NBC NEWS
May 17, 2024
New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit
Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space.
WATCH
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
May 18, 2024
US Aggression & Manifest Destiny in the Indo-Pacific, w/ Prof. Ken Hammond
WATCH: THE GRAYZONE
'Kill them all': inside the Israeli blockade on Gaza aid
DIALOGUE WORKS
Putin and Xi's Shocking Alliance and Huge Trouble for the US | Col. Jacques Baud
GLENN GREENWALD
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs on "Neurotic" U.S. Fears About China
AP NEWS
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
U.S. and aid groups also warn that the pier project is not considered a substitute for land deliveries that could bring in all the food, water and fuel needed in Gaza.
COMMONDREAMS
May 16, 2024
Why Did the US Spend $320 Million on a Rube Goldberg Pier For Gaza?
LIBERTARIAN INSTITUE
May 15, 2024
Congressional Committee Targets Pro-Palestinian Groups with Investigation
YAHOO NEWS
Republican Congressman Joins Lindsey Graham in Calls to Nuke Gaza
Antony Blinken's guitar diplomacy draws criticism in Ukraine
Many Ukrainians felt it inappropriate that the secretary of state was rocking out at all, given that, in their view, Washington’s tardiness is largely to blame for their struggles on the battlefield against Russia.
ABC NEWS
US to send additional $2 billion in Ukraine aid, Blinken says
Losing Game in Rafah: Biden and Israel March Towards Self-Destruction
JUDGING FREEDOM
MUST WATCH: Max Blumenthal: The Occupation Comes Home
Is Georgia Turning into a New Ukraine? w/ Scott Ritter & Larry Johnson
ANTIWAR.COM
Xi Agrees To Deepen China-Russia Military Ties, Brushing Off US Warnings
THE HILL
Biden Backtracks By Sending More Weapons To Israel
THE INDEPENDENT
Joe Biden has done more than arm Israel. Leaked documents reveal his own officials see him as complicit in Gaza’s devastating famine
THE WASHINGTON POST
Jewish staffer resigns from Biden administration over Gaza
May 14, 2024
U.S. threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
Biden advances $1 billion in arms for Israel amid Rafah tensions
The major transfer of lethal aid comes a week after the White House paused a single shipment of bombs because of concerns that a planned assault in southern Gaza could cause immense civilian casualties.
Blinken Justifies Zelensky’s Decision To Cancel Ukrainian Elections
POLITICO
US threatens Georgian politicians — while Congress is blamed for the chaos
MIDDLE EAST EYE
Jake Sullivan questioned on US's criteria on genocide
THE GRAYZONE
US student protests vs Gaza genocide weather violent repression
COMMON DREAMS
Biden Rebuked Over 'Ever-Shifting Red Lines' as Israel Expands Rafah Attack
May 12, 2024
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians”, and said the US believes Israeli forces should “get out of Gaza.”
NEWSWEEK
US Military Says Five Houthi Drones Destroyed, Posed 'Imminent Threat'
Ukraine Gets HIMARS Boost in New $400M U.S. Package
THE GUARDIAN
May 10, 2024
Nearly all Gaza campus protests in the US have been peaceful, study finds
Analysis of 553 protests in solidarity with Palestinians between 18 April and 3 May found 97% of them did not cause serious damage
How Biden Allows Netanyahu to Walk All Over His ‘Red Line’
Biden administration says Israel is not violating U.S. weapons terms
The report to Congress said while it was "reasonable to assess" that Israel has violated international law in Gaza, the U.S. hasn’t been able to verify instances that would justify withholding military aid.
Biden admin punts on declaring Israel violated international law
U.S. still sending some weapons to Israel despite holding up bomb shipment over Rafah assault plans
THE NEW YORK TIMES
White House Defends Voting ‘No’ on U.N. Resolution Supporting Palestinian Statehood
GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT
May 11, 2024
USA & Israel defy world in vote to make Palestine full UN member
Two Universities Cancel Speeches by U.N. Ambassador
AXIOS
May 9, 2024
Blinken report expected to criticize Israel, but say it isn't breaking weapons terms
The highly critical report stops short of concluding Israel has violated the terms for its use of U.S. weapons.
Rep. Ogles Introduces Bill To Send College Protesters To Gaza
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE
Protest And Dissent Can Absolutely Push The Empire To Retreat On Gaza
TRUTHOUT
Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad
DEMOCRACY NOW!
Meet Students at 4 Colleges Where Gaza Protests Win Concessions
CNN
May 8, 2024
Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if it launches major invasion of Rafah
And his acknowledgement that American bombs had been used to kill civilians in Gaza was a stark recognition of the United States’ role in the war.
US Pauses Bomb Shipment To Israel But Approves New $827 Million Arms Package
Biden 'Moving the Goal Post' With Threat to Withhold Bombs From Israel
May 7, 2024
In Holocaust Speech, President Biden Declares ‘Ironclad’ Support for Israel, Slams College Protesters
US report on Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza delayed, aides say
Thousands of U.S. Students Arrested While Israel Invades Rafah
Opposing The War Machine Is Cool Again, And The Empire’s Getting Nervous
Alastair Crooke: Muddying the Waters on US Student Protests
May 6, 2024
For Biden, a tough call looms on whether Israel violated laws in Gaza
The Biden administration is expected to notify Congress this week whether it believes Israel has violated U.S. or international law in Gaza, a determination with significant moral and political stakes for President Biden.
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Republican senators warn ICC prosecutor: Target Israel, and we will target you
“If you move forward with the measures indicated in the report, we will move to end all American support for the ICC, sanction your employees and associates, and bar you and your families from the United States,” the letter stated. “You have been warned.”
May 4, 2024
‘Biden’s Vietnam’: Progressive lawmakers warn not to repeat campus protest history
Students protesting for Palestinian liberation have also referenced the legacy of student resistance and state crackdowns at inflection points throughout American history.
May 3, 2024
Pro-Palestinian campus protests are going global
How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours
May 2, 2024
Biden says dissent must not lead to disorder and his support for Israel remains unwavering amid college protests
UN: Scale of Destruction in Gaza Not Seen Since WWII, Will Take 16 Years To Rebuild
AL JAZEERA
US acknowledges Syria air strike killed farmer rather than al-Qaeda leader
Max Blumenthal: Examining the Threat of Political Chaos
Congress Pushes to Silence Israel Critics with "Antisemitism Awareness" Bill
WATCH MIDDLE EAST EYE
Gaza students send thank you to pro-Palestine student protesters in the US
Students in Gaza created a video thanking American students for their support and solidarity as pro-Palestine protests erupted across multiple US universities in recent weeks.
April 1, 2024
Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel
The new sales of some of the US’ most sophisticated weaponry underscore the extent to which the US continues to support Israel militarily, even as Biden administration officials criticize Israel’s operations in Gaza, which have killed more than 32,000 Palestinians since October, according to the Gaza ministry of health.
Mar 16, 2024
Niger ends military agreement with US, calls it ‘profoundly unfair’
Niger was once a key regional partner for the US, but relations have deteriorated since the military junta claimed power in July 2023 in what the US formally designated as a coup.
Since then, the US has withdrawn many of its 1,100 troops who were stationed in Niger.
Senior Pentagon officials believe that keeping a presence in Niger is vital to efforts to tackle terrorism in the region.
‘Everybody’s fight’: Palestinians hail the sacrifice of Corrie, Bushnell
People of colour cite a tradition of White allies risking everything to help them in honoring American activist Rachel Corrie 21 years after she was killed by a bulldozer while protecting Palestinian homes from demolition by Israeli settlers.
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