The recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Yemeni Houthi forces demonstrate once again that an aggressive foreign policy often brings unintended consequences and can result in blowback. In 2015 Saudi Arabia attacked its neighbor, Yemen, because a coup in that...
US News The US will attempt to steal all the money Edward Snowden makes on his new book. [Link] The US sanctions three people and 16 groups in Venezuela. The sanctions allegedly target people and groups stealing from food aid. [Link] Colombia is being pushed by the US...
Robert Naiman explains why the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which Scott calls the worst thing the U.S. is doing right now, is unjust and unconstitutional. President Obama started to support the Saudis in their campaign during his second term, supposedly as a favor in...
Myanmar A UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar found that the Rohingya live under systematic persecution and are under the threat of genocide. [Link] Afghanistan The Afghan government reports killing two Taliban governors. US airstrikes supported the Afghan army...
US News Twitter restores some of the blocked accounts of Cuban officials. [Link] Trump is planning to meet with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in at the UN in September. Trump said he is open to meet with Kim Jong-un again. [Link] The US sails warships through the South...
Joanne Leon - host of the Around the Empire podcast - returns to the show to discuss the firing of John Bolton. Kyle and Joanne look at some the wars he attempted to stir up during his time as Trump's NSA. They explain Bolton's legacy will be a war hawk who destroyed...
On FPF #396, I discuss Trump's firing of John Bolton. Bolton served as Trump's National Security Adviser for the past year and a half. Bolton used his position to push for more war and destroy nuclear agreements. This should not have come to as a surprise to anyone,...
US News DHS plans to collect more data on refugees and immigrants social media accounts. [Link] 70% of Americans believe arms sales make us less safe. [Link] Italy arrested a Russian executive at the request of the US. Putin condemned Italy for making the arrest....
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