Scott interviews Trita Parsi about his paper concerning the intervention of Middle East powers over the last decade. Parsi and his coauthor Matthew Petti found that, contrary to the picture often painted of one malign actor driving all the instability, there are...
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COI #152: Vaccine Passports, Mask Mandates & Booster Shots
On COI #152, Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter discuss the state of the US Covid regime. An increasing number of federal agencies, state and local governments are requiring employees to be vaccinated. The mandates are not limited to government employees as an increasing...
8/17/21 Matthew Hoh on the Systemic Failures Behind America’s Loss in Afghanistan
Scott interviews Matthew Hoh, the Marine veteran who blew the whistle about the doomed Afghan Surge. Hoh lays out what led him to resign in protest and go to the press with the truth about how hopeless the military’s counterinsurgency mission really was. Hoh then...
SIGAR Report: A ‘Victorious’ Withdrawal From Afghanistan Was Impossible
The U.S. government watchdog for Afghanistan released its final lessons learned report on Tuesday that said a “victorious U.S. withdrawal” was impossible due to unrealistic and shortsighted goals set by Washington. Since its inception in 2008, the Special Inspector...
Withdrawal Without Methadone
We all knew this was coming. Like a long, sad, anticipated death, the knowledge and anticipation don’t make the reality any easier.
COI #144: Danny Sjursen Dismantles the War State’s Afghanistan Narrative
On Conflicts of Interest #144, retired Army Major and Afghan War vet Danny Sjursen returns to the show to discuss Biden’s declared end to the Afghan War. Danny explains how the war has changed under the current administration. He attempts to tackle the tough question:...
7/30/21 Gareth Porter on the Stressing of US-China Relations over Taiwanese Independence
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the tenuous and secretive relationship between the U.S., China and Taiwan. Since the Nixon administration, Porter explains, America has had an official, but mostly tacit, policy of supporting the "one China" principle—but U.S....
COI #142: How Biden Bungled Talks to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
On COI #142, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Biden’s Iran policy. Trump took a stark turn from Obama when it came to Tehran. Rather than looking to build on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Trump tore the deal to shreds and embarked on a “maximum pressure”...
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