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News Roundup 12/30/21
Covid Georgia will spend $100 million to hire medical staff and deploy 200 National Guard soldiers to medical facilities. [Link] Over 3,000 Navy reserve sailors missed the deadline to take the covid vaccination. [Link] US News Illinois bars the state employee pension...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
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...
Will Trump Bring US Troops Home From Iraq?
On FPF #536, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss Trump's Iraq policy. Trump ran for president on ending endless wars. However, he has failed to get the US out of a single conflict. He is again saying he would like to bring US troops home from Iraq. His own...
Of Course She Is
Hillary Clinton says she's ready to serve in a Biden administration to "fix America". Speaking at the 19th Represents Summit on Thursday, Clinton said: "I’m ready to help in any way I can." She continued: “Because I think this will be a moment where every American - I...
Trump Doubles Down on the Failed Coup in Venezuela
On FPF #446, I discuss the US continuing to push Juan Guaido's failed coup attempt against Maduro. Nearly a year ago, Guaido declared himself president of Venezuela with the backing of the US. He claimed this authority from his position as the leader of a legislative...
Hilarious Hillary
She just can't help herself. Please remind me again about your own obstruction and deletion of 30,000 emails from your time as secretary of state. Tell me, were any of those regarding your "foundation"'s business with the Saudis while you were supporting their jihad...
FPF #221 – Afghan Peace Talks
On FPF #221, I discuss potential peace talks between the US and the Taliban. The US signaled its willingness to directly talk with the Taliban in statements from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan General Nicholson. Talks could...
FPF #198 – The Phantom Enemy
On FPF #198, I discuss the 12 demands the US gave Iran in a speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Many of the demands are based on false information or where agreed to in the JCPOA. Other demands require Iran to completely dissolve Iranian sovereignty. I show how...
The Looming Iran Conflict
President Trump’s announcement last week to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was the latest step towards military conflict with Iran. The decision comes after the confirmation of a hawkish Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State and places us on a...
2/8/17 Joe Lauria on the battle for Mosul against the Islamic State in Iraq
Joe Lauria, an independent international affairs journalist, discusses the Iraqi army's long struggle to finally retake eastern Mosul from the Islamic State; the very difficult upcoming battle for the remainder of the city; the fate of Mosul's internally displaced...
1/11/17 Gilbert Doctorow on secretary of state nominee Tillerson, and Henry Kissinger’s influence on Trump’s foreign policy
Gilbert Doctorow, the European Coordinator of The American Committee for East West Accord, discusses secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson's carefully-crafted comments during his Senate confirmation hearing; the US's entirely avoidable suicidal conflict with...
12/2/16 Ray McGovern on Gen. David Petraeus as possible Secretary of State in Trump administration
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the overblown achievements of media-favorite Gen. David Petraeus, who gave us the Iraq War "surge" propaganda, a failed counterinsurgency program in Afghanistan, then was run out of his job as CIA director for passing...
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