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France threatens journalists with jail time for exposing use of French arms in Yemen
France threatens journalists with jail time for exposing use of French arms in Yemen French journalists could face up to five years in prison and be fined up to $83,000 France is ranked 32nd out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2019 World Press Freedom Index (AFP)By MEE and agencies France has threatened three French journalists with potential […]
Canada’s Minister of Defence is an Arms Pusher
Canada’s Minister of Defence is an Arms Pusher Would it surprise you to learn that Canada’s minister of defence is an arms pusher? Last Friday members of Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix interrupted a $135-a-plate luncheon to confront defence minister Harjit Sajjan. At an event sponsored by SNC Lavalin, Bombardier, Rio Tinto, etc., we called for cutting military spending, for Canada to […]
The International Rogue Nation: America
The International Rogue Nation: America In 2003, America (and its lap-dog UK) invaded and destroyed Iraq on the basis of lies to the effect that the U.S. (and UK) regime were certain that Saddam Hussein had and was developing weapons of mass destruction. These U.S. allegations were based on provable falsehoods when they were stated and published, but the […]
Saudi Arabia and China are preparing for war
Saudi Arabia and China are preparing for war The fact that Saudis want to control Yemen and the Chinese are increasing their presence in Myanmar is a preparation for the conflicts that may soon flare up. It is about securing the flanks. The war in Yemen is being waged more and more brutally by the […]
Imagine If Saudi Arabia Was Not A US Ally
Imagine If Saudi Arabia Was Not A US Ally The US Senate has voted 56 to 41 to sorta-kinda eventually end America’s part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, one step out of a great many that will need to happen in order to end the worst humanitarian crisis on the face of the earth. The […]
Pompeo: US/Saudi Partnership ‘Vital’ – American Taxpayers May Disagree!
Pompeo: US/Saudi Partnership ‘Vital’ – American Taxpayers May Disagree! Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has published a bizarre op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Saudi Arabia has been a guarantor of stability in the Middle East and a bulwark against “expansionist” Iran. Perhaps he forgot about Saudi support for jihadists in Syria and […]
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’?
President Trump’s Iran Policy – Is It ‘Normal’? It’s not often that US Government officials are honest when they talk about our foreign policy. The unprovoked 2003 attack on Iraq was called a “liberation.” The 2011 US-led destruction of Libya was a “humanitarian intervention.” And so on. So, in a way, Secretary of State Mike […]
Saudi Arabia Answers Pompeo’s Call For Yemen Ceasefire By Ramping Up Airstrikes
Saudi Arabia Answers Pompeo’s Call For Yemen Ceasefire By Ramping Up Airstrikes The Saudi Air Force has unleashed a massive attack across the Sana’a Governorate over the last 48 hours, reports Middle East-based Al Masdar News citing Yemeni sources on the ground. This appears to be the Saudi response to the U.S. call for a ceasefire “in the […]
Western Media Make One Death a Tragedy, Millions a Statistic
Western Media Make One Death a Tragedy, Millions a Statistic The Western media coverage devoted to the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi proves the cynical adage that one person’s death is a tragedy, while millions of deaths are a mere statistic. During the past four weeks since Khashoggi went missing at the Saudi consulate in […]
Leaked U.N. Memo Reveals Saudis Demanded Western Propaganda For $1bn Pledged To Aid Agency
Leaked U.N. Memo Reveals Saudis Demanded Western Propaganda For $1bn Pledged To Aid Agency We wonder if the Saudis had never been caught in Jamal Khashoggi’s gruesome murder, would such essential stories and leaks now happening such as the below Guardian report ever see the light of day? On Tuesday The Guardian published select contents of a leaked […]
The Death Toll in Yemen is Five Times Higher Than We Think…How Much Longer Will We Shrug Off Responsibility?
The Death Toll in Yemen is Five Times Higher Than We Think…How Much Longer Will We Shrug Off Responsibility? Photo Source Felton Davis | CC BY 2.0 One reason Saudi Arabia and its allies are able to avoid a public outcry over their intervention in the war in Yemen, is that the number of people […]
Brutally Honest: Facebook Removes then Restores Images from Yemen
Brutally Honest: Facebook Removes then Restores Images from Yemen A couple of questions describe the problem with censorship: Who controls the censors? What biases do they have? Please consider Photo of a Starving Girl in Yemen Prompts Facebook to Remove Posts of Article. For a few hours after The New York Times published an article […]
The Triumph of Evil
The Triumph of Evil The murder of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian embassy in Turkey is unprecedented in its audacity. The response from Washington and the Canadian government is to sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia, weapons that are being used by the Saudis in their destruction of the Yemeni population. The Russian response, […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Could Drive Congress to Finally End Support For Brutal Saudi War in Yemen
Photo: Kevin Dietsch, Pool/Getty Images JAMAL KHASHOGGI’S MURDER COULD DRIVE CONGRESS TO FINALLY END SUPPORT FOR BRUTAL SAUDI WAR IN YEMEN THE SUSPECTED MURDER of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia is pushing the U.S. government toward a major internal confrontation over its role in the war in Yemen, one that could have […]
The Khashoggi Extortion Fiasco:
The Khashoggi Extortion Fiasco: A mystifying diplomatic escalation ensued following the disappearance of Saudi Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, after visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Why would the United States of America make such a fuss over the disappearance of a non-American citizen? Why would America turn a blind eye to the Saudi […]
