Israel Defense Forces officers brought Israeli civilians into detention centers and allowed them to watch and film Palestinian prisoners being tortured, according to survivor testimonies published this week by the Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor....
‘Unfathomable Catastrophe’ Looms in Gaza
Michael Wahid Hanna calls on the U.S. to avert further catastrophe in Gaza: It is hard to imagine things getting worse, but an assault on Rafah would up the ante. The US is the only power that can stop it. To do so, it will have to exert a degree of pressure it has so...
‘Drop the Charges,’ Says Amnesty Ahead of Key Julian Assange Hearing
Amnesty International on Tuesday renewed its call for the U.S. government to drop charges against jailed WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, whose final hearing before the United Kingdom's High Court regarding his extradition to the United States is fast approaching....
February 13, 2024, a Dastardly Day in the Senate
The Senate approved $95 billion for more genocide in Gaza, more endless destruction in Ukraine, possible war with China. The lopsided vote of 70-29 was pushed through by the Democratic Senate majority, further cementing their premier status as top war promoting party,...
Foreign Military Aid: $95.3 Billion Sounds Like a Lot of Money. So Does Your Cut.
On February 13, the US Senate passed a bill including $95.3 billion in taxpayer handouts the Ukrainian, Israeli, and Taiwanese regimes. Inter-, intra-, and bi-partisan wrangling in the Senate, House, and Biden administration will likely change the exact size and...
California Bill Would Require Draft Registration for Driver’s Licenses
A bill to require applicants for California driver’s licenses ages 16 through 25 to consent to registration with the Selective Service System for a possible military draft, SB 1081, has been introduced again in the California legislature. The sole initial sponsor of...
$95 Billion for More Weapons and War
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The U.S. Senate has worked tirelessly to pass a bill for $95 billion for more weapons and war. Surprise! Roughly $61 billion will go to Ukraine to continue that ghastly and largely stalemated war, $14 billion...
Ron Paul on the Senate’s $60 Billion for Ukraine
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: With the collaboration of most Senate Republicans, the US upper body "survived" a valiant filibuster effort by Sen. Rand Paul and others and passed a nearly $100 foreign military aid bill with any mention of the US border removed....
Veterans Demand Termination of Weapons to Israel
In a letter to the Inspector-General of the U.S. State Department, a national veterans’ organization yesterday demanded the State Department terminate weapons shipments to Israel and called on the Inspector General to investigate alleged criminal acts by senior Biden...
Conflicts of Interest: What Happened on October 7?
Brad Pearce, the writer at the Libertarian Institute and the Wayward Rabbler on Substack, joins host Kyle Anzalone to discuss the October 7 Hamas attack. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.


