Randi Nord

Randi Nord is a MintPress News staff writer. She is also co-founder of Geopolitics Alert where she covers U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East with a special focus on Yemen.

Search for Missing $21 Trillion Comes Up Empty as Pentagon Fails First Audit in 71-Year History

It’s difficult to tally the cost in civilian lives and mass destruction of an annual budget rapidly approaching the trillion-dollar mark, and that’s something that likely won’t be analyzed in any audit the Pentagon conducts on itself.

Search for Missing $21 Trillion Comes Up Empty as Pentagon Fails First Audit in 71-Year History

WASHINGTON -- Despite being legally required to conduct audits since the early 90s and holding a staggering  2.2 trillion in assets, the Pentagon held its first-ever audit this week -- which it, unsurprisingly, spectacularly failed. According to a

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With Water Scarce & UN Food Aid Cut, Israeli Bev Co SodaStream Opens New Gaza Plant

Israeli company SodaStream announced it will open a new factory in besieged Gaza, where residents face a water shortage and UN aid cuts.

With Water Scarce & UN Food Aid Cut, Israeli Bev Co SodaStream Opens New Gaza Plant

GAZA, PALESTINE -- Israeli company SodaStream announced today it will open a new factory in the besieged Gaza Strip. The announcement comes on the heels of a statement from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announcing it would cut food and general relief to Gaza, at a time when Palestinians living under an illegal blockade need it

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Twitter Account Mocks Macron for Pushing War in Syria Now Facing Revolution at His Doorstep

A French parody account, Benoite, quickly picked up steam, gaining several thousand followers over the course of just a few days. Indeed, people noticed the irony that President Macron, who supported the so-called revolution in Syria, now faced a genuine revolution at his own doorstep.

Twitter Account Mocks Macron for Pushing War in Syria Now Facing Revolution at His Doorstep

PARIS -- After three weeks of protests in France, a Twitter account sprang up that seemed eerily familiar: Benoite Abedoux of Paris was asking for airstrikes against her own country to save her life from the “brutal French regime.” Protesters calling themselves Yellow Vests, or Gilets Jaunes in French, flooded the streets of Paris on

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Texas Educator Files Lawsuit after She was Fired for Refusing to Sign an Oath to Israel

Bahia Amawi’s federal court suit may constitute the first direct challenge to new legislation aimed at curbing support for the growing Boycott Divest Sanctions (BDS) movement in the United States, which ultimately aims to end apartheid in Palestinian and Israeli territories.

Texas Educator Files Lawsuit after She was Fired for Refusing to Sign an Oath to Israel

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- A Texas speech pathologist has filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas after she was reportedly fired for refusing to sign an oath that she would not boycott the apartheid state of Israel. A U.S. citizen born in Austria and of Palestinian descent, Bahia Amawi is a speech specialist in western Texas who works with autistic

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Trump Administration Shows True Colors at Southern Border, Tear-Gassing Asylum-Seekers

Trump quickly defended the troops’ use of tear gas and aggressive force. “Here’s the bottom line: Nobody’s coming into our country unless they come in legally,” Trump said, apparently ignoring the fact that in order to apply for asylum a person must first be present on U.S. soil.

Trump Administration Shows True Colors at Southern Border, Tear-Gassing Asylum-Seekers

TIJUANA, MEXICO -- Mimicking Israel’s tools of repression, United States troops deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border used aggressive force against thousands of unarmed migrants seeking asylum from U.S.-stoked violence in their home countries. This appears to be only the beginning, as thousands of more migrants are on the way while Pentagon

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In First Venture from Home Since Khashoggi Killing, MBS Is Greeted by Angry Tunisian Protesters

Although the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was a driving factor behind the protests, many demonstrators lambasted MBS for his monarchy’s nearly four-year brutal war against the Republic of Yemen, a campaign known to have been planned and championed by the crown prince himself.

In First Venture from Home Since Khashoggi Killing, MBS Is Greeted by Angry Tunisian Protesters

TUNIS, TUNISIA -- Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets this week to protest a visit from the murderous Saudi Arabian crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Users on social media quickly spread photos of the demonstrations, as they were the first of their kind in the Arab world. This is an unusual turn of events for MBS, who faces no

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Airbnb Set to Remove Listings from Occupied West Bank that Serve Jewish Settlers

The BDS movement has served as one of the most effective methods for drawing attention to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and apartheid policies — similar to the boycott movements that successfully targeted apartheid South Africa.

Airbnb Set to Remove Listings from Occupied West Bank that Serve Jewish Settlers

SAN FRANCISCO -- In a major win for Palestinian human rights and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS), the popular apartment-rental website Airbnb has announced plans to remove all listings in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that serve illegal Jewish settlers. According to the company’s

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