On FPF #189, I debunk the myth of Russian Aggression. Western leaders continue to push the narrative that revisionist powers are looking to destroy the world order and are a threat to the people in the West. By providing disinformation about Crimea, Syria, and...
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FPF #189 – Russian Aggression & Other Lies
by Kyle Anzalone | May 4, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #189, I debunk the myth of Russian Aggression. Western leaders continue to push the narrative that revisionist powers are looking to destroy the world order and are a threat to the people in the West. By providing disinformation about Crimea, Syria, and...
News Roundup 3/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog
Mark Perry on Rex Tillerson's firing. [Link] The EU and NATO issue statements supporting the UK allegations that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack. [Link] Senator Bob Corker says Trump will withdraw from the Iran Deal in May unless European countries make any...
News Roundup 2/8/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
US politicians have a history of using the military for propaganda. [Link] The FDA makes Kratom illegal. [Link] Senate leadership announce a bi-partisan budget agreement. [Link] Ray McGovern and Tom Woods breakdown the importance of the Nunes Memo. [Link] Dan McAdams...
News Roundup 1/30/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog
New Jersey Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen will retire at the end of the year. [Link] The US Attorney Office for the Western District of North Carolina collected $23.5 million in asset forfeiture in 2017. [Link] Medhi Hasan releases the second episode of his...
New Patrick Cockburn on the Turkish Invasion of Syrian Kurdistan
by Scott Horton | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog
Manbij Becomes Key as US Looks to Rein in Turkey's Syrian Offensive.
News Roundup 1/24/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog
The government shutdown ends. [Link] Patrick Cockburn explains why sanctions are war crimes. [Link] Jason Ditz explains how the US has aided the dangerous proliferation of Stinger missiles. [Link] At least 33 have been killed by a car bombing in Benghazi. [Link]...
News Roundup 11/22/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 22, 2017 | Blog
The FCC looks to roll back Obama-era net neutrality regulations. [Link] Patrick Cockburn explains how the US and Saudi Arabia could cause war in the Middle East. [Link] The US has added nearly 14,000 troops and contractors to the Middle East in the past four months....
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Justin Raimondo Speech, ‘Why War Matters’
Our Anti-Imperialist Heritage Audio: From the Rothbard-Rockwell Conference in November 1995. Thanks to Pete.
KC-46A Pegasus Refueler Failure Continues
One of the components of American strategic projection has been the world's most prodigious and sophisticated aerial refueling fleet. There are currently approx 400+ KC-135s capable of refueling two receiver aircraft at the same time in the current USAF fleet. The...
No Longer Born to Kill – Anti-War Blog
Recently Amazon removed the “Born to Kill,” from Jokers helmet for the film Full Metal Jacket. The words sit alongside the peace emblem on his steel helmet and makes for an iconic film poster. So it once did. The words perhaps too violent for modern audiences...
Fiji Follies Mimic First World Navigation Problems
There are now eight (there were nine before this disaster) total patrol vessels in the navy of Fiji; this is simply negligence and lack of proper training much like the US Navy collisions in 2017. It is extraordinarily expensive to reconstitute a vessel that has...
Up in Smoke: The Other Space Race Continues
A comprehensive ban on all nuclear testing occurred in the 1990s. The Soviet Union's last nuclear test took place on 24 October 1990; the United Kingdom's on 26 November 1991 and the United States' on 23 September 1992. Advances in the ICBM arena have continued apace...
Robert Fisk – The Road to Palestine – Anti-War Blog
In Part Two of his Three part series, From Beirut to Bosnia, Robert Fisk gives detail to the tragedy of Palestine. As it was then when the series was made, 1993, the people of Palestine had already suffered tremendously. A lost people, those blamed for the crimes of...