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FPF #217 – Peace Talks

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 9, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #217, I discuss peace talks taking place. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited North Korea for talks on North Korean denuclearization. The North Korean Foreign Minister said the talks were regrettable, while Pompeo called the talks productive. The mainstream...

Episode 125: Dr. Ron Paul

by Peter R. Quiñones | Jul 7, 2018 | Blog, Free Man Beyond the Wall

25 Minutes Mance was excited to talk to Dr. Ron Paul this week. He asked Dr. Paul about his famous moment in the 2007 debates with Rudy Giuliani, the state of the Libertarian Party, the economy, the border issue and N. Korea. Please enjoy this abbreviated, but robust...

FPF #216 – Bolton Hates Korean Peace

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 6, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #216, I update the Korean Peace Process. The Koreans are in talks to move North Korean artillery out of the range of Seoul and playing basketball games. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting North Korea on Friday to discuss denuclearization....

FPF #214 – Saudi Lies to Congress

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 2, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #214, I breakdown Saudi's misleading explanation for their bombing of a Doctors Without Borders cholera treatment facility in Yemen. Saudi Arabia attempted to use an email from a low-level DWB official to claim DWB was at fault for the bombing. However, the...

News Roundup 6/27/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 27, 2018 | News Roundup

How the US government ends up spending $10,000 on a toilet seat. [Link] Trump has expanded the Obama drone program. [Link] Defense Sec Mattis traveled to China to meet with President Xi. [Link] North and South Korea hold talks on moving North Korea's...

Episode 122: Daniel McAdams Talks Foreign Policy

by Peter R. Quiñones | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog, Free Man Beyond the Wall

Mance had the pleasure of speaking with the Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Daniel McAdams. He served as foreign affairs advisor to US Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From...

Cuba Denuclearized in 1962. Why Continue the Embargo?

by Jacob Hornberger | Jun 26, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

In a time in which President Trump is saying that the U.S. government will lift economic sanctions against North Korea if it “denuclearizes,” why not lift the decades-old U.S. economic embargo against Cuba? After all, Cuba “denuclearized” back in 1962. Why is the U.S....

News Roundup 6/21/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2018 | News Roundup

Amazon is the front-runner to win a $10 billion contract to sell cloud services to the Pentagon. [Link] Trump signs an order ending the US policy of separating children from their parents at the border. [Link] Ray McGovern on the unjust confinement of Julian Assange....

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