On FPF #227, I discuss Trump's foreign policy. It appears Trump is using the same plan with Iran that he believes brought North Korea to agree to denuclearize. I explain how Trump misunderstands how the peace process developed in North Korea and why a similar US...
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7/23/18 Trita Parsi on Iran
by Scott Horton | Jul 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi discusses President Trump's recent showdown with President Rouhani over Twitter. Some have suggested that much like with North Korea, Trump is simply using harsh language as a tactic to set up negotiations, but, Parsi argues, in the case of North Korea,...
News Roundup 7/23/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 23, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump invited Putin to the White House. [Link] Spain's Supreme Court withdraws its European Arrest Warrant for the Catalan separatist leaders. [Link] German leader Merkel said US/Russia talks should be normal. [Link] Sam Husseini tells his story of being removed from...
News Roundup 7/19/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 19, 2018 | News Roundup
US tech companies are becoming a part of the military-industrial complex. [Link] Trump questions if NATO's Mutual Defense Pact could lead to unnecessary war for the US. [Link] Trump is right to blame the US for the poor relationship with Russia. [Link] Trump said...
7/11/18 Franz-Stefan Gady on North Korea
by Scott Horton | Jul 15, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Journalist Franz-Stefan Gady joins Scott to discuss his recent article, "How the ‘Deep State’ Stopped a US President From Withdrawing US Troops From Korea", about President Carter's efforts to demilitarize and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, before being stymied by...
Media, Hardliners Play Up North Korean Nuclear “Deception” Claim
by Gareth Porter | Jul 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Just as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was about to leave for denuclearization negotiations in Pyongyang, a spate of media stories reported that North Korea is deceiving the Trump administration by seeking to hide some of its nuclear facilities. Those stories suggest...
FPF #219 – Apathy Kills
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF#219, I discuss how Americans apathy towards our foreign policy leads to unnecessary deaths. America's longest war has tried the same failed policies over and over with only death and destruction as a result. However, Americans continue to elect leaders and...
News Roundup 7/11/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump pardons Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond. [Link] Trump's policy of detaining and separating migrant families at the border will end. The new policy will be to allow families to remain in the US with GPS ankle monitors. [Link] North Korea's reaction to...
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The Royal Navy is No More
The graphic above illustrates the RN during WWII. The Royal Navy today by the numbers: Carriers: 2 Available: none (a littoral ship that has no blue water capability) Frigates: 7. Available: 3 Destroyers: 6. Available: 1 - HMS Dragon (broken). Naval Manpower...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] CMD CMSgt Dennis Fritz – Iran Orders Incoming? The Dilemma Facing U.S. Troops
“We’re winning” is easy to post. It’s much harder to define when the missiles keep flying, the Strait of Hormuz becomes a choke point, and the only clear destination seems to be a negotiation table. We sit down with Chief Fritz, a former Command Chief Master Sergeant,...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Lies About Iran Talks : Folding or Just Buying Time for a Ground Invasion? w/ Larry Johnson
Iran isn’t just trading blows with the US and Israel. According to our guest, the fight is turning fixed American advantages like bases, radars, and regional headquarters into fragile targets, forcing withdrawals and relocations across the Middle East. We walk through...
Ray Bradbury’s ‘Trumpian’ Armageddon
Yesterday morning, when Donald Trump declared "[a]n entire civilization will die tonight[,]" Ray Bradbury was first to my mind. In sophomore year of high school, our English teacher had us read Fahrenheit 451. So began my adoration of Bradbury's poignant storytelling...
The Royal Navy Follies: Part XXXXVIII
UK warship HMS Dragon has been forced to withdraw in order to be repaired at port after experiencing issues with its fresh water supplies. HMS Dragon had been deployed to the Middle East to help defend RAF Akrotiri during the Iran conflict. The MoD insists HMS Dragon...
Anti-War Blog- Madman Theory
It has been declared that there will be a ceasefire for two weeks, the Iranians will allow for shipping to pass through the Straits of Hormuz. All will be well... It is holding. The somewhat theocratic Sunni republic of Pakistan mediated negations with the Shiite...
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