Memo reveals a House Republican strategy on shootings: downplay white nationalism, blame left
Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun violence that falsely described the El Paso massacre and other mass shootings as “violence from the left.” A document obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and sent by House Republicans provides a framework for how to respond to anticipated questions like, “Why won’t you pass legislation to close the […]
Saudi Arabia, Iran, others react to US strike in Syria
The United States had fired nearly 60 Tomahawk missiles at a military air field in Syria, the first direct military action Washington has taken against Syrian government forces in the six-year-old conflict. Washington said the strikes on Friday severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment at the airfield. US President Donald […]
Idlib: ‘More gruesome than can ever be described’
Survivors of a suspected chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province and aid workers on the scene say they are still in shock and struggling to recover from the distressing event of the attack. “It’s just indescribable,” Othman al-Khani, local activist and witness said. “We saw people suffocating while their lungs were collapsing. The hardest was […]
Chemical Weapons Convention disregarded with impunity
The official dismantling of Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons began in October 2013, the result of painstaking negotiations. Under the supervision of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a UN, body the destruction of sarin and “ mustard gas begins: The then US President Barack Obama made his opinion on chemical weapons clear:“A […]
Air raids on mosque near Aleppo ‘kill dozens’
Dozens of people have been killed after fighter jets struck a mosque during prayer time in a rebel-held village in northern Syria, according to a monitoring group. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor tracking developments in Syria’s conflict, said Thursday’s air raids in al-Jina, southwest of Atarib near Aleppo, killed at least […]
US confirms Idlib air raid but denies targeting mosque
The US military says it carried out a deadly air strike on an al-Qaeda meeting in northern Syria and will investigate reports that more than 40 civilians were killed when a mosque was struck in the raid. The jets reportedly struck the village at the time of evening prayer so the mosque was full of […]
It’s not terrorism unless it’s done by Muslims?
Home-grown terrorism is a serious problem in America, but major media outlets often fail to give the issue the time and attention it deserves; typically, they do not even label these incidents as acts of terrorism. I am not referring here to the attacks President Donald Trump (falsely) accuses the media of ignoring– I’m talking, […]
Rand Paul: Will Donald Trump betray voters by hiring John Bolton?
By Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Rumors are that Donald Trump might pick John Bolton for Secretary of State. Heaven forbid. One of the things I occasionally liked about the President-elect was his opposition to the Iraq war and regime change. He not only grasped the mistake of that war early, but also seemed to fully […]
The frighteningly high human and financial costs of war
We have always known that war is dirty and destructive, but now a US-led international team of researchers is revealing precisely how destructive and expensive several wars have been for the United States and the countries it invades – and how the ravages and costs of war could persist for generations after the fighting and […]
U.S. Nukes At Turkey Airbase At Risk of Capture
Some 50 nuclear weapons owned by the United States and stored at a Turkish air base near the Syrian border are in danger of falling into the hands of “terrorists or other hostile forces,” a think tank said in a new report released on Monday. The Incirlik air base in southern Turkey is situated just […]