Attending a high-profile security conference in the Bavarian city of Munich forced Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, and the German Defense Ministry, to take extreme measures to facilitate his arrival and departure. Zarif was warned by the private...
Sanders, Lee and Murphy to Introduce Yemen War Powers Resolution: Live Stream at 4:30pm ESTSens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will introduce Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 4:30 p.m. a bipartisan joint resolution to remove U.S. armed...
The U.S. Role in the War in Yemen: What You Can Do Thursday, March 1, 8 PM ESTSince March 2015, U.S.-supported airstrikes in Yemen have implicated us in what is now the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Military action by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition is the...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The U.N.’s humanitarian chief described the “catastrophic” conditions that exist in Yemen today:In a speech read by UN director of humanitarian operations John Ging, Lowcock said that 8.4 million...
Though it’s unconfirmed that Congressman Everett M. Dirksen ever uttered perhaps the most famous words attributed to him: “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money,” the sentiment surely needs to be updated for...
President Trump has announced yet another round of North Korea sanctions, targeting Chinese and other companies still daring to trade with Pyongyang. Will he bring Kim Jong-Un to his knees? Or just keep hurting the suffering civilians? On today's Ron Paul Liberty...
MEMORANDUM FOR: The PresidentFROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: War With IranIntroductionIn our December 21st Memorandum to you, we cautioned that the claim that Iran is currently the world’s top sponsor of terrorism is unsupported by...
Life isn’t fair: that’s a lesson my dad learned growing up during the Great Depression and working hard in the Civilian Conservation Corps and local factories in the 1930s. He also learned it during World War II, when he was drafted and eventually assigned...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The International Rescue Committee dismisses the Saudi-led coalition’s “aid” plan for Yemen:“The name in itself is misleading: it is neither comprehensive, nor particularly humanitarian,” said Amanda...
Now that I have been nominated again – this time by author Paul Craig Roberts – to be CIA director, I am preparing to hit the ground running.Last time my name was offered in nomination for the position – by The Nation publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel – I did not hold...
