is attacking the US-backed Syrian Kurds. The Syrian Kurds have now abandoned their fight against ISIS. In Afghanistan, over half the people live in...
FPF #265 – Invaders at the Southern Border?
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 31, 2018
On FPF #265, I discuss President Trump deploying troops to the southern border to assist in preventing migrants from entering the US. I explain why it is a mistake to treat the migrants as invaders. I update the Syrian War. The American mission in continues to kill...
FPF #264 – Yemen Numbers
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 29, 2018
On FPF #264, I discuss some new casualty numbers for the War on Yemen. The media has long cited a UN estimate that said 10,000 people have died. However, that estimate stopped counting deaths over a year ago. The 10,000 number has helped mask the...
FPF #263 – Nukes
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 26, 2018
On FPF #263, I discuss the nuclear arms relationship between the US and Russia. NSA John Bolton appears determined to pull the US out of the INF Treaty. Bolton played a role in the withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia as a member of the Bush Administration. Vice...
FPF #262 – Great Powers
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2018
On FPF #262, I discuss the US relationship with Russia and China. In a move supported by NSA John Bolton, Trump suggested the US will withdraw from the INF Treaty. The President also called for an increase in the US nuclear arsenal. Secretary of State Pompeo is...
FPF #261 – Violence Surrounds Afghan Elections
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 22, 2018
On FPF #261, I discuss important news events around the world. Social networks continue to go after independent media outlets. John Kiriakou explains why whistleblowers are so rare. I look at an article by Max Blumenthal on Nikki Haley's speech to CNP. In Afghanistan,...
FPF #260 – Canada Legalizes Pot
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 19, 2018
On FPF #260, I explain how the war on drugs impacts US foreign policy and countries around the world. Prohibition is proven to be a failed policy that leads to black market violence. In some countries, the black market created by drug prohibition is so massive it can...
FPF #259 – Progress in Syria? guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 17, 2018
On FPF #259, Will Porter joins the show to cover the Turkish/Russian agreement that has delayed the Syrian offensive of rebel-held Idlib. The agreement had a deadline for all rebels to be out of the buffer zone by October 15th. The deadline has passed, but Russia,...
FPF #258 – America’s Evil Allies
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 15, 2018
On FPF #258, I discuss how some close US allies have terrible human rights records. Recently, Egypt imprisoned a girl for discussing being sexually harassed in public, Israel has detained an American student for supporting BDS, and the UAE has held a UK researcher in...
Articles
Netanyahu Says Palestinians Will Be ‘Allowed to Exit’ Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to spin the ethnic cleansing of Gaza as an act of humanitarianism. The Israeli leader said he was working with other countries to take in Palestinian refugees fleeing his war.
UN Experts: Israel Committing ‘Medicide’ in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2025
Two UN experts listed “medicide” – or the deliberate eradication of a healthcare system – among the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.
Zelensky Says He Will Not Cede Donbas to Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is speaking out against a reported peace proposal from Moscow that will be discussed by President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart at an upcoming summit aimed at ending the war.
US Reactivates Military Intelligence Unit on Korean Peninsula
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2025
The Pentagon activated a military intelligence unit in South Korea. The move comes after the US established a second fighter “super squadron” on the Korean Peninsula.
Pentagon to Create ‘Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force’
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2025
The Department of Defense is planning to create a rapid response force of National Guard troops to quickly deploy to American cities where protests or unrest are occurring.
‘This is Liberation Day:’ Trump Announces National Guard Deployment in DC
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2025
President Donald Trump announced that he would federalize the DC police and deploy the National Guard to the nation’s capital to address crime in the city.
Europe Presses Trump to Include Zelensky in Summit With Putin
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2025
America’s European allies issued a statement directed at President Donald Trump that says Ukraine must be involved in any agreement to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump is scheduled to hold a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Palestinian Activist Recorded His Own Murder, Israel Still Released Killer
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 10, 2025
A Palestinian activist featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” recorded his own murder by an Israeli settler. The killer was freed by an Israeli court, arguing there was a lack of evidence.
Israel Kills Two Palestinian Journalists in Media Tent Outside Hospital
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 10, 2025
The IDF targeted a tent near the al-Shifa Hospital, killing two Al-Jazeera correspondents.
Netanyahu’s Plan To Occupy Gaza Faces Resistance Within Israel
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 10, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to gradually occupy all of Gaza. The Israeli opposition, former hostages, the family members of captives, and the IDF have all come into opposition to Netanyahu's plan. On Thursday, Netanyahu confirmed...
Trump Authorized Military Operations on Foreign Soil to Target Latin American Cartels
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 8, 2025
President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to take direct actions against Latin American cartels, including conducting operations on foreign soil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has labeled Venezuelan President Maduro the leader of a cartel and is offering a $50 million reward for his capture.
Doctors Without Borders Slams US-Funded Gaza Aid Agency as ‘Orchestrated Killing’
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 7, 2025
Doctors Without Borders issued a scathing statement about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-funded aid agency that Israel allows to distribute some aid to Palestinians in the Strip. “An analysis of DWB medical data, patient testimonies, and firsthand medical...
News Roundup
News Roundup 6/4/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 4, 2020
George Floyd Protests The charges against Derek Chauvin have been upgraded to second-degree murder. The three other police officers who assisted in the murder have been charged. [Link] Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he does not support using the Insurrection...
News Roundup 6/3/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 3, 2020
US News A security guard was shot and killed by looters at a St. Louis pawn shop. [Link] The Department of Justice gave the DEA the authority to carry out covert surveillance of the George Floyd protest movement. [Link] One thousand six hundred soldiers are on standby...
News Roundup 6/2/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 2, 2020
George Floyd Protests Police officers started a riot in Pittsburg. [Link] A SUV attempted to ram a line of police officers. Two officers were injured. [Link] Police used gas, arrests, and military helicopters to breakup protests in DC. Video from yesterday shows cops...
News Roundup 6/1/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 1, 2020
The Murder of George Floyd The police officer who murdered George Floyd has been charged with manslaughter and murder. Derek Chauvin and three other officers were fired after they murdered Floyd. [Link] Will Porter covers the protests, looting, and police brutality....
News Roundup 5/29/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 29, 2020
US News Trump signs an executive order condemning social media companies for choosing to censor some speech. [Link] Twitter hid Trump’s tweet on the protests in Minneapolis for ‘glorifying violence.’ [Link] The US limits the number of charter flights to Cuba. [Link]...
News Roundup 5/28/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 28, 2020
US news Trump will sign an executive order on social media soon. [Link] Shippers and insurers say it may be impossible to comply with the Trump administration's new guidance on how not to violate US sanctions. [Link] Secretary of State Pompeo announces that Hong Kong...
News Roundup 5/27/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 27, 2020
US News A Minneapolis police officer handcuffed a man and then put his knee on the back of his neck until he died. Four officers were fired after the murder. [Link] Trump said he wants a full withdrawal from Afghanistan, but refused to set a target date. [Link] The US...
News Roundup 5/26/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 26, 2020
US News New CDC estimate finds that less than .3 percent of people who contract coronavirus will die from it and up to 35 percent of people who get it will never show symptoms. [Link] After the US announced it would leave the Open Skies Treaty, the other NATO members...
News Roundup 5/25/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 25, 2020
US News The Libertarian Party elected Jo Jorgensen as its presidential nominee and Spike Cohen as vice president. [Link] France said it regretted the US decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty. [Link] The Trump administration is considering carrying out...
News Roundup 5/22/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 22, 2020
US News The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence. [Link] Trump’s arms control negotiator says the US is prepared to spend Russia and China into oblivion to win another nuclear arms race. [Link] China A bipartisan group of Senators will...
News Roundup 5/21/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 21, 2020
US News In ⅔ of states, the government is sharing the identities of people who test positive for coronavirus with police. [Link] The US masses planes at an airbase in Japan to show enemies we can manage the operation amid the coronavirus. [Link] The State Department...
News Roundup 5/19/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 19, 2020
US News Police carried out a no-knock raid on Breonna Taylor’s home in the middle of the night. Her boyfriend fired at the armed men breaking into the home. Once he fired at the officers, police fired several shots back, killing Taylor. The man the police were looking...
News Roundup 5/18/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 18, 2020
US News Justin Amash drops out of the presidential race. [Link] People cleared by New York’s AG to be released due to coronavirus remain in prison. [Link] Federal police ran an operation where they identified potential sex trafficking victims, had the women perform...
News Roundup 5/15/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 15, 2020
US News The police officer who was fired for hiding during the Parkland school shooting gets his job back. [Link] Michigan suspends the licenses of a barber who did not follow the lockdown order. [Link] The DoD is set to bail out a company that contracts with the...
News Roundup 5/14/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2020
US News A list of government officials who “unmasked” Flynn has been released. The list includes Comey, Clapper, Brennan, and Biden. [Link] 1.4 million healthcare workers have been laid off since the start of lockdowns. [Link] The Senate failed to defeat a measure...
News Roundup 5/13/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 13, 2020
Coronavirus Hundreds of millions of people will be thrust into extreme poverty by the COVID shutdowns. The starvation caused by economic disturbances may kill more people than coronavirus. [Link] Military contractors are hiring as tens of millions of Americans in...
