Doctors Without Borders Reports on Deaths in Child Hospitals in Yemen
May 2, 2019
The international humanitarian relief NGO Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF) released a report on the alarming number of Yemeni mothers and children dying from a lack of proper healthcare. They focused on two facilities where they provide free health services. The Saudi led coalition has targeted civilian infrastructure in their bombing campaign, according to the […]
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Playing Chicken In The Straits of Hormuz: Red Lines and War Talk
May 2, 2019
After designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, will the US make a physical attempt to shut down any oil export by citing the oil business’s relationship with the Iranian Guard? Will Iran make good on its threat to shut down the Hormuz Straits, which would take out 20 percent of the oil from the […]
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As Venezuela Coup Fizzles, Pompeo Threatens US Attack
May 1, 2019
Self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaido’s coup yesterday failed to get off the ground. The military did not join him and protests were barely seen outside a few of Caracas’s wealthy neighborhoods. Frustrated and furious, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded by threatening direct US military action to overthrow President Maduro. An urgent call with […]
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Not a Good Month for the Empire
April 30, 2019
In North Africa and Ukraine, April has not been a good month for the American Empire. Algeria President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, an ally of the U.S., stepped down after 20 years in power, bowing to pressure from weeks of demonstrations led by young people looking for a better life. Protesters remained peaceful and eventually convinced the […]
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Venezuela Coup! Will Neocons (Finally) Get Their War?
April 30, 2019
At dawn, US-backed and self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, announced the “final phase” of his coup against the Maduro government. While defections from the military are minor at this point, it is unknown whether the coup will reach critical mass. In the US, both Republicans and Democrats – who not long ago were furious […]
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CODEPINK Activist Ariel Gold on Defending Venezuela’s Embassy
April 29, 2019
Far from Caracas a group of American activists have been defending the sovereignty of Venezuela from inside its embassy in Washington. The state department ordered all Maduro loyal staff to leave the building by April 24th to make way for Guaido’s diplomats. Juan Guaido declared himself president of Venezuela on January 23rd with full support […]
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Pompeo’s Risible Yemen Lies
April 29, 2019
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Pompeo once again defended the indefensible war on Yemen and U.S. support for it in typical dishonest fashion: Airplanes flying through King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh are at risk, and the United States has an obligation to protect our citizens,” Pompeo said at The Hill’s Newsmaker Series event, […]
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After Mass Beheadings, Can Trump Still Claim ‘Shared Values’ With Saudis?
April 29, 2019
Saudi Arabia recently executed 37, most of them Shiites, for, among other minor crimes participating in a political protest. At least two victims were under 18 at the time of their “crimes.” President Trump has spoken of our “shared values” with the Saudis. Is this what he means? On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Reprinted […]
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No Mention of Assange During Speech About Jailed Journalists at White House Correspondents Dinner
April 29, 2019
The president of the White House Correspondence Association Olivier Knox toasted to the first amendment in his opening speech at the correspondence dinner Saturday night. He then spoke about the threat he feels from Donald Trump: "I still separate my career into the period before February 2017 and what came after. That’s because February 2017 […]
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Evaluate War’s True Costs, Including Massive Debt
April 25, 2019
Have we become a welfare state for the military-industrial complex? In August, 2018, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with overwhelming bi-partisan support. It authorized a whopping $717 BILLION in military expenditures, a $98 Billion increase over the 2017 NDAA. Only ten senators voted against this bill, and neither of […]
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