Terror War

News Roundup 4/11/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog

3,000 Google employees sign an open letter addressed to the company arguing Google should not contract with the Pentagon. [Link] A video of Ahed Tamimi's interrogations has been released. The video show's the Israeli interrogators threatening Ahed's friend and family...

Upcoming Events and Speeches

by Scott Horton | Jan 27, 2018 | Blog

Wed Feb 7th at 7:30 I'm doing a presentation on the terror wars for Thaddeus Russel's Renegade University. (My previous talk on Afghanistan for Renegade University is here.) Feb 24th at 7:00 PM I'm giving a talk at Austin, Anarchy and Action at Treasure City Thrift...

Tom Woods Show: Hostility Scoreboard

by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog

Tom Woods interviews me about the terror wars.

Foreign Policy Focus #91 – Growing Up in the Terror War

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 15, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest

On Foreign Policy Focus #91, I share my experience of growing up after 9/11 and the Terror War. I was 10 when the 9/11 attacks happened. I share some myths I believed, I debunk those myths, and talk about how I was led to believe them.

5/26/17 Peter van Buren on Moral Injury in the Iraq and Terror Wars

by Scott Horton | May 26, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Peter Van Buren, former foreign service officer for the State Department, is interviewed on We Meant Well, his book on the Iraq War, and Hooper’s War, his new novel about war and PTSD. In a wide ranging interview, Van Buren discusses moral injury and responsibility...

Connecticut Could Become the First State to Give Cops Killer Drones

by James Holbrooks | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Connecticut — It was only a matter of time. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that lawmakers in Connecticut are currently considering allowing police to use weaponized drones. “Connecticut lawmakers are...

Mattis Celebrates First Day At Pentagon By Bombing ISIS

by Scott Horton | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog

Trump very well may be reluctant to continue overthrowing secular dictators, but you can bank on permanent terror war against al Qaeda and ISIS for another 8 years.

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