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Trump Posts Video Slamming Netanyahu, US Middle East Policy

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jan 8, 2025 | News

President-elect Donald Trump shared a video in which Columbia professor Jeffery Sachs sharply criticized US Middle East policy and accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of helping to lead the US into “endless wars“ in the region. In the video, posted without comment to Trump's Truth Social account on Tuesday, Sachs said Netanyahu is “a deep, dark son of a bitch“ who led the US into multiple follies in the Middle East and now wants America to fight a war with Iran on Israel’s behalf. "Netanyahu had, from 1995 onward, the theory that the only way we're going to get rid of Hamas and...

Ukrainian Troops Training in France Go AWOL

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jan 7, 2025 | News

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers stationed in France for training have reportedly fled their military bases. The apparent desertions come as Kiev faces similar problems at home, where a growing number of troops are abandoning their frontline positions.

Orwellian Tactics? Libertarian Party Fears Targeting By FBI After Letter

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 29, 2024 | News

The Libertarian Party has questions for the Department of Justice after the FBI claimed that a “foreign threat” had accessed its Facebook account. A preliminary analysis by the LP was hindered by Meta, which has offered little clarity on the incident. In a statement published on Friday, LP chair Angela McArdle shared a letter the party received from the bureau warning of the alleged breach. “The FBI maintains active investigations that seek to identify the activities of hostile foreign governments and their intelligence services who target the US government, private sector, and political...

Physicians Describe ‘Most Appalling Atrocities’ in Gaza

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Mar 20, 2024 | News

A group of four critical-care doctors who were recently in Gaza spoke on a UN panel about the horrors they witnessed in the besieged Strip. The doctors described multiple war crimes, horrendous injuries to children, kids dying of treatable wounds, and a shortage of supplies so severe that young patients die on the floors of hospitals without anesthetic to ease their suffering. Addressing the UN on Tuesday, four physicians from France, the US, and Britain described the dire conditions in Gaza. “I saw the most appalling atrocities, and I saw things that I never would have expected to have...

Biden Moves to Skirt Oversight for US Aid to Israel

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Feb 27, 2024 | News

The Joe Biden administration is requiring all countries that receive US military aid, including Israel, to agree to not commit war crimes using American gear. The White House crafted the pledge to prevent Congress from placing restrictions on a massive military aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, as some lawmakers press for greater accountability for US arms transfers. According to rights groups, Israeli forces have used American-made weapons to commit a number of suspected war crimes in Gaza. Earlier this month, President Biden issued a national security memorandum that said...

Ukraine Seeking Advanced Weapons for ‘Next Counteroffensive’

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 10, 2023 | News

Ukraine’s foreign minister said the upcoming counteroffensive against Russian forces would not be the last. The diplomat urged NATO members to transfer more advanced weapons to Kiev for the coming operations, including F-16 fighter jets.

Poland Confirms Warplane Transfer to Ukraine

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 9, 2023 | News

Warsaw claims it has bolstered Kiev’s air force with 10 additional MiG-29 warplanes, following an earlier shipment of four aircraft. Poland was the first NATO member to make the pledge to send fighter jets to Ukraine.

NATO Considering ‘Upgrade’ for Ukraine Status

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | May 8, 2023 | News

Estonia plans on pushing the North Atlantic alliance to present Ukraine with a clear path to full NATO membership at an upcoming meeting, Bloomberg reported, noting that officials will also discuss upgrading Kiev’s status within the US-led military bloc.