Trump's threats on Iraq seem to have delayed troop ouster After repeated threats from President Trump to sanction Iraq, to seize its primary bank account, and cut all military aid, Iraqi PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi has backed away from calls to expel US troops from Iraq....
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The Fallout and Lies of the Soleimani Assassination
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 15, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
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...
Protesters Break Into the US Embassy in Iraq
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 1, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #437, I discuss Iraqi protesters breaking into the US Embassy in Baghdad. The protesters took to the street outside of the embassy in response to US airstrikes on an Iraqi militia. The US claims the strikes targeted an Iranian backed militia that had attacked...
Iraq Parties Hold Talks on a New PM as Protests Continue
by Jason Ditz | Dec 3, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Last week’s resignation of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi didn’t take anyone by surprise in Iraq, least of all parliament. Officials say that talks on his replacement had already begun days before he resigned, and are now actively going on in earnest. Which isn’t to...
Scott Horton on the US Empowering Iran and Creating a Failing Government in Iraq
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 2, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Scott Horton returns to the show to discuss the turmoil in Iraq. The prime minister resigned over the weekend as government forces have now killed over 400 protesters since October 1st. Scott explains how the Iraq War removed Saddam from power helping to expand...
News Roundup 11/19/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2019 | News Roundup
US News A Texas court grants an indefinite stay of execution on Rodney Reed. Evidence that has emerged that Reed was not guilty of the murder he was sentenced to death for. [Link] Colorado has passed a large-capacity magazine ban that is a colossal failure. [Link] The...
News Roundup 11/5/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 5, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Tulsi Gabbard introduced a War Powers bill to remove US troops from Syria. [Link] A State Department official says Russian trolls are to blame for the protests in Chile. [Link] Kashmir At least one person was killed and several injured by a grenade attack in...
Queen of the Warmongers
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 23, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #410, I discuss Hillary Clinton's suggestion that Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian agent out to undermine the DNC by running the third party. In Tulsi's brilliant response, she addressed Hillary as "Queen of the warmongers." Tulsi's decision to take the gloves off...
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Israel’s Criminal Assault on Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza: ‘Israel killed my grandmother!’
Israel has twice assaulted the Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, leaving behind horrifying death and destruction, and no evidence of a Hamas headquarters.
The Spirit Dissolves: Imminent B2 Retirement
Stealth is a buzzword, please keep in mind that long wave radars detects the minuscule radar cross sections of "stealth" platforms. It can still be detected by a sufficiently powerful radar or at sufficiently close ranges. Dual-band radars are more effective against...
Icebreaker Follies: The US Continues to Drive to Zero
The Navy did have 1.5 icebreakers and now they have half of one. Well, actually, the US has no operational icebreakers now. The Coast Guard’s other icebreaker, the ancient heavy Polar Star, is undergoing a service life extension program at the Mare Island Dry Dock in...
Boeing Incompetence Continues: The Space Launch System Debacle
We all know what is happening now with the Boeing disaster in space where two astronauts are marooned and the billion dollar taxicab is not only malfunctioning but can't be undocked without a human inside piloting the capsule away. Boeing was contracted by Never...
Anti-War Blog – Just a Meme of Their Time
So much to watch, to scroll past. To ignore. Apparently life is so busy, too much going on to care. The need to escape is paramount, to avoid reality. A reality many claim to be normal. Important even. A woman uses her degree to move about on the Olympic stage, elite...
Analysis of the ICJ’s Ruling that Israel’s Occupation Is Illegal
Scott Horton and I discuss the significance of the International Court of Justice’s recent ruling that Israel’s occupation is illegal.
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