A Russian governor said explosions rocked his region over two consecutive days, with the head of Bryansk Oblast, Alexander Bogomaz, claiming four civilians were killed by Ukrainian shelling on Sunday. The next day, a train was derailed by an explosion.
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New Pentagon Office Has Orwellian Name
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 27, 2022 | Blog
Washington's official propaganda outlet Voice of America reports on the new Orwellian named Pentagon agency tasked with reducing civilian deaths. The "Civilian Protection Center of Excellence" will receive a tiny fraction of the Pentagon's $800 billion budget. The...
WBAI News in Exile: the al Zawahiri Drone Strike in Kabul
by Laurie Calhoun | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Foreign Policy
News in Exile (WBAI): Paul DeRienzo and Laurie Calhoun consider the al Zawahiri drone strike report. Discussion begins at 14:30 and lasts five minutes....
The Antiwar Comic: The Pentagon Doesn’t Lie
by Tony DiGerolamo | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog
Really love the way this one came out. Guess the homage, if you remember it. More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
RIP Abdulrahman al-Awlaki
by Laurie Calhoun | Oct 14, 2021 | Blog, Justice
RIP Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, a sixteen-year-old U.S. citizen killed in Yemen on this day in 2011 by a missile launched from a U.S. drone. "We murdered some folks."...
News Roundup 3/18/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 18, 2021 | News Roundup
US News A New Hampshire town is evicting 25 people from their homes because they are ‘tiny homes.’ [Link] A North Korean diplomat said the US effort to reach out for talks was a “cheap trick” and North Korea would not engage with the US until the hostile policy was...
In a first, Yemenis seek redress for U.S. drone strikes at Inter-American rights body
by Steven Woskow | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog
“How come they can target official military personnel who were on a military mission?” asked Ahmed al-Helou, another Yemeni colonel who worked with Abdullah al-Taisy. “They seem not to understand the difference between the local community and the militants.” Read More...
Massive Explosion Escalates Lebanon Protests
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #531, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the ongoing unrest in Lebanon. Protests escalated after government negligence led to a massive explosion at the Bierut Port. The country's prime minister and his cabinet resigned, although they will remain in...
War Under the Cover of Coronavirus
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 3, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #474, I discuss the US moving towards war with Iran under the cover of Coronavirus. Trump took to Twitter to threaten Iran if an attack is carried out against American forces in Iraq. Trump's Tweet creates a situation that means any attack in Iraq - with Iran's...
Operation Victory From Allah
by Steven Woskow | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
The Yemen Houthi cross-border attack against Saudi forces was a well planned and executed operation as described in the video below posted by Nasser Arrybee. The Yemen Houthi used 10 ballistic missiles against the coalition air base which prevented the coalition...
US Drone Strike Kills 30 Afghan Day-Laborers
by Scott Horton | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog
Is that alot?
Israeli Defense Forces New Strategy To Combat Hezbollah
by Steven Woskow | Aug 29, 2019 | Blog
Israeli Defense Forces are on high alert after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened retaliation after Israeli drone strikes in Southern Lebanon. “I say to the Israeli army on the border from tonight, stand guard (on high alert). Wait for us one, two, three,...
News Roundup 11/15/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 15, 2018 | News Roundup
Troops deployed to the southern border are living in poor conditions. [Link] A ceasefire takes hold in Gaza. [Link] Israel’s Defense Minister resigns over the Israeli government's accepting a ceasefire with Hamas. [Link] US airstrikes kill at least 22 Syrian...
News Roundup 3/27/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Trump expels 60 Russian diplomats from the US for Russia's alleged role in the UK nerve agent attack. [Link] 21 other countries will join the US and expel at least one diplomat. [Link] The father of the Pulse Nightclub shooter was an FBI informant from 2005-2016....
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The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
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