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...
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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....
The UK’s Role in the Yemen Genocide
A great piece on it in the Guardian today.
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...
This Week in Congress
This Thursday, the Senate will vote on Senator Rand Paul’s resolution blocking President Trump’s arms sales to Qatar — more on that here. The Senate will also vote on nominations. The House is in session Monday through Thursday. The vote that no doubt will get the...
Two Tankers Attacked in Gulf of Oman
Two tankers traveling through the Gulf of Oman were attacked on Thursday, forcing the crews to abandon the ships, and which left one of the ships on fire. One of the sailors was reported “slightly injured” in the incidents. The ships were the Front Altair, a tanker...
News Roundup 6/12/19
US News The US formally request the UK extradite Julian Assange. [Link] The Trump administration calls for Saudi Arabia to show tangible progress into the investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [Link] Senate Democrats and Republicans are working to block...
Mueller’s Sly Speech guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to FPF to talk about Assange, Russiagate, and Yemen. A Swedish judge rejected a prosecutor's request to ask the UK extradite Assange to Sweden for questioning about sexual assault allegations in 2010. Will explains this may be some of the first...
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