Scott interviews Gareth Porter on his latest article for Middle East Eye, in which he explains that there's enough pressure now, following the death of Jamal Khashoggi, for the United States to back down a little in our relationship with Saudi Arabia. Porter doesn't...
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News Roundup 10/29/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 29, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump says he will order 800 troops to the southern border to stop migrants. [Link] The Pentagon will deploy helicopters, engineers, and medics. [Link] The Pentagon grounds 24 F-35s over fuel system concerns. [Link] Col. Douglas Macgregor explains how Trump is dealing...
TGIF: Let’s Stop the Merchants of Death
by Sheldon Richman | Oct 26, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Imagine that back in the day, the U.S. government had contracted postal services out to a private company rather than setting up its own “public” agency. Today the U.S. Postal Corp. would have officers, directors, and employees who were not on the government payroll....
New Roundup 10/26/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 26, 2018 | News Roundup
Russia is likely developing a new anti-satellite missile. It is expected to be completed by 2022. [Link] China threatens military action to prevent Taiwan from splitting with China. [Link] Saudi Arabia says the murder of Khashoggi was premeditated. [Link] US arms...
DOJ Fails to Pursue Allegations of Saudi Lobbying Misconduct
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Oct 25, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In March 2017, a group of 9/11 families presented the Department of Justice with 17 pages of detailed allegations that Qorvis Communications had, on behalf of Saudi Arabia, conducted a lobbying campaign against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)...
News Roundup 10/25/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 25, 2018 | News Roundup
Police use fake social media accounts to surveil innocent people. [Link] Vice President Pence says the US will not rule out putting nukes in space. [Link] National Security Adviser John Bolton says the US will not withdraw from the INF Treaty until after talking with...
10/20/18 Danny Sjursen on the War in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Oct 23, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Major Danny Sjursen comes back on the show to discuss the killing of General Raziq in a recent "green-on-blue" attack. Sjursen explains that these killings are not new—there have been dozens throughout the war in Afghanistan—but they should be a wake-up call. If...
10/20/18 Martha Mundy Gives an Update on Yemen
by Scott Horton | Oct 22, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Martha Mundy talks about the ongoing war in Yemen, with a particular focus on some of the more barbaric Coalition tactics, including the deliberate bombing of humanitarian and agricultural targets. Scott explains some of the United States and IMF policies that led to...
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US Forces Booted Out of Niger
2024 is the end of the ten year lease after expending $110 million to build and $30 million a year to maintain the base. The French forces were booted in October 2023. American troops are leaving now and the German troops will leave in September. The military regimes...
They Hate Our Freedom
They Hate Our Freedom Near the end of 2022,[1] the government finally released the notes from the 9/11 Commission’s interview of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney from April 29, 2004. Would you believe it turns out the president admitted that his...
ICJ Declares Israel’s Occupation Illegal
The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian territory violates international law.
What a strange fetish it all is…
Is it a fetish? There are some fascinating memes and clips doing the rounds of Trump lately. The populist appeal has become silly. The trouble is that some supposedly serious people are unironically aroused by it all. Then again, maybe it’s just for the LOLs? Grown...
Tariffs Violate Freedom
Debate goes on over who suffers from U.S. tariffs. Biden and Trump, for example, think U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods hurt China, not Americans. This is nonsense. Even if they hurt Chinese producers (who can sell their goods elsewhere), the tariffs still hurt...
If Pigs Could Fly: The F35 Continues to Miss the Mark
The Pentagon will continue to pay Bugatti prices for Yugos until the morale improves. Software upgrades have haunted this flying circus since its "full operational status" was fabricated years ago. The combination of a severely Sovietized acquisition system married to...
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