"After three years of the Trump presidency, the Washington Post is breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump is a boor who insults everyone, including generals used to respect and even veneration. He’s had the impertinence to ask critical questions of his military...
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Afghanistan: Can We Call This Off Now?
by Scott Horton | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog
Military Times: Afghan officials: US airstrike killed 10 civilians in Herat A drone attack carried out by U.S. forces earlier this month in western Afghanistan that apparently targeted a splinter Taliban group also killed at least 10 civilians, including three women...
US Officials Have A ‘Disincentive’ to Tell the Truth
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 17, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #444, I discuss the Congressional hearing of the Inspector General for the Afghan War. During his testimony, he said US officials have a "disincentive" to tell the truth about the situation in Afghanistan, and we have created a situation that basically requires...
Concerned Veterans For America Launch Campaign To Bring Our Troops Home
by Steven Woskow | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog
Concerned Veterans For America is running an $1.5 million dollar ad campaign on TV in key states and digitally nationwide calling for a complete withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan. Sign the letter of support that will be forwarded to the White House and your...
1/3/20 Brett Murphy on the US Military Raid That Left 60 Children Dead
by Scott Horton | Jan 5, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks with Brett Murphy about his recent USA Today article exposing a disastrous U.S. military raid in 2008 that killed 60 Afghan children. The U.S. government tried to cover up the incident and paint it as a perfect success, so it was not until now that Murphy...
DC Speech January 14
by Scott Horton | Jan 4, 2020 | Blog
I'll be in DC giving a speech on Afghanistan for the Committee For a Responsible Foreign Policy on January 14. Info here.
The War Party Endangers All of Us
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 30, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #436, I do the second half of my end of year wrap up. I continue to ask if American foreign policy has made Americans safer. I look at the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. In all cases, the wars led by the war party are making us...
Tom Woods Interview on Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Dec 21, 2019 | Blog
I was on the Tom Woods show.
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New WarNotes Podcast episode is Live Monday 24 March 2025
Ep 016 "Fixing Fight Club: Just Say No to NATO: Part Two" A continued discussion of the NATO debacle. It is time for America to completely reassess alliances and partnership around the world starting with NATO and then working its way down the list of useless and...
Reinventing the Economy w/Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is back, and we discuss the Trump Administration’s plans for economic stability. Alp
Finland Pokes the Bear
President Stubb in Finland wants to expand the armed forces in Finland. Take a look at Finland on a map. Largest contiguous border with Russia in Europe. A population of 5.6 million. 5.6 million in one of the largest countries in Europe. The international border...
Carrier Follies Continue Apace
The military press seems to be coming around to the conclusion that has been floated here at the Institute for quite some time. The aircraft carrier has seen its time and it is time to retire the tired and anachronistic technology. Poor concepts, design and planning;...
Child Effigies
There was a time when Rebecca Black and her song, ‘Friday’ was a meme. It was popular for millions of people to tease, torment, stalk and threaten the life of a thirteen year old girl because of a music video, the digital mob was hungry for another child effigy to...
The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration's abduction and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old green-card holder and permanent legal resident of the United States, is horrifying not just for him and his pregnant wife, a U.S. citizen, but as a sign of things to come....
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