On COI #527, Kyle Anzalone discusses news about the wars in Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon, and Ukraine. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Conflicts of Interest: Biden Takes America to War With Yemen
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Biden’s Dangerous Yemen Blunder Is Already Backfiring
The immediate consequences of U.S./U.K. military action in Yemen shouldn’t surprise anyone. Just as opponents of the strikes said, attacking the Houthis has made the threat to commercial shipping worse: The US and UK’s decision to hit back at Houthi militants after...
Illinois Senators Duckworth, Durbin Vote To Continue Weaponizing Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
My Illinois Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin had their chance to make a dent in Israel's ongoing 102 day genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. They voted to continue it. Senator Bernie Sanders offered a mild resolution calling on the State Department to determine...
That Old Canard of Isolationism
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. In my “daily briefing” from Reuters this morning, an old canard popped up again: As Donald Trump strengthens his lead in the race for the Republican nomination, some US allies are worried about an American...
Re-Designating the Houthis Is a Major Error
The Biden administration will undo one of the few good things it has ever done: The Biden administration plans to put the Houthi rebel group back on one of its lists of terrorist organizations, days after the U.S. launched strikes on its facilities in Yemen in...
With Friends Like Netanyahu, President Biden Needs a Good War Crimes Defense Lawyer
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US Saturday that his 100 day war of genocidal ethnic cleansing of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza has got 'MADE IN USA' stamped all over it. "This is not just our war - it is also your war. This is the war of the...
Conflicts of Interest: US Rejects Iraqi Request to End Occupation
On COI #526, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the conflicts across the Middle East. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Sanders to Force Senate Vote on Probing Israeli War Crimes
UPDATE: On Tuesday night the Senate voted down the Sanders resolution by a vote of 72-11. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he will force a Senate floor vote this week on a resolution that would suspend aid to Israel if the U.S. State Department fails to report on...
OpenAI Cuts ‘Military and Warfare’ Ban From Permissible Use Policy
ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week quietly removed language from its usage policy that prohibited military use of its technology, a move with serious implications given the increase use of artificial intelligence on battlefields including Gaza. ChatGPT is a free tool that...
Open Your Eyes to Genocide in Gaza, Congressman Casten
In Congressman Casten’s worldview, foreign policy, foreign wars including genocide in Gaza, are topics that dare not speak their name in Illinois’ 6th District. Go to Congressman Sean Casten’s website. You will find virtually no mention of the ongoing genocide in...
