Scott talks to Gareth Porter about war with Iran. Porter is still convinced most people realize that such a war would be so costly in lives and dollars that it's not even worth considering, but worries about National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has been able to...
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There is No Humanitarian Reason for the Afghanistan War
by Robert Gaines and Scott Horton | Mar 7, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There is no longer any relevant mission for the United States in Afghanistan. Western efforts to determine the future of that country have proven futile. Though officials with eyes on their legacies caution that an end to the occupation would unravel gains won on...
Top Iraqi Cleric Rejects Trump’s Talk of US Base to ‘Watch Iran’
by Jason Ditz | Feb 8, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Iraq’s most senior religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, rarely interjects himself into politics. US officials have long tried to stay on Sistani’s good side anyhow, fearing that his opposition could up-end the entire military presence there. President...
Trump Is Right, It’s Time to End the Afghan War
by Robert Gaines and Scott Horton | Feb 4, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Read the original at Breitbart.com. President Trump’s decision to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, possibly leading to a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country in the near term, is correct. The Taliban insurgency there has already replaced the...
2/1/19 Mandy Smithberger on the Arms Industry’s Revolving Door
by Scott Horton | Feb 2, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Mandy Smithberger talks about the revolving door between politics and arms manufacturers, most recently manifested in President Trump's appointment of Patrick Shanahan as acting secretary of defense. Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, has recused himself from issues...
Beyond BuzzFeed: The 10 Worst, Most Embarrassing U.S. Media Failures on the Trump/Russia Story
by Glenn Greenwald | Jan 22, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Buzzfeed was once notorious for traffic-generating “listicles”, but has since become an impressive outlet for deep investigative journalism under editor-in-chief Ben Smith. That outlet was prominently in the news this week thanks to its “bombshell” story about...
Ron and Dan: Trump Shocker: ‘We’re Leaving Syria!’ Does He Mean It?
by Scott Horton | Dec 19, 2018 | Blog
After a leak in the Wall Street Journal suggested a major reversal in US policy in Syria, President Trump confirmed in a Tweet this morning that the US was withdrawing from Syria. Starting immediately. Will the president follow through? What will the neocons do? Is...
The Antiwar Comic: Some Problems With Trump
by Tony DiGerolamo | Nov 24, 2018 | Blog
Interesting comments with this one. For a long time, I was accused of defending Trump, now that I'm critical of him, those who yelled at me before praise me and vice versa. More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
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The Kyle Anzalone Show with Jim Webb: Hegseth Lashes Out at Congress, Admits Truth About Iran War
“Iran’s nuclear program was obliterated” is a bold claim to make under oath, especially when the same testimony implies Iran’s ambitions remain. We sit down with Jim Webb to pull apart the contradictions, the messaging, and the strategy vacuum that shows up when...
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Dave Smith on the Midterm Elections and the Iran War
Trump’s second term was supposed to be the reset: less chaos, fewer neocons, and a renewed focus on problems at home. Instead, we’re watching an Iran conflict spiral while the administration sells the public a fantasy of easy wins and controlled escalation. I’m joined...
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Larry Johnson: Midterm, Markets, and Missiles
The scariest part of the U.S.-Iran standoff isn’t the loud headlines. It’s the quiet math of distance, missiles, and leverage at the Strait of Hormuz. We sit down with Larry Johnson to unpack Iran’s reported “new” framework and why it may be the same core message:...
TEXIT w/Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller joined me to discuss the Texas Nationalist Movement, its history and progress. TNM.me Texian.app
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Dave DeCamp: The Ceasefire Is Dying, Israel Waits for Trump’s Greenlight to Restart War
Trump is posting like the Strait of Hormuz is a light switch he controls, but the shipping data, tanker seizures, and oil price spikes point to something far more dangerous: a grinding maritime confrontation that can escalate by accident. We sit down with journalist...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] AMB. Chas Freeman: Trump TACO’s Again—Ceasefire Extended, Huckabee Under Fire! – Worst AMB ever?
The Strait of Hormuz is the kind of choke point people talk about in theory, right up until it closes and the whole global economy starts to feel it. We’re joined by Ambassador Chas Freeman, a veteran American diplomat, to make sense of the US-Iran ceasefire drama and...












