“You can send a man to Congress but you can’t make him think,” quipped comedian Milton Berle in the 1950s. To update Berle for our times: You can spend $60 billion a year on intelligence agencies but you can’t make politicians read their reports. Instead, most...
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Can Elon Musk Stop World War III?
by Dan McKnight | Oct 12, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Elon Musk is a remarkable figure. We’re still waiting to see whether his purchase of Twitter will go through, and if the censorship and artificial suppression of the America First movement will stop under his management of the company. I’m hopeful though; Musk appears...
Top Dems Pivot Against Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia After Oil Production Cut
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Oct 10, 2022 | News
Top-ranking Democratic Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) have called for a fundamental change to the relationship between Washington and Riyadh after the Kingdom announced it would cut its oil production.
News Roundup 10/7/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 7, 2022 | News Roundup
US News The White House extends the required breaks for flight attendants between shifts. Tribune The national debt exceeds $31 trillion. Forbes A new poll shows nearly 70% of Americans want to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia and only a slight majority support selling...
Poll: Growing Number of Americans Want Diplomacy With Adversaries
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Oct 6, 2022 | News
According to a new survey of Americans, a growing majority desire negotiations with Washington’s enemies. For example, nearly 80% of people polled said they want the White House to continue nuclear talks with Iran. The Eurasia Group Foundation released a new survey...
Americans Want to End Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, Split on Israel
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Oct 5, 2022 | News
A new poll shows nearly 70% of Americans want to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia and only a slight majority support selling arms to Israel. “When survey takers were asked if the United States should continue its sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia, more than two-thirds...
We Have Just One Planet, Let’s Not Nuke It
by Kym Robinson | Oct 5, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.”- President John F Kennedy There was a time when a lot of people feared nuclear war. The Cold War was a delicate...
Kremlin Gives Positive Response to Musk’s Twitter Peace Plan
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 4, 2022 | News
The Russian government praised Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for his Ukraine war peace proposal. Musk Tweeted a four-point plan on Monday that drew stern criticisms from Western politicians and commentators. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, "It is...
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Thank You George Foreman
“Don’t do it son,” big George Foreman said as he shielded his commentary partners, Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley from violent rioters. The conclusion of the first Andrew Golota vs Riddick Bowe fight had ended in controversy which led to brawls and a ringside riot. It...
The Next Aircraft Debacle: The F47!
The Pentagon did not get the memo on the death of manned combat aircraft in the 21st century. Is the 47 designation the year the first aircraft may be aloft? Don't believe any promises on price or schedule much less efficacy. They will not deliver. China’s two...
Chasing Ghosts w/Bill Buppert
Bill Buppert of Chasing Ghosts joined me to discuss the modern warfare of politics. ALP
Propaganda and the State
Nicknamed “the father of public relations,” Edward Bernays (1891–1995) was a pioneer in the fields of propaganda and PR; this book is a great insight into the man behind the curtain. “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of...
Anti-War Blog – Journalist Leaked the Plans to Kill Fifty-Three People
It turns out that journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was ‘texted’ two-hours before the recent US attack on Yemen. Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of Defense texted him the war plan which included specific information about weapons to be used, targets and time of the strikes....
New WarNotes Podcast episode is Live Monday 24 March 2025
Ep 016 "Fixing Fight Club: Just Say No to NATO: Part Two" A continued discussion of the NATO debacle. It is time for America to completely reassess alliances and partnership around the world starting with NATO and then working its way down the list of useless and...
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