Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
New York Times: More than 100 former staff members for Senator John McCain are supporting Joseph R. Biden Jr., a show of support across the political divide that they hope amplifies the “Country First” credo of the former Arizona senator. Many of the onetime McCain...
No foolin'. https://twitter.com/LizRNC/status/1188477530602377218 Not that the U.S.A. under the Obama government, at the constant urging of GOP leaders such as John McCain, and their allies at the Washington Post, New York Times, Daily Beast, Foreign Affairs and all...
Did you know Iran offered to help the United States defeat al-Qaeda? Israel and Iran both are isolated by the same Sunni Arab enemies. They both funded the same terrorist group Hamas. And they both rival for the attention of the United States. Iran and Israel are...
"I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal, and I think that's very smart of them, and I think that's a possibility to happen. It has a chance to be a great country with the same leadership. We aren't looking for regime change -- I just want to make that...
Joe Biden’s disastrous legislative legacy by Andrew Cockburn This alone should disqualify him “My name is Joe Biden. I’m a Democrat, and I loved John McCain.”
Jim Bovard talks about the legacy of John McCain, who of course has only been lionized more than ever following his death and the controversy surrounding President Trump. The truth, says Bovard, is much more sinister. Discussed on the show: "John McCain's Disastrous...
On FPF #294, I discuss new updates in the Russiagate conspiracy theory and Syria. New information reveals Gen Flynn's trip to Russia in 2015 was in accordance with US intelligence. A court document shows an associate of John McCain gave he Steele Dossier to BuzzFeed...
John McCain is dead, and the usual suspects of the centrist establishment have emerged to scold those who question why the standard-bearer for American imperialism has become an irreproachable hero overnight. They say that to speak ill of McCain now is to play...
John McCain is dead. People tell me I should not criticize him right now. I do think some people are behaving in bad taste. But I do not think I am prohibited from making sober remarks at a moment when so many Americans, and the opinion molders who tell them what to...
So, I think they published this in the "John McCain will die soon but hasn't died yet" phase of the news cycle a couple of days ago. Still, The Onion killed it. "John McCain Requests His Ashes Be Launched Into Iraq" You know, one last hurrah. Apropos, when Bush or...
On FPF #238, I discuss Russian President Putin's trip to Germany and Austria. I explore an article by Gilbert Doctorow on the importance of the trip and how Trump's foreign policy has impacted Russia's relationships with Europe. I update news on North Korea, Syria,...
Just a little note at the bottom of the page. Have they done this before? Hmm. You can take the world for granted, or you can wonder about things.
On FPF #233, I discuss Trump signing the 2019 John McCain National Defense Authorization Act. The overly costly and hawkish Pentagon spending bill is a perfect reflection of John McCain's horrific foreign policy record. I explain how parts of the bill will move the US...
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