President Biden was excoriated by the U.S. war party for pulling out of Afghanistan after 20 years last August. In so doing, Biden didn’t mince words proclaiming that staying wasn’t worth one more American death after 4,288 Americans died there for nothing...
The Impact of Western Sanctions on Russian Musical Life
In Volume II of my Memoirs of a Russianist: Russia in the Roaring 1990s, the diary entries which constitute three quarters of the book describe in considerable detail the musical and literary life of the country that I saw firsthand and in which I participated as...
Conflicts of Interest: George W. Bush Finally Says Something True About Iraq
On COI #278, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover former President George W. Bush’s viral confession- by-gaffe to war crimes in Iraq, President Joe Biden’s resistance to Kiev’s demands for long range rocket launchers, U.S./Israeli war drills aimed at Tehran, and the...
Amb. Chas Freeman Discusses Ukraine, Disinformation, and the Price of Thinking for Yourself in 2022
From Committing High Reason: On the Committing High Reason podcast, veteran Ambassador and Statesman Chas Freeman explains how today's misinformation maelstrom surrounding the media and politicians' portrayal of the Ukraine-Russian war is "the most intense information...
Biden’s ‘Disinfo Board’ RIP? Don’t Hold Your Breath!
After an outcry over the creation of a "Ministry of Truth" within the Department of Homeland Security – with a champion disinformation-spreader hired to fight disinformation – the Biden Administration announced the program is on "pause" and the kooky director has...
The Politics of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Michael Hirsh reports on the lingering toxic effects of Trump’s foreign policy decisions, including the decision to renege on the nuclear deal. Biden’s timidity on reversing Trump’s policy has left many observers baffled:“The decision-making process in the...
Conflicts of Interest: Biden’s War on Truth guest Misty Winston
On COI #276, Misty Winston joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss the war on truth, 1A, and Julian Assange. Misty Winston host a show on TNT Radio from 3-6 est M-F. Follow her on Twitter @SarcasmStardust. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
Putin: If Finns, Swedes Get NATO ‘Military Infrastructure,’ We’ll Respond
On May 16, just before I was interviewed for The Critical Hour (click above), Putin addressed Finland’s and Sweden’s plans to join NATO, using words far milder than had most expected:“Russia has no problems with these states. There is no direct...
‘Let’s Make a Deal’ – Turkey Sets Demands for Finland/Sweden NATO Membership
And the winner of "never let a crisis go to waste" is Turkey's Erdogan, who vows to block NATO membership for Finland and Sweden unless his shopping list of concessions is fulfilled by the US, EU, and NATO. Who will blink? Also today: Greece gets in on the "give us...
US Cranking War Back Up in Somalia
President Joe Biden is cranking back up the US government’s war in Somalia. Previously, President Donald Trump brought some reprieve in US military action in the African nation. But, intervention reducing developments in US foreign policy tend to face much pressure to...


