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News Roundup 4/18/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog

Rep Charlie Dent will resign from Congress. [Link] The government wants access to all encrypted data. [Link] The US attempted to use Cuba's hip-hop scene to spark an uprising. [Link] Greece and Turkey have long-standing airspace and island territory issues....

FPF #182 – Expanding Trump’s War Powers

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 18, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #182, I discuss a new AUMF that has been proposed in the Senate. The AUMF increase Trump's powers to wage expansive and endless war. The AUMF authorizes war against the Taliban, al-Qaeda, ISIS, and those associated groups. The AUMF authorizes war in Libya,...

FPF #182 – Expanding Trump's War Powers

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 18, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

News Roundup 4/17/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog

Three Senators are calling on the release of information of CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel's background. [Link] Congress introduces new AUMF. [Link] Seven inmates were killed in a riot at a South Carolina prison. [Link] The White House says Nikki Haley spoke out of...

FPF #181 – Trump Attacks Assad

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 16, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #181, Will Porter joins the show to discuss Trump ordering an attack on the Syrian government. Will and I breakdown speeches by Trump, Secretary of Defense Mattis, Pentagon spokesperson Dana White, and General McKenzie to explain the attack and give our...

News Roundup 4/13/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 13, 2018 | Blog

Trump is considering a pardon for Scooter Libby. [Link] Trump instructs top economic advisers to examine entering the TPP. [Link] The OPCW issues a report on the Skripal poisoning finding that a nerve agent was used. The report did not identify the source of the nerve...

FPF #180 – Chemical Weapon Lies Cause Geopolitical Chaos

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 13, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #180, I discuss the geopolitical fallout from the Western accusation that Assad used chemical weapons in Douma, Syria. The US has floated forming a coalition for military actions against Assad, with France and the UK suggesting they would be participants. Trump...

News Roundup 4/12/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog

The Deputy National Adviser for Strageity Nadia Schadlow has resigned. [Link] John Bolton pushed out Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert. [Link] Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will not seek reelection. [Link] California Governor Jerry Brown orders about 400 National...

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