WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal by the Trump administration. This has been revealed by a purportedly accidental copy-paste error in an unrelated court document which used Assange’s name, interestingly not long after it was reported to the Wall Street Journal that federal prosecutors “have considered publicly indicting Mr. Assange to try to trigger his removal Read More…
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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…
House Members Block Resolution To End Yemen War
The US led war in Yemen has been ongoing almost as long as the one in Afghanistan – because both Republicans and Democrats oppose resolution in all US war theaters. On November 14 House Republicans blocked a resolution to end war in Yemen by ending US military support for Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Yemen Read More…
Congress Votes To Block Yemen Debate, US Blames Assad For ISIS & $5.9 Trillion On War Since 2001
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/15/18). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it Read More…
US Has Spent $5,900,000,000,000 on Wars Since 2001: Study
A new report from Brown University is aiming to provide a close estimate of the overall cost to the US government of its myriad post-9/11 wars and assorted global wars on terror. The estimate is that $5.933 trillion has been spent through fiscal year 2019. This is, of course, vastly higher than official figures, owing to the Pentagon 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…






