Samuel Ramani writes in the Washington Post that the Houthi rebels targeting of Saudi oil facilities has more to do with internal Houthi issues than with any desire to retaliate against US sanctions on Iran. Although Houthi drone strikes can be plausibly explained by...
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News Roundup 5/31/19
US News The Steele Dossier author will not speak with a prosecutor investigating the origins of Russiagate. [Link] Trump announces a 5% tariff on Mexican goods entering the US until Mexico stops the flow of migrants. Trump said the tariff would increase to 25% on...
Congress Fiddles While Trump Lurches Toward War on Iran
Congress, and particularly the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, seems determined to see the end of the Trump Administration before the 2020 vote. Although House Speaker Pelosi claims she is not seeking impeachment, she’s accusing the president of...
News Roundup 5/28/19
New York Times The New York Times attempted to lead its readers to believe Hezbollah is involved in drug trafficking in Venezuela. FAIR journalists debunk the claim. [Link] The New York Times falsely claims in several articles that the Iranians have and had a nuclear...
Scott Horton on Assange, Yemen & Iran
Scott Horton returns to FPF to discuss Assange, weapon sales to Saudi Arabia, and the new deployment of troops to the Middle East. Scott 'Fisks' the Assange indictment and explains who Julian Assage is a journalist. Scott and Kyle talk about Trump declaring a national...
Trump should be impeached for
Bypassing congress and sending more arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE "The Trump administration on Friday invoked a rarely used provision of American arms control laws to sidestep Congress and authorize billions of dollars in weapons sales to key Middle East allies,...
Saudi Arabia plans to execute three Sunni scholars
According to an article at Middle East Eye by David Hearst, Saudi Arabia will execute three popular Sunni scholars on terrorism charges after Ramadan. The Saudi arms purchases have paid for the silence of corrupt international governments, including the USA. One...
News Roundup 5/24/19
US News The US indicts Julian Assange on 17 additional charges. The new charges include violating the Espionage Act and carry a 170-year sentence. [Link] Peter Van Buren explains why Justin Amash is wrong to advocate for impeaching Trump. [Link] A senior UN nuclear...
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