President Donald Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is preparing to launch a sweeping crackdown on crime that he named “the surge,” a term commonly associated with the George W. Bush administration’s decision to send tens of thousands of additional troops...
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10/25/19 Jon Schwarz on America’s Long History of Betraying the Kurds
by Scott Horton | Oct 29, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Jon Schwarz gives us a brief history of America's many betrayals of the Kurds since the end of World War I. In a recent article for The Intercept he describes at least eight separate times the U.S. government has used Kurdish fighters to its own advantage and then...
Americans Aren’t Volunteering or Giving to Charity Because They’re Broke
by Chloe Anagnos | Oct 29, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Volunteering rates have been on the decline since 2003, according to a 2018 analysis of Census Bureau data by the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland. And at the heart of this decline, the study found, is people’s own hardships, as higher levels of...
ISIS Leader Baghdadi Is Dead
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 28, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #412, I break down the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi is reported to have killed himself - and three of his children - after being cornered by US forces. I discuss what his death means for the future of ISIS. Trump gave a speech announcing...
Poll: Americans Are Always Wrong About the Most Important Things
by Scott Horton | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
The Hill: A large majority of voters — 84 percent — are concerned about the prospect of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a Hill-HarrisX poll released on Monday. That's more than those who expressed concern over other foreign policy issues, including North...
Saudi Bases and the Bin Ladens: A Love Story
by Danny Sjursen | Oct 28, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
What is Trump really up to? It’s almost unknowable. At the same time that the president was pulling (some) troops out of Northeast Syria, giving an antiwar speech, and then sending other troops back into Syria to "secure the oil," he also quietly sent another 1800...
Trump Flip-Flops on Syria Withdrawal. Again.
by Ron Paul | Oct 28, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism
President Trump is reversing his foreign policy decisions so quickly these days that it almost seems like he overturns himself before making the decision in the first place. Last week he was very clear that the US was pulling its troops out of Syria. “Bringing...
Year Zero 74: White Hats and Black Hats
by Tommy Salmons | Oct 26, 2019 | Blog, Year Zero
In episode 74 Tommy looks at the idea of a good and bad side to political theater. After Kennedy was assasinated Sam Giancana is credited as saying, "This proves, without a doubt, there are no white hats or black hats. It's all a game, and it always ends the same -...
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Scott Horton: Why the Debunked RussiaGate Hoax Still Matters
https://youtu.be/W41B7Ssip2Y Odysee
Scott Horton Debunks David Frum’s “RussiaGate” Lies
https://youtu.be/OydReJ7XhR0 Odysee
The Antiwar Comic: Real Fake News
Sorry for the late post. Website issues. Must be those dastardly Russians! Call Rachel Maddow! More comics at The Webcomic Factory.
Scott Horton: The Role of the United States in Ukraine’s 2014 Coup
https://youtu.be/pzxD4LOvcLE Odysee
War in Ukraine: Conservative Radio Show Hosts the Libertarian Institute w/ Keith Knight
https://youtu.be/bTy1NrbayCE [E]xpanding NATO would be the most fateful error of American policy in the entire post-Cold-War era. Such a decision may be expected to inflame the nationalistic, anti-Western and militaristic tendencies in Russian opinion; to have an...
Only People Threatened by Russia May Bear Arms
Pundits and politicians who routinely deny that Americans have the natural right to keep and bear arms nevertheless are thrilled by the scenes of Ukrainian civilians bearing arms in order to resist the Russian invaders. I guess only people threatened by Russians have...
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