US News Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis returns to his position as a board member at General Dynamics. [Link] New SecDef Mark Esper says the US will not overreact to NK missile tests. [Link] Venezuela Bolton said the US is ready to target countries that...
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by Jason Ditz | Jan 14, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
In early September, during major protests in Iraq’s Shi’ite southeast, a group fired three mortar shells into the Green Zone of Baghdad. The shells landed in an empty lot, doing no damage and causing no casualties. Months later, it appears to be a much bigger story....
FPF #292 – Best of Trump 2018 guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 2, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #292, Will Porter returns to discuss Trump's best foreign policy decisions of 2018. Trump met with North Koren leader Kim Jong-un. He ordered the withdraw of US forces from Syria. The president is reported to be planning the withdraw of US troops from...
FPF #290 – The Empire is Up & Running
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 28, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #290, I explain that the US Empire is operating as usual even though the mainstream media is focused on the shutdown. The US continues to slow the Korean Peace Process with sanctions. Defense Secretary James Mattis will be out on January 1st and weapon makers...
News Roundup 12/21/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Twitter locks the accounts and shadowbans several WikiLeaks accounts. [Link] Trump announces Gen James Mattis will be retiring as Secretary of Defense at the end of February. [Link] Gen James Mattis publishes his resignation letter. In the letter, Mattis says Trump...
Trump the Great — This Week, Anyway
by Scott Horton | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog
WSJ says a "substantial drawdown" in Afghanistan starts next month. And James Mattis is out as SecDef. Update: Mattis's letter of resignation. He says Trump is too mean to our allies which weakens the empire in the face of looming conflict with Russia and...
Foreign Policy Focus #132 – 1,000 Days of War
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 18, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #132, I discuss the Yemen war at 1,000 days. Iona Craig is now working on a Yemen database revealing key stats about Saudi's war in Yemen. I explain how US Amb to the UN Nikki Haley is trying to provoke a war with Iran. I talk about the US sharing intelligence...
News Roundup 11/1/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog
Joe Lauria looks at the Democratic money behind the Russiagate conspiracy. [Link] An Ohio police officer who mistakenly shot a journalist was put back on the job. [Link] Eight people were killed by a terrorist in New York City. [Link] Nick Turse reveals the global...
Foreign Policy Focus #109 – Expanding to Africa
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 25, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #109, I discuss the expanding US war in Africa. US operations in Africa have greatly expanded since AFRICOM was created in 2008. The US now has 6,000 troops in Africa and the troops are involved in 3,500 military operations every year. Now Sen Lindsey Graham...
News Roundup 10/25/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog
In Honolulu, you can be fined for looking at your phone while crossing the street. [Link] Senator Jeff Flake announces he will not seek reelection. [Link] An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was sentenced to seven years in prison for taking bribes and sex...
News Roundup 10/10/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog
Kelley Vlahos discusses a new documentary about burn pits from the Iraq War. [Link] The Russiagate saga continues to produce stories that lack evidence. [Link] Russia warns that there will be negative consequences if the US leaves the Iran nuclear deal. [Link] The US...
News Roundup 9/14/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog
The Department of Justice announced it would not prosecute six police officers involved in the death of Freddy Gray. [Link] The US army has moved two tank brigades to northern Poland. The US says it is responding to concerns about Russia war games. [Link] Defense...
News Roundup 9/5/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 5, 2017 | Blog
A judge has sentenced a woman who is the victim of child sex trafficking to nearly six years in jail. The woman pressured her friend to join the child sex network she was involved in. She was 15, and under the control of an abusive pimp at the time she...
North Korea madness on pause after Kim Jong-un buys himself time
by James Holbrooks | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog
This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Hours after Secretary of Defense James Mattis said it would be “game on” if North Korea lobbed missiles at Guam — and following a week of heightened tensions between the United States and the regime of Kim...
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My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
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