Washington has approved an arms sale to Taiwan worth $95 million, agreeing to provide the island with training and gear for its US-made Patriot missile systems. China has previously sanctioned American firms over similar transfers.
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 6, 2022 | News Roundup
Washington has approved an arms sale to Taiwan worth $95 million, agreeing to provide the island with training and gear for its US-made Patriot missile systems. China has previously sanctioned American firms over similar transfers.
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 5, 2022 | News Roundup
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on and the two sides continue negotiations, the Washington Post reports that some NATO states prefer Ukrainians continue “fighting and dying” over “a peace that comes too early,” rejecting any outcome that could be sold as a “victory” for Moscow.
by Scott Horton | Apr 5, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott interviews journalist Kyle Rempfer about a piece he recently published in the Army Times. The article tells the story of Wahedullah Khan, an Afghan commando who was taken into custody in 2018 after firing on Czech coalition troops. Khan was...
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 5, 2022 | News Roundup
US News Congress will likely increase the $813 billion budget proposed by the White House. [Link] The US scratches a planned test of its ICBM. [Link] Russia The USS Truman’s deployment was extended. [Link] Zelensky fired two top officials and called them traitors....
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 5, 2022 | Conflicts of Interest
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by Dave DeCamp | Apr 5, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
For the 2023 fiscal year, President Biden requested a massive $813 billion military budget, about a 4% increase from the $782 billion that was approved for 2022. But for hawks in Congress, it’s not enough. Republicans are largely united in their calls for more...
by Will Porter | Apr 5, 2022 | News Roundup
Poland’s deputy prime minister has called on the United States to station nuclear weapons in his country, arguing they would act as a deterrent against Russia while urging the NATO alliance to significantly boost its presence across Eastern Europe.
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 5, 2022 | News Roundup
Finland is mulling whether to join the NATO military alliance, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said, noting that a decision could come by next spring while citing a new “security environment” in Europe following Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of the investment firm Social Capital explains how capitalism is supposed to work. “What we’ve done is disproportionately prop up poor-performing CEOs and boards, and you have to wash these people out.”...
No, NYC Is Not Running Out of Burial Space Due to COVID-19 by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. tl;dr: it's sad but not new.
When UK police enact restrictions they (perhaps predictably) go insane. Watch this encounter where a man in his own garden is told to get indoors or "the coronavirus will get you!" At one point the officer even begins dictating how many times the man is able to go to...
That's what I would do if some scumbag ripped me off like this. And that's if I'm in a good mood. Smashing a window or slashing a couple tires is pretty easy too. And I hear the cops have decided to stop enforcing laws against such acts in a few major cities already....
During a March 17 address to the nation in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, President Donald Trump asked that Americans work from home, postpone unnecessary travel, and limit social gatherings to no more than 10 people. Ten days later, Trump signed a stimulus...
Reason magazine's Elizabeth Nolan Brown has a great run-down of all the power-mad police state freaks exploiting the Coronavirus crisis to expand their powers over Americans lives. As the old flyer a punk-rocker handed me on the drag across from UT Austin back in 1993...
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