Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss the seeming reappearance of Kim Jong-un. Will breaks down the evidence that shows Kim's recent public visit to a new factory, after being absent from public view for three weeks. During his absence, the world...
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Is Kim Jong-un Dead? guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 27, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
Will Porter returns to the show to discuss the rumors of Kim Jong-un's death. Will explains the media reports suggesting Kim is dead, or will soon die, are based on flimsy sources. However, Kim has been absent from public life for a few weeks and missed a significant...
News Roundup 4/14/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 14, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The Mississippi Supreme Court denies a retrial for a man sentenced to 12 years for having a cell phone in jail. The man only had his cell phone because the police didn’t take it as they were booking him, and he asked his jailer to charge his cell phone. [Link]...
4/10/20 Christine Ahn on the Implications of Coronavirus on Peace in Korea
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Christine Ahn talks about U.S. relations with North Korea in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. President Trump made what in Ahn's mind was a very good move when he offered to help North Korea in any way he can a few weeks ago. Some members of his...
4/3/20 Doug Bandow on the Fake North Korean Threat and America’s Role in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Apr 5, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Doug Bandow about his recent article for the National Interest, which discusses the effects of the coronavirus on U.S. relations with North Korea. Bandow explains how after years of hand-wringing over the imminent threat posed by Kim Jong-un's...
Rats: Americans Snitch on Businesses, Neighbors Amid Shutdowns
by Scott Horton | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog
"Umm, umm, ummm! I'm telling on you! I'm gonna get you in trouble!" - Nickie and Melissa, Mrs. Tuttle's kindergarten class, 1981. Now look here, I think everyone who can possibly stay at home to try to "flatten the curve" and short-circuit this novel coronavirus, the...
Police: Criminals
by Scott Horton | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
Every single day without fail the Free Thought Project site has stories of police atrocities committed against the American people. Here they beat the hell out of an old man for fun. Here they plant drugs on an innocent man. Here they kidnap small children and turn...
The Deadly Cocktail of Coronavirus and Sanctions
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 20, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #467, I discuss the deaths caused by coronavirus and US sanctions in Iran. The country has been one of the hardest hit by the outbreak so far and continues to struggle to import medical supplies due to the US sanctions. North Korean and Venezuela are in a...
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ICJ Declares Israel’s Occupation Illegal
The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian territory violates international law.
What a strange fetish it all is…
Is it a fetish? There are some fascinating memes and clips doing the rounds of Trump lately. The populist appeal has become silly. The trouble is that some supposedly serious people are unironically aroused by it all. Then again, maybe it’s just for the LOLs? Grown...
Tariffs Violate Freedom
Debate goes on over who suffers from U.S. tariffs. Biden and Trump, for example, think U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods hurt China, not Americans. This is nonsense. Even if they hurt Chinese producers (who can sell their goods elsewhere), the tariffs still hurt...
If Pigs Could Fly: The F35 Continues to Miss the Mark
The Pentagon will continue to pay Bugatti prices for Yugos until the morale improves. Software upgrades have haunted this flying circus since its "full operational status" was fabricated years ago. The combination of a severely Sovietized acquisition system married to...
The Empire Strikes Back: Soldiering and Brain Injury
Whatever empires do abroad eventually comes home. Yet another unintended consequences come home in a tidal wave. This is personal; I was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019. I spent nearly a quarter century in the US military. I know there's a connection....
US Surface Navy is No Longer a Global Force
The US Navy may credibly dominate the Atlantic but the Pacific Ocean is no longer an exclusive US naval domination calculus. The Arctic is still dominated by the Russians and will remain so. The US Navy's ability to build functioning surface ships is compromised...
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