On August 20th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there is a “secret directive” that prohibits UN agencies from assisting in the rebuilding of Syria until there is a “political transition,” as reported by the RT. At first only the Russian Foreign Minister claimed of the existence of such a directive, however on August 24th, Read More…
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Another US-Backed Bus Bombing Kills 22 Children, Senate Rejects Yemen Restrictions & Bolton Wars
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 (8/23/18). Even in the midst of growing awareness around Yemen being the largest humanitarian disaster Read More…
22 Children And 5 Women Killed By Saudi/UAE Strikes On Another Bus In Yemen
Even in the midst of growing awareness around Yemen being the largest humanitarian disaster in the world, and the direct and willing participation in the perpetuation and obfuscation of that crisis by the US government, we have not only seen the bombing of innocent civilians continue, but actually intensify. We recently discussed the death of 40 Read More…
US Accuses Assad Of Chem Weapons Use Again, Cohen Flips On Trump & US/Saudi Economic War On Yemen
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 (8/22/18). On August 21, three countries released a joint statement condemning the alleged use Read More…
US Senate Rejects Call To Defund The ‘Slaughter Of Yemeni Kids’
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday denounced as “mind blowing” the decision to “continue to willingly participate in the slaughter of Yemeni kids” after members of Congress objected to his amendment to the Defense Appropriation bill that would have put key restrictions on U.S. financial and other support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign. The amendment “would Read More…
US Warns Assad “We Will Respond” If Chemical Weapons Used In Idlib Offensive
Here we go again. Did Bolton just give jihadists facing imminent final defeat under Assad and Russian bombs an open door invitation to initiate a chemical provocation? As CNN and others warned this week that Syrian and Russian forces are closing in on the “last rebel stronghold” in Syria in the country’s northwest pocket of Idlib province, US National Read More…






