Let's see, what would it be called if "armed Palestinian people-who-are-actually-from-there" burned hundreds of anything belonging to Israeli civilians, even trespassing "settlers"? Right. Exactly. "Terrorism." Well I like how George Carlin used to say: "We don't need...
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News Roundup 4/7/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 7, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The US daily output dropped 29% since the first week of March. [Link] The Secretary of the Navy gave a speech to the crew of the USS T Roosevelt slamming the recently fired captain of the ship. The secretary is receiving a lot of backlash and calls to resign....
Yemen Is Shattered And The U.S. Helped The Saudis Break It
by Doug Bandow | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Five years ago the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invaded neighboring Yemen. The conflict was supposed to be quick and simple, over in a few weeks. Now the once-haughty Saudi royals have offered a ceasefire, after their opponents, Houthi irregulars, captured the province of...
The US is Exploiting Covid-19 to Push Regime Change
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 1, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #473, I discuss the US attempts to exploit coronavirus outbreaks to overthrow governments. In Venezuela, the US already has a 'maximum pressure' campaign going. The over a year-long campaign has failed to force the countries president, Maduro, from power, but...
The Chaos in Iraq guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 16, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
Will Porter returns to the show to talk about the chaos in Iraq. Over the weekend, the US bombed several positions claiming to be striking back against the "Iranian-backed" Shia group that killed two Americans and a British soldier. However, the Iraqi government...
Somali MP: US Airstrike Killed Six Somali Civilians on a Minibus
by Jason Ditz | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
US claimed everyone killed was a 'terrorist' US African Command (AFRICOM) is promising an investigation after an airstrike against a minibus full of people was reported by locals, including a Somali MP, of having killed six civilians. The US had reported on the strike...
UN: 100,000 Civilians Casualties in Afghanistan in 10 Years
by Scott Horton | Feb 22, 2020 | Blog
Collateral damage.
Special Inspector General: Thousands Killed in Failed Afghan Reconstruction
by Jason Ditz | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Warns Congress was given incomplete picture of the cost While it is well documented how poorly the Afghan War has gone, and how little has actually been built during reconstruction, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warns Congress...
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Contours of The Global Imperial Architecture
Antiwar.com recently published an article jointly written by Institute Director Scott Horton and this author (Weeks). The piece, “Strategic Treason: The Empire Fetes Man Who Killed US Troops,” discussed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s trip to New York City, which...
The Most Important Chapter of Hayek’s Most Important Book
Economist Friedrich Hayek's most popular book, The Road to Serfdom, contains a particularly important chapter titled "The End of Truth." That chapter, with a new foreward by economist Daniel D. Klein of George Mason University, is now available to read with updated...
Standards!
Secretary of War Hegseth recently brought the perfumed princes to the Pentagram to give a short speech on standards. I am glad for the name change since the DoD has never troubled themselves with defending the nation. Someone: "How come there aren't any fat Marines?"...
Short Story – Context
He clenched his fist around the USB, impatience gripping him as he waited. He had just finished pacing only to sit down, unaware of his rocking back and forth. Once he saw her, he was back to his feet. He wanted to push it into her hand and disappear. Instead, she...
The Impasse
Liberty is only acceptable for a virtuous people.
The Great Enrichment Is Real
From about 1800 to the present the world's economy did something good, which looks to be permanent and looks to be justified. If contrary to the evidence we cling to our prejudices about economic history—our view that the Industrial Revolution was improverishng, or...
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