End the War In Yemen: Call Your Senators Today
December 5, 2018
Currently, US involvement in Yemen is under the authority of the Trump Administration without the consent or oversight of Congress. The US is not at war with Yemen but aiding Saudi Arabia with supplies, personnel, and a blockade that starves 130 children to death per day. S.J.Res54 will end U.S. support in the Saudi Arabian […]
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Pompeo Promises New Liberal World Order – New Wine In Old Bottles?
December 5, 2018
Secretary of State Pompeo told the German Marshall Fund (which is funded by the US government and the military-industrial complex) that the Trump Administration is seeking to creat a “new liberal world order” where US military might – “engagement” – would create peace and prosperity across the globe. Does this sound a bit – or […]
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GHW Bush’s Frustrating Funeral
December 5, 2018
This is a really frustrating day for me. My coming of age politically and historically (and musically, for that matter) mirrored what was essentially one long GHW-Bush-infused scandal … beginning with the 1980 Presidential Campaign and the October Surprise that put a CIA man in the White House … which, in turn, gave birth to […]
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Why Lies About the War on Yemen Matter
December 4, 2018
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Tony Badran takes another crack at justifyingTrump’s subservience to Saudi Arabia. Inevitably, this means telling lots of lies about Iran and Yemen: The lead paragraph of Trump’s statement identifies Iran’s destructive regional role, and correctly assigns to it, in the first line, responsibility for the extended war in Yemen. […]
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Why Are We Talking About Khashoggi Murder When US Drones Kill Thousands?
December 4, 2018
Democrats and neocons in Washington screaming about Trump’s apparent lack of concern over the Saudi crown prince’s alleged murder of a journalist are themselves silent over the not one, but thousands of civilians killed by US drone strikes. It is not war or savagery that they are opposing. For them, it’s all about politics. More […]
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The Pentagon’s $733 Billion ‘Floor’
December 4, 2018
In testimony last week before the Senate Armed Services Committee, “longtime diplomat Eric Edelman and retired Admiral Gary Roughead said a $733-billion defense budget was ‘a baseline’ or a ‘floor’ – not the ideal goal – to maintain readiness and modernize conventional and nuclear forces,” reported USNI News. Which leads to a question: How much […]
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Rand Paul: Don’t Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia
December 3, 2018
On CNN today, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says Saudi Arabia will only listen to the US if the US stops selling them weapons.
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Report: Saudi Coalition Diverting Weapons to Yemeni Militias
December 3, 2018
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. A forthcoming documentary accuses the Saudi and Emirati governments of passing weapons purchased from the U.S., Britain, and other Western governments to militias in Yemen in violation of the agreements governing those sales: An investigation into weapons being used in the war in Yemen has shown numerous examples of […]
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Why I am Grateful to George Herbert Walker Bush
December 3, 2018
Unless you live under a rock (and probably even if you do), you’ve noticed the death of George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, on November 30, at age 94. You’ve probably also suffered through multiple personal remembrances of the man and his presidency – some positive, some negative, some mixed. Mine, […]
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The Bushes: Fathers and Sons (With Apologies to Turgenev)
December 1, 2018
Picture the late George H. W. Bush being welcomed with open arms last night by three of the Gang of Six white-collar criminals he pardoned on Christmas Eve, 1992, just before he left office. Waiting for him were former Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger, plus swashbuckling, CIA covert action chieftains “Dewey” Clarridge and Clair George – […]
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