Islamic State 9 | The Libertarian Institute

Islamic State

News Roundup 6/25/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2019 | News Roundup

Nicurguara The US sanctions four high ranking Nicaraguan officials. [Link] Human Rights Watch claims Nicaragua tortured protesters. [Link] Assange A Swedish prosecutor will not appeal a judge's decision not to issue extradition for Julian Assange. [Link] Turkey The...

News Roundup 6/11/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 11, 2019 | News Roundup

Journalism Former intelligence officers now have jobs in the media, and their message is Assange is not a journalist. [Link] Australian police raided a media network that published information about war crimes committed in Afghanistan. [Link] Venezuela The UN reports...

News Roundup 6/6/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 6, 2019 | News Roundup

US News Rep Lieu and Sen Markey warn against creating low-yield nuclear weapons. [Link] Trump blocks cruise ships from stopping in Cuba. [Link] The Trump administration approved the transfer of sensitive nuclear information to Saudi Arabia after the murder of Jamal...

5/31/19 Giorgio Cafiero on Iraq War III 1/2

by Scott Horton | Jun 2, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics discusses the mess that U.S. foreign policy has made of the Middle East in light of the news that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is in fact alive after many claims and rumors to the contrary. President Trump, Scott and Cafiero...

News Roundup 5/22/19

by Kyle Anzalone | May 22, 2019 | News Roundup

Mexico The US sanctions several Mexicans alleged to be involved in drug trafficking. [Link] India/Pakistan Nine people were killed in a battle between Indian police and separatists in Kashmir. [Link] Thirteen people died in a Pakistani raid on an IS position. [Link]...

News Roundup 5/14/19

by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2019 | News Roundup

US News Attorney General Barr opens an investigation into the origins of the investigations into the Trump campaign. [Link] The CBO says the Space Force will cost $3 billion upfront and $1.3 billion each year. [Link] Julian Assange Elizabeth Vos explains the...

News Roundup 5/7/19

by Kyle Anzalone | May 7, 2019 | News Roundup

US News A St. Louis police officer has been charged with second-degree assault for shooting a woman instead of tasing her. [Link] Some Utah jails are charging over $11 for a 15-minute phone call. The high rate makes it difficult for prisoners to stay in contact with...

4/26/19 Patrick Cockburn on an Undefeated ISIS

by Scott Horton | Apr 26, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Independent Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn about ISIS, who, despite claims of their defeat, are back waging a guerrilla campaign in Iraq. Discussed on the show: We Can Finish ISIS - but Only if the West Winds Down Its Proxy Wars...

« Older Entries

Next Entries »

Blog

The Navy May Have a Use for the Haunted Zumwalt

The DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class, originally slated for 30+ hulls but only commissioning three has been haunted by failure and late delivery on everything. Now the first hull is being delivered after being retrofitting for Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic...

Greg’s Adventure – A Short Story About A Dangerous Man

Greg was irate. It had been the second time in a week he had been cut off like that. His car recovered from the swerve, the offending gaggle of cyclists barely paid him notice. He pulled into a nearby service station, checked his tyre. All seemed alright. “Those...

The Kyle Anzalone Show: Is Trump Making Himself a Dictator? Unchecked Power And A Looming War

A president on camera says only his own morality can stop him. That single line sets the tone for a high-stakes hour where we track real-time war signals around Iran, interrogate the Greenland fantasy, and examine how power bends rules when no one close is willing to...

New WarNotes Episode: “The Jerboa That Squeaked: Broke and Woke NATO on the Warpath”

New WarNotes episode: Ep 020 "The Jerboa That Squeaked: Broke and Woke NATO on the Warpath" The Greenland debacle is bringing the NATO relationship into better focus on just how bad the EU/SSR has become. America should take a non-interventionist pause and get its...