Peter Van Buren comes on the show to talk about his latest article on the Mueller investigation, which he believes is more conspiracy theory than truth. He points out that there's still no evidence of blackmail based on personal matters, and that none of the supposed...
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9/5/18 Gareth Porter on DHS ‘Russian Hacking’ Claims
Gareth Porter rejoins the show for an update on the Russian election hacking allegations. He reviews the evidence as presented by various media outlets and intelligence agencies, explaining why each story doesn't amount to much of anything on its own, and thus we...
FPF #240 – Fake News on Russiagate & North Korea
On FPF #240, I break down false and misleading information on Russiagate and North Korea. I discuss an article by Gareth Porter that debunks the claim that Russia hacked 21 state voter registration sites. Recent reporting on North Korea suggested that Donald Trump...
How the Department of Homeland Security Created a Deceptive Tale of Russia Hacking US Voter Sites
The narrative of Russian intelligence attacking state and local election boards and threatening the integrity of U.S. elections has achieved near-universal acceptance by media and political elites. And now it has been accepted by the Trump administration’s...
7/23/18 Phil Giraldi on the Russia Indictment
Phil Giraldi, former CIA officer, comes back on the show to talk about the recent Russia indictment, which he claims just doesn't add up. For instance, why launch a criminal investigation into foreign intelligence officers that you could never prosecute in the United...
7/17/18 Peter van Buren on Trump-Russia Hysteria
Peter van Buren discusses the media reaction to President Trump's recent meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. He compares the entire story of Russian collusion to the birther conspiracy movement, in that swaths of Americans have been swept up in a campaign against...
Is Trump Normal or Abnormal?
Democrats, establishment Republicans, the media, and the intelligentsia think that Trump is a crude-and-rude nut-job who doesn’t have what it takes to be president or even a Chicago alderman. Libertarians think that Trump is similar to most politicians: egotistical,...
6/29/18 Ray McGovern on the Military-industrial Complex and the DNC Emails
Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, comes back on the show to talk about "Russia-gate", Wikileaks, and President Trump's efforts at diplomacy. McGovern outlines how the military-industrial complex—which he lumps in with congress...
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