On FPF #265, I discuss President Trump deploying troops to the southern border to assist in preventing migrants from entering the US. I explain why it is a mistake to treat the migrants as invaders. I update the Syrian War. The American mission in continues to kill...
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9/6/18 Doug Bandow on Deep State Resistance to Trump
by Scott Horton | Sep 8, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Cato's Doug Bandow discusses the recent anonymous op-ed in the New York Times, which claims that a devoted resistance movement inside the White House works to undermine President Trump's agenda at every turn. Bandow explains how troubling it is to have an unelected...
7/23/18 Trita Parsi on Iran
by Scott Horton | Jul 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi discusses President Trump's recent showdown with President Rouhani over Twitter. Some have suggested that much like with North Korea, Trump is simply using harsh language as a tactic to set up negotiations, but, Parsi argues, in the case of North Korea,...
FPF #202 – Trump/Kim Summit Revived
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 4, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #202, I discuss Trump decision to recommit to the Summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12th. A North Korean official, Kim Yong Chol, traveled to the US to meet with Mike Pompeo, then met with President Trump. After the meeting, Trump said he planned to...
What If Trump Leaves the Iran Deal?
by Scott Horton | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog
Jacob Heilbrunn interviews Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif. Jacob Heilbrunn: President Trump has until May 12 to make a decision on the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). What happens if he does indeed announce that the U.S. is officially...
Taliban Issues Open Letter Calling for Peace Talks With US
by Jason Ditz | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Taliban Wants to Solve War 'Through Peaceful Dialogue Late last month, President Trump announced the US is unwilling to engage in any peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. The Taliban, however, has now issued an open letter on the matter saying that they do want peace...
The Antiwar Comic: This is What He Wants
by Tony DiGerolamo | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog
In many ways, it doesn't surprise me that Trump wants this. No skin off his back, right? Still, would've been nice of him to close it. For a few minutes during the campaign, I thought he might just to spite Obama. For more comics, visit The Webcomic...
The Antiwar Comic: Positive Reinforcement
by Tony DiGerolamo | Jul 15, 2017 | Blog
It was truly remarkable to watch Trump suggest peace with Russia and have him get blasted by the media, then bomb Syria and have him get lauded. Really tells you who the problems are: Pretty much everyone in D.C.! For more webcomics, visit The Webcomic...
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Capitalism Can’t Be Everything Its Foes Say It Is
"Nothing is more unpopular today than the free market economy, i.e., capitalism. Everything that is considered unsatisfactory in present-day conditions is charged to capitalism. The atheists make capitalism responsible for the survival of Christianity. But the papal...
Rewarding Failure at the Galactic Level
One trillion dollars, the rest of the planet spends approx 2.4-2.7 trillion dollars, the Pentagon is not delivering much bang for the buck. They even funded accounting errors to reward the poor performance of Pentagon program managers. When combined with off DOD...
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Anti-War Blog – Rafah is now a memory
“Down this road on a summer day in 1944, the soldiers came. Nobody lives here now. They stayed only a few hours. When they had gone, a community, which had lived for a thousand years, was dead. This is Oradour-sur-Glane, in France. The day the soldiers came, the...
Be Careful Who You Defend
ICE tactics in MN have been heavy handed and the “protesters” are funded by the same people that have funded every color revolution of the 21st century. You don’t have to be on either side.
The Slobbering Beast of Power
Beneath the uniforms, costumes of power or the suits of fashionable exuberance lurks naked flesh. Often flabby and unimpressive. The victims of such know the putrid stench on their breath, the sickly odour of sweat, the repulsive effluent of discharge as it penetrates...
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