If you are a libertarian who openly advocates for liberty, you’re almost certainly familiar with this scenario. You’re in a conversation with someone about a random political point, you advocate for expanded freedoms in relation to the subject, and get hit with, “But,...
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6/7/19 William Astore on the Ten Tenets of Air Power
by Scott Horton | Jun 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews William Astore about his recent TomDispatch piece on American air power. Astore, a retired Air Force officer, explains what he was and was not taught about bombing as a strategy in war, most notably the fact that the perception of the U.S. military by...
10/5/18 Danny Sjursen on Blowback
by Scott Horton | Oct 8, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Major Danny Sjursen comes back on the show to talk about the blowback from America's many wars in the Middle East. He explains a process with which listeners of this show will no doubt be familiar, by which the U.S. sets itself up for future wars by arming and...
10/3/18 Dan Cohen on Syria, Blowback, and Al-Qaeda’s Rehabilitation
by Scott Horton | Oct 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Filmmaker Dan Cohen comes back on the show to discuss his latest project, "The Syria Deception," a short documentary exposing the propaganda campaign in Hollywood and the media to rehabilitate Al-Qaeda in the eyes of the American public. Cohen and Scott discuss...
FPF #245 – 17 Years After 9/11
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 11, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #245, I discuss 9/11 and the US War on Terror. I explain how the 9/11 terror attack was blowback for US attacks on the Middle East. I argue the US War on Terror has failed to make the world safer and more stable. Links NYT - Misleading Americans about...
6/20/18 David R. Henderson on the Effects of War
by Scott Horton | Jun 23, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
David Henderson joins the show to talk about the consequences of war for the American economy and the world political order. Henderson explains that many of the intrusive powers the state has today are the result of major crises, during which the state seizes some new...
They Lied Us Into War, All of Them
by Scott Horton | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog
And I don’t just mean Iraq War II. A friend wanted a list, so I whipped one up real quick. Gulf of Tonkin 1967: McNamara knew it was a mistake before LBJ used it as an excuse to escalate. Daniel Ellsberg’s firsthand account from inside the Pentagon:...
News Roundup 2/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog
A Baltimore jury awards $37 million to the family of a woman murdered by Baltimore police. [Link] Baltimore ranked first in homicides per capita in 2017. [Link] South Korea's President says the Olympics have eased tensions with North Korea. [Link] At least 17 people...
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Prepares for a MORE War With Iran
“Only because I wanted to go further.” That single line from Donald Trump’s Time magazine interview changes how you should read the entire Iran war timeline. I’m solo today, digging into the most relevant sections of the interview and separating performative victory...
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest LARRY JOHNSON: Trump’s Iran War Threat Reaches the Brink
A lot of foreign policy talk collapses into slogans until you ask one simple question: if things are going fine, why are oil prices still telling a different story? We bring Larry Johnson back to sort through the gap between public claims and what the Strait of...
The Mog Abides
Operation Gothic Serpent 3 October 1993 Shughart: “Gordy’s gone man. I’ll be outside.” There is no doubt Mogidishu, Somalia was a bad conflict (American has not been involved in a good one since 1871) but the valor and sprezzatura of Gordon and Shughart is off the...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Showdown at the UN as the US and Iran Escalate Tensions
Trump takes the UN stage and talks about Iran the way politicians talk when they want options to expand a war without owning the cost. I walk through what he said, why it lands as bluster instead of strategy, and how that kind of rhetoric can still be dangerous when...
Chasing Ghosts Appearance on Jim Webb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHcD0tDRePI
Shoddy Investigative Practices
I watched the Caleb Flynn trial and was shocked by how little physical evidence there was. Although I think the jurors got it right, could innocent people be convicted?
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