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…
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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-Backed Yemen Attack Intensifies, Facebook’s Secret Social Score, UK Ditches Syria & US Space War
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 (8/21/18). Today’s show is mostly about propaganda and suppression of alternate viewpoints. Not simply Read More…
Saudis Intensify Hodeida Offensive, As Clamor Rises For US To Stop Supplying Weapons
Yemeni scholars and tribes held the U.S. responsible for the atrocities of the Saudi-led military alliance against civilians in Yemen, calling for Washington to stop selling weapons to Saudi-led coalition — weapons that have been used against innocents in Yemen in atrocities such as the recent school-bus attack. HODEIDA, YEMEN — More than 15 Yemeni fishermen Read More…
MSM Finally Concedes Defeat On Yemen, Ceases Blackout Of Coverage
Last month, an article by Fair.org went viral in republications by popular alternative media outlets ranging from Salon to Zero Hedge to Alternet to Truthdig, among many others. The article was initially titled “ACTION ALERT: It’s Been Over a Year Since MSNBC Has Mentioned US War in Yemen”, but many subsequent republications went with variations on the more attention-grabbing headline, “MSNBC has done 455 Read More…
‘War Crimes’: Lawmakers Demand Answers About US Role In Yemen Massacre
In the wake of the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition’s horrific bombing of a school bus last week that killed 50 Yemeni children and amid reports on Tuesday of dozens more civilian deaths after a new wave of Saudi bombings, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has sent a detailed letter (pdf) to the Department of Defense Inspector General demanding an investigation into whether Read More…






