Ecuador's new president will allow Julian Assange to remain in the country's embassy in London. [Link] The mass data collection of Americans under Obama was more extensive than initially believed. [Link] At least 80 civilians have been killed by countries in the...
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Is the U.S. Planning a Long-Term Presence in Syria?
by Will Porter | May 30, 2017 | Blog
As gains are made against the Islamic State and other Islamist rebel factions in Syria, the United States appears ready to prevent the Assad regime from making major advances in the eastern half of the country, possibly suggesting plans for a long-term U.S. presence....
News Roundup 5/29/17
by Kyle Anzalone | May 29, 2017 | Blog
Half of US armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are contractors. [Link] Special forces have been half of all American combat deaths since 2015. [Link] Nearly 10% of UK active service members have had an STD in the past five years. [Link] A US surveillance plane had an...
President Trump: Toss Your Generals’ War Escalation Plans In the Trash
by Ron Paul | May 15, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
By the end of this month, Defense Secretary James Mattis and National Security Advisor HR McMaster will deliver to President Trump their plans for military escalations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. President Trump would be wise to rip the plans up and send his...
News Roundup 5/15/17
by Kyle Anzalone | May 15, 2017 | Blog
57,000 computers have been infected by a new malware worm. The new malware worm was based on an NSA designed flaw in the Windows operating system. The NSA design flaw was leaked by Shadow Brokers. [Link] This interview looks into the widespread use of US Special...
News Roundup 5/10/17
by Kyle Anzalone | May 10, 2017 | Blog
Trump fires FBI Director James Comey. [Link] 250 refugees fleeing North Africa for Europe are missing and feared dead. 1,300 people are believed to have died making the trip this year. [Link] South Korea elected Moon Jae-in to be president. Moon said he will look to...
Trump Approves Direct Arming of Syrian Kurds With Heavy Weapons
by Jason Ditz | May 10, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Move Comes Ahead of Erdogan Visit to US Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was already making much of his plans to lambaste President Trump during his DC visit later this month, complaining about the US provision of arms and military support to Kurdish factions...
News Roundup 5/1/17
by Kyle Anzalone | May 1, 2017 | Blog
Trump signs an executive order reversing Obama's ban on Artic drilling. [Link] Trump says the US is losing money providing defense for Saudi Arabia. [Link] The ten-member Association of South East Asian Nations issues a statement softening its stance on tensions with...
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Fat Amy Performs as Expected
The F35 continues to shine as a boondoggle and taxpayer nightmare fuel. Taiclet’s boasts to investors about the program were quickly tempered by real world events the same day when video circulated of an out of control Air Force F-35 tumbling to a fiery crash in...
Big Surprises in Ukraine You Didn’t See Coming! New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show
Jon Hoffman, Ph.D., and Kyle Anzalone discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, providing insightful analysis on recent developments. They touch on the potential for peace talks and the latest Russia-Ukraine war update. Stay informed with their expert opinions on the...
Scott Horton : Netanyahu Compares ‘Free Palestine’ to ‘Heil Hitler’ – New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show
Scott Horton breaks down the latest foreign policy news with host Kyle Anzalone.
The Continuing Erosion of US Dominance in Peer Combat
The predominance of Western military superiority in weapons systems is unraveling and the increasing dissonance in the US military complex coming to grips with existential changes in how peer competition in war is evolving is causing tremendous reduction in both both...
The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks
The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks John Weeks (@weeksjf) examines the evolution of free speech, the nature of state power, and the rise of what he calls the "global censorship complex." Drawing from anthropology, political...
163rd Anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s Victory in the Battle of Front Royal
This is reprinted from Jim Bovard's blog and expands on a post originally from 2023. Today is the 163th anniversary of the battle of Front Royal, Virginia (the town near where I was raised). On May 23, 1862, almost all the Yankee soldiers in Front Royal were captured,...
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