Search Results for: Yemen

Angered By Saudi Plan to Purchase Russian S-400, Trump Admin Exploiting Khashoggi Disappearance to Force Saudis to “Buy American”

Posted on Author Whitney Webb

The response of the Trump administration and many U.S. politicians to Khashoggi’s disappearance is largely being guided by the military-industrial complex — in this case Lockheed Martin — but masquerading as a response motivated by “human rights.” ISTANBUL — The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi continues to strain relations between Read More…

The Times Whitewashes Haley

Posted on Author American Herald Tribune

The decampment of Nikki Haley from Trump’s military regime is, or ought to be, a nonstory. The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations is a ceremonial position that serves no purpose. The very idea of it is absurd. The US is a law unto itself, readily violating the UN Charter whenever the latter’s principles get in Read More…

The Biggest Threat To US National Security Is The US Government

Posted on Author Eric Zuesse

“The Government’s program for bulk collection of 2 telephony metadata serves a critically important special need – preventing terrorist attacks on the United States… In my view, that critical national security need outweighs the impact on privacy occasioned by this program…” – Brett Kavanaugh A dictatorship does not represent the public but only the aristocracy that, Read More…

WaPo Learns The High Price Of Doing Saudi Arabia’s PR After Alleged Murder Of Its Own Columnist

Posted on Author Whitney Webb

For much of the past 15 years, The Washington Post has repeatedly published reports that essentially amount to press releases for the Saudi government promoting Saudi government “reforms.” ISTANBUL — The mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in the Turkish capital of Istanbul last Tuesday has jolted the worlds of Western Read More…

The Military-Industrial-Humanitarian Complex: Spreading Western Hegemony Under The Guise Of Virtue

Posted on Author Tomasz Pierscionek

Shakespeare once wrote that the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. Nowadays, we see the terms ‘humanitarian’ and ‘democracy’ abused to justify death and destruction. Traditionally honorable words such as “humanitarian” and “democracy” have come to acquire a darker and more cynical meaning following their misappropriation to justify the invasion of sovereign nations and Read More…

3 Constitutional Reasons Why Kavanaugh Should Not Be On Supreme Court

Posted on Author Ryan Cristián

The circus that has surrounded the Bret Kavanaugh nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has been drowned out by 36-year-old, uncorroborated accusations of sexual harassment. But the truth is that Kavanaugh’s record demonstrates that he is not a constitutionalist and has acted as an enemy to the 4th and 5th Amendments.