Trita Parsi assesses the current risk of America going to war with Iran, given all the recent pressure from President Trump's advisers to do so. Parsi reminds us that America has no real reason to fear Iran's civilian nuclear program, since they were already...
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News Roundup 6/21/19
Venezuela The UN reports, in 2019, at least 380 Venezuelan migrants have died while traveling to their destination. [Link] Asia China's president travels to North Korea for meetings with Kim Jong-un. [Link] Georgian police fired rubber bullets at protesters attempting...
Senate Votes to Block Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Saudi Arms Sales
Resolutions blocked $8.1 billion in sales In a 53-45 vote, Senators approved the first of multiple resolutions of disapproval aimed at blocking US arms sales to Saudi Arabia, sales which President Trump had been trying to push through circumventing Congress with an...
News Roundup 6/19/19
US News CrowdStrike never produced a final report on their investigation into the DNC servers. The CrowdStrike draft reports were critical in advancing the Russiagate conspiracy theory. [Link] Trump resends the nomination of Patrick Shanahan for Secretary of Defense....
News Roundup 6/17/19
US News MailChimp blocks anti-vax activists. [Link] San Francisco requires stores to accept cash. [Link] An ATF employee stole and sold thousands of guns that were meant to be destroyed. [Link] NASA says returning to the moon will cost $20 to $30 billion. [Link] The...
Attacking Iran Would Unleash Chaos on the Middle East
Undeterred by decades of carnage and the disastrous outcomes of prior conflicts, ideologues within the Trump administration are clamoring for military action against Iran. The exact basis for this escalation varies. Common among the allegations are concerns over...
The Yemen Connection: An Appendage Of The Failed American Empire
Here we go again. The American Empire is lying straight to the face of Lady Liberty as it shamelessly slaps her around, coming up with excuse after excuse as to why America needs to invade country x, and starting illegal wars one after the other. If you've been around...
6/14/19 Patrick Cockburn on the Disastrous Results of US Policy in the Middle East
Scott talks to the great Patrick Cockburn about war and politics in Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, and the general disaster that has resulted from America's thinking it could completely remake the Middle East. Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent...
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