Scott talks to Danny Sjursen about the many catastrophic failures of American foreign policy, and most recently the proposed plan to carve out an autonomous Sunni region in western Iraq, which the U.S. could use to help control the Middle East and prevent Iranian...
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2/7/20 Suadad al-Salhy on the Insane Plan to Divide Iraq in Two
Scott interviews Suadad al-Salhy about her recent piece on the proposed U.S. plan to create an autonomous Sunni state in western Iraq. This would theoretically allow the U.S. to continue to exert control in the country, preventing the dreaded "land bridge" connecting...
2/7/20 Peter Van Buren on Impeachment, Iowa, and Chelsea Manning
Scott talks to Peter Van Buren about impeachment and the fiasco at the Iowa Caucuses, and what they mean for the Democrats' political prospects heading into the election. Van Buren says that although President Trump's behavior with respect to Ukraine seems a little...
1/31/20 Sheldon Richman on Trump’s New Apartheid Vision for Israel/Palestine
Sheldon Richman discusses President Trump's new "Vision to Improve the Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People," which is really just an update of last year's "Deal of the Century." The plan presents itself as generous and fair, but really, says Richman, it simply...
House Votes to End Iraq War
On FPF #450, I discuss the House vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. The bill was passed in 2002, allowing President Bush to start a war with Saddam's regime in Iraq. Saddam was hung in 2006 and, his army disbanded. However, both...
1/31/20 Sam Jacobs on Lavoy Finicum’s Death and Washington’s Management of Federal Land
Sam Jacobs of Ammo.com discusses the 2016 Oregon standoff between federal agents and Ammon Bundy, Lavoy Finicum and their allies. Most listeners probably remember some of the details of the 2014 standoff in Bundy's native Nevada, which ultimately resulted in a judge...
1/31/20 Joe Lauria on Canada’s Establishment Cold Warriors
Joe Lauria discusses the allegations that his website, Consortium News, is a puppet of the Russian government, recently leveled against them by both Canadian television network Global News, and Canada's Communications Security Establishment. It seems that this is the...
1/31/20 Michael Tracey on the Democrats’ New Cold War Impeachment Narrative
Scott discusses the impeachment proceedings against President Trump with journalist Michael Tracey, who says that there are some alarming allegations underneath the democrats' blanket accusation of "abuse of power." What they are really alleging, says Tracey, is that...
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