Here Gareth the Great destroys his war party propaganda for the millionth time.
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Iraq War II Documentaries
A friend in the reddit room asked if I knew any good documentaries about how they lied us into Iraq War II. Why yes. Yes I do. Leading to War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_cciUzoLwo The Power of Nightmares https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTg4qnyUGxg...
The War Party Endangers All of Us
On FPF #436, I do the second half of my end of year wrap up. I continue to ask if American foreign policy has made Americans safer. I look at the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. In all cases, the wars led by the war party are making us...
Uncle Sam’s ‘Moderate Rebels’ Make a Comeback in Syria, But Now They’re the Bad Guys
Washington’s former opposition quislings in Syria have been cast in the role of villainous thugs in the corporate press as they take part in Turkey’s cross-border incursion against Kurdish fighters, despite years of fanfare from the Beltway Blob, which hailed the...
Ron Paul says War Drums Banging On Armistice Day
From Serbia to Syria to Nikki Haley’s explosive new book, the war party is still firmly in control in Washington. Wars and threats of wars keep increasing, ensuring a steady of wounded and broken veterans to “thank” for their “service.” Don’t miss today’s Ron Paul...
9/13/19 Ryan McMaken on America’s ‘Underfunded’ Trillion-Dollar Military
Scott talks to Ryan McMaken about the true costs of America's "national security" state, both in dollars and in secondary effects on the daily lives of Americans. Even though the official number is quite a bit lower, McMaken has estimated the true cost of the U.S....
Rand Paul’s Efforts at Real Diplomacy With Iran Sabotaged by Iran Hawks
According to Robin Wright at The New Yorker, Rand Paul had met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and offered a meeting at the White House with President Trump. Paul proposed that the Iranian diplomat lay out the same ideas to Trump in person. The...
News Roundup 6/3/19
US News A new app allows users to record interactions with police by voice command. [Link] An Indiana judge orders a police force to repay $80,000 that was confiscated from a driver. The money was taken without charging the man with a crime. [Link] Andrew Bacevich...
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