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US Offers to Drop Charges Against Venezuela’s Maduro If He Leaves Power
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 12, 2024
The Biden administration is pushing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign in exchange for him receiving amnesty from US drug changes. Washington recently contested the Venezuelan presidential election, claiming Edmundo González Urrutia won at the polls. The...
Biden to Resume ‘Offensive’ Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2024
The White House is set to approve an offensive arms sale to Saudi Arabia. After taking office in 2021, President Joe Biden curbed some weapon sales to Riyadh. On Friday, Reuters reported that the State Department will lift the ban on offensive weapon sales to Saudi...
Arab States Reject US Plan to Send Peacekeepers to Gaza
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 8, 2024
Three Arab states approached by the US about sending its soldiers to the Gaza Strip in a peacekeeping role were rejected. Two other Muslim countries expressed interest in participating in the mission that would begin after Israel ends its onslaught. The Times of...
Majority of Americans Oppose Using US Troops To Defend Israel
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 8, 2024
The majority of Americans oppose the idea of US troops being used to defend Israel if it comes under attack by Iran, according to a poll conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs that was released on Tuesday. The poll, conducted from June 21–July 1, 2024,...
Mali Cuts Ties with Ukraine Over Kiev’s Support for Al-Qaeda
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 6, 2024
Mali has severed its diplomatic ties with Ukraine following an attack by the local Al-Qaeda affiliate on Malian forces. Kiev called the move short-sighted. Late last month, opposition forces, including an al Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam...
CENTCOM Head Meets IDF Chief To Coordinate Iranian Response
by Dave DeCamp | Aug 6, 2024
On Monday, the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, met with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Tel Aviv as the two militaries are preparing to defend Israel from an expected Iranian reprisal.
Zelensky Confirms F-16s Are in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 4, 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Sunday that F-16s had arrived in Ukraine. A US official said only a limited number of the warplanes are in Ukraine currently, adding the fighters are not flying combat operations. In a statement posted to X, Zelensky wrote,...
North Korean Defector Says Kim Is Willing to Talk to Trump
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 1, 2024
A recent high-level North Korean defector said Pyongyang would be interested in talks with former-US President Donald Trump if he wins the November election. During his first term, Trump engaged Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un in negotiations that nearly secured major...
Israeli Killing of Hamas Political Chief Expected To Derail Ceasefire Talks
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 31, 2024
Netanyahu had been working to sabotage the talks in the weeks leading up to his trip to Washington The Israeli assassination of Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital of Tehran is expected to derail negotiations for a hostage and Gaza...
Israeli Strikes on Crucial Yemeni Port Cause $20 Million in Damage
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 30, 2024
An Israeli airstrike on a fuel depot at the Yemen Port of Hodeida has resulted in tens of millions of dollars in damages to the important facility. Hodeida is a crucial point of entry for food and other goods reaching the Yemeni people. Port official Nasr al-Nusairi...
F-16s to Appear in Ukraine Within Weeks, Will Operate Far From Front
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 29, 2024
Ukraine is set to begin receiving F-16 fighter jets from its Western backers later this week after months of delays. The advanced aircraft will serve in a limited role out of fear they will be easily shot down by Russian air defenses. Well over a year after the US...
US Delivered 28,000 Bombs and Missiles to Israel Since October 7
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 28, 2024
The US has delivered 25,000 bombs and 3,000 missiles to Israel since October 7. The majority of the munitions are 2,000-pound unguided bombs that Tel Aviv has used during its onslaught in the Gaza Strip. The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) -...
News Roundup
News Roundup 1/25/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 25, 2019
US News Wikileaks is suing the US to reveal any secret charges against Julian Assange. [Link] Michael Treacy on the latest BuzzFeed Russiagate blunder. [Link] Venezuela The State Department withdraws non-emergency personnel from Venezuela and issues a warning advising...
News Roundup 1/24/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2019
Venezuelan Regime Change The US recognizes Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela. [Link] Juan Guaido declares himself interim president of Venezuela. [Link] Venezuelan president Maduro cuts diplomatic ties with the US and gives US diplomats 72 hours to leave...
News Roundup 1/23/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 23, 2019
Defense Spending Matt Taibbi explains how the government can now legally lie on public spending reports. [Link] The 2019 defense budget has nearly $20 billion in earmarks. [Link] NATO The House passes a bill that will prevent any US funds from being used to withdraw...
News Roundup 1/22/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 22, 2019
2020 Kamala Harris announces she is running for president in 2020. [Link] How the Democrat 2020 candidates reacted to Trump’s Syria withdraw. [Link] Police Shootings The former Chicago police officer who killed Laquan McDonald was sentenced to six years and nine...
News Roundup 1/18/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 18, 2019
US Foreign Policy Trump says the US will add 20 missile defense positions in Alaska and invest in space-based missile defense. [Link] Senator Rand Paul says Trump will remove US troops from Syrian and some troops from Afghanistan. [Link] Daniel Larison explains...
News Roundup 1/17/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 17, 2019
US News Roku deletes the InfoWars app. [Link] US veterans who are suffering from illnesses caused by Burn Pits lose a decade long court case. The Supreme Court rejected their appeal. [Link] US Foreign Policy Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin tells the Senate to allow...
News Roundup 1/16/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 16, 2019
FBI Investigates Trump Glenn Greenwald breaks down the FBI investigation of Trump following the firing of James Comey. Greenwald explains how the investigation turned up nothing and was dangerous. He highlights the failures in the mainstream media’s coverage of the...
News Roundup 1/15/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 15, 2019
The Neocons The Neocons are returning to influence within the Trump Administration and the Democratic Party. [Link] Glenn Greenwald on the Democratic elite’s reunion with the neocons and the Democratic voters’ move towards militarism. [Link] Matt Taibbi: The Return of...
News Roundup 1/11/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 11, 2019
The Pentagon The acting Defense Secretary has been critical of the F-35. [Link] The Pentagon accepts midair refueling tankers from Boeing despite flaws. [Link] Two Green Berets plea guilty to attempting to smuggle about $1 million worth of cocaine from Colombia to the...
News Roundup 1/10/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 10, 2019
US News Fiat Chrysler will pay $650 million in settlement for emissions cheating. [Link] A lawsuit in Missouri challenges the Constitutionality of laws that prevent people from feeding the homeless. The lawsuit claims the laws infringe on the freedom of religion by...
News Roundup 1/9/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 9, 2019
US News A federal judge rules the state of Oregon cannot fine a man for calling himself an engineer. The state attempted to fine the man $500. The court found calling himself an engineer was within his first amendment rights. [Link] New Hampshire police arrested a man...
News Roundup 1/8/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 8, 2019
China Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan tells top Pentagon officials his focus will be ‘China China China.’ [Link] Kim Jong-un travels to China and meets with President Xi. [Link] China’s president calls for reunification of China and Taiwan. Taiwan’s president calls...
News Roundup 1/7/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 7, 2019
US News Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke resigns. [Link] A new lawsuit challenges Arkansas anti-BDS law. The law requires all private companies that do business with the state to sign an agreement not to boycott Israel. [Link] Heavily redacted documents released under an...
News Roundup 1/4/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 4, 2019
William Arkin resigns from NBC. In an email explaining his resignation, Arkin cites the networks support for endless war as a reason for leaving the network. [Link] Glenn Greenwald explains that five weeks after a “bombshell” Guardian story that claimed Paul Manafort...
News Roundup 1/3/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 3, 2019
The Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White resigns. [Link] A Mexican mayor was murdered just after being sworn into office. [Link] US citizen Paul Whelan has been arrested in Russia and accused of spying. Whelan is a former Marine. Mike Pompeo has called for Russia to...
News Roundup 1/2/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 2, 2019
San Bernadino County will pay $390,000 to seven kids who were arrested by a police officer to ‘teach them a lesson.’ [Link] The NYPD used drones to monitor crowd on New Year’s Eve. [Link] Ted Galen Carpenter explains how NATO partisans started a new Cold War. [Link]...
