On the outskirts of the Baghdad International Airport, a US drone attacked a delegation including the top figure in Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), killing him as well as several others, including Iran’s Quds Forces commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The White...
Peter Van Buren talks about the unlearned lessons from America's last several decades of foreign policy failures. Although a presidential administration will occasionally make a blunder that results in something like ISIS or the empowerment of Iran, for the most part,...
“People ask me who my heroes are. I have only one – Adolf Hitler.” – General Ky, prime minister of South Vietnam. Written by Felix Greene and published in 1966, this is a explicit and graphic photo heavy book that makes a strong antiwar case. Though it was available...
The US went into this past week with about 5,000 ground troops in Iraq, and with Pentagon officials suggesting that deployment is more or less permanent. It was meant to be one of those lazy, open-ended overseas deployments, nominally to bring stability. Then on...
US News The UN Specia Rapprator for torture says Chelsea Manning is being tortured. [Link] Missouri police extorted $2.6 million from motorists by threatening to take them to jail or signing papers that forfeit their assets. [Link] Alex Jones was ordered by a judge to...
Thousands of angry protesters stormed the US Embassy in Iraq this week after US airstrikes killed dozens of Iraqi militia men who were actually fighting terrorists. As they shouted “Down USA!” many of the protesters broke through the gate after hurling water bottles,...
On FPF #437, I discuss Iraqi protesters breaking into the US Embassy in Baghdad. The protesters took to the street outside of the embassy in response to US airstrikes on an Iraqi militia. The US claims the strikes targeted an Iranian backed militia that had attacked...
61 Minutes Some Strong Language 60 Minutes In a throwback episode, Pete welcomed Dave Smith to the show. Dave is a successful standup comedian and host of the most popular libertarian podcast in the world, Part of the Problem. Pete and Dave talk about some of the most...
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