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FPI / May 16, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com Since the end of World War II, all U.S. presidents have used covert action, mostly in support of resistance movements or insurgencies, according to a study by Joint Special Operations University. “Support to resistance can be thought of as a means of bridging the hazy gap between soft power […]

FPI / May 16, 2019 Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took aim at American Democrats who have gone silent about or have defended Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro. “On the fringes of the Left, celebrity politicians refuse to condemn [Venezuelan dictator Nicolas] Maduro. Worse, some have actually embraced him,” Haley wrote […]

FPI / May 16, 2019 A wave of fetal heartbeat bills which place restrictions on abortion, including the one signed by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on May 15, open the door for pro-life groups hoping the Supreme Court will revisit Roe v. Wade. “It is clearer than ever that Roe is far from being settled […]

FPI / May 16, 2019 Analysis by Tim Donner, LibertyNation.com It was just the latest shameful example of the toxic political atmosphere pervading the nation these days. This time, the fabricated outrage of the Trump haters revolved around Stephen Moore, free market economist extraordinaire, founder of the acclaimed Club for Growth, and a key economic […]

FPI / May 16, 2019 By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs, Geostrategy-Direct.com Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on May 14, 2019 — a week after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had visited Baghdad and reportedly met with a senior Iranian official — determined the course […]

FPI / May 16, 2019 Former CIA Director John Brennan was “the mastermind” behind what was essentially a coup against President Donald Trump, former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova said. “John Brennan is at the core of this conspiracy,” diGenova said in a May 15 interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily. “His handymen and acolytes were […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 Solid gains amid independents, millennials, minorities and even some Democrats have pushed President Donald Trump over the 50 percent approval threshold, according to the latest Zogby Poll. Trump’s approval rating is at 51 percent, his highest ever in the survey. “With a solid economy, a potentially long and drawn out […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 Former CIA Director John Brennan, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, may find himself in more trouble than ex-FBI chief James Comey over the use of the unverified anti-Trump dossier, former Rep. Trey Gowdy said. In a May 14 interview on Fox News, the former Republican congressman from South […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 While appointing highly-respected U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of alleged spying on the 2016 Trump campaign, Attorney General William Barr also will be hands-on as the Department of Justice investigates the investigators. Barr remains “directly involved in the probe,” which he initiated about three weeks ago, The […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 In the latest of a series of U.S. announcements over the past week, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the State Department on May 15 ordered all “nonemergency” government employees to leave Iraq amid growing tensions with Iran. The State Department also issued a revised travel advisory saying, “Do not […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 By Kari Travis, Carolina Journal.com John Bussian is the principal of the Bussian Law Firm in Raleigh, NC, which specializes in media litigation and has long been a national leader in defending the First Amendment. Bussian, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, earned his juris doctorate from Georgetown […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 Analysis by Mark Angelides, LibertyNation.com In a little over a week, on May 23, Brits will head to the voting booths to cast their ballots for an election that shouldn’t technically be happening. When Britain voted to leave the European Union, a process was set in place that meant by […]

FPI / May 15, 2019 By World Israel News.com Arab News editor-in-chief Faisal J. Abbas wrote on Wednesday in his publication that U.S. President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan may reverse course for the Palestinians in a positive way and make peace more possible. The column ran as Palestinians held their […]

FPI / May 14, 2019 The shutting down of two secondary Border Patrol checkpoints in a major drug smuggling corridor has been disastrous for a New Mexico county and, by extension, the nation, an official said. The checkpoints were removed to focus more on processing illegals pouring over the border, Couy Griffin, chairman of the […]

FPI / May 14, 2019 The politically unaffiliated director of the North Carolina Board of Elections has been removed and replaced by a partisan Democrat, state Republican lawmakers say. Kim Strach, who has led the elections board since 2013, will be replaced by Karen Brinson Bell. Brinson Bell currently works for the Ranked Choice Voting […]