Scott interviews Gareth Porter on his latest article for Middle East Eye, in which he explains that there's enough pressure now, following the death of Jamal Khashoggi, for the United States to back down a little in our relationship with Saudi Arabia. Porter doesn't...
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News Roundup 10/29/18
Trump says he will order 800 troops to the southern border to stop migrants. [Link] The Pentagon will deploy helicopters, engineers, and medics. [Link] The Pentagon grounds 24 F-35s over fuel system concerns. [Link] Col. Douglas Macgregor explains how Trump is dealing...
TGIF: Let’s Stop the Merchants of Death
Imagine that back in the day, the U.S. government had contracted postal services out to a private company rather than setting up its own “public” agency. Today the U.S. Postal Corp. would have officers, directors, and employees who were not on the government payroll....
New Roundup 10/26/18
Russia is likely developing a new anti-satellite missile. It is expected to be completed by 2022. [Link] China threatens military action to prevent Taiwan from splitting with China. [Link] Saudi Arabia says the murder of Khashoggi was premeditated. [Link] US arms...
DOJ Fails to Pursue Allegations of Saudi Lobbying Misconduct
In March 2017, a group of 9/11 families presented the Department of Justice with 17 pages of detailed allegations that Qorvis Communications had, on behalf of Saudi Arabia, conducted a lobbying campaign against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)...
News Roundup 10/25/18
Police use fake social media accounts to surveil innocent people. [Link] Vice President Pence says the US will not rule out putting nukes in space. [Link] National Security Adviser John Bolton says the US will not withdraw from the INF Treaty until after talking with...
10/20/18 Danny Sjursen on the War in Afghanistan
Major Danny Sjursen comes back on the show to discuss the killing of General Raziq in a recent "green-on-blue" attack. Sjursen explains that these killings are not new—there have been dozens throughout the war in Afghanistan—but they should be a wake-up call. If...
10/20/18 Martha Mundy Gives an Update on Yemen
Martha Mundy talks about the ongoing war in Yemen, with a particular focus on some of the more barbaric Coalition tactics, including the deliberate bombing of humanitarian and agricultural targets. Scott explains some of the United States and IMF policies that led to...
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