Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu indicated Ankara is unlikely to approve Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids anytime soon. Turkey and Hungary are the only two North Atlantic Treaty Organization members that have not consented to the Nordic states’...
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COI #207: Is Biden Turning to Diplomacy with Russia and Iran?
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 30, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #207, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman update the JCPOA talks’ recent developments and the Russians’ security proposals presented to Washington. Kyle discusses the Russians pulling 10,000 troops off the border with Ukraine and sending them back to their bases....
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
Shot By Cops, Thwarted By Judges And Geography
by Steven Woskow | Aug 25, 2020 | Blog
How qualified immunity works: U.S. courts show wide regional disparities in granting qualified immunity, the controversial legal doctrine now under fire for protecting officers accused of excessive force. The shooter was Fort Worth, Texas, police officer Hugo Barron....
New SARS-CoV-2 Variant: More Infectious – Less Lethal
by Steven Woskow | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog
Genetic and Engineering News: A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 designated D614G is displacing the original variant D614 in all geographic regions. The new variant has been shown in laboratory studies to be more infectious but less lethal than the original D614 variant....
SFMTA: Improving Mobility or Blocking Competition?
by Phil Gibson | Jan 25, 2020 | Blog
"The point of different city transport agencies nationwide is to foster mobility. These MTAs run the local or regional transit service, and in some cases manage parking, taxis, roads, and other right-of-way issues. But many of them do a poor job. They manage transit...
Ron Paul asks: Why Was Soleimani Assassinated?
by Ron Paul | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog
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...
Trump Declares Victory guest Phil Gibson
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 25, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Phil Gibson returns to the show to talk about Trump's Syria speech and cryptos. Trump said the ceasefire the US created along the Turkish/Syrian border has become permanent and the US is to thank for the new peace in the region. Phil and Kyle explain how other forces...
Poll On Americans Attitude To Syria Pull-out
by Steven Woskow | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
Of course their is a partisan divide among Republicans and Democrats. Among Democrats, 57 percent say they feel it was wrong to remove U.S. troops from the region. Despite criticism from leading Republicans, only 16 percent of GOP supporters think the withdrawal was...
The Syrian War Drags On
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #374, I discuss the Syrian War. The war crawls on as regional and global powers via to assert their influence in Syria. I update the ongoing battles in Syria and the geopolitical conflicts prolonging the war. The UK recently seized an Iranian oil tanker and...
Elijah J. Magnier: Iran And Trump On The Edge Of Abyss
by Steven Woskow | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog
Elijah J. Magnier reports that the Iranians have sent Trump a clear message. The first message is that Iran is ready for an all-out war, no matter what the consequences. The second message is that Iran is aware that the US President has cornered himself; the...
It’s Really a Problem US Leaders Are Such Disgusting Liars
by Scott Horton | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog
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...
Trump should be impeached for
by Steven Woskow | May 24, 2019 | Blog
Bypassing congress and sending more arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE "The Trump administration on Friday invoked a rarely used provision of American arms control laws to sidestep Congress and authorize billions of dollars in weapons sales to key Middle East allies,...
Who do they work for?
by Steven Woskow | May 21, 2019 | Blog
400 CONGRESS MEMBERS URGE TRUMP: SAFEGUARD ISRAEL DURING SYRIA EXIT “With the region in flux, it remains critical that we reiterate to both friend and foe in the region that we continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” the Congress members wrote. How does...
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The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
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