On FPF #456, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the evolving justification for Trump's assassination of Soleimani. Will explains how the Trump admin has now given several reasons that they needed to and had the power to kill Soleimani. Will and Kyle look at...
“They take a lot of high-level time and attention and we’ll overload the system if we do more than one of these at a time," Says State's James Dobbins, blaming the invasion of Iraq for the failure of the war in Afghanistan. A likely story. James, I just sort of you...
Marko Marjanovic returns to FPF to talk about Venezuela and Syria. Kyle and Marko discuss how US regime change efforts in Venezuela have failed to topple Maduro. The US actions have hurt the Venezuelan people and increased Maduro's popularity. In Syria, Assad is...
So much money, so wasted... More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
On FPF #280, I discuss recent CIA leaks that tie Saudi Crown Prince MbS to the Khashoggi murder. The leaks say the CIA assesses with medium to high confidence MbS targeted Khashoggi and probably ordered his death. Another report shows MbS contacted a member of the...
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Hillary Clinton is only getting more miserable in her defeat. Her grief is hilarious. Think about it. Not just if you were in her position, but if you were her and in her position. All night she dreams about it. First thing in the morning it hits her like a ton of...
"Emptywheel" Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses why the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) report on Edward Snowden is so "inexcusably shitty;" whether Snowden is actually working for Russia during his exile there; and how the government's failure...
