Download Episode. Richard Booth joins Scott to talk about the surprisingly good CNN article on Oklahoma City cop Terry Yeakey. Scott and Booth give an overview of Yeakey’s story and praise CNN for publishing such a fair piece about him. They then embark on a broader...
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Afghan Translator Alleges American Soldiers Tortured an Afghan Commando Before He Died
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 29, 2022 | News Roundup
A Department of Defense investigation into the death of an Afghan commando includes evidence the man was tortured while in US custody and died hours later. Eight Green Berets received reprimands for their role in the soldier's death. On October 22, 2018, Wahidullah...
We’re Suing The Federal Reserve!! (Let’s Finish What Ron Paul Started)
by Steven Woskow | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog
George Gammon and attorney Robert Barnes are suing the Federal Reserve under the FOI act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-WGI3VfVYI It's Time To Sue The Fed Under The Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) #EndTheFed Since 1913 the Fed has destroyed the purchasing power...
News Roundup 1/13/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 13, 2021 | News Roundup
US News Former governor Rick Snyder is expected to be charged for his role in the Flint water crisis. [Link] US Amb to the UN Kelly Craft canceled her trip to Taiwan as a part of the State Department canceling all trips during the transition. [Link] The CIA releases a...
Exile For James Comey
by Scott Horton | Sep 26, 2020 | Blog
Comey, McCabe, Strozk, Page, Brennan, Clapper, Mueller, Rosenstein, Weissman and all their families should be stripped of their property and banished from the United States of America forever for their treason against the American people and U.S. Constitution. (Don't...
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by Harley Abbott | Apr 16, 2020 |
The Libertarian Institute's Oklahoma City Bombing Archive curated by Richard BoothDocuments Explore the ArchiveSort by Category J.D. Cash's Articles & Notes News Reports Magazine Articles Transcripts: News & Radio Documents: Affidavits McVeigh Trial...
The Afghanistan Papers Reveal the Government Knew the War Was a Lost Cause
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 13, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #429, I discuss the Afghanistan Papers. The large cache of documents were released by the Washington Post via FOIA. The papers show the successive White House administrations and Pentagon generals knew the Afghan War was unwinnable but continued to send...
News Roundup 12/10/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 10, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Rep. Duncan Hunter says he will resign after the holidays. [Link] US immigration has separated 1,100 children from their parents since the summer of 2018 when a judge ordered the Trump admin to stop separating children from parents. [Link] The FBI IG releases...
News Roundup 7/15/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 15, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Sources say Trump is close to removing Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence. [Link] A Florida police officer has been fired for repeatedly punching a handcuffed man in the face. [Link] The police officer who murdered unarmed Daniel Shaver has been...
5/24/19 Grant F. Smith: the Niger Uranium Forgeries
by Scott Horton | May 27, 2019 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Grant Smith about his work obtaining secret government documents by FOIA request. This time Smith has gotten a 640-page document outlining Bush administration intelligence on Iraq's nuclear weapons in the leadup to the Iraq war. Discussed on the show:...
News Roundup 1/7/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 7, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke resigns. [Link] A new lawsuit challenges Arkansas anti-BDS law. The law requires all private companies that do business with the state to sign an agreement not to boycott Israel. [Link] Heavily redacted documents released under an...
9/06/18 Grant F. Smith on Treasury Sanctions for Israel
by Scott Horton | Sep 12, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Grant F Smith Institute for Research Middle East Policy and author of Big Israel, about the Israel lobby in Washington DC, is interviewed on the results of his FOIA request of the Treasury Department. The office of Terrorism Finance and Development, a relatively new...
6/29/18 Jim Bovard on the Secret Machinations of the FBI
by Scott Horton | Jul 2, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Investigative columnist Jim Bovard joins the show to discuss the latest news from the FBI, as well as its history of meddling in American politics. Lots of people have been shocked by the revelations in the recent Inspector General report about the bias of top FBI...
News Roundup 2/16/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
The State Department Spokeswoman says she will be surprised if the US does not add new sanctions on Russia. [Link] The US senior diplomat to Asia says the US has no planned "bloody nose" strike on North Korea. [Link] The US will waste billions of dollars upgrading...
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The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
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