Scott interviews Reese Erlich about the situation in Turkey, where the government is beginning to carry out a plan to get rid of the country's Kurdish population in a kind of soft genocide that consists mostly in displacing native Kurds with Syrian refugees. Scott and...
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News Roundup 10/8/19
US News The federal deficit for this year is $984 billion. [Link] The Pentagon extends the deployment of 1,000 Texas National Guard troops on the southern border until November 15th. [Link] The State Department approved $68 billion in weapon sales in 2019. [Link] The...
News Roundup 10/7/19
US News A Customs agent refused to allow a Defense One writer to enter the US until he said he wrote propaganda. [Link] A key figure in Trump’s maximum pressures policy - Sigal Mandelker - is leaving the administration. [Link] The FBI detained a Russian lawmaker for...
Protests and Talks
On FPF #404, I discuss several protests movements and peace talks happening around the world. The US talks with North Korea fell apart. According to the North Koreans, it is because the US isn't offering anything new. The US also spoke with the Taliban in Pakistan....
News Roundup 10/4/19
US News A Pentagon employee says he was forced out after attempting to expose defense companies overcharging the Pentagon. [Link] The Pentagon has taken over background checks for most security clearances. [Link] The brother of Honduras' President is on trial in the...
News Roundup 10/2/19
US News A Twitter executive is also a member of a Brittish Army propaganda unit. Caitlin Johnstone explains Twitter’s hypocrisy. [Link] Trump talked with foreign leaders to set up contacts with his Justice Department's investigation of Russiagate. [Link] The Trump...
News Roundup 9/30/19
Venezuela Trump bans senior Venezuelan officials and their family members from entering the US. [Link] Afghanistan The Afghan election commission had no contact with 900 of the 4900 polling stations. [Link] Indications are that Afghan voter turnout is meager. [Link]...
Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead
On Monday, celebrity climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech to the UN Climate Action summit in New York. Thunberg demanded drastic cuts in carbon emissions of more than 50 percent over the next ten years. It is unclear to whom exactly she was directing her...
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