Scott talks to Doug Bandow about the baffling failure of U.S. policymakers to learn from any of America's recent foreign policy blunders. In particular, despite widespread consensus that the invasion of Iraq was a total calamity, politicians at the highest levels—and...
Iraq
Are We About To See A Troop Withdrawal From Iraq?
Hubris, hypocrisy, and sanctimony are all constants of U.S. foreign policy. All came together in George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq. Most foreign policy analysts, other than the neoconservative war enthusiasts who dominated Bush administration decision-making,...
News Roundup 8/24/20
US News Arizona police stole a $15,000 Jeep over an alleged $25 pot sale. [Link] A police officer who kneed a man in the face 20 to 30 times gets qualified immunity. [Link] John Durham’s investigation questioned John Brennan for eight hours. The investigation said...
Will Trump Bring US Troops Home From Iraq?
On FPF #536, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss Trump's Iraq policy. Trump ran for president on ending endless wars. However, he has failed to get the US out of a single conflict. He is again saying he would like to bring US troops home from Iraq. His own...
Jim Bovard in 1987: US Out of the Middle East
in USA Today: If sailing our fleet into the Persian Gulf was stupid, keeping them there is positively idiotic. Just because we are a superpower does not mean that we must perpetuate our mistakes. Jumping into the middle of the Iran-Iraqi war is just one more example...
News Roundup 8/21/20
US News Steve Bannon has been arrested for defrauding donors to the “We Build the Wall” fundraiser. [Link] The US will use funds frozen by sanctions on Venezuela to fund the regime change effort against Maduro. [Link] UN Trump says the US will push for snapback...
The War State: Summary, Analysis, and Commentary
The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963, by Michael Swanson Not too long ago, a deluge of hysteria surrounded President Trump amid his threat to declare a national emergency in order to secure funding for a...
Matt Taibbi on the Origins of the Russiagate Hoax
A New Whistleblower Exposes the 'Cambridge Four' This interview was recorded August 13, 2020. The computer garbled the audio terribly, but at least the auto-transcriber was able to make sense of it. The following is edited for clarity and minor mess-ups. Scott Horton:...
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