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For the second time this month, the State Department has circumvented Congressional oversight to transfer $147.5 million in arms to the Israeli government. Senator Tim Kaine (D) of Virginia railed against this practice as it “keeps the American people...
by AvoidAmnesia
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on Sat Dec 30, 2023 at 02:59 PM PST
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As deadly as it is for Ukrainians, the conflict with Russia has shown the underlying weakness of the Russian military. Another DKer posted, for the most part describing Russia as a paper tiger. And as long as the conflict doesn’t involve meat waves or...
by Yojo
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on Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 08:10 PM PST
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Fellow Concerned Citizens, We have witnessed: Hamas butchery that killed people from the entire globe, Jews and non-Jews alike. The Israeli government’s collective punishment against innocent Palestinians. The Israeli government’s complicity in...
by AvoidAmnesia
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on Thu Oct 19, 2023 at 04:12 PM PDT
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So, does the Second Amendment does mean that everyone can have all the weapons they want? Those who claim that it does usually quote only the second half of the Second Amendment. I will momentarily play along and pretend that the frequently-ignored...
by Perlinator
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on Thu Mar 18, 2021 at 07:24 PM PDT
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I was reading a detailed story about how the FBI and DOJ are at odds on whether to charge every lawbreaker ID’d in the 1/6 insurrection. It is stunning they would even discuss something like this. There is no way to mince words: They tried...
by agnostic
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on Sun Jan 24, 2021 at 05:03 AM PST
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Even if they claim that the Israel-UAE deal is a step towards peace, (and for this article, let’s even assume it may be for Israel) — what about other Trump factors in a larger context? - the deal enables the US to sell military arms to the...
by KKwriter
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on Thu Sep 10, 2020 at 11:03 AM PDT
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As first reported by The Daily Beast Wednesday, U.S. officials are eager to sell more arms to Saudi Arabia despite continuing objections from both Democrats and Republicans over Riyadh’s killing of civilians in the six-year-long war in Yemen. Indeed,...
by Meteor Blades
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on Fri May 29, 2020 at 10:56 AM PDT
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Five years ago, Donald J. Trump tweeted: That, of course, was years before Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman had journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered and his body dismembered with a bone saw. At a press conference Friday morning, however, Secretary...
by Meteor Blades
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on Fri Oct 11, 2019 at 10:34 AM PDT
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As expected, Donald Trump on Wednesday pulled out his veto stamp to kill three bipartisan resolutions designed to block him from speeding the sales of $8.1 billion in arms to autocratic Saudi Arabia. Included in the 22 sales that make up the deal are...
by Meteor Blades
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on Thu Jul 25, 2019 at 12:18 PM PDT
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Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu and Republican Rep. Justin Amash introduced a resolution Wednesday that would keep the Trump regime from selling Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates $8.1 billion in weapons based on a bogus claim of the need for an...
by Meteor Blades
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on Thu Jun 13, 2019 at 11:36 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning. As the New York Times described it: “If the United States deploys...
by TomDispatch
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on Tue Oct 30, 2018 at 11:12 AM PDT
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Under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi-led coalition and its Yemeni allies have imposed a raft of punitive economic measures aimed at undercutting the Houthi rebels who control northern Yemen. But...
by Agathena
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on Fri Oct 26, 2018 at 12:24 PM PDT
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After abruptly cancelling his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a day later Trump declared the talks are back on -- at least until Trump changes his mind again. But more important, none of the issues or risks, which are major, have been...
by bmethven
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on Sat May 26, 2018 at 03:47 PM PDT
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As a retired teacher, I am opposed to arming teachers. We’ve heard all the pros and cons so I won’t go into most of my reasons. However, on a personal level, one reason is that I wouldn’t be comfortable working where I my co-workers have guns.
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by TeachArt1
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on Tue Feb 27, 2018 at 01:46 PM PST
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It was a moment few noticed on Inauguration Day. It took place just before Donald Trump praised Hillary Clinton to the...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Jan 26, 2017 at 07:46 AM PST
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Isn’t it about time to reframe the question and own the issue? What if this caught on as the meme? Who says Frank Luntz is the only one who can co-opt the argument? 10 comments
on Thu Aug 11, 2016 at 09:15 AM PDT
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I also support the right to arm Cats, of course, do not bear arms, they have their minions bear arms. 8 comments
on Thu Jun 23, 2016 at 08:42 AM PDT
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Arms merchant Basil Zaharoff, alias Count Zacharoff is still remembered as the inventor of the System Zaharoff—a sales technique that involved selling to both parties in a conflict he has helped to provoke.
“The forerunners of today’s...
by rogerman
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on Thu Apr 14, 2016 at 08:08 AM PDT
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294 mass shootings in 2015, NRA members didn't sign up for this.
by ealtieri
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on Fri Oct 02, 2015 at 04:06 PM PDT
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Morning Open Thread is a daily post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum.
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by P Carey
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on Fri Jul 31, 2015 at 03:37 AM PDT
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