Yesterday President Trump posted a statement on the White House website saying his administration will be standing with the House of Saud despite the CIA’s assertion that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman personally ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who was living and working in the United States. The statement reads like a long form version Read More…
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Report: 1 In 3 Deaths Caused By US Drone Strikes This Year In Yemen Were Civilians
While AQAP has benefitted from U.S. “counterterrorism” policies in the country, Yemen’s civilians have found little to no reprieve, as they are either targets of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war in Western Yemen or targeted by drone strikes in the areas of Yemen under coalition control. SANA’A, YEMEN — At least one third of those killed by Read More…
Saudi Attacks Leave Hodeida Hospital Inaccessible And 1,500 Pregnant Yemeni Women At Risk, UN Warns
Without access to the hospital, over a thousand Yemeni women likely to need Caesarian sections, or other emergency care relating to childbirth and pregnancy complications, now face the risk of life-threatening complications, not to mention the risk to their unborn children. HODEIDA, YEMEN — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently warned that as many as 1,500 Read More…
In Close Vote, House Blocks Debate On Yemen War
On Wednesday, in a vote heavily along party lines, the House passed the Manage our Wolves Act 201-187. The vote effectively blocked all debate on the war in Yemen, and precluded that conflict from coming up for a future vote. This is the second straight year that an attempt to challenge America’s unauthorized involvement in the Read More…
US Sanctions On Iran Depriving Country’s Cancer Patients Of Essential Treatment
Certain especially vulnerable groups, such as Iran’s cancer patients, are bearing the brunt of the burden caused by the new U.S.-imposed sanctions, as the cost of the average cancer treatment has now doubled and the supply of crucial medication has dwindled to new, troubling lows. TEHRAN, IRAN – The recent imposition of crippling sanctions against Iran Read More…
Yemeni War Deaths Have Been Underestimated By 5 To 1 – Total Deaths in Yemen Top More Than 100,000
Civilian casualties in the three-year horror in Yemen has been vastly underestimated by mainstream organizations, reports Nicolas Davies. An NGO responsible for reporting on war deaths in Yemen has acknowledged that it has underestimated the casualties in the three-year-old conflict by at least five to one. Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project had originally estimated Read More…






