Trump suggests Chicago police use stop and frisk. [Link] Google announces that it will not seek a contract form the Pentagon to build a cloud network. [Link] The hawkish Trump administration is pushing the world closer to annihilation. [Link] US Ambassador to the UN...
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10/3/18 Dan Cohen on Syria, Blowback, and Al-Qaeda’s Rehabilitation
by Scott Horton | Oct 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Filmmaker Dan Cohen comes back on the show to discuss his latest project, "The Syria Deception," a short documentary exposing the propaganda campaign in Hollywood and the media to rehabilitate Al-Qaeda in the eyes of the American public. Cohen and Scott discuss...
News Roundup 10/5/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 5, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump is expected to sign the FAA Reauthorization bill on Friday. [Link] In a letter to Senator Kaine, the Pentagon claims to have the authority to conduct near limitless military actions. [Link] The US pulls out of international agreements to avoid being subject to...
FPF #255 – The Weekly Standard’s Horrific FP
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 5, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #255, I discuss two articles by The Weekly Standard Editorial Board. The first article calls for the US to return to the Bush Doctrine. The editors believe that the US needs to very hawkish policy with Iran. The second article celebrates Trump's reversal on his...
News Roundup 10/4/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 4, 2018 | News Roundup
Patrick Cockburn: With ISIS Defeated, Trump is now Targeting Iran The UN high court rules the US must lift some sanctions against Iran. In response, the US withdrew from a 1955 treaty with Iran. The US claims that leaving the treaty invalidates the court's ruling....
News Roundup 10/3/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2018 | News Roundup
The US Envoy to NATO threatens to destroy Russian missiles the US considers in violation of the INF Treaty. [Link] The Envoy walked back the threat on Twitter. [Link] France is accusing Iran of plotting a bombing against an Iran separatists group's rally in Frane....
News Roundup 10/2/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 2, 2018 | News Roundup
Eric Margolis gives his take on Trump's UN speech. [Link] A US Navy destroyer and a Chinese Navy ship had a close encounter in the South China Sea. [Link] North Korea needs to see goodwill moves from the US for North Korea to denuclearize. [Link] A US airstrike kills...
News Roundup 10/1/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 1, 2018 | News Roundup
A federal judge strikes down Arizona's anti-BDS law. [Link] Facebook will partner with the Republican and Democratic NED groups to combat fake news. [Link] An F-35 crashed in South Carolina. [Link] Philip Giraldi explains why Trump's sanctions will not work. [Link]...
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Don’t Be Silent
We should reject the fashionable idea that one should never write or post anything that possibly could be used by bad people for bad purposes. That admonition brings two things to mind. First, it fails its own test. If good people avoid a topic because even...
Can There Be Only One Race?
I'm old enough to remember this 1960s Lay's Potato Chips commercial. (Hell, I'm almost old enough to remember when plays were in black and white!) In the commercial a man (Bert Lahr, the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz) faces a challenge from the devil, who has a...
How Not to Defend “Capitalism” Against” Socialism”
I challenge you to show me a lamer "debate" over "capitalism" and "socialism." (Don't worry; it's not about Bill Maher.)
Yes, Andrew Sullivan Demanded W. Bush Nuke Iraq
He wrote on October 17, 2001: THE COMING CONFLICT: The sophisticated form of anthrax delivered to Tom Daschle's office forces us to ask a simple question. What are these people trying to do? I think they're testing the waters. They want to know how we will respond to...
War is a Euphemism for Theft Funded Mass Murder
The libertarian’s basic attitude toward war must then be: it is legitimate to use violence against criminals in defense of one’s rights of person and property; it is completely impermissible to violate the rights of other innocent people. War, then, is only proper...
I Support HB0220: the Maryland Defend the Guard Act
Here's my letter in support of HB0220: the Maryland Defend the Guard Act (I'll also be testifying at the hearing on February 15, 2023): HB0220 Favorable Dear House Health and Government Operations Committee: I write in support of House Bill 220, the Maryland Defend...
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