Conflicts of Interest
Foreign Policy Focus #131 – Putin!
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 15, 2017
On FPF #131, I address several claims of Russian Aggression. I refute a tweet from Mitt Romney. I explain how the Crimea crisis started with a US coup. I detail how Russia was welcomed into Syria, and the US continues to stay in the country without an invitation. I...
Foreign Policy Focus #130 – Yemen & Israel with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 13, 2017
On FPF #130, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss his new article on Yemen. Will's article explains how deaths in Yemen have been undercounted during the Saudi/US war against Yemen. Will talked with several sources to gain a better understanding of the...
Foreign Policy Focus #130 – Yemen & Israel with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 13, 2017
On FPF #130, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss his new article on Yemen. Will's article explains how deaths in Yemen have been undercounted during the Saudi/US war against Yemen. Will talked with several sources to gain a better understanding of the...
Foreign Policy Focus #130 – Yemen & Israel with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 13, 2017
On FPF #130, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss his new article on Yemen. Will's article explains how deaths in Yemen have been undercounted during the Saudi/US war against Yemen. Will talked with several sources to gain a better understanding of the...
Foreign Policy Focus #129 – Q & A Show
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 11, 2017
On FPF #129, I take questions for the first Q and A show. I answer questions on Yemen, Trump, and Israel. I explain Trump's possible reasons for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. I also discuss CNN's fake bombshell report on a connection between Wikileaks and...
Foreign Policy Focus #129 – Q & A Show
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 11, 2017
On FPF #129, I take questions for the first Q and A show. I answer questions on Yemen, Trump, and Israel. I explain Trump's possible reasons for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. I also discuss CNN's fake bombshell report on a connection between Wikileaks and...
Foreign Policy Focus #129 – Q & A Show
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 11, 2017
On FPF #129, I take questions for the first Q and A show. I answer questions on Yemen, Trump, and Israel. I explain Trump's possible reasons for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. I also discuss CNN's fake bombshell report on a connection between Wikileaks and...
Foreign Policy Focus #128 – The Execution of Daniel Shaver
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 9, 2017
On FPF #128, I discuss the execution of Daniel Shaver by police officer Phillip Brailsford. The shooting occurred in January 2016 and Brailsford has been acquitted by a jury of all charges. A judge finally allowed the body cam footage to the public. I react to the...
Foreign Policy Focus #127 – From Their Perspective
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 6, 2017
On FPF #127, I look at current events from the perspective of people in other countries. I explain how US war games create fear among North Koreas. I describe how the US moving of the US Embassy in Israel impacts the Palestinians. I update Lebanon's Prime Minister...
Foreign Policy Focus #126 – Hillary's Foreign Policy Blunders
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 4, 2017
On FPF #126, I discuss three states were Hillary Clinton played a large role in the direction of the country's future while she was Secretary of State. In Honduras, Hillary Clinton gave legitimacy to a military coup and helped elected a leader against the will of the...
Foreign Policy Focus #126 – Hillary’s Foreign Policy Blunders
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 4, 2017
On FPF #126, I discuss three states were Hillary Clinton played a large role in the direction of the country's future while she was Secretary of State. In Honduras, Hillary Clinton gave legitimacy to a military coup and helped elected a leader against the will of the...
Foreign Policy Focus #125 – Why American Foreign Policy Fails
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 1, 2017
On FPF #125, I explain the recurring failure of US foreign policy through the lens of the massacre in Bariire. In the missions that lead to the massacre, the SEALs allied themselves with former al-Shabaab fighters and used a translator know for giving false...
Foreign Policy Focus #124 – North Korea Tests New Missile
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 29, 2017
On FPF #124, I discuss North Korea's recent missile test and events around Africa. I give the details and some analysis of Nort Korea's missile test. I also discuss the reaction from world leaders. I examine the situation In Zimbabwe, a new president has been sworn in...
Foreign Policy Focus #123 – Unmasking NYT's Cover-up of Crimes
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 27, 2017
On FPF #123, I smackdown two articles published in the New York Times. The first article I take on is Thomas Friedman's love letter to MBS. I explain how Friedman is so enchanted by MBS he ignores his crimes. The second article examines if anyone is committing war...
Foreign Policy Focus #123 – Unmasking NYT’s Cover-up of Crimes
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 27, 2017
On FPF #123, I smackdown two articles published in the New York Times. The first article I take on is Thomas Friedman's love letter to MBS. I explain how Friedman is so enchanted by MBS he ignores his crimes. The second article examines if anyone is committing war...
Foreign Policy Focus #122 – The Fall of ISIS with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 24, 2017
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to cover the fall of ISIS. This episode is the second in a two-part series on the rise and fall of ISIS, the first show can be found here. In this part of the series, Will details how the US and Russia became involved in...
Articles
UN: Israeli Authorities Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2024
A United Nations inquiry into the Israeli onslaught in Gaza found officials in Tel Aviv were culpable for myriad war crimes Speaking to the UN Security Council, the head of an investigatory body probing the Gaza war found Israeli officials committed war crimes during...
Israel Touts Record Weapons Exports in 2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2024
Amid the onslaught in Gaza, Tel Aviv exported $13 billion in arms The Israeli Defense Ministry announced that, for the third straight year, Tel Aviv had set a new record for weapon exports. Israel sold $13 billion in arms last year, with India the largest importer. In...
White House Scraps US-Israel Meeting After Netanyahu Slams Washington
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2024
In a video, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the US actions were “inconceivable.” The White House canceled a high-level US meeting with Israeli officials after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the Biden administration for delaying arms...
US Reaffirms ‘Ironclad’ Support for Philippines After China Boat Ramming
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2024
Manila reports that a Chinese vessel made contact with a Filipino ship and one soldier lost a thumb in the ensuing sword fight America’s top diplomat reaffirmed the US commitment to a mutual defense pact with the Philippines after a Chinese vessel rammed a Filipino...
Russia, North Korea Sign Mutual Assistance Pact
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 20, 2024
During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to North Korea, he inked a new deal with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un On the first leg of a trip abroad, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new mutual assistance agreement with the DPRK. Moscow and...
Israel Says No Ceasefire Deal, Military Ops Will Continue
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2024
An Israeli official explained that Tel Aviv will not accept any of Hamas’s proposed changes to a deal proposed by Washington Tel Aviv has no intention of reaching a peace deal with Hamas and the onslaught in Gaza will continue in “full force” after the destruction of...
Netanyahu Demands White House Give Him Tools to ‘Finish the Job’ in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2024
Israeli PM tells Secretary of State Antony Blinken it is “inconceivable” the US would withhold arms from Tel Aviv as it “fights for its life” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a scathing video blasting the White House for holding back weapons...
White House Hopes Gaza Ceasefire Deal Will End Israel-Hezbollah Fighting
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2024
President Joe Biden recently admitted that Israel and Hamas are not close to reaching an agreement As the tit-for-tat conflict between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah continues to escalate, a top US official said the White House hopes a ceasefire in Gaza...
IDF ‘Approves Operational Plans for Offensive in Lebanon’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 19, 2024
The Israeli military said it would increase the readiness of its northern forces Israeli officials say Tel Aviv is preparing for an all-out war in Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah. Washington is concerned such a conflict would drag in the US, and the White House is...
Report: China’s Xi Says US Attempted To Trick Him Into Taiwan Invasion
by Connor Freeman | Jun 19, 2024
During a conversation in 2023 with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Chinese President Xi Jinping accused the US of attempting to goad him into invading the island of Taiwan. This is according to people familiar with the matter, speaking with...
Putin Visits North Korea To Discuss Security Pact
by Will Porter | Jun 19, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to North Korea for his first state visit to that country in more than 20 years. The two sides will hold talks covering a new “comprehensive” security deal, closer trade ties, and other “sensitive” issues, according to the Kremlin.
Ukraine’s War Backers Hold ‘Peace’ Conference
by Will Porter | Jun 19, 2024
Officials from more than 100 countries gathered in Switzerland over the weekend to discuss ways to end the conflict in Ukraine, devising a “peace formula” even as Western leaders continue to flood the battlefield with weapons.
News Roundup
News Roundup 10/28/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 28, 2019
US News Maria Butina has been released from a Florida prison and deported to Russia. [Link] In a speech, Pence voices support for the Hong Kong protesters. He also condemned China for being too interventionist. Pence targeted Nike and the NBA for being too supportive...
News Roundup 10/24/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2019
US News Video shows a California police officer shotting a 16-year-old in the back of the head as he ran away from the police officer. [Link] Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recuses himself from the review of the Pentagon's JEDI contract. Esper’s son works at IMB, who...
News Roundup 10/22/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 22, 2019
Assange A UK judge denies Assange’s request to delay his extradition hearing for three months. [Link] South Korea 20 South Korean students were arrested for attempting to enter the US ambassador's home in protest of US troops in South Korea. [Link] India/Pakistan Two...
News Roundup 10/21/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 21, 2019
US News Senator Warren suggests that if she becomes president, she may make Israeli aid conditional on stopping the building settlements in the West Bank. [Link] Secretary of Energy Rick Perry resigns. Trump nominates Dan Brouillette to replace Perry. Three US...
News Roundup 10/18/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 18, 2019
US News The US restores aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvidor. The aid was cut because Trump felt these countries were not doing enough to help stop refugees from coming to the US. [Link] The US sent a warship into the Black Sea. This is the 7th US warship to...
New Roundup 10/17/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 17, 2019
US News A $52 million trolley built in St. Louis will need a $200,000 bailout to remain open through the end of the year. The Trolley opened in November of 2018. It will need an additional $500,000 bailout to make it through 2020. [Link] Trump nominates John Sullivan...
News Roundup 10/16/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 16, 2019
Catalonia Spain is seeking to extradite the former Catalan president from Belgium. The Spanish government made two previous requests that were rejected by Belgium. Spain is looking to extradite the president because he held an independence referendum for Catalonia....
News Roundup 10/15/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 15, 2019
US News Dallas police shot and killed a woman who was playing video games inside of her home with her nephew. [Link] FBI data shows 30,500 children under the age of ten have been arrested over six years. [Link] Trump sparked outrage when he tweeted about a US Green...
News Roundup 10/11/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 11, 2019
US News Two associates of Rudi Guilini have been indicted for funneling money into pro-Trump campaign organizations. The indictment alleges the foreign-born businessmen took money from Russian business. [Link] The Trump administration has changed Henry Kyle Frese...
News Roundup 10/10/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 10, 2019
US News Attorney General Barr has been traveling to other countries in the investigation into the origins of Russiagate. [Link] Democratic Senators are concerned Trump will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty. It is a deal with Russia that allows unarmed flights over...
News Roundup 10/8/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 8, 2019
US News The federal deficit for this year is $984 billion. [Link] The Pentagon extends the deployment of 1,000 Texas National Guard troops on the southern border until November 15th. [Link] The State Department approved $68 billion in weapon sales in 2019. [Link] The...
News Roundup 10/7/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 7, 2019
US News A Customs agent refused to allow a Defense One writer to enter the US until he said he wrote propaganda. [Link] A key figure in Trump’s maximum pressures policy - Sigal Mandelker - is leaving the administration. [Link] The FBI detained a Russian lawmaker for...
News Roundup 10/4/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 4, 2019
US News A Pentagon employee says he was forced out after attempting to expose defense companies overcharging the Pentagon. [Link] The Pentagon has taken over background checks for most security clearances. [Link] The brother of Honduras' President is on trial in the...
News Roundup 10/3/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2019
US News Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger gets ten years for murdering an unarmed man. Guyger entered the wrong apartment and then shot the unarmed man she claimed she believed was breaking into her apartment. [Link] Customs and Border Patrol is spending $1.2...
News Roundup 10/2/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 2, 2019
US News A Twitter executive is also a member of a Brittish Army propaganda unit. Caitlin Johnstone explains Twitter’s hypocrisy. [Link] Trump talked with foreign leaders to set up contacts with his Justice Department's investigation of Russiagate. [Link] The Trump...
News Roundup 10/1/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 1, 2019
US News Immigration officials use free translation services like Google Translate to read the social media posts of refugee applicants. [Link] Haiti Protests in Haiti are escalating. Police used live fire to break up protests last week. [Link] Europe Croatia announced...
