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Foreign Policy
Tulsi Gabbard Calls Out Trump’s Troubling Double Standard On al-Qaeda
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard marked 9/11 by pointing out that Donald Trump paid tribute to the victims of al-Qaeda even while protecting the terrorist group’s last stronghold in Syria – sparking a range of responses online. In a tweet written on the seventeenth anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks, Gabbard noted that “while President Trump & VP Read More…
Another Coalition Strike On Yemen Civilian Bus Occurs The Same Day US Affirms It Stands By Saudis
Just as the U.S. in typical fashion continues lecturing countries like Syria, Russia, and Iran over severe human rights violations, including allegations of everything from launching barrel bomb strikes on civilian areas in Idlib to chemical weapons attacks to sensational spy poisoning ops in the U.K., the Saudi-US coalition in Yemen has attacked another bus full of children Read More…
Now U.S. Threatens To Punish Syria For Any Attack On Idlib
On September 12th, in an interview with Fox News, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley claimed that US and its allies, most members of the UN Security Council, would “address” an attack on civilians in Syria’s Idlib province, not just a chemical attack. She said that any attack that hits civilians in Idlib would Read More…
17 Years After 9/11, US Counts al-Qaeda Among Allies In Syria, Yemen
The U.S.’ willingness to treat al-Nusra as an ally in Syria seems set to continue, given the Trump administration’s ultimate goal of targeting Iran’s influence in Syria as well as its newly “redefined” goal of regime change in Damascus. WASHINGTON – Less than two decades after the attacks of September 11, the U.S. government has now Read More…
Civilians Flee To Yemen’s Harsh Desert As US-Backed Coalition Step Up Attacks On Hodeida
The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition, including the UAE, has been waging a scorched-earth campaign to advance to the city center of Hodeida, leaving civilians fleeing to the harsh desert to seek reprieve. HODEIDA, YEMEN — At least 30 civilians have been killed or injured in a barrage of ongoing airstrikes that began last Sunday, targeting a restaurant, Read More…






