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IDF Soldier Killed, 16 Injured During West Bank Refugee Camp Raid
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that 1 soldier was killed and 16 others wounded in roadside bomb explosions during an overnight raid on the northern West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. Violence has surged under the Israeli occupation, as the IDF...
Report: US Government Spies on Thousands of Americans’ Mail Every Year
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
The US Postal Service (USPS) has been spying on thousands of Americans’ mail every year for a decade, including letters and parcels, and provided citizens’ information to police and elements of the national security apparatus, a Washington Post investigation found....
Moscow Signals It May Downgrade Relations With the West
by Connor Freeman | Jun 28, 2024
Amid recent escalations in the Ukraine proxy war, the Russian Federation is considering downgrading relations with the West, though no decision has been made yet. This comes less than a week after Kiev launched long-range missile strikes on Crimea, leaving four...
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Return Lebanon to ‘Stone Age’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
The White House reversed course and now says a ceasefire in Lebanon cannot be contingent on a deal in Gaza Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel was prepared to send Lebanon back to the “Stone Age” with a massive bombing campaign. The White House desperately tries...
Israel Creating ‘Dead Zone’ Along Lebanon Border
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
Tel Aviv is attempting to destroy everything within three miles of the border The nearly nine-month-long war between Israel and Lebanon has prompted the Israel Defense Forces to destroy nearly everything along the Lebanese side of the border. The daily attacks are...
House Votes To Bar State Department From Citing Gazan Health Ministry
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
If passed into law, US diplomats would be unable to discuss casualty figures from Palestinian sources that are generally considered credible. During the debate of the State Department funding bill, the House added a provision that would bar American diplomats from...
Israeli DM: ‘Significant Progress’ Made in Removing Restrictions on US Arms Shipments
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
US officials say a hold remains on a single shipment of heavy bombs Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed he made “significant progress” on increasing the flow of weapons from the US to Tel Aviv. The White House has blocked one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs...
CNN: Biden Will Pay US Military Contractors to Work Inside Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
The moves make another White House step closer to direct war with Russia President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on hiring American military contractors to work in Ukraine. If the White House moves forward with the proposal, it will be another significant...
Former Prime Minister: ‘I Accuse Netanyahu of Betrayal’
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2024
Ehud Olmert accused Netanyahu of keeping Israel in a state of war to the detriment of its people In a scathing article published in Haaretz, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert blasted current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for extending the war in Gaza,...
Assange Finally Free After Judge Accepts Plea Agreement
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 26, 2024
After a day of travel across Eurasia, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands for a court date. Assange was forced to plead guilty to secure his freedom after over 10 years of confinement in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and the UK’s Belmarsh prison.
US Admits Allies in Syria Using Child Soldiers
by Will Porter | Jun 26, 2024
The State Department has acknowledged that America’s top partner in Syria, the Kurdish-led “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF), is still using underage fighters
EU Approves Military Aid to Ukraine Drawn From Frozen Russian Assets
by Connor Freeman | Jun 26, 2024
European Union foreign ministers have approved, for the first time, the transfer of approximately €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kiev, using interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets.
News Roundup
News Roundup 10/5/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 5, 2018
Trump is expected to sign the FAA Reauthorization bill on Friday. [Link] In a letter to Senator Kaine, the Pentagon claims to have the authority to conduct near limitless military actions. [Link] The US pulls out of international agreements to avoid being subject to...
News Roundup 10/4/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 4, 2018
Patrick Cockburn: With ISIS Defeated, Trump is now Targeting Iran The UN high court rules the US must lift some sanctions against Iran. In response, the US withdrew from a 1955 treaty with Iran. The US claims that leaving the treaty invalidates the court's ruling....
News Roundup 10/3/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2018
The US Envoy to NATO threatens to destroy Russian missiles the US considers in violation of the INF Treaty. [Link] The Envoy walked back the threat on Twitter. [Link] France is accusing Iran of plotting a bombing against an Iran separatists group's rally in Frane....
News Roundup 10/2/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 2, 2018
Eric Margolis gives his take on Trump's UN speech. [Link] A US Navy destroyer and a Chinese Navy ship had a close encounter in the South China Sea. [Link] North Korea needs to see goodwill moves from the US for North Korea to denuclearize. [Link] A US airstrike kills...
News Roundup 10/1/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 1, 2018
A federal judge strikes down Arizona's anti-BDS law. [Link] Facebook will partner with the Republican and Democratic NED groups to combat fake news. [Link] An F-35 crashed in South Carolina. [Link] Philip Giraldi explains why Trump's sanctions will not work. [Link]...
News Roundup 9/27/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 27, 2018
The FED raises interest rates .25%. [Link] Trump claims China ran a propaganda ad in a US newspaper. [Link] A new AUMF is not enough to end the endless wars. [Link] The US accuses China of waging a broad malign influence campaign. [Link] The US flies B-52 bombers near...
News Roundup 9/26/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 26, 2018
A Florida police officer has been exposed for planting drugs on innocent people. Several of the officer's victims are having the charges dropped. [Link] The FAA Reauthorization Bill give the government the power to spy on and shoot down privately owned drones. The...
News Roundup 9/25/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2018
Marijana arrests increased in 2017. The increase in arrests were possession charges. [Link] The head of the State Department Legislative Affairs Desk is a former Raytheon lobbyist. [Link] The State Department announces a $330 million weapons sale to Taiwan. [Link]...
News Roundup 9/24/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 24, 2018
The Justice Department is investigating a DEA program that possibly led to massacres in Mexico. [Link] Secretary of State Pompeo says the US is planning a series of actions against Venezuela. [Link] The US places sanctions on a Chinese military agency because China...
News Roundup 9/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 20, 2018
The European Court rules Snowden exposed illegal spying. [Link] A reported UN claim that China massively imprisoned Uyghers, actually originated from the US. The US source did not provide evidence for the claim. North Korea will allow international inspectors to...
News Roundup 9/19/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 19, 2018
The Space Force will cost $13 billion over the first five years. [Link] The US will not permit Canadians who work in the legal marijuana industry to enter the US. Customs and Border Patrol plan to continue to enforce marijuana laws forcefully. [Link] Trump imposes new...
News Roundup 9/14/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2018
The US budget deficit is $898 billion over the past 11 months. [Link] The State Department approves a $2.6 billion weapon sale to South Korea. [Link] The State Department pushed Twitter to ban an Iraqi politician. [Link] Two Russians charged by the UK of poisoning of...
News Roundup 9/13/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 13, 2018
A stockpile of one million bottles of water was revealed in Puerto Rico. FEMA did not distribute the water as people suffered after Hurricane Maria. [Link] The US hostility towards Russia and China is pushing the two powers closer together. [Link] Fighting between...
News Roundup 9/12/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 12, 2018
Trump and Kim Jong Un are planning a second meeting. [Link] A new citizenship program in India deprives about 4 million Muslim Indians of citizenship. [Link] At least 68 have been killed by a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. [Link] Taliban officials say they are ready...
News Roundup 9/11/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 11, 2018
17 years after 9/11 al-Qaeda may be stronger than ever. [Link] John Bolton says the US may sanction the International Criminal Court if it prosecutes the US. [Link] The Taliban killed 29 Afghan troops in attacks on Saturday. [Link] On Sunday the Taliban began...
News Roundup 9/7/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 7, 2018
James Bovard explains John McCain's foreign policy combined bombing with wishful thinking. [LInk] US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley says Nicaragua is following the path of Syria and Venezuela. [Link] Turkey opens an embassy in Paraguay. This move follows Paraguay's...
