U.S. Pullout Of Yemen War Would Send “A Wrong Message”: State Department

The White House and State Department have reaffirmed the US commitment to its lead military role in executing the Saudi coalition war on Yemen. This despite mounting civilian deaths numbering tens of thousands, devastating famine and food shortage, a cholera epidemic — all factors behind what the U.N. has dubbed “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”  In comments on Sunday Read More…

Mais Non! The People vs. The Paris Agreement

“Let them eat carbon!” said French President Emmanuel Macron this week, offering his peasants a six-month reprieve on their coming carbon sin tax. And, kicking his feet up on his desk at the Élysée Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had bought himself some time to figure out how to deal with the Read More…

US Analysts: Russian Electronic Warfare Systems Deployed In Syria Allow Assad To Carry Out Chemical Attacks

In April 2018, the head of Russian Special Operations Command, Gen. Raymond Thomas, complained that the Russians are having to use their electronic warfare (EW) capabilities in Syria in order to deter actions of the US-led coalition there. “Right now in Syria we are operating in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet from our adversaries. Read More…

Nominee For US Ambassador To Yemen Is No Friend Of The Yemeni People

Confirming Christopher Henzel as the US Ambassador to Yemen will continue the US role in the starvation and deaths of millions of Yemenis. While the press has closely followed the Senate efforts to stop US support for the Saudi war in Yemen in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, a December 4 Senate Foreign Read More…

Loophole In Bernie Sanders’ Yemen Bill Actually Allows Continued US Involvement In Yemen

While SJR 54 claims to be aimed at achieving “the removal of United State Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress,” it contains a major loophole that will allow the majority of U.S. troops in Yemen – if not all – to stay. WASHINGTON — Last week, Read More…

Breaking: U.S. Forces In Al-Tanf Strike Syrian Army Positions

On December 2, the US-led coalition launched several rockets from its base in the area of al-Tanf near the Syrian-Iraqi border at positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the al-Ghurab mount, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). “At 8:00 PM US-led coalition launched several rockets at some of our positions in Read More…