Exclusive: By achieving an odd-couple alliance with Israel, Saudi Arabia has cleared away U.S. political resistance to the massive arms build-up that President Trump just embraced, reports Jonathan Marshall.
Category: Human Rights
Trump Panders to the Saudi Royals
Israel Lobby Pays the Political Piper
Not Remembering the USS Liberty
How China Lobby Shaped America
Iran’s Victory for Moderation
The Long Ordeal of Julian Assange
How NSA Can Secretly Aid Criminal Cases
From the Archive: Official Washington is thrilled by the choice of ex-FBI Director Mueller as Russia-gate special counsel, hailing him as a straight-shooter, but he cut some legal corners in office, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern wrote in 2014.
Trump Escalates Syrian Proxy War
The Fallacy of Demonizing Russia
Today’s demonization of Russia is especially offensive when viewed against the suffering of the Russian people that Natylie Baldwin recalled in a visit to the monument honoring the defense of Leningrad against a brutal Nazi siege.