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CIA Head Took ‘Secret’ Trip to Beijing

CIA Head Took ‘Secret’ Trip to Beijing

CIA Director William Burns held “clandestine” meetings with Chinese intel agencies during an unannounced trip to Beijing last month, US officials told the Financial Times, suggesting the visit was intended to “stabilize” deteriorating relations with the People’s Republic.

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 5/17/2023

US News The far-reaching effects of America’s War on Terror may have contributed to the deaths of some 4.5 million people, according to new research by Brown University’s ‘Costs of War’ project. While many of the fatalities were the direct result of violent conflict,...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 5/10/2023

Assange  A cross-party group of Australian members of parliament met with the US ambassador to Australia on Tuesday and called for Washington to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. AWC Russia Britain appears to be moving...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 5/8/2023

Assange Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration’s efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. AWC Russia The Pentagon has ordered more Javelin anti-tank missiles manufactured by...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 4/27/2023

Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, marking the first time the two leaders spoke since Russia launched its invasion last year. On Twitter, Zelensky said the conversation was “meaningful.” AWC...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 4/26/2023

US News Global weapon expenditures hit a record $2.24 trillion in 2022, an increase of nearly 4%, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The global watchdog found the trend was led by European countries returning to Cold-War...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 4/20/2023

US News Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is urging Republican leadership not to pursue legislation designed to ban TikTok, the video-sharing app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. AWC On Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his presidential bid to challenge...

A Tribute to Murray Sabin

A Tribute to Murray Sabin

In 1995, a reviewer called Murray Sabrin a “libertarian hero” due to the perspicacity of Murray’s first book, Tax-Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty. Two years later, Murray became the first third-party candidate in New Jersey history to raise enough funds to...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 3/15/2023

Russia According to US European Command, a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone collided with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet, an incident that risks a major escalation of the tensions between Washington and Moscow. AWC A senior Ukrainian government official told The Washington...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 3/13/2023

US News The White House is asking Congress for a whopping $886.4 billion military budget for the fiscal year 2024, with $842 billion of it going to the Pentagon. The rest would go toward other federal agencies’ military spending, including the Energy Department’s...

News Roundup 5/17/2023

News Roundup 2/27/2023

Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Ukraine is preparing to launch attacks to recapture Crimea by forming new military units and sending troops to train in other countries. AWC German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel...

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