Conflicts of Interest
FPF #225 – Trump Hysteria, Hysterical Trump guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 27, 2018
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss Donald Trump and foreign policy. Inflicted with Trump derangement syndrome, the mainstream media is writing headings suggesting the soccer ball Putin gave Trump had a device inside of it. The dishonesty of the headlines...
FPF #224 – Wikileaks & Storm Troopers
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 25, 2018
On FPF #224, I discuss the reports that Julian Assange will soon be handed over to British authorities. Assange has been targeted for the important information his organizations, Wikileaks, has released to the public and his sympathy for the Catalan independence...
FPF #223 – Roots of the Immigration Crisis guest Brian Saady
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 23, 2018
On FPF #223, Brian Saady returns to the show to discuss the roots of the immigration crisis. In the US, the focus of the immigration issue is focused on what the should happen when people reach the US Southern border. However, US policy in Central America has caused...
FPF #222 – Trump/Putin Talks Cause Insanity guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 19, 2018
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss the Trump/Putin Summit. Will breaks down the Mueller probe indictment of 12 Russians. Will provides analysis on the press conference following the talks between Trump and Putin. Will and Kyle dive into the hysterical reaction of...
FPF #221 – Afghan Peace Talks
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2018
On FPF #221, I discuss potential peace talks between the US and the Taliban. The US signaled its willingness to directly talk with the Taliban in statements from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan General Nicholson. Talks could...
FPF #220 – Jake Tapper V. Rand Paul
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2018
On FPF #220, I break down a Jake Tapper interview of Rand Paul. Tapper presents the establishment position on NATO, Russian Aggression, and Russiagate. Senator Paul pushes back on Tapper's hawkish position. I explain where why NATO is not essential to security, that...
FPF #219 – Apathy Kills
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2018
On FPF#219, I discuss how Americans apathy towards our foreign policy leads to unnecessary deaths. America's longest war has tried the same failed policies over and over with only death and destruction as a result. However, Americans continue to elect leaders and...
FPF #218 – Max Boot is Wrong on Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2018
On FPF #218, I refute Max Boot's article title Trump wants to Finiadize the United States. In the articles, Boot scrutinizes Trump for his antagonism towards traditional American alliances and Trump's desire to get along with Russia. Boot romanticizes about the...
FPF #217 – Peace Talks
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 9, 2018
On FPF #217, I discuss peace talks taking place. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited North Korea for talks on North Korean denuclearization. The North Korean Foreign Minister said the talks were regrettable, while Pompeo called the talks productive. The mainstream...
FPF #216 – Bolton Hates Korean Peace
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 6, 2018
On FPF #216, I update the Korean Peace Process. The Koreans are in talks to move North Korean artillery out of the range of Seoul and playing basketball games. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting North Korea on Friday to discuss denuclearization....
FPF #215 – At War With Our Vets guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 4, 2018
On FPF #215, Will Porter returns to the show to cover the impacts of our foreign policy on veterans of the wars. Will give the numbers of vets committing suicide and some of the causes of those suicides. Will discusses Peter Van Buren's explanation for moral injury....
FPF #214 – Saudi Lies to Congress
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 2, 2018
On FPF #214, I breakdown Saudi's misleading explanation for their bombing of a Doctors Without Borders cholera treatment facility in Yemen. Saudi Arabia attempted to use an email from a low-level DWB official to claim DWB was at fault for the bombing. However, the...
FPF #213 – Russiagate: No Collusion guests Dan Wright & Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 29, 2018
On FPF #213, Joanne Leon and Dan Wright join the show for the third in a three-part series covering the many claims that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election. In part three, Joanne and Dan break down the FBI IG report on the Hillary email...
FPF #211 – Russiagate: The Indictments guests Joanne Leon & Dan Wright
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2018
On FPF #211, Joanne Leon and Dan Wright join the show for the first in a three-part series covering the many claims that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election. In part one, Joanne and Dan break down the indictments of Flynn, Manafort/Gates,...
FPF #212 – Russiagate: Crossfire Hurricane guests Joanne Leon & Dan Wright
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2018
On FPF #212, Joanne Leon and Dan Wright join the show for the second in a three-part series covering the many claims that Russia colluded with the Trump campaign to win the 2016 election. In part two, Joanne and Dan break down the FBI Crossfire Hurricane...
FPF #210 – Afghan Ceasefire & The Space Force
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 22, 2018
On FPF #210, I discuss a brief ceasefire in Afghanistan. The ceasefire held for three days at the end of the Islamic holy month. After the ceasefire expired, fighting resumed with the Taliban killing as many as 50 Afghan soldiers. I address the massive Department of...
Articles
Pentagon Finds Another $2 Billion in Ukraine Aid ‘Accounting Errors’
by Connor Freeman | Jul 27, 2024
The Pentagon discovered $2 billion in additional accounting errors regarding its valuation of missiles, ammo, and other equipment provided to Kiev, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found on Thursday. The Defense Department made a similar claim last...
Legal Filings From Israeli Allies Delays ICC Issuing Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 25, 2024
The pending International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be delayed by several months as the ICC will hear legal briefs from a number of countries, including Israel’s allies. In May, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan issued a...
White House Approves Nearly $3 Billion Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 24, 2024
The State Department approved a proposed sale of military technical equipment to Saudi Arabia. Washington views Riyadh as a key partner in the Middle East, even as the Kingdom rules its people with an oppressive dictatorship and wages war abroad. On Wednesday, a...
Israeli Parliament Advances Legislation that Calls UN Aid Agency a ‘Terrorist’ Group
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 23, 2024
The Israeli Knesset voted in favor of a series of bills that will shut down the UN aid agency for Palestinians (UNRWA). One piece of legislation will name UNRWA as a terrorist entity. On Tuesday, the Israeli legislature passed three bills targeting UNRWA. The...
NATO States Embrace Conscription, Eyeing Future War with Russia
by Connor Freeman | Jul 22, 2024
As NATO escalates its proxy war in Ukraine and inches closer to fighting directly with Russia, the Washington-led bloc is embracing mandatory military service. Many European members of NATO have expanded or reintroduced conscription as part of large-scale preparations...
Israel Bombs Tent of Journalists
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 22, 2024
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropped a bomb on a tent sheltering journalists covering the situation at the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. On Monday, journalist Haydar Ibrahim al-Msaddar and several others experienced serious injuries when an Israeli munition hit a tent...
Russian Fighter Jets Intercept US Strategic Bombers Over Arctic
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 21, 2024
Two American B-52 bombers flying in the direction of Russia were turned away by Moscow’s fighter jets. One of the US’s primary strategic aircraft, B-52s are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. On Sunday, Washington ordered two long-range bombers to conduct...
Kenyan Soldiers Begin Patrols in Haiti in American Armored Vehicles
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2024
Hundreds of Kenyan soldiers deployed to Haiti began patrolling the streets around the National Palace. Gunfire was heard during the operation and an American armored vehicle broke down. On Wednesday, Kenyan soldiers in American MRAP vehicles patrolled the streets of...
Pentagon Officially Ends Gaza Pier Operations
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2024
A temporary floating pier that was intended to bring food and other aid into Gaza has been officially terminated, according to the Department of Defense. While the White House is touting the operation as a success, it cost hundreds of millions of dollars and provided...
Death Toll for Palestinian Journalists Hits 160 in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2024
The death count for Palestinian journalists in Gaza has hit 160 as Israeli forces continue to target civilians throughout the Strip. The mass killing of reporters has shrouded the true devastation caused by the Israeli bombing campaign. The Gaza media office reported...
Israeli Military Says It Is Facing Shortages of Tanks and Ammo
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2024
The Israel Defense Forces said that it was facing a shortage of functioning tanks and shells. The admission came in a court filing explaining why the IDF was not allowing female tank soldiers in Gaza. On Monday, the IDF informed the Israeli high court that many of...
Powerful Israeli Minister Calls on Netanyahu to Annex West Bank
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2024
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take steps to “thwart” the creation of a Palestinian state, including annexing the West Bank. The hardline official wants to make a move in response to an expected World...
News Roundup
News Roundup 3/27/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 27, 2020
US News A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment this week. The Department of Homeland Security is requesting an additional 1,500 soldiers to be deployed to the borders to prevent the spread of coronavirus. [Link] Trump signs a new law that calls for the...
News Roundup 3/26/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 26, 2020
US News A Congressional audit finds that the two newest aircraft carriers have $130 billion in underestimated maintenance costs. The maintenance costs include septic problems that force the use of chemicals to prevent clogging. The chemicals add up to total $400,000 a...
News Roundup 3/25/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 25, 2020
US News Colorado abolishes the death penalty. The governor also reduced the sentences of the last three remaining death row inmates to life in prison without parole. [Link] A commission examining if the US should include women in the draft or abolish it reached the...
News Roundup 3/24/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2020
Assange Julian Assange's lawyers apply for bail because of the risk to Assange’s health posed by the coronavirus. [Link] Afghanistan Secretary of State Pompeo met with the two men claiming to be the president of Afghanistan to try to negotiate a settlement. The...
News Roundup 3/23/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus The Department of Justice is asking Congress to craft a bill suspending some Constitutional rights. The DOJ wants the power to indefinitely detain people. The powers extend to any emergency, not just coronavirus. The DOJ is also pushing to deny asylum to...
News Roundup 3/20/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 20, 2020
US News Tulsi Gabbard suspends her presidential campaign as she prepares to deploy with the National Guard. [Link] The top prosecutor in Baltimore will drop most drug charges due to the coronavirus. [Link] A new Bill - EARN IT - will give the president broad...
News Roundup 3/19/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 19, 2020
US News Maryland police are refusing to produce information about the SWAT murder of Duncan Lemp. The police department has only released self-serving statements. [Link]A police officer was caught by his own body camera planting weed. [Link]The US extends the tax...
News Roundup 3/18/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 18, 2020
US News Federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against Concord Management, an alleged part of the Russiagate conspiracy. The company was alleged to have fun online ads to ‘sow discord’ in the US. [Link]The Space Forces has its first offensive weapons system. It...
News Roundup 3/17/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 17, 2020
US News The primaries in Ohio, Georgia, and Louisiana have been postponed due to coronavirus. The primaries in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona will be held today. [Link]The Senate passes a bill that will extend the life of three mass surveillance programs - including...
News Roundup 3/16/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 16, 2020
US News Maryland police killed Duncan Socrates Lemp while he was in bed at his home. It is unclear why SWAT teams raided Lemp’s home in the middle of the night. [Link]The FED plans to inject $500 billion into the market three times to keep rates where the FED wants...
News Roundup 3/13/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 13, 2020
US News A judge orders Chelsea Manning to be released from jail. Manning has been imprisoned for over a year for refusing to testify in front of a grand jury. [Link]WikiLeaks says the grand jury in the Assange case has been disbanded. [Link]The House passes a bill...
News Roundup 3/12/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 12, 2020
US News Trump issues an order that halts flights from Europe starting on Thursday. Trump issued several other orders to fight the coronavirus. He instructed the Treasury Department to defer tax payments without penalty. He also announced the federal government will...
News Roundup 3/11/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 11, 2020
US News Trump says there may be a very dramatic response by the US government into the economy because of the Coronavirus. [Link]Virginia is expected to enact a new law that will decriminalize under an ounce of marijuana. The law makes possession of under an ounce...
News Roundup 3/9/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 9, 2020
US News Trump names Congressman Mark Meadows as his chief of staff. Mick Mulvaney is out as acting chief of staff. [Link]The DNC changed its debate rules to prevent Tulsi from joining Bernie and Biden on the debate stage. [Link]The Pentagon informs Congress it plans...
News Roundup 3/6/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 6, 2020
US News The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution for Nathaniel Woods. Woods was scheduled to be executed even though the state admits he did not kill anyone. The order was given minutes before he was scheduled to be executed. The stay was then rejected...
News Roundup 3/5/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2020
US News Tulsi Gabbard received at least one delegate on Super Tuesday. Recent Democratic Party debate rules have allowed all candidates with at least a delegate to participate in the debate. There is now concern the DNC will alter debate rules to prevent Tulsi from...
