Scott interviews Lyle J. Goldstein, who now works at Defense Priorities. Goldstein challenges the idea that a war with China over Taiwan would be fundamentally different from the war in Afghanistan. In fact, he thinks the U.S. had a better chance of victory in...
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News Roundup 11/19/21
US News The FDA is expected to give emergency approval for Moderna and Pfizer boosters for all Americans over 18. [Link] The Army will no longer allow soldiers who are unvaccinated - and do not have a waiver - to reenlist or receive a promotion. [Link] The Marines...
Conflicts of Interest #190: Congress Is Set to Give Highly Corrupt Pentagon Hundreds of Billions
On COI #190, Kyle Anzalone discusses Congress closing in on passing a near $800 billion funding bill for the Pentagon as it fails in every category. A report from the Pentagon inspector general found the agency has failed to make much progress tackling its sexual...
News Roundup 11/18/21
Covid The White House will offer drug makers billions of dollars to increase the production ability of mRNA covid vaccines to one billion doses per year. [Link] The US will send Johnson and Johnson covid vaccines to the border of Thailand and Myanmar. The donated...
News Roundup 11/17/21
US News Pfizer asks the FDA for emergency approval of its anti-covid pill. [Link] The US will buy 10 million doses of Pfizer's covid pill over the next 10 months for $5 billion. [Link] The Navy says that sailors who do not get vaccinated will be discharged and could...
11/12/21 Dave DeCamp with Updates on Russia, Iraq, Yemen and Taiwan
Scott is joined by Antiwar.com’s Dave DeCamp for a rapid fire review of what’s been happening around the world. They start with Russia where the U.S. has told its European allies an invasion of Ukraine could be imminent. DeCamp explains that, if there’s any truth to...
News Roundup 11/16/2021
US News Rep. Nancy Mace introduces a bill to legalize marijuana. [Link] The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case dismissed the weapons charge after the prosecutor agreed the rifle Rittenhouse carried was not short-barreled. Both sides concluded their closing arguments...
Americans Must Demand ‘Maximum Peace’ With Iran
In Vienna, at the end of November, the indirect talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will resume. Of the original P5+1, five states remain within the nuclear deal: Iran, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Of course, the...
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