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Blowback: Trump’s Sanctions on Yemen Are Already Backfiring

Experts warned of the humanitarian toll that designating the Houthis would have and indeed the sanctions that followed are already harming civilians. What they didn’t foresee was how the move seems to have galvanized even more support for the group.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Blowback: Trump’s Sanctions on Yemen Are Already Backfiring

Experts warned of the humanitarian toll that designating the Houthis would have and indeed the sanctions that followed are already harming civilians. What they didn’t foresee was how the move seems to have galvanized even more support for the group.

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How a US-Backed Coup in Serbia Inspired the DC Insurrection

A MintPress News investigation reveals that the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol drew inspiration from the 2000 overthrow of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević and a conspiratorially-minded Serbian scientist who issued calls for violence.  

Dan Cohen
By Dan Cohen
How a US-Backed Coup in Serbia Inspired the DC Insurrection

A MintPress News investigation reveals that the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol drew inspiration from the 2000 overthrow of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević and a conspiratorially-minded Serbian scientist who issued calls for violence.  

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JFK and the Strategy of Peace 

Many in the West don’t realize just how much JFK was an exception to the norm when it came to US foreign policy.

Rick Sterling
By Rick Sterling
JFK and the Strategy of Peace 

Many in the West don’t realize just how much JFK was an exception to the norm when it came to US foreign policy.

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Despite His Attempt to Tie MAGA to Anti-Semitism, Biden Will Preserve Trump’s “Israel First” Legacy 

Many are expecting President Joe Biden to roll back Trump’s heavily pro-Israel policies, but several factors – including his long-established ties to Israeli interests– point to a greater likelihood of their continuation instead.

Raul Diego
By Raul Diego
Despite His Attempt to Tie MAGA to Anti-Semitism, Biden Will Preserve Trump’s “Israel First” Legacy 

Many are expecting President Joe Biden to roll back Trump’s heavily pro-Israel policies, but several factors – including his long-established ties to Israeli interests– point to a greater likelihood of their continuation instead.

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“Here Are the Superheroes To Come and Save Us”: Media Waste No Time Fawning Over Biden

The same media that behaved as attack dogs against Trump for four years (unless he was carrying out aggressive actions abroad) are likely to turn into lap dogs now that there is a Democrat in the White House.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
“Here Are the Superheroes To Come and Save Us”: Media Waste No Time Fawning Over Biden

The same media that behaved as attack dogs against Trump for four years (unless he was carrying out aggressive actions abroad) are likely to turn into lap dogs now that there is a Democrat in the White House.

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Trump Caps off Law and Order Legacy With Record Executions, No Mercy for Whistleblowers

Missing from Trump’s flurry of last-minute pardons were Snowden, Assange, or Reality Winner. Instead, the president will leave office with a record number of executions under his belt and a slew of pardons for political allies.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Trump Caps off Law and Order Legacy With Record Executions, No Mercy for Whistleblowers

Missing from Trump’s flurry of last-minute pardons were Snowden, Assange, or Reality Winner. Instead, the president will leave office with a record number of executions under his belt and a slew of pardons for political allies.

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A Record of Hawkish Intervention: Biden Picks Samantha Power to Head USAID

Samantha Power has been an outspoken advocate of US humanitarian intervention, promoting the Iraq war and defending human rights abusers like Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
A Record of Hawkish Intervention: Biden Picks Samantha Power to Head USAID

Samantha Power has been an outspoken advocate of US humanitarian intervention, promoting the Iraq war and defending human rights abusers like Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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