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News Roundup 7/17/2024

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2024 | News Roundup

US News CNN Report Claims Secret Service Ramped Up Security Based on Intel of Iran Plot Against Trump AWC Trump’s VP Pick Vance Says Iran Needs To Be ‘Punched Hard’ AWC Russia Members of European Parliament Want To Punish Hungary for Orban’s Peace Mission AWC Kremlin...

Israeli Military Says It Is Facing Shortages of Tanks and Ammo

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2024 | News

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 | News

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...

How to See Through War Propaganda w/ Dr. Abigail R. Hall & Keith Knight

by Keith Knight | Jul 16, 2024 | Don't Tread on Anyone

https://youtu.be/E6oOWBuuS68 In 2018, the Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a Joint Concept for Operating in the Information Environment (JCOIE), discussing the role of information in war: “JCOIE recognizes that individuals and groups today have access to more information...

COI #636: Netanyahu Bombs ‘Safe Zone’ as He Prepares for Trip to Washington

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2024 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #636, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest headlines from Ukraine and Gaza. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6...

7/11/24 Laurie Calhoun on Anthony Blinken and All the Terrible People Running American Foreign Policy

by Scott Horton | Jul 15, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by Libertarian Institute Senior Fellow Laurie Calhoun to talk about Anthony Blinken. Using the recent transfer of F-16s to Ukraine as a jumping-off point, the two discuss Blinken’s terrible tenure as Secretary of State and reflect...

Lithuania Moves to Exit Cluster Ban Treaty, Citing Weapons Effectiveness

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 14, 2024 | News

Lithuania is taking its first steps towards exiting an international pact that bans the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield. Due to their impact on civilians, cluster bombs have been widely outlawed. The Parliament in Vilnius has started the process of...

COI #633: American-Made F-16s Are Headed to Ukraine

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2024 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #633, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Ukraine and Israel. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon...

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The Emperor Has No Clothes: Stealth Technology is Sexy and Useless

On 27 March 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, a Yugoslav Army unit (3rd Battalion of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade, which was under the leadership of Colonel Zoltán Dani) shot down an F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft of the United States Air Force...

High on State Power: The Tragic Death of Matthew Perry and the Evil of the War on Drugs

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Sig P320/M17/18: MILSPEC is Overrated

A negligent discharge (ND) in a weapon is when the operator strokes the trigger that results in the firing of the weapon. In my time, the lion's share of these are NDs but actual mechanical (unintentional, accidental or "uncommanded") discharges were rare and then the...

Bang for Your Buck: Breaking the Bank to Upgrade the Nuclear Arsenal (Part II)

In Part I, I discussed and critiqued an overview of the new efforts to update the US nuclear arsenal. Here, we'll chat (again) about the Sentinel which is the improved replacement for the aging Minuteman III ICBM and it is already in trouble with the schedule sliding...

Company Men: Former Spies Spill The Tea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElMSJDkqSYQ&t=3757s Danny Jones recently hosted former CIA officers John Kiriakou and Andrew Bustamente for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on torture, 9/11 & terrorism, domestic politics, foreign policy and what it’s...

Bang for Your Buck: Breaking the Bank to Upgrade the Nuclear Arsenal (Part I)

The United States is on track to spend the equivalent of more than two Manhattan projects per year in one of the most expensive nuclear arms races in history. The US has not done a recorded air breathing nuclear detonation since 1992 (the last US test, Julin-Divider,...