On COI #230, Dave DeCamp - News Editor at Antiwar.com - returns to the show to discuss Yemen, Iran, and China. Dave updates the recent Saudi attacks in Yemen. January was the deadliest month for Saudi civilian casualties since 2016. However, at the start of his...
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UN Report Details Israeli War Crimes During First Months of War on Gaza
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) provides a detailed analysis of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli assault on Gaza. The report finds both sides committed war crimes but concludes there is no evidence to support the...
Finnish Forces Conduct First NATO Deployment
For the first time since joining the alliance last year, Finland has deployed its fighter jets to another NATO nation. When Helsinki joined the bloc, it ended a decades-long policy of neutrality and doubled the length of the border between NATO and Russia. On...
Biden to Offer Saudi Arabia Treaty In Exchange for Official Ties with Israel
The White House is prepared to roll out a plan that will make Saudi Arabia a Japan-style ally in exchange for new official ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. While the Biden administration has invested substantial effort to get the deal inked, it is likely dead on...
US Bombers Drop Live Munitions in Threat to North Korea
Two US B-1 strategic bombers dropped live munitions on the Korean Peninsula in a show of force eyeing Pyongyang. Tensions in the region have ratcheted up during the Biden administration as the president has taken a hardline approach toward the DPRK.
Zelensky Fears Trump Will Make Peace Deal with Russia
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes if former President Donald Trump is elected in November, then he will make a peace deal with Russia. Trump has previously claimed he will end the war if reelected but has not detailed how he will achieve that. ...
US Battle-Testing Anti-Drone Weapon for War with Russia in Gaza
The US has deployed a new combat vehicle to Gaza with the aim of field testing the weapon for use in Ukraine, as the Pentagon hopes it will help repel Russian drone attacks. Moscow's forces have made significant territorial gains in Ukraine, in part, by...
South Korea Ends Military Pact with North After Tit-for-Tat Balloon Quarrel
Seoul says it is scrapping a 2018 military agreement with Pyongyang after North Korea floated hundreds of trash-filled balloons into South Korea. The DPRK says the trash barrage was a response to a years-long South Korean campaign that sent propaganda messages into...
Nearly 40% of Rafah Buildings Damaged Or Destroyed
Satellite imagery shows that 40% of the buildings in the southern region of the Gaza Strip have now been damaged or destroyed by the Israeli onslaught. Before Israel began its assault on the city, Rafah had served as a refuge for over 1 million Palestinians. ...
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