2024 is the end of the ten year lease after expending $110 million to build and $30 million a year to maintain the base. The French forces were booted in October 2023. American troops are leaving now and the German troops will leave in September. The military regimes...
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7/18/24 Dave DeCamp on Christians in Gaza and the IDF’s Latest Atrocities
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about Gaza. He first tells Scott about the first interview he conducted on his podcast, Antiwar News With Dave DeCamp, about the plight of Gaza’s Christian population. They then discuss some...
News Roundup 7/18/2024
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2024 | News Roundup
US News Republican Hawks Want Mike Pompeo and Tom Cotton in Trump’s Cabinet AWC Russia NATO Appoints Senior Official To Represent Alliance in Ukraine AWC Germany Plans To Slash Ukraine Spending in Half AWC China China Stops Arms Control Talks With the US Over Arms...
If Pigs Could Fly: The F35 Continues to Miss the Mark
by Bill Buppert | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog
The Pentagon will continue to pay Bugatti prices for Yugos until the morale improves. Software upgrades have haunted this flying circus since its "full operational status" was fabricated years ago. The combination of a severely Sovietized acquisition system married to...
Death Toll for Palestinian Journalists Hits 160 in Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2024 | News
The death count for Palestinian journalists in Gaza has hit 160 as Israeli forces continue to target civilians throughout the Strip. The mass killing of reporters has shrouded the true devastation caused by the Israeli bombing campaign. The Gaza media office reported...
News Roundup 7/16/2024
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2024 | News Roundup
Russia Poland Considering Shooting Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine, But Wants NATO Support AWC Zelensky Says Russia Should Attend Next Ukraine Summit AWC Israel New GOP Platform Vows Support for Israel, Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Protesters AWC Report: Gallant...
US Surface Navy is No Longer a Global Force
by Bill Buppert | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog
The US Navy may credibly dominate the Atlantic but the Pacific Ocean is no longer an exclusive US naval domination calculus. The Arctic is still dominated by the Russians and will remain so. The US Navy's ability to build functioning surface ships is compromised...
Netanyahu Reverses Key Israeli Concession Made in Ceasefire Negotiations
by Dave DeCamp | Jul 15, 2024 | News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed a key concession made by Israel during ceasefire negotiations, CNN reported Friday, citing an Israeli source familiar with the talks.
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Propaganda and the State
Nicknamed “the father of public relations,” Edward Bernays (1891–1995) was a pioneer in the fields of propaganda and PR; this book is a great insight into the man behind the curtain. “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of...
Anti-War Blog – Journalist Leaked the Plans to Kill Fifty-Three People
It turns out that journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was ‘texted’ two-hours before the recent US attack on Yemen. Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of Defense texted him the war plan which included specific information about weapons to be used, targets and time of the strikes....
New WarNotes Podcast episode is Live Monday 24 March 2025
Ep 016 "Fixing Fight Club: Just Say No to NATO: Part Two" A continued discussion of the NATO debacle. It is time for America to completely reassess alliances and partnership around the world starting with NATO and then working its way down the list of useless and...
Reinventing the Economy w/Mike Maharrey
Mike Maharrey is back, and we discuss the Trump Administration’s plans for economic stability. Alp
Finland Pokes the Bear
President Stubb in Finland wants to expand the armed forces in Finland. Take a look at Finland on a map. Largest contiguous border with Russia in Europe. A population of 5.6 million. 5.6 million in one of the largest countries in Europe. The international border...
Carrier Follies Continue Apace
The military press seems to be coming around to the conclusion that has been floated here at the Institute for quite some time. The aircraft carrier has seen its time and it is time to retire the tired and anachronistic technology. Poor concepts, design and planning;...