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7/24/26 Larry Johnson on Why He’s Worried About Escalation in Iran
Download Audio. Scott brings Larry Johnson back on the show to discuss where things stand between the US and Iran. Johnson explains why he’s convinced things…
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7/22/26 Nick Cleveland-Stout on Israel’s Increasingly Desperate Effort to Win Back the American People
Download Audio. Scott interviews Nick Cleveland-Stout from Responsible Statecraft about his reporting on the Israel lobby’s multifaceted attempt to influence…
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Making Sense Of the Sahel When Washington Can’t
For nearly twenty-five years, Washington has quietly expanded America’s Global War on Terror across Africa. Today, U.S. military activities stretch from the…
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Ukraine’s Deep Drone Strikes Bring Danger
On July 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Donald Trump in the White House. Their relationship was “much better,” Zelensky said, because of the…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Tucker Blasts Trump as ‘Weak’ for Allowing Netanyahu to Drag Him to War
Trump’s posture on Iran is getting judged from an unexpected angle, and we dig into why. We react to Tucker Carlson calling Trump “weak” not for avoiding…
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The Military Used Over 60% of Patriot Missiles During the Iran War
The alarming news about America’s stockpile of advanced interceptors continues to mount as sources confirm the US has nearly two-thirds of its Patriot missile…
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Nearly Half of Americans Support Arresting Netanyahu
Just under half of Americans said they support US law enforcement arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is wanted by the International…
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They Geofenced the Pews
The state has discovered that the most efficient way to manage what you believe is to reach you before you know you are being reached. Consider a man walking…
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Cuba Crisis: Assessing the Claims Against Havana
When President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security in a January 2026 Executive Order, the designation…
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Only 1 in 3 Americans Support Iran War
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has slipped to its lowest approval yet. The poll comes after the collapse of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
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White House: Trump Concludes Positive, Productive Meetings with Zelensky and Netanyahu
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Donald Trump concluded meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian…
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From Biden’s Potemkin Presidency to Trump’s Potemkin War
In this age of social media and A.I. illusions, an old Russian scam provides the best lens to understand America’s two most recent presidents. In…
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Clocks Forward, Clocks Back, the Idiocy Of It All
The US government has come dangerously close to doing something sensible that the public wants: removing the dreaded annual clock changes which make the warmer…
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Report: Netanyahu to Tell Trump Iran Working Towards Nuclear Weapon
Israeli media reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to present President Donald Trump with intelligence that Iran has accelerated…
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Zelensky: North Korea, Iran and China Backing Russia’s War in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is receiving significant military support from North Korea, Iran, and China. “I think three moments on…
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Trump’s War on Drug Boats Has Not Slowed Cocaine Trafficking to US
US operations against suspected drug boats in Latin America have failed to slow the rate of cocaine entering the US. The Washington Post reviewed a DEA…
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Ordinary Men: Preface
John and I discuss the evils of men, changing ourselves, and reading the preface to Ordinary Men.
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Episode 021 “Strategic Deficit Disorder: National Malpractice and the Perils of the Death of Statecraft”
I further examine the strategic deficit disorder that absolutely dominates the US and western military establishments. America has a singular inability to…
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Reading a Rising China Through the Wrong Ancient Script
Few ideas have shaped the way Washington talks about Beijing more than the Thucydides Trap. The Harvard political scientist Graham Allison built the phrase on…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Greatest Fear…
“The great object of my fear is the federal judiciary.” That’s Thomas Jefferson—sounding the alarm over what he saw as the greatest threat to the Constitution…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Misty Winston: Massie Sparks Democratic Civil War Over Israel, Can Anyone Win?
A single yes or no question can expose an entire political strategy. We sit down with activist and independent journalist Misty Winston to unpack why so many…
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Zelensky to Meet Trump at White House on Tuesday
President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday. The Ukrainian leader is traveling to the US for the…
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Netanyahu Says War Will End When Iranian Government ‘Toppled or Sufficiently Weakened’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects the war against Iran to continue until there is regime change in Iran or it is weakened to the point…
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NYT: Trump Holds Off on Ordering Major Escalation in Iran War
US officials said that President Donald Trump decided to hold off on ordering an escalation in the war against Iran. Last week, The New York Post and Axios…
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Our Currency Icons and America’s National Character
In what is the monetary equivalent of tearing down statues, the British have decided they must replace iconic images on their currency. Out of an apparent fear…
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Trump Says Saudi Nuclear Deal Requires Riyadh to Enter Abraham Accords
President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will require the kingdom to normalize ties with Israel and will not allow Riyadh…
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Trump: US Will Hold Iran Responsible for Houthi Blockade of Red Sea
President Donald Trump said he would respond to Ansar Allah’s attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea by ordering attacks on Yemen and Iran. “A year ago the…
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Trump: I Am Considering a Massive Attack on Iran
President Donald Trump said he is moving closer to ordering a massive attack on Iran. He also said the US does not currently need Israel’s assistance to wage…
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How Washington’s Interventions Fuel Somalia’s Cycle of Chaos
Since the end of the Cold War, Somalia has been a textbook case of the perils of foreign meddling. Once a pawn in superpower rivalry, it descended into state…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Kelley Vlahos: Lindsey Graham’s Ghost
A 500% tariff on anyone who does business with Russia sounds like “strength” until you follow the blast radius. We walk through the revived Graham sanctions…
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Four US Troops Killed, About a Dozen Severely Wounded in Renewed Fighting with Iran
Updated casualty figures from Iranian strikes on US bases in the Middle East last week have increased. Three US soldiers were killed at a US base in Jordan…
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Trump to Sign Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia that Could Allow for Enrichment
President Donald Trump plans to sign a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that will provide the Middle East kingdom with access to nuclear technology from the…
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Trump Threatens to Blow Up Power Plants in Iran in Response to Tehran Targeting Ships in the Strait
President Donald Trump said that he would order strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants in response to attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. “From…
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The Review – Short Story
Duncan paused the moment he heard the knock at his front door. It was loud. Assertive. He cautiously stood behind the heavy wood, “yes, hello.” “It’s the…
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Gaza’s 1,000-Day Siege
The terrible siege of Lenningrad (St. Petersburg) lasted 872-days as German and Finnish military forces encircled the city. It was only when the harsh winters…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Larry Johnson on the Shocking Details of the Death of Senator Lindsey Graham
The official story is simple. The timeline is not. We take a hard look at the reporting around Senator Lindsey Graham’s death and ask a basic question that…
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Intel Community Does Not Believe Strikes on Iran Will Impact Negotiations
The US intelligence community has briefed President Donald Trump that bombing Iran is unlikely to change Tehran’s positions in negotiations to end the war…
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Finance Minister: Israel Has No Interest in Joining US War Against Iran
Israeli Finance Minister Betzel Smotrich said that Tel Aviv was not interested in rejoining the war against Iran. Multiple outlets have reported that Israeli…
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Trump Says US Will ‘Take Care of Things’ If Ansar Allah Blockades Bab al-Mandab Strait
President Donald Trump suggested he would relaunch his war on Yemen if Ansar Allah follows through on its pledge to prevent Saudi shipping through the Bab…
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Democratic Socialists of America: Everything Old Is New Again
“The idea that deficits don’t matter as long as you have your own currency is just wrong. In a world of scarce resources, someone always pays.”- N…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Sam Husseini: Gabbard Reveals Fauci Covered By Covid Origins?
Calling it a “lab leak” makes the story feel tidy, but the real scandal might be the system that makes lab-origin disasters plausible in the first place. We…
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Ansar Allah Imposes Blockade on Saudi Shipping in Red Sea
Ansar Allah announced that Yemen will begin preventing Saudi ships from transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Riyadh has relied on its Red Sea ports to export…
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Trump Posts Poll Showing Americans Overwhelmingly Support Peace Deal with Iran
President Donald Trump posted a poll that found over 60% of Americans support the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the US and Iran last month. Last…
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Trump: Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested in the US
President Donald Trump declared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested if he enters the US. Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes…
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America’s Addiction to Drone Warfare Must End
By eliminating the political cost of military casualties, drone warfare has enabled four successive American presidents to expand executive power and wage…
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The Making of Albania’s Flamingo Revolution
In a moment when global attention remains fixed on conflicts in the Middle East, political turmoil in Venezuela, Sudan’s ongoing war, and Cuba’s deepening…
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At Least Three US Soldiers Killed in Middle East
US Central Command (CENTCOM) reports three US soldiers were killed over the weekend. According to CENTCOM, two soldiers were killed by an Iranian missile…
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Report: Trump Leaning Towards Escalating War Against Iran
Sources told the Jerusalem Post that President Donald Trump is nearing a decision to expand the war against Iran. “It appears President Trump is…
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Trump Calls on Republicans to Add Iran to Russia Sanctions Bill
President Donald Trump wants to add Iran to a bill that places massive tariffs on Russia. The recently deceased Senator Lindsey Graham authored the…
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7/17/26 John Mearsheimer on Iran, Ukraine and the Future of American Power
Download Audio. Scott interviews John Mearsheimer. They take a step back and take a big picture look at both the conflict with Iran and the ongoing war in…
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Emily Feng’s Seditious Material and the new West’s love of censorship
Hong Kong police have recently arrested book sellers for having copies of Emily Feng’s, Let Only Red Flowers Bloom. Freelance journalists and three others have…
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Report: CENTCOM ‘Locked Down’ Investigation Into Strikes on Iranian School
Sources say that US Central Command (CENTCOM) did not engage in the standard review process for the strikes on a school in Iran that killed 168 children…
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US Strikes on Iran Intended to Create Options for Trump to Escalate Conflict
The US is striking targets in Iran in an effort to give President Donald Trump more military options to escalate the conflict. Three US officials explained to…
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Iran Vows ‘Decisive’ and ‘Crushing’ Response to US Strikes
Top officials said that the Iranian military would have a “decisive” response to US strikes. The ceasefire between the US and Iran broke down last week, and…
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Mission Creep: Lake Chad Basin As America’s Next Forever War?
As Washington celebrates tactical wins against Islamic State affiliates in Nigeria, Americans should demand policymakers pause. What began as advisory support…
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Washington’s Two Rogue Allies in the Middle East Face Off
Allies and clients have frequently entangled their great power patrons in needless geopolitical crises and sometimes even bloody wars. The tragic events…
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State Department Offering Quarter-Million Dollar Grants to Groups in Lebanon that Promote US Image
The US Embassy in Lebanon announced that the State Department is offering grants of up to $250,000 to groups that help promote American propaganda. “The US…
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Iran to Vance: Witkoff, Kushner Undermining Negotiations for Financial Gain
Iranian officials told Vice President JD Vance that President Donald Trump’s lead negotiators, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, were exploiting their role for…
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Vance Tells Rogan: Iran War Was Certainly Legal
Vice President JD Vance said that, while he had some objections to the war against Iran, he believes it is legal and supports President Donald Trump. Appearing…
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Donald Trump Is Not a Liar
President Donald Trump, broadly speaking, is not at base a liar. Sure, almost every word out of his mouth is a lie. You don’t have to go back to his marriage…