The Senate approved 15 federal judges in a package deal without debate. An agreement to approve the judges was bipartisan so Senators could go to their home states to campaign. [Link] Facebook unpublished the pages of several independent media sites without...
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10/10/18 Patrick Martin on the Military Wing of the Democratic Party
Scott interviews Patrick Martin on his new article series, "The CIA Democrats," in which he outlines the disturbing trend of dozens of former military commanders, State Department war planners, and outright CIA, FBI, and Military Intelligence agents seeking nomination...
News Roundup 10/10/18
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...
News Roundup 10/9/18
The Trump administration released a new counter-terrorism strategy. [Link] New Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh has a poor record on national security and war-making powers. [Link] Several US allies have considered buying the S-400 missile system from Russia. [Link]...
Most Americans would support withdrawal from Afghanistan
With the war in Afghanistan now overtaking the Vietnam War as the longest conflict in America’s history, a new YouGov survey reveals that the majority of Americans would support drawing US involvement to a close and bringing the troops back home. The results show that...
10/3/18 Gareth Porter on Trump and the American Empire
Gareth Porter is interviewed on his article for Truthdig, "Can Trump Take Down the American Empire?" Porter talks about revelations in the Bob Woodward book "Fear", about the Trump presidency, and how they may pertain to the American Empire. Porter also talks about...
News Roundup 10/5/18
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
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...
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