Last Thursday. Anonymous NYT sources, but disappointing enough to be accurate. Says Pompeo and Miller talked him out of it. And here, he wants to designate the Houthis as terrorists to make it harder for the Democrats to end the war in Yemen. #hope #change
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American Exceptionalism
The level of arrogance displayed by American government employees against us regular mundanes knows no real limit. The story of this disgusting criminal Anne Sacoolas is a perfect example. She is the wife of a spook with diplomatic immunity named Jonathan Sacoolas,...
Will Trump Bring US Troops Home From Iraq?
On FPF #536, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss Trump's Iraq policy. Trump ran for president on ending endless wars. However, he has failed to get the US out of a single conflict. He is again saying he would like to bring US troops home from Iraq. His own...
Engel bragged, ‘I sit down with AIPAC on every piece of legislation’ coming out of Foreign Affairs Committee
Jeez, Louise. Via Phil Weiss: We are at the cusp of being in a position as chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Appropriations Committee to make sure that Israel continue to receive support, and the United States and Israel stand as one. There’s a bunch of...
Ousted State Dept. IG Was Investigating Pompeo Authorization For Arms to Saudi
Over the will of Congress.
Trump Doubles Down on the Failed Coup in Venezuela
On FPF #446, I discuss the US continuing to push Juan Guaido's failed coup attempt against Maduro. Nearly a year ago, Guaido declared himself president of Venezuela with the backing of the US. He claimed this authority from his position as the leader of a legislative...
The Fallout and Lies of the Soleimani Assassination
On FPF #443, I discuss the fallout of the Soleimani assassination and the lies the Trump administration is telling. Trump and his team have had to walk back all their claims that Soleimani was an imminent threat. Now, Pompeo has claimed the decision was made to...
Year Zero 92: Soleimani Was An Imminent Threat, But Not To American Lives
The Trump administration has backed off of the narrative that Soleimani was in Baghdad to plot attacks on four American embassies, but they haven't addressed the imminent threat he truly posed. While it's true the Iranian general can't be credibly linked to the deaths...
Ron Paul asks: Why Was Soleimani Assassinated?
President Trump and Mike Pompeo told us that Iranian Gen. Soleimani had to be assassinated when he was in Baghdad at the end of last week because he was on a mission to plan and implement attacks on US military and diplomatic personnel in the region. But their story...
USA Almost Attacked Iran Tonight
I had a tip at 8 eastern that they were going to attack in one hour. Then the Tucker show started. Then the attack was called off. I'm willing to bet it was Tucker and Macgregor who stopped a war tonight. The New York Times says Trump had authorized the strike and...
Japanese Tanker Owner Contradicts US Officials Over Explosives Used in Gulf of Oman Attack
It wasn't a mine or a torpedo. In other news, Pompeo to commit Hari Kari immediately to spare his family's honor.
It’s Really a Problem US Leaders Are Such Disgusting Liars
As though Iran has any motive to attack a Japanese ship while the Ayatollah was sitting down to meet PM Abe. I'd believe Javad Zarif over Mike Pompeo and his little "assessments" on this any day. Reported attacks on Japan-related tankers occurred while PM @AbeShinzo...
Pompeo, Trump Throw Jared Peace Plan Under the Bus
Pompeo trashed it in a maybe-secretly recorded meeting with a Jewish group. Trump then also cast doubt. This goes with what Phil Weiss said the other day. It's dead, not because it was horrible, but because of Netanyahu's failure to form a government, which means it...
Pompeo’s Golan Heights Nonsense
Daniel Larison on Mike Pompeo and David Friedman's WSJ piece justifying "recognizing" Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights.
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