Trump signs an executive order that gives the White House the power to bar US telecom companies from doing business with foreign companies. Trump targeted the Chinese company Huawei. [Link] Daniel Lazare breaks down the real consequences of the fake Russiagate...
Chelsea Manning
The Bad Guys with Guns
by Kyle Anzalone | May 17, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #350, I argue that the armed US government agents are often the bad guys with guns on American streets and overseas. A recent editorial in the NYT explains how cops in Baltimore became the bad guys. I explain how US troops end up becoming the bad guys with guns...
The Legal Battles of Assange & Manning
by Kyle Anzalone | May 13, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #348, I update the persecution of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. The UK sentenced Assange to a 50-week sentence for violating bail. The US is seeking his extradition on charges related to the Manning Leaks. Now Sweden is also seeking his extradition. ...
News Roundup 5/13/19
by Kyle Anzalone | May 13, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Trump nominates Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to take over the position permanently. [Link] Body cam footage shows an Oklahoma police officer shot a 14-year-old boy without giving him time to comply with orders. The boy possibly had a toy gun....
Chelsea Manning’s Statement on Release from Jail and Second Grand Jury Subpeona
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2019 | Blog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDZGRRk4MnM&feature=youtu.be
5/3/19 Greg Palast on Venezuela and the Death of American Journalism
by Scott Horton | May 5, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Greg Palast about Venezuela, Deepwater Horizon, and the importance of whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning. Palast explains that most Venezuelans still basically support President Maduro, and that the prospect of Guaidó—a wealthy white guy—ruling reminds...
News Roundup 4/25/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 25, 2019 | News Roundup
Wikileaks Daniel Ellsberg on the importance of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning. [Link] Caitlin Johnstone debunks the myth that Julian Assange is an agent of Russia. [Link] Ryan McManken explains why it doesn’t matter if Assange is a ‘journalist’ or not....
Iran & Chelsea Manning’s Bail guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 23, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss his recent articles published at RT. The appointment of a new IRGC leader - who is considered a hardliner - is a sign that Iran is reacting to the US withdrawing waivers for oil sanctions. Will and Kyle give an analysis of the...
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Reader Request
Does anyone have the CRS or GAO report of the completed F35 OT&E [Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)]? Any documentation will do. They fielded the 1,000th airframe and it has NEVER jumped from initial operational capability (IOC) to...
Carrier Blues: Even the Mainstream is Waking Up
The ice is breaking on the stonewalling of the defense community and external observers to have an honest conversation on the aircraft carrier; they may be getting the message on how indefensible and anachronistic this extraordinarily expensive weapons system is. The...
Me at the Pentagon
The COVID Narrative Exposed on C-SPAN
Domestic Imperialists used the coercive apparatus of the state to stop hundreds of millions of people from enjoying their lives for years. Surely, we should see a great utilitarian benefit from these COVID lockdown policies and mask mandates. Why was it, that states...
Movie Bob’d
In the time just before the rise of Pewidepie as the most popular YouTuber there were the angry and nostalgic reviewers. The Angry Video Game Nerd formally Nintendo, Nostalgia Critic, Spoonyone, Cinemasnob and so on all were prominent on the platform. Mostly in their...
The Royal Navy Stumbles, Again
The Fat Amy follies continue apace. We discussed this recently and it looks more and more likely that the hapless and increasingly Orwellian Starmer junta in the UK may be reneging on plans to buy more than the present complement of shoddy F35B aircraft they currently...