https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/Another_US-Backed_Bus_Bombing_Kills_22_Children_Senate_Rejects_Yemen_Restrictions_Bolton_Wars.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/23/18). Even in the midst of growing awareness around Yemen being the largest humanitarian disaster Read More…
Human Rights
Head Of UN Probe Into Israel’s Killing Of Palestinians Quits Less Than Month Into Job
The chair of a UN Human Rights Council investigation into Israel’s use of force against protesters in Gaza has stepped down less than a month after being appointed. Former Pentagon official David Crane resigned from the inquiry for “personal reasons”, according to a statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Read More…
Israeli Law Would Ban Public Display Of Palestinian Flag Within Israel
While the proposed law specifically bans the use of such flags during protests and demonstrations, it defines a protest as any gathering where three or more people are present, essentially making the display of such flags illegal in the vast majority of public areas. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — A new bill introduced in the Israeli Knesset Read More…
22 Children And 5 Women Killed By Saudi/UAE Strikes On Another Bus In Yemen
Even in the midst of growing awareness around Yemen being the largest humanitarian disaster in the world, and the direct and willing participation in the perpetuation and obfuscation of that crisis by the US government, we have not only seen the bombing of innocent civilians continue, but actually intensify. We recently discussed the death of 40 Read More…
US Senate Rejects Call To Defund The ‘Slaughter Of Yemeni Kids’
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday denounced as “mind blowing” the decision to “continue to willingly participate in the slaughter of Yemeni kids” after members of Congress objected to his amendment to the Defense Appropriation bill that would have put key restrictions on U.S. financial and other support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign. The amendment “would Read More…
Saudi Arabia Seeking Death Penalty For Five Human Rights Activists
Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to face the death penalty for rights-related work possibly. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch Read More…