Tag: weapons industry
US arms sales to Israel in the spotlight as Gaza conflict...
This plea follows closely on the heels of Canada's groundbreaking decision to suspend military equipment sales to Israel, a move that has been hailed by human rights organizations and advocates worldwide.
Senators challenge Biden: Halt US arms to Israel or break the...
The group has issued a stark warning that underlines the severity of the unfolding crisis in Gaza, described as "nearly unprecedented in modern history."
Global call for arms embargo on Israel gains limited US support
More than 200 lawmakers from 13 countries recently unified in an unprecedented statement, voicing their staunch opposition to their nations' arms exports to Israel.
How nations could end Israeli genocide: Stop the weapons; stop the...
The truth is the collective power of the world—or even a sliver of the world—could stop the slaughter tomorrow.
Senators vote to table Sanders’ resolution on Israel and Gaza
While the issue continues to split Democrats, almost all Republicans voted against it and 17 senators missed the vote.
How long can America maintain a war economy?
The major challenge for the United States is the perennial trade-off between guns and butter.
Israel’s military is part of the US war machine
As the carnage in Gaza continues, Washington is rushing to provide extra military assistance worth $14 billion.
Cooling the guns in the Middle East
The intolerable conditions have nurtured dreams of resistance: The more intolerable the conditions, the more violent the resistance.
Yemen’s descent into hell
In Yemen, the United States backs a grim military intervention for which – unless you are a weapons company – it is hard to find any justification, practical or moral.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.