Download Episode. Scott interviews Mitchel Plitnick about Israeli politics and the Iran Nuclear Deal. Plitnick begins by filling us in on the political situation in Israel, where a new coalition government is working to agree upon a budget by the Fall of 2023. If...
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Blasts Reported in Moldova Breakaway State Bordering Ukraine
by Will Porter | Apr 29, 2022 | News Roundup
A series of explosions have erupted at sites across Transnistria, a separatist-controlled region of Moldova which sits on Ukraine’s southern border. No one has claimed responsibility for the apparent attacks, which have stoked fears of a wider war in Eastern Europe.
US Will ‘Strongly Support’ NATO Membership for Finland, Sweden
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 29, 2022 | News Roundup
The United States will welcome Helsinki and Stockholm into the NATO alliance with open arms, Washington’s top diplomat told lawmakers. Russia has warned of steep consequences should the Western military bloc further expand to 32 members.
Support Ukraine’s Independence? Then Support Secession Everywhere
by Ryan McMaken | Apr 28, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
By now, it should be abundantly clear to all that the official U.S. regime narrative on Ukraine is that one is supposed to be in favor of Ukrainian political independence. That is, we’re supposed to support the idea that Ukraine is a separate state that is politically...
UK Wants ‘Global NATO’ Capable of Defending Pacific
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 28, 2022 | News Roundup
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said her government favors the creation of a “global NATO” that is able to guarantee the defense of Taiwan and the broader Pacific region, calling for preemptive action against would-be aggressors.
It’s Time We Get Answers About the FBI’s Involvement In the OKC Bombing
by John Kline | Apr 27, 2022 | Featured Articles, OKC
This past week marked the 27th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. As the worst terrorist act committed on U.S. soil at the time, we all know the reported facts of the horrific event well: a 27-year-old Desert Storm-vet, Timothy McVeigh, acting with minimal help...
Non-Interventionism In the Only Sensible Path Forward
by Daniel Martin | Apr 27, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Libertarians, Liberty-wing Republicans, and other opponents of non-defensive wars are popularly misconceived to have an “every man for himself” approach to both our economic views and foreign policy positions. Of course, this is patently false in both cases, but this...
North Korea Plans Future Nuclear Weapons Development
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 26, 2022 | News Roundup
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has announced that his country will further develop its nuclear capabilities, vowing to build up its arsenal following a flurry of weapons tests in recent months.
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Biden Levies New Sanctions on Yemen, Stops Short of Catastrophic ‘Terrorism’ Designation
The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions targeting a “key” financial network for Yemen’s Houthis, claiming it has supported the group in its years-long war against the US-backed Saudi coalition. The department said Sa’id al-Jamal, allegedly an...
Texas Prosecutor Worked for Judges in ‘Fundamental Conflict of Interest’
Weldon Ralph Petty Jr. spent decades working in the Midland County District Attorney's Office in Texas as a prosecutor before returning in 2018. Just a year later, a scandal was unearthed, showing Petty had spent much of his career working as a clerk for judges on...
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Vladimir Putin's invasion and bombing of Ukraine deserve the condemnation of all decent people. Regardless of what has been going on over there, Putin did not have to do it. He had a moral obligation to deal with the issues properly. His actions cannot be excused.
Russia, China, Iran, and the U.S.
At this tense moment it is important to realize that the hardliners on both sides of any geopolitical rivalry are de facto allies. They need each other in their struggles against their domestic pro-diplomacy, antiwar opposition. So when the hardliners ascend on one...
Biden to Deploy National Guard to Confront American Trucker Protest
Inspired by the movement created by Canadian truckers, anti-Covid lockdown and vaccine mandate protests are springing up around the world. The American iteration has been dubbed the ‘People’s Freedom Convoy’ and is set to kick off Wednesday, when truckers will begin a...
Sanctions & Troop Deployments: US Retaliates to Russia’s Donbass Move
Reacting to Moscow’s decision to recognize the independence of Ukraine’s Donbass region, the United States has imposed a raft of harsh sanctions targeting Russian financial entities and bolstered its troop presence in the Baltics. The White House announced its “first...
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