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Foreign Policy Focus #146 – Operation Olive Branch
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2018
FPF #146, I discuss Operation Olive Branch. Operation Olive Branch is Turkey's invasion of Afrin, a Syrian Kurd held area of Syria. The Syrian Kurds make up the majority of the US-backed fighting force in Syria. Turkey carried out airstrikes against Kurdish positions...
Foreign Policy Focus #145 – Tillerson’s Losing Policy with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 22, 2018
On FPF #145, Will Porter returns to the to discuss Tillerson's speech on US policy in Syria. Will explains how the Trump Administration's narrative of the Syrian Civil War is biased and based on lies. Will and I layout the current battlefield in Syria. We update...
Foreign Policy Focus #145 – Tillerson's Losing Policy with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 22, 2018
On FPF #145, Will Porter returns to the to discuss Tillerson's speech on US policy in Syria. Will explains how the Trump Administration's narrative of the Syrian Civil War is biased and based on lies. Will and I layout the current battlefield in Syria. We update...
Foreign Policy Focus #144 – The War on Us
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 19, 2018
On FPF #144, I discuss the war's cost on Americans. 1,000s of Americans have been killed overseas. Many veterans suffer from lasting physical, psychological, and moral injuries from the war. The war has cost every American freedom. The cultural decay created by the...
Foreign Policy Focus #143 – Turkey’s Game
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 17, 2018
On FPF #143, I look at the Turkish position on the geopolitical stage. Turkey is a NATO member state and houses US nuclear weapons. Turkey has recently moved closer to Russia and bought the Russian S-400 missile system. In Syria, Turkey backed rebels linked to...
Foreign Policy Focus #143 – Turkey's Game
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 17, 2018
On FPF #143, I look at the Turkish position on the geopolitical stage. Turkey is a NATO member state and houses US nuclear weapons. Turkey has recently moved closer to Russia and bought the Russian S-400 missile system. In Syria, Turkey backed rebels linked to...
Foreign Policy Focus #142 – Syria & a False Alarm
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 15, 2018
On FPF #142, I discuss the war in Syria. Israel has continued to bomb the Assad regime. Turkey is now threatening to invade Syria to attack the Kurds. Syria and Russia are waging a brutal air war against the Syrian rebels. The US says we are staying in Syria out of...
Foreign Policy Focus #142 – Syria & a False Alarm
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 15, 2018
On FPF #142, I discuss the war in Syria. Israel has continued to bomb the Assad regime. Turkey is now threatening to invade Syria to attack the Kurds. Syria and Russia are waging a brutal air war against the Syrian rebels. The US says we are staying in Syria out of...
Foreign Policy Focus #142 – Syria & a False Alarm
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 15, 2018
On FPF #142, I discuss the war in Syria. Israel has continued to bomb the Assad regime. Turkey is now threatening to invade Syria to attack the Kurds. Syria and Russia are waging a brutal air war against the Syrian rebels. The US says we are staying in Syria out of...
Foreign Policy Focus #141 – Trump Says Mean Things
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 12, 2018
On FPF #141, I discuss the media's reaction to Trump's alleged statement on Africa and Haiti. 'The Resistance' was flabbergasted by the fact that Trump would say something so rude. However, US policy has caused genocide, famine, refugee crisis, slavery, epidemic, war,...
Foreign Policy Focus #140 – Fighting the War State with Mike Maharrey
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 10, 2018
On Foreign Policy Focus #140, Mike Maharry joins the show to discuss how to fight the war state with the 10th Amendment. Mike discuss an effort to prevent future torture, limiting the federal governments use of the National Guard, stopping the arming of American...
Foreign Policy Focus #136 – Trump and 2017 with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 29, 2017
Will Porter joins Foreign Policy Focus to analyze foreign policy in 2017. We review all the big stories from Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Africa, and North Korea. Will and I break down Trump's first year as Commander in chief and biggest blunders....
Foreign Policy Focus #135 – Exploiting Christmas
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 27, 2017
On FPF #135, I discuss the big news from over the Christmas weekend. Saudi Arabia is increasing airstrikes in Yemen. Saudi airstrikes killed at least 70 civilians on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The US announced, under the cover of Christmas, that the US would...
Foreign Policy Focus #134 – National Security Strategy with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 22, 2017
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss Trump's National Security Strategy. In the report, Trump lays out his plan to secure America. Trump calls for lots of interventions around the world. Trump mentions China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran by name as...
Foreign Policy Focus #133 – The Drug War with Brian Saady
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 20, 2017
On FPF #133, Brian Saady comes on the show to discuss the drug war and how it devastates Mexico. Brian explains how the American drug habit creates a $100 billion black market for deadly cartels to get rich. Brian describes how the cartels influence Mexican politics,...
Foreign Policy Focus #132 – 1,000 Days of War
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 18, 2017
On FPF #132, I discuss the Yemen war at 1,000 days. Iona Craig is now working on a Yemen database revealing key stats about Saudi's war in Yemen. I explain how US Amb to the UN Nikki Haley is trying to provoke a war with Iran. I talk about the US sharing intelligence...
Articles
Russian Nuclear Weapons Are Keeping NATO Troops Out of Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2024
A top NATO military official said that NATO forces would have deployed to Ukraine to drive Russian soldiers from the country if Russia did not have nuclear weapons. Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, explained to the International...
Putin, Trump Say They Are Ready for Talks
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 7, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-Elect Donald Trump each said they were prepared to engage in talks following Trump's election victory. At the Valdai forum on Thursday, the Russian leader said, "I take this opportunity to congratulate [Trump]," adding...
Biden Seeks Bilateral Deal With Saudi During Lame Duck Session
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 5, 2024
Before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, he will seek to sign a bilateral security agreement with Saudi Arabia, according to a new report. The deal comes after the Biden administration failed to ink a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi...
Dems Sign Letter Demanding Answers From Biden on Expanding US Role in Israel’s Wars
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 4, 2024
A group of progressive Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers from the White House about America’s role in the Middle East as Israel wages war in Gaza, invades Lebanon, and attacks Iran. “In light of recent regional escalations, including exchanges in...
North Korea Tests ICBM, US Leads Trilateral War Drills in Response
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 3, 2024
The latest round of provocations between North Korea and the US took place over the weekend. Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Washington responded by conducting military drills with Seoul and Tokyo. “The test-fire of the latest ICBM...
US Issues Hundreds of Secondary Sanctions On Firms In Over a Dozen Countries
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 31, 2024
The US Treasury Department issued hundreds of sanctions targeting companies in a handful of countries that Washington claims are helping Russia evade US sanctions. “The Treasury sanctioned 275 individuals and entities involved in supplying Russia with advanced...
Boeing Overcharged Pentagon for Spare Plane Parts, Including Soap Dispensers at 8000% Markup
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 30, 2024
A report from the Pentagon inspector general found that Boeing massively charged the Department of Defense for spare parts on the C-17 Globemaster. The overcharging included the pricing of replacement soap dispensers at 80 times the market value. “Specifically, for...
State Department Threatens Georgia With ‘Consequences,’ Amid Rigged Election Claims
by Connor Freeman | Oct 29, 2024
The State Department and the European Union are demanding Tbilisi repeal “anti-democratic” legislation and investigate election “irregularities” respectively after the Georgian Dream Party won this weekend’s parliamentary elections. Georgian leaders including Prime...
The US Is Funding 70% of Israel’s Wars
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 29, 2024
A new report by the Israeli outlet Calcalist reviewed Israeli military spending on wars since October 7, finding that Washington is funding 70% of Tel Aviv’s military costs. In a little over a year, the US has provided Israel with more than $20 billion in military...
Washington Approves Weapons Sale to Riyadh Following Iran-Saudi Drills
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 28, 2024
Last week, Saudi Arabia conducted drills with its rival Iran in the Sea of Oman in a sign of warming relations between the regional powers. Following the announcement, Washington approved a massive arms sale to the Gulf Kingdom. On Thursday, the US announced it had...
DOD Audit on Military Aid for Israel Will Not Investigate Human Rights Violations
by Connor Freeman | Oct 27, 2024
The Pentagon’s inspector general has launched its audit covering the military’s oversight of US military aid provided to Israel for its war against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, Bloomberg reported. However, the audit will not investigate whether the...
DoD Review Finds Half of Weapons Sent to Ukraine Lacked Documentation
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 27, 2024
The Department of Defense Inspector General reviewed hundreds of weapon shipments to Ukraine, finding that half lacked proper documentation. The report released by the Pentagon IG on October 18th examined hundreds of arms transfers to Ukraine that occurred in the...
News Roundup
News Roundup 11/25/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 25, 2019
US News Trump says the US is working on a deal with the Taliban. [Link] An FBI official is being investigated for changing a document related to Russiagate. [Link] The Navy is pushing back against Trump’s decision to restore the pay and rank of war criminal Navy Seal...
News Roundup 11/22/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 22, 2019
US News Tennessee is refusing to test DNA that could prove a man, who has already been executed, is innocent. [Link] The Department of Defense awarded $49 million in grants to 91 colleges. [Link] The House passes the Hong Kong Human Rights Bill blocking some weapon...
News Roundup 11/21/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 21, 2019
US News Illinois has collected over $1 billion from tickets issued by red-light cameras. [Link] The Democrats introduced a bill that extends the Patriot Act for three months. [Link] Hunter DeRensis breaks down ambassador Sondland’s impeachment hearing. He explains it...
News Roundup 11/20/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 20, 2019
US News Mayor Pete says he is willing to send US troops into Mexico. [Link] A US military base in Japan is poisoning the groundwater. [Link] Assange Julian Assange’s lawyer says the only computer Assange has access too is inadequate to prepare his defense. [Link]...
News Roundup 11/19/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2019
US News A Texas court grants an indefinite stay of execution on Rodney Reed. Evidence that has emerged that Reed was not guilty of the murder he was sentenced to death for. [Link] Colorado has passed a large-capacity magazine ban that is a colossal failure. [Link] The...
News Roundup 11/18/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 18, 2019
US News A man in Georgia was executed. The state refused to test DNA his lawyers' claim would clear him of the murder. [Link] The 11th Circuit of Appeals rules that distributing food in public is protected by the First Amendment. The ruling comes over a Florida group...
News Roundup 11/15/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 15, 2019
US News Mark Sanford ends his presidential primary run against Trump. [Link] A federal court in Boston rules warrantless searches of cellphones and computers of international travelers violates the 4th Amendment. [Link] The Watson Institute reports the US spent $6.4...
News Roundup 11/13/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2019
Bolivia The former Bolivian president Morales has accepted asylum in Mexico. [Link] Bolivian Senator Jeanine Anez declares herself interim president. [Link] Europe European governments agree to work on 13 new weapons projects. The projects will increase Europe’s...
News Roundup 11/12/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2019
Bolivia Bolivia's president resigns, says he was forced out by a coup. He was facing calls from the military and police to step down after the OAS claimed he fraudulently counted votes in the recent election. Dave DeCamp explains that the OAS claim that the former...
News Roundup 11/11/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2019
US News Using isolation to prevent suicides in prison, makes it more likely people will attempt suicide. [Link] The US Supreme Court rules that civil asset forfeiture can violate the 8th Amendment. [Link] Texas will execute a possibly innocent man, Rodney Reed. The...
News Roundup 11/7/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 7, 2019
US News Google will continue to contract with the Pentagon. [Link] Two Twitter employees are charged with spying for Saudi Arabia. One employee has been arrested, and the other is in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi citizen has been charged as well. [Link] The Treasury...
News Roundup 11/5/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 5, 2019
US News Tulsi Gabbard introduced a War Powers bill to remove US troops from Syria. [Link] A State Department official says Russian trolls are to blame for the protests in Chile. [Link] Kashmir At least one person was killed and several injured by a grenade attack in...
News Roundup 11/4/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 4, 2019
US News The House votes for rules in the impeachment hearings. [Link] Mike Maharrey explains Trump’s law enforcement surge is unconstitutional. [Link] Steve Biegun has been named the number two at the State Department. Biegun will retain his duties negotiating with...
News Roundup 11/1/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 1, 2019
US News Trump says he will surge to fight violent crime. His new push will include $600 million in military equipment to police forces. [Link] US veterans are increasingly suffering from cancer. [Link] Europe The Democratic Socialist Party in Germany is demanding all...
News Roundup 10/30/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 30, 2019
US News The IRS attempted to hide emails that showed it did not build on a system to make it easier for Americans to file taxes because it had made agreements with companies like TurboTax to provide some free services. The emails show the IRS did not make any effort...
News Roundup 10/29/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 29, 2019
US News From 2006 to 2018, US companies contracting with immigration enforcement have received more than $45 billion. [Link] Philippines A Philippines mayor - accused by President Duerte of being involved in the drug trade - was gunned down. [Link] Kashmir India and...
