The USDA will buy $1.2 billion in farm products and provide $5 billion in aid payments to farmers. [Link] The top US student loan official has resigned. [Link] Trump canceled Pompeo's trip to North Korea after receiving a belligerent letter from North Korea. [Link]...
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News Roundup 8/24/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 24, 2018 | News Roundup
Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking an NSA document. [Link] Max Blumenthal exposes NED regime change efforts. [Link] The US and Russia will reopen military communication channels. [Link] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit North...
News Roundup 8/22/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 22, 2018 | News Roundup
A jury found Paul Manafort guilty of eight fraud charges. None of the charges are related to the 2016 election. [Link] Senators are looking into a report of lead poisoning on US Army bases. [Link] Senator Rand Paul suggests talking with Russia about halting NATO...
News Roundup 8/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2018 | News Roundup
Moon of Alabama explains why Trump was right to revoke John Brennan's security clearance. [Link] James Bovard on the heroic work of Seymour Hersh who has exposed several horrific government crimes. [Link] Senator Rand Paul will ask Trump to lift sanctions on Russian...
News Roundup 8/13/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2018 | News Roundup
Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal discuss the merger of Silicon Valley and the state. [Link] The Army orders a suspension to the discharge of soldiers who enlisted under a special immigration program. [Link] Julian Assange is strongly considering testifying to the Senate...
8/08/18 Brian McGlinchey on Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia and 9/11 Incompetence
by Scott Horton | Aug 9, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Brian McGlinchey talks about his exclusive interview with retired FBI agent Ken Williams, the author of the ignored "Phoenix Memo" that may have prevented 9/11 had it not been ignored, regarding the 9/11 victims civil lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. "Kenneth Williams...
News Roundup 8/9/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 9, 2018 | News Roundup
The Senate Intelligence Committee calls on Julian Assange to testify. [Link] Senator Rand Paul delivered a letter from Trump to Putin while he was in Russia. [Link] A leaked Russian document shows Putin proposed arms control to Trump at the summit. [Link] The US...
8/06/18 Jonathan Fenton-Harvey on UAE’s Destruction of Yemen
by Scott Horton | Aug 7, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show, Uncategorized
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey journalist at Middle East Eye is interviewed on his article "How the UAE is Destroying Yemen". The UAE's role in the expanding Yemeni war, and how the Saudis, UK and USA support the war against the Yemenis is discussed in detail. The UAE's rift...
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Bang for Your Buck: Breaking the Bank to Upgrade the Nuclear Arsenal (Part II)
In Part I, I discussed and critiqued an overview of the new efforts to update the US nuclear arsenal. Here, we'll chat (again) about the Sentinel which is the improved replacement for the aging Minuteman III ICBM and it is already in trouble with the schedule sliding...
Company Men: Former Spies Spill The Tea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElMSJDkqSYQ&t=3757s Danny Jones recently hosted former CIA officers John Kiriakou and Andrew Bustamente for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on torture, 9/11 & terrorism, domestic politics, foreign policy and what it’s...
Bang for Your Buck: Breaking the Bank to Upgrade the Nuclear Arsenal (Part I)
The United States is on track to spend the equivalent of more than two Manhattan projects per year in one of the most expensive nuclear arms races in history. The US has not done a recorded air breathing nuclear detonation since 1992 (the last US test, Julin-Divider,...
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...
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