An important paragraph buried down in the middle of this one in the Times: But a senior Trump administration official said there was concern inside the United States government about whether the drone, or another American surveillance aircraft, or even the P-8A manned...
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Elijah J. Magnier: Iran And Trump On The Edge Of Abyss
Elijah J. Magnier reports that the Iranians have sent Trump a clear message. The first message is that Iran is ready for an all-out war, no matter what the consequences. The second message is that Iran is aware that the US President has cornered himself; the...
News Roundup 6/21/19
Venezuela The UN reports, in 2019, at least 380 Venezuelan migrants have died while traveling to their destination. [Link] Asia China's president travels to North Korea for meetings with Kim Jong-un. [Link] Georgian police fired rubber bullets at protesters attempting...
Livestream on Iran guests Will Porter & Steven Woskow
On the first FPF Patreon's Livestream, I'm joined by Will Porter and Steven Woskow to talk about Iran, the new Defense Secretary, and Venezuela. Iran shot down the unmanned US spy drone in (or near) Iranian airspace. The Trump administration has responded with hawkish...
USA Almost Attacked Iran Tonight
I had a tip at 8 eastern that they were going to attack in one hour. Then the Tucker show started. Then the attack was called off. I'm willing to bet it was Tucker and Macgregor who stopped a war tonight. The New York Times says Trump had authorized the strike and...
Candidate Trump Warned the Fed Had Inflated a Dangerous Bubble. He Was Right
Candidate Trump (2016): Count Donald Trump among the ranks of those who don’t think too much of the stock market as a sound place to put money. A day after making a widely watched public address on his economic plan, the Republican presidential nominee advised against...
Senate Votes to Block Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Saudi Arms Sales
Resolutions blocked $8.1 billion in sales In a 53-45 vote, Senators approved the first of multiple resolutions of disapproval aimed at blocking US arms sales to Saudi Arabia, sales which President Trump had been trying to push through circumventing Congress with an...
Neocons Never Die
They just keep writing for the New York Times. Via Andrew Bacevich, check out the ever blood-thirsty Bret Stephens get over Iraq War II with hardly any effort at all. The fight against the Sunni insurgency in the Anbar Province might continue to rage in 2019, but to...
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