The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Friday to assign international war crimes investigators to look into Israel’s response to Palestinian protests that have seen 110 Palestinians killed in recent weeks. After a special session called in response to the deadliest day of protests on Monday, when 60 Palestinians were killed, the resolution was Read More…
Tag: US foreign policy
If US Foreign Policy Were Consistent, America Would Be Bombing Israel Right Now
The Syrian civil war, we have been told, began as part of the Arab Spring and really took hold when Syrian government forces allegedly opened fire on protesters across the country in early 2011. This pattern of indiscriminate violent behavior against civilians has been a talking point in the western media’s regime-change narrative. The media often goes so Read More…
Israel Created Hamas, EU Bans US Sanctions, Another Wells Fargo Scandal, US Kills 12x More Than ISIS
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 (5/17/18). I get called a snowflake from the diehard conservatives, and accused of being Read More…
Reality Check: Millions Wasted “Rebuilding” Afghanistan
Seventeen years of wasted taxpayer money and government mismanagement: millions of U.S. dollars spent on projects to rebuild Afghanistan that have not helped the Afghan people. In some cases, these projects actually put Afghans in danger. A new report shows that the U.S. has spent some $60 million on building totally useless power lines in Read More…
US Coalition Killed Nearly 12 Times More Civilians In Mosul Than Did ISIS
A new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine found that 373 of 505 reported civilian deaths resulting from intentional violence were attributable to the U.S.-led coalition, while just 22 were attributable to the infamous terror group. WASHINGTON – Just a few months after the U.S. declared ISIS in Iraq “defeated,” a new study has concluded Read More…
Rejecting Iran Sanctions, European Union Bans European Companies From Complying
France and the EU have no intention of imposing sanctions or counter-sanctions on U.S. companies over the U.S.’s re-imposition of sanctions on Iran. Following our discussion of Europe’s angry response to Trump’s unilateral Iran sanctions, in which European Union budget commissioner, Guenther Oettinger made it clear that Europe will not be viewed as a vassal state Read More…






