On COI #668, Kyle Anzalone updates the latest news from Ukraine and Israel.
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Conflicts of Interest: Sen. Graham Says Ukraine Raid in Russia Is ‘Beautiful’
On COI #655, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news from Ukraine, Israel, and Venezuela.
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Conflicts of Interest: Journalists Say Israeli-Friendly Media Coverage Is Enabling Gaza Onslaught
Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the latest news from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
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Conflicts of Interest: The Chinese ‘Spy’ Balloon Didn’t Collect Data
On COI #441, Kyle Anzalone breaks down further proof the Chinese balloon that floated over the US presented no threat.
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Is the US Training the Next African Coup Leader?
AFRICOM is ready to begin this year’s annual special operations training for African military leaders, dubbed ‘Flintlock.’ The program is labeled as part of America’s counter-terrorism strategy on the continent, yet its graduates often have goals other than fighting jihadists.
Most recently, two-time Flintlock grad Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in Burkina Faso, ousting President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in January. Reporting on Damiba’s deep ties to the US military establishment, journalist Nick Turse writes,
“In 2010 and 2020, he participated in an annual special operations training program known as the Flintlock exercise. In 2013, Damiba was accepted into an Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance course, which is a State Department-funded peacekeeping training program. In 2013 and 2014, Damiba attended the U.S.-sponsored Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course-Africa. And in 2018 and 2019, he participated in engagements with a U.S. Defense Department Civil Military Support Element in Burkina Faso.”
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The End of a Forever War?
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that European troops will begin exiting Mali after nine years. Operation Barkhane – which has become known as ‘France’s Forever War’ – will wind down its ground operations over the next six months.
The decision comes after months of increasing tensions with the ruling military leadership of Mali, headed by Col. Assimi Goïta. The colonel most recently seized power during his second coup last May.