In the world today, the war in Ukraine is the worst thing happening, right? Not really, that would actually be Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, the Middle East’s poorest nation. In the Yemen war, now beginning its eighth year, Washington and its satellites Riyadh and Abu...
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Poland Says US Should Deploy Nuclear Weapons to its Territory
by Will Porter | Apr 5, 2022 | News Roundup
Poland’s deputy prime minister has called on the United States to station nuclear weapons in his country, arguing they would act as a deterrent against Russia while urging the NATO alliance to significantly boost its presence across Eastern Europe.
That Time the U.S. Army Sprayed Millions of Americans With Zinc Cadmium Sulfide
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 4, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In 1985, the classic horror-comedy film Return of the Living Dead was unleashed upon the world. In it, a worker at a medical supply warehouse accidentally releases a chemical weapon while hazing a teenage employee. The weapon, now affectionately known as “Tar-man,”...
US Calls Off ICBM Test, Citing Russia Tensions
by Will Porter | Apr 2, 2022 | News Roundup
The US Air Force has canceled a planned test for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, with the Pentagon stating the decision was made out of an “overabundance of caution” amid soaring tensions with Russia following its attack on Ukraine.
Zelensky Says Biden Dragging Feet on Military Assistance as US Pledges $300 Million in Lethal Aid
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 2, 2022 | News Roundup
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted the US and other Western allies for “playing games” with weapons transfers to his country, questioning the motives of Kiev’s foreign benefactors while pleading for additional support.
Biden Invokes Korean War-Era Law to Bend US Economy to Green Initiative
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 1, 2022 | News Roundup
President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to “meet the requirements of the clean energy economy,” following recent reports that he would use the measure to help refill dwindling US missile stocks.
It’s Time to Get NATO Off the American Dole
by Ryan McMaken | Mar 31, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
American policymakers have shown a surprising about of sanity so far in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While some war enthusiasts among the American punditry have certainly been agitating for World War III, the leadership in both the White House and...
Pentagon Seeks $12 Billion for Missile Defense, Plans More Space-Based Systems in 2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 29, 2022 | News Roundup
The whopping $813 billion war budget proposed by the White House on Monday includes $12.3 billion for missile defense programs. Over $9 billion will go to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The Pentagon is hoping to deploy more space-based systems next year. The bulk...
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Yes, UN Security Council Resolution 242 Is Legally Binding on Israel
Contrary to the claim made by ‘Destiny’ in a recent debate with Norman Finkelstein, UN Resolution 242 is legally binding on Israel.
The Israel Lobby Ain’t Shy
They are lots of things, but not that. Members of Congress’ far-left “Squad” who have championed Palestinians in the Middle East conflict are in danger of losing their seats in Democratic primaries. The efforts to remove Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Jamaal Bowman...
And Another Thing
One reason I object to Israel's behavior is that it brings anti-Semitic creeps out of the woodwork. Thanks a lot, Israel.
Production Precedes Distribution
The progress of civilization has meant the reduction of employment, not its increase. It is because we have become increasingly wealthy as a nation that we have been able to virtually eliminate child labor, to remove the necessity of work for many of the aged and to...
Is Israel Our Ally?
While I was sleeping, did "our representatives" in the U.S. Senate ratify an alliance treaty with Israel, complete with a NATO-style Article 5, obligating us to defend Israel if attacked?
Haaretz: IDF Bombed Aid Convoy on Approved Route
Haaretz has more details on IDF drone strikes that killed seven international aid workers on Monday night. The victims included two US-Canadian dual-national Palestinians and five citizens of Australia, Poland and the UK. (Edit: World Central Kitchen – the NGO that...
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