Asked if PM Netanyahu is a racist, U.S. Senator Cory Booker responded: “You know, what I think very strongly, sir, is that we have a crisis with Israel right now. Israel is less safe under this president than it was before. We literally have a president right now that...
Iran
The Dirty Espionage Business
N.Y. Times: U.S. Sanctions Turn Iran's Oil Industry Into Spy vs Spy. Most Americans have a Hollywood version of the espionage business. A high-tech game of cyber-espionage and secret well-planned operations but in reality it is an age old game using alcohol, sex,...
Tulsi, Kashmir, and Iran
On FPF #384 I cover Tulsi Gabbard's positions on BDS, India's crackdown in Kashmir, and Iran possibly seizing an Iranian ship in the Gulf. Last week, Tulsi voted for a bill that condemned BDS. She received some criticism from her base and has now become a cosponsor of...
News Roundup 8/6/19
Venezuela Trump suggests the US may blockade Venezuela. [Link] Trump signs an executive order freezing all Venezuelan assets. Some analysts believe this will allow the US to sanction anyone who does business with Venezuela. [Link] Korean Peace North Korea says planned...
08/03/09 Gordon Prather: Iran and North Korea’s Nuclear Programs
Gordon Prather, former nuclear weapons physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discusses unsubstantiated claims Iran is secretly building nukes, the IAEA going beyond the scope of their mandate in Iran dealings, Bill Clinton's broken promises regarding N....
8/2/19 Muhammad Sahimi on the Truth Behind Economic Sanctions
Scott interviews Muhammad Sahimi about President Trump's new sanctions on Iran, which are even stricter than those imposed by President Obama, since they eliminate some of the previous waivers and cover even necessary goods like food and medicine because, even though...
News Roundup 8/2/19
US News A US grand jury indicts a Chinese billionaire for violating US tariffs. [Link] Facebook removes accounts that it says had ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’ and run by the Saudi government. [Link] North Korea North Korea tests short-range missiles. Trump said...
News Roundup 8/1/19
US News Police departments are finding facial recognition programs are not worth the price. [Link] The New Cold War The Pentagon would like more ice breakers in anticipation of competing in the South Pole with Russia. [Link] US officials say Hazam bin Laden - son of...
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