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5/1/20 Daniel Davis on Getting American Troops out of Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | May 3, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis joins the show to talk about Trump’s apparent interest in getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. Trump has signaled that the coronavirus crisis might be an excuse to get out—after all if America is having trouble taking...

5/1/20 William Van Wagenen on the Salafist Roots of the Syrian Uprising

by Scott Horton | May 2, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to William Van Wagenen about his recent Libertarian Institute article exploring the extremist roots of Syria’s civil war. Contrary to the popular narrative, according to which peaceful, secular, democratic protestors were met with violence by the...

News Roundup 5/1/20

by Kyle Anzalone | May 1, 2020 | News Roundup

US News The Navy awards a $5.5 billion contract to Fincantieri to build warships. [Link] An Air Force intelligence report was leaked to the press explaining that US sanctions on Iran are harming the country's response to coronavirus. [Link] Russia says it will oppose...

News Roundup 4/29/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 29, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Kentucky parents are being investigated for child abuse for failing to practice social distancing. [Link] Trump dossier author Christopher Steele met with DNC lawyers before publishing the report. The DNC provided Steele with the information about an alleged...

OPCW Insiders Debunk the Latest Claim that Assad Used Chemical Weapons

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 29, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF#485, I discuss the lastest letter for current and former OPCW employees disputing the organization's latest report claiming Assad used chemical weapons. The letter points out several critical flaws with the report. The insiders point out the problem that the...

The Salafist Roots of the Syrian Uprising

by William Van Wagenen | Apr 28, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

In the mainstream view, the Syrian conflict began in the Spring of 2011 with a period of peaceful, pro-democracy protests, which were then brutally suppressed by the Assad regime. As the liberal-left Intercept describes it, “Syrian civilians rose up to demand...

News Roundup 4/28/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 28, 2020 | News Roundup

US News More evidence surfaces to support Tara Reade’s sexual abuse claim against Joe Biden. [Link] The Supreme Court rules 8-1 that the federal government must provide a $12 billion bailout to health insurance companies. The bailout was a promise from Obamacare....

4/24/20 Grant Smith on the IRS’s Israeli Settlement Corruption

by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Grant Smith about his organization’s Freedom of Information lawsuit against the IRS, an attempt to get the agency to reveal its policies on tax-exempt organizations overseas. Of particular interest is the shocking fact that billions of dollars of...

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All Hail Homo Sovieticus Booboisie in America

Happy Dependence Day, Helots. The Declaration of Independence continues to be a masterwork of brevity and directness in its promise to sever ties and formalize a divorce. There is no sizable sector of America today that would even have the temerity to sign it much...

Unpossible! Another Fraud Complex Found in DoD Contractor

Another fraud incident with overcharging. Sikorsky is a Lockheed-Martin subsidiary. Sikorsky Support Services Inc., a helicopter manufacturer headquartered in Stratford, Conn., agreed to pay the federal government $70 million in a settlement alongside Wisconsin-based...

‘Ziontology,’ a 10 Part Series

Boeing, Boeing, Gone

There is nothing new here but the corruption is deep at Boeing: "It comes after an unnamed parts supplier uncovered small holes in the material from corrosion, The New York Slimes reported. The FAA is looking into both the long and short-term implications for the...

Murthy v. Missouri and Our Political Bureaucracy

Government bureaus have interests, and these always lay in more power and more money for their budgets. Here’s a case study to illustrate the general principle that the leadership of administrative agencies are best understood as political partisans. Over the last few...

Green Goes to War: The Electric Bonfire Chronicles

The madness continues. The Pentagon is woke and now they are trying to make war safer for the environment. The era of the manned tank is over in the twenty-first century much like the aircraft carrier but the fixation on exquisite and vulnerable platforms still...