CNN
Apr 24, 2024
US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine after months of resistance
President Joe Biden secretly approved the transfer of the long-range ATACMS missiles in February for use inside Ukrainian territory. The ATACMS missiles were then quietly included in the $300 million aid package announced on March 12.
ANTIWAR.COM
Biden Claims $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill Is Good for ‘World Peace’
President Biden on Wednesday signed a $95 billion foreign military aid bill into law and claimed the legislation, which funds the proxy war in Ukraine and Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, is good for “world peace.”
Apr 23, 2024
Chad Signals It Wants US Troops To Leave
US To Convert Pacific Oil Rigs Into Military Bases as Part of Anti-China Buildup
NEWSWEEK
Houthis Claim Responsibility in US Cargo, Naval Ship Attack
WATCH
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
Student Uprising Spreads as US & Israel Plan Rafah Invasion
WATCH: THE GRAYZONE
'Kill them all': inside the Israeli blockade on Gaza aid
MIDDLE EAST EYE
Activists on aid flotilla say US is pressuring Turkey to prevent them from sailing to Gaza
AP NEWS
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden...The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday.
THE CRADLE
Apr 22, 2024
US bases fall under rocket, drone attack in northern Syria
JUDGING FREEDOM
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Congress Funding Death in Gaza and Ukraine
COMMONDREAMS
Led by US, Global Military Spending Surged to Record $2.4 Trillion Last Year
CONSORTIUM NEWS
War & Genocide on Earth Day
U.S. military aggression and imperial ambitions leave a trail of natural destruction — all under the guise of national security.
Apr 20, 2024
House Passes $95 Billion Foreign War Bills
US lawmakers passed a raft of legislation containing some $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, also approving a bill that will allow Washington to hand Kiev assets seized from Russia and pave the way for a ban on TikTok.
REUTERS
Apr 21, 2024
Papua New Guinea leader responds to Biden comment, saying nation undeserving of cannibalism label
THE GRAYZONE
Apr 19, 2024
Israel burns American tax dollars in the sky
THE HILL - RISING
Israel IGNORES US; STRIKES Iran In Retaliatory Attack; Nuclear Site, Major Air Base Targeted
Bernie Sanders says US is aiding Israel in intentionally starvation of Gaza children
THE WASHINGTON POST
U.S. agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger
A top State Department official accepted the West African nation’s demand that American forces leave, a move the Biden administration had resisted
Apr 18, 2024
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
The resolution would have recommended that the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, where there are no vetoes, approve Palestine becoming the 194th member of the United Nations. Some 140 countries have already recognized Palestine, so its admission would have been approved, likely by a much higher number of countries.
GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT
US blocks UN from recognizing Palestine, while Israel attacks Iran
THE HILL
Apr 17, 2024
Biden administration reinstates sanctions on Venezuelan oil
AL JAZEERA
Biden urges Congress to end impasse and send aid to Israel and Ukraine
US president’s appeal comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson unveils plans to bring funding bills for a vote.
Global South Takes Israel to Court, While West Targets Those Who Say ‘Free Palestine’
THE INTERCEPT
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood
“We therefore urge you not to support any potential Security Council resolution recommending the admission of ‘Palestine’ as a U.N. member state"
Defying Niger exit order leaves U.S. troops vulnerable, whistleblower says
Deployed Americans are in limbo, unable to do their jobs or go home while State Department seeks to extend military presence, complaint contends
Aaron Maté: Biden Fuels Regional Carnage
Amnesty: US-Backed Kurds in Syria Are Running Torture Prisons Responsible for ‘Mass Death’
No Sign of US Withdrawal from Iraq After PM Visits Washington
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE
“Rules-Based Order” Means Rules For Thee But Not For We
Apr 13, 2024
Pentagon sends more troops to Middle East as Israel braces for Iranian threat
The United States dispatched additional warplanes and ships to the Middle East amid heightened concerns about an imminent Iranian strike against Israel and potential increased violence that could affect American troops in the region, U.S. officials said Friday.
Apr 12, 2024
Biden: "We are devoted to the defense of Israel"
"We will support Israel, we will help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed," Biden said in response to Iran's expected response to Israel's attack on their embassy in Syria that killed senior leaders.
AXIOS
Apr 11, 2024
U.S. aid official says famine has begun in northern Gaza
Samantha Power, the director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), told lawmakers Wednesday that people in parts of northern Gaza have begun facing famine.
Power is the first U.S. official to publicly say that famine has started in parts of the enclave.
AARON MATE
Zelensky out of options, Biden out of excuses
Julian Assange To Go Free? Biden Says He's Considering Pardoning WikiLeaks Founder
Apr 10, 2024
Biden Walks Back Call for Israel to Declare a Ceasefire in Gaza
Biden and Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging from missiles to moon landings, strengthening their alliance with an eye on countering China and Russia.
China Hits Back at US 'Pressuring' Over Ties With Russia
RT
Biden ‘very proud’ of expanding NATO to Russia’s borders
Apr 9, 2024
Lloyd Austin Claims There’s ‘No Evidence’ of Genocide in Gaza
DEMOCRACY NOW!
Biden: Israel Should “Just Call for a Ceasefire”; Netanyahu Is Making a “Mistake” in Gaza
Apr 8, 2024
Leaders of Jordan, France and Egypt: Cease fire now in Gaza
"In light of the intolerable human toll of the war, we, the leaders of Egypt, France and Jordan, call for the immediate and unconditional implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2728. We underline the urgent need to bring about a permanent cease-fire in Gaza."
RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT
Report: Iran says it won’t strike Israel if US gets Gaza ceasefire
US Says It Conducted 94 Missions Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria This Year
US says it destroyed Houthi air defense, drone systems in Red Sea area
TRUTHOUT.COM
1 in 50 Children in Gaza Have Been Killed or Injured by Israel in Just 6 Months
Gaza is Changing Global Geopolitics
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Apr 6, 2024
Gaza War Turns Spotlight on Long Pipeline of U.S. Weapons to Israel
President Biden sends arms to Israel under an Obama-era $38 billion aid agreement that runs until 2026. Israel’s purchases include the types of bombs dropped in Gaza.
Apr 7, 2024
Nancy Pelosi Signs Letter Urging Biden To Halt Weapons Transfers to Israel
MINTPRESS NEWS
Speech: Israeli Terrorism Is Standard U.S. Foreign Policy
US Air Force senior airman Larry Hebert goes on a hunger strike, in solidarity with Gaza
Apr 5, 2024
Activists push AOC to call out the genocide
TRUTHOUT
Biden Has Had the Power to Stop Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza Since Day 1
Netanyahu’s decision to allow aid through the Erez crossing under US pressure shows how much more Biden could be doing.
As Support For Gaza Goes Mainstream, Don’t Let The Empire Co-Opt The Movement
Apr 4, 2024
US and UK Have Bombed Yemen 148 Times Since January
Israel to open Gaza aid routes after Biden’s demands in call with Netanyahu
U.S. approved more bombs to Israel on day of World Central Kitchen strikes
The Mutually Reinforcing American and Israeli Empires
Biden’s Warning To Netanyahu is Pure Theatrics
Apr 3, 2024
White House yet to verify Al-Shifa Hospital reports
US says Israel has not violated international law during Gaza war
After Israel killed seven aid workers in Gaza, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the US has not found any incidents of Israel violating international humanitarian law in the past six months.
Israel is using artificial intelligence to help pick bombing targets in Gaza, report says
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"Israel wants USA to attack Iran, dragging us into war." Col. Douglas MacGregor
Exclusive: Inside Yemen's Capture of Israel's Galaxy Leader Ship
Apr 2, 2024
"Aaron Maté: Netanyahu On The Ropes"
Biden blasts Israel over aid workers, but his Gaza policy is unchanged
Angry statement highlights growing discrepancy between the president’s increasingly tough rhetoric on Israel and his unwavering policy support.
Biden Administration Presses Congress on $18 Billion Sale of F-15 Jets to Israel
Israel Keeps Getting More Murderous
In the span of just a few hours we learned that Israel committed a horrific massacre at al-Shifa hospital, struck an Iranian consulate in Syria killing multiple Iranian military officers, and killed a vehicle full of international aid workers in an airstrike.
Aaron Maté: "Ukraine Defeat Inevitable, and it's Only a Matter of Time."
Jeffrey Sachs: Biden has destroyed Ukraine, more funding would be insane
At UN, US warns Iran not to target it over Syria strike
NATO ministers mull 100 billion euro military fund for Ukraine
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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