Scott talks to Elijah Magnier about Israel, Palestine, Iran, Syria, and the United States' apparent inability to learn from its foreign policy mistakes. Discussed on the show: "“A Dinosaur With A Bird’s Brain”: US Policy Failure Reopens Iran-Beirut Road" (The Iranian)...
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3/26/19 Ted Postol on Chemical Attacks and Cruise Missiles
Scott interviews MIT professor Ted Postol about the series of alleged chemical attacks in Syria. Postol has carefully reviewed the evidence in each of the three high-profile attacks, pointing out that in all three cases there is good reason to doubt the accepted...
News Roundup 3/27/19
US News Politicians from both sides of the aisle voice support for Israel at AIPAC. [Link] Senator Tom Udall will not seek reelection. [Link] Russiagate Ted Galen Carpenter: Russiagate is fake, the US anti-Russia foreign policy is real Jennifer Braceras: The Democrats...
News Roundup 3/25/19
Russiagate Robert Mueller ends his investigation into the Russiagate conspiracy. He has sent his report to the Attorney General to be reviewed. There will be no future indictments from the Mueller investigation. There is still no public evidence of any illegal...
Is Trump Really About To Attack Venezuela?
Last week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered the last of the US diplomats out of Venezuela, saying their presence was a “constraint” on US policy toward the country. The wording seemed intended to convey the idea that the US is about to launch military action to...
It’s Time to Stop Fighting Osama bin Laden’s War
Osama bin Laden is long dead, but his plans live on through American foreign policy. In 2001, al Qaeda consisted of only 400 ideologues in the far corners of the world. After the recent regime change wars in Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Syria, typical estimates place their...
News Roundup 3/20/19
US News The Pentagon claims the threat from China is the reason for increased military spending. [Link] The Trump Administration is requesting an $85 billion budget for intelligence agencies in 2020. [Link] Trump’s heavy-handed use of oil sanctions will lead to an...
Space Weapons, North Korea, & Citgo
On FPF #324, I break down several important news stories. An IG report shows billions of dollars were spent on the F-35 without oversight, and the US is planning to invest over $300 million on space lasers. The US will allow Citgo to make debt payments to Venezuela....
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