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...
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8/9/19 Hunter DeRensis on the Dangerous Foreign Policy of ‘National Conservatism’
by Scott Horton | Aug 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Hunter DeRensis about the National Conservatism Conference, part of a movement that DeRensis describes as trying to come up with intellectual rationalizations for Trumpism after the fact. Crucially, this new national conservatism movement did not...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Foreign Policy Answers From the First Debate
by Scott Horton | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog
This Institute does not endorse political candidates. But we are interested in what candidate Gabbard has to say about the wars, and the rest of the Dems' reaction to her. Watch the 5 minutes that have people talking Tulsi! A soldier's truth about the establishment...
News Roundup 5/31/19
by Kyle Anzalone | May 31, 2019 | News Roundup
US News The Steele Dossier author will not speak with a prosecutor investigating the origins of Russiagate. [Link] Trump announces a 5% tariff on Mexican goods entering the US until Mexico stops the flow of migrants. Trump said the tariff would increase to 25% on...
A Memorial to the Wars
by Kyle Anzalone | May 29, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #355, I talk about Memorial Day being used as propaganda for the wars. Common phrases like "they died for our freedoms" and "we are safe because of their sacrifices" are uttered by nearly everyone. The propaganda is effective in reducing criticism of US foreign...
News Roundup 5/9/19
by Kyle Anzalone | May 9, 2019 | News Roundup
Russiagate US and foreign intelligence worked to interfere in the Trump campaign. [Link] The Mueller Report allows readers to look past the no collusion finding and hold on to the Russiagate conspiracy theory. [Link] US Foreign Policy Danny Sjursen: the Left needs...
News Roundup 4/25/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 25, 2019 | News Roundup
Wikileaks Daniel Ellsberg on the importance of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning. [Link] Caitlin Johnstone debunks the myth that Julian Assange is an agent of Russia. [Link] Ryan McManken explains why it doesn’t matter if Assange is a ‘journalist’ or not....
Iran & Chelsea Manning’s Bail guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 23, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss his recent articles published at RT. The appointment of a new IRGC leader - who is considered a hardliner - is a sign that Iran is reacting to the US withdrawing waivers for oil sanctions. Will and Kyle give an analysis of the...
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Reader Request
Does anyone have the CRS or GAO report of the completed F35 OT&E [Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)]? Any documentation will do. They fielded the 1,000th airframe and it has NEVER jumped from initial operational capability (IOC) to...
Carrier Blues: Even the Mainstream is Waking Up
The ice is breaking on the stonewalling of the defense community and external observers to have an honest conversation on the aircraft carrier; they may be getting the message on how indefensible and anachronistic this extraordinarily expensive weapons system is. The...
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The COVID Narrative Exposed on C-SPAN
Domestic Imperialists used the coercive apparatus of the state to stop hundreds of millions of people from enjoying their lives for years. Surely, we should see a great utilitarian benefit from these COVID lockdown policies and mask mandates. Why was it, that states...
Movie Bob’d
In the time just before the rise of Pewidepie as the most popular YouTuber there were the angry and nostalgic reviewers. The Angry Video Game Nerd formally Nintendo, Nostalgia Critic, Spoonyone, Cinemasnob and so on all were prominent on the platform. Mostly in their...
The Royal Navy Stumbles, Again
The Fat Amy follies continue apace. We discussed this recently and it looks more and more likely that the hapless and increasingly Orwellian Starmer junta in the UK may be reneging on plans to buy more than the present complement of shoddy F35B aircraft they currently...