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It’s Time to Stop Fighting Osama bin Laden’s War

by Robert Gaines and Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Osama bin Laden is long dead, but his plans live on through American foreign policy. In 2001, al Qaeda consisted of only 400 ideologues in the far corners of the world. After the recent regime change wars in Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Syria, typical estimates place their...

3/19/19 Nasser Arrabyee with an Update on Yemen

by Scott Horton | Mar 21, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Nasser Arrabyee gives an update on the war in Yemen, where thanks to U.S. support for the Saudis an entire country is being starved and women and children killed in air strikes. So little attention has been paid to the war by the American media, public, and...

Spy Budget, Oil Prices, & Yemen

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 20, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #325, I cover several recent news stories. In 2020, the Trump Administration is seeking an $85 billion budget for intelligence agencies. US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran combined with OPEC oil production cuts could cause gas prices to rise. Secretary of...

Congress Votes to End War

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 17, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #323, I discuss Congress passing the Yemen War Powers Bill. The bill calls for an end of the US involvement in the Saudi-led war against Yemen. The bill continues to face hurdles and Trump has threatened to veto the bill. I explain what is in the bill and why...

Chelsea Manning Fight the State

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 11, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #321, I discuss Chelsea Manning's heroic refusal to testify in a secret federal court and her return to prison. Chelsea refused to testify in an unfair court by invoking her 1st, 4th, and 6th Amendment rights. Her rights were ignored, and she was thrown in...

News Roundup 3/9/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 8, 2019 | News Roundup

Kelley Vlahos breaks down how different political factions are reacting to the BDS Movement. [Link] The EUROCOM commander calls for more US troops and warships to be deployed to Europe. He also said the US is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine. [Link] The...

News Roundup 2/25/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 25, 2019 | News Roundup

US News YouTube will demonetize videos that promote ‘anti-vax’ views. [Link] YouTube deletes 400 channels with pedophilic comments posted by other people on the videos. [Link] Microsoft employees publish an open letter to the company condemning a contract to sell...

Yemen Warring Parties Talk the Talk and Never Walk the Walk

by Scott Horton | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog

The great Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabyee: (h/t nvsteveo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuOSxFwAw9Q

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Word. The Zumwalt-class destroyer will never be the battleship of the twenty-first century. It’s the U.S. Navy’s version of the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. Yet another multi-billion dollar failure. Yet, the instant that the Zumwalt-class appears to...

Martial Law in South Korea & Ukraine’s No-Fly Zone: New Episode of the Kyle Anzalone Show

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