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
Ukrainian Commanders Blame Poorly Trained Soldiers for Donbas Losses
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 22, 2024
As Kiev attempts to bask in triumph over its territorial gains inside of Russia, its forces are losing territory along the Eastern front lines in Ukraine. Ukrainian military commanders say the reason for the losses is poorly trained soldiers; many are even afraid to...
Israeli Intel Chief Takes Responsibility for Oct 7 Failures in Resignation Speech
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 21, 2024
In his final speech as the chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva said he accepted responsibility for his role in the failure to warn about the October 7 Hamas attack. Nearly 1,200 people were killed during the rampage, including...
Death Toll for Palestinian Journalists in Gaza Hits 170
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2024
A journalist was killed along with 11 other Palestinians by an Israeli strike on a Gaza school, pushing the death toll for members of the media in Gaza to 170. On Tuesday, Hamza Abdul Rahman Murtaja was killed in Gaza City while sheltering at the Mustafa Hafez...
Lithuania Begins Building Base to House German Soldiers
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 19, 2024
Vilnius started constriction on a military base that would house over 4,000 German soldiers. The facility will be located just miles from the border shared with Belarus. Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Vaiksnoras described the construction as a “huge...
US: Israeli Bombing Gaza Will Kill More Civilians But Not Defeat Hamas
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 15, 2024
US intelligence officials speaking with The New York Times said that Israel will not be able to defeat Hamas and continuing to bomb Gaza will kill more civilians. Some national security officials expressed surprise at how much Israel has degraded Hamas over the...
White House Suppressed Docs Showing Hunter Sought State Dept Help for Burisma
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 14, 2024
Newly released documents show that Hunter Biden sought to inappropriately benefit the Ukrainian energy company Burisma while his father was vice president. The records were suppressed by the White House. The files, obtained by the New York Times and reported on...
US, South Korea Preparing to Begin Provocative War Games
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2024
The US and South Korea are preparing to kick off large-scale war games later this month. The summertime joint military drills are viewed by Pyongyang as an annual rehearsal for invading North Korea. The war games, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Shield, are set to begin on...
US Offers to Drop Charges Against Venezuela’s Maduro If He Leaves Power
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2024
The Biden administration is pushing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign in exchange for him receiving amnesty from US drug changes. Washington recently contested the Venezuelan presidential election, claiming Edmundo González Urrutia won at the polls. The...
Biden to Resume ‘Offensive’ Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2024
The White House is set to approve an offensive arms sale to Saudi Arabia. After taking office in 2021, President Joe Biden curbed some weapon sales to Riyadh. On Friday, Reuters reported that the State Department will lift the ban on offensive weapon sales to Saudi...
Arab States Reject US Plan to Send Peacekeepers to Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 8, 2024
Three Arab states approached by the US about sending its soldiers to the Gaza Strip in a peacekeeping role were rejected. Two other Muslim countries expressed interest in participating in the mission that would begin after Israel ends its onslaught. The Times of...
Majority of Americans Oppose Using US Troops To Defend Israel
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 8, 2024
The majority of Americans oppose the idea of US troops being used to defend Israel if it comes under attack by Iran, according to a poll conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that was released on Tuesday. The poll, conducted from June 21–July 1, 2024,...
Mali Cuts Ties with Ukraine Over Kiev’s Support for Al-Qaeda
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 6, 2024
Mali has severed its diplomatic ties with Ukraine following an attack by the local Al-Qaeda affiliate on Malian forces. Kiev called the move short-sighted. Late last month, opposition forces, including an al Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam...
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...
