Russia The Pentagon met with leaders of arms makers on Wednesday to discuss increasing the supply ability. [Link] Two US lawmakers travel to Kyiv. [Link] Russia says Ukraine carried out a cross-border helicopter attack. [Link] Russia threatens to deploy nukes to the...
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4/7/22 Dave DeCamp on Russia’s Pivot East and the Overt Western Information War
by Scott Horton | Apr 15, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Dave DeCamp returned for another Antiwar Radio last Sunday to update us on the Russian war in Ukraine. DeCamp and Scott talk about the apparent Russian strategy of using operations in the North to draw Ukrainian forces away from the East. They...
TGIF: Shades of Gray in the Russia-Ukraine War
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 15, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
If you're looking for morality tales — clashes between the clearly good and the clearly bad — I suggest you look elsewhere than to the geopolitical theater. There we find only conflicts between shades of darker gray. This seems to have been the case throughout...
US Claims Russia to Blame for Yemen Food Shortages, Praises Saudi Role
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 14, 2022 | News Roundup
A senior US official has accused Russia of driving food shortages in Yemen and around the world, suggesting Moscow is to blame for rapidly rising prices. The Kremlin rejected the charge, instead citing American sanctions as a leading cause of starvation.
Real Wages Continue to Fall as the Fed Scrambles
by Ryan McMaken | Apr 14, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles
According to a new report released Wednesday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index increased in March by 8.6 percent, measured year over year (YOY). This is the largest increase in more than forty years. To find a higher rate of CPI inflation,...
US Escalates Support for Ukraine With Training on New Weapons
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 13, 2022 | News Roundup
US troops in Europe will begin training Ukrainian forces on howitzers and radars. The systems will be transferred to Ukraine as a part of the $800 million arms package President Joe Biden authorized on Wednesday. The US scaled back its exercises with Ukrainian forces...
Biden, Harris Among Officials Considered for Potential Visit to Kiev
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 13, 2022 | News Roundup
The White House is discussing sending a senior official to Kiev. Potentially President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris could make the trip. According to sources speaking with Politico, it was more likely that Secretary of State Antony Blinken or Secretary...
America’s Exceptional Amnesia (About Those War Criminals…)
by Laurie Calhoun | Apr 13, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The top-ranking U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, recently denounced Russian president Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, which has resulted in a marked uptick in the usage of that term throughout the media. Putin decided to invade Ukraine in February...
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Travels to Taiwan, Third Congressional Visit this Month
Reuters reports Senator Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan on Thursday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taipei in August, setting off a massive escalation with China. Blackburn is the third Congressional delegation to visit Taiwan this month. Beijing views the...
A Third of Vets Get Booked into Jail at Least Once
A new study from the Council on Criminal Justice finds "roughly one third of veterans report having been arrested and booked into jail at least once in their lives, compared to fewer than one fifth of non-veterans." Military.com reports on the causes for vets getting...
Navy Fights With Congress to Decommission Little Crappy Ships
Jeff Schogol of Task & Purpose details the battle between the Department of Defense and Congress over the future of the Littoral Combat Ship program. The Pentagon is seeking to scrap five of its LCS, including four ships that are less than five years old. However,...
Taiwan Sending Armed Drones to Ukraine Through Poland
Taiwanese outlet CM Media reports Taipei is sending arm drones to Kiev. The outlet reported Poland is being used as a cutout. Defense Post writes, Dronevision’s Revolver 860 is a vertical takeoff and landing rotor drone capable of carrying eight mortars, according to...
Details of Massive $3 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine
Antiwar.com's Dave DeCamp details the $3 billion weapons package Biden approved this week. The Pentagon detailed the contents of the $2.98 billion package and said it demonstrates the US commitment to “supporting Ukraine over the long term.” The Pentagon said the new...
ACLU Sues Arizona Over Law that Criminalizes Filming Cops
The ACLU and media groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona. It aledges the state's law that prevents filming within eight feet of a police officer is Constitution's First Amendment right to record. The plaintiffs hope to prevent the law from taking...
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