The European Court rules Snowden exposed illegal spying. [Link] A reported UN claim that China massively imprisoned Uyghers, actually originated from the US. The US source did not provide evidence for the claim. North Korea will allow international inspectors to...
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News Roundup 9/19/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 19, 2018 | News Roundup
The Space Force will cost $13 billion over the first five years. [Link] The US will not permit Canadians who work in the legal marijuana industry to enter the US. Customs and Border Patrol plan to continue to enforce marijuana laws forcefully. [Link] Trump imposes new...
FPF #248 – Russian Plane Downed in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 19, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #248, I discuss recent developments in the Syrian Civil War. An attack by Israel led to the Syrian government accidentally downing a Russian surveillance plane. Turkey and Russia reached an agreement to put the Syrian government offensive in Idlib is on pause....
News Roundup 9/18/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Google developed a prototype search engine for China. The prototype censored results and connected searches with phone numbers. [Link] A man remained free for 15 years and raped three women because the rape kits went untested. [Link] The US will reduce the maximum...
9/12/18 Peter Ford on the Approaching Syrian Suez Crisis
by Scott Horton | Sep 17, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Peter Ford is a former UK ambassador to Syria and Bahrain before beginning work at the UN. Ford is interviewed on his article "Is a Syrian Suez Approaching". Ford talks about the setup of the pretexts for the escalation of the conflict, up to and including American...
Antiwar Radio
by Scott Horton | Sep 16, 2018 | Blog
This morning on Antiwar Radio: Patrick Cockburn on Iraq and Syria. 8:30 Pacific, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, kpfk.org.
News Roundup 9/14/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2018 | News Roundup
The US budget deficit is $898 billion over the past 11 months. [Link] The State Department approves a $2.6 billion weapon sale to South Korea. [Link] The State Department pushed Twitter to ban an Iraqi politician. [Link] Two Russians charged by the UK of poisoning of...
News Roundup 9/13/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 13, 2018 | News Roundup
A stockpile of one million bottles of water was revealed in Puerto Rico. FEMA did not distribute the water as people suffered after Hurricane Maria. [Link] The US hostility towards Russia and China is pushing the two powers closer together. [Link] Fighting between...
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Gen. Don Bolduc Did Not Get “Hit”
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has been getting under the skin of LP Senate candidate Jeremy Kauffman's war hawk opponents. Kauffman has been excluded from the debates, which the party is protesting. The latest controversy involves Republican candidate...
Tom Woods Debunks the “Socialist Sweden” Myth
There’s plenty to say regarding Sweden: (1) its “socialist” policies were made possible by wealth created under an essentially capitalist economy (as recently as the 1950s, remember, government spent less as a percentage of GDP in Sweden than in the U.S.); (2)...
10 War Propaganda Tactics Elites Always Use
We don’t want war, we are only defending ourselves The other guy is the sole responsible for this war Our adversary’s leader is evil and looks evil We are defending a noble purpose, not special interest The enemy is purposefully causing atrocities; we only commit...
Marxist-Leninist Admits Libertarians Are Right About Cuba and North Korea!
I asked a self-described "Marxist-Leninist" why do people risk life and limb to escape mostly socialist Cuba to the much more free market United States? And why is South Korea wealthier than North Korea? He had a one word answer: Sanctions. Sanctions are when...
This is your security force
Think Twice Before Calling the Cops: The Deadly Cost of Police Welfare Checks "cops sent out on welfare checks ended up shooting or killing the very people they were supposed to assist in at least 178 cases over the course of three years."
Power as Property: Inside the Mind of a Politician
The defense of property is a relatively undisputed right of the citizenry. If someone threatens the safety of you or your family, or insinuates a threat by trespassing, breaking and entering, or burglarizing your property most people won’t blink at the use of force in...
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