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By Ryan Grim and Nancy Skinner – Drop Site News
Mike Rogers and his second wife, Kristi, saw their wealth rise substantially after Rogers was elevated to chair of the House Intelligence Committee in 2011 and lucrative government contracts poured her way, a review of financial disclosures finds. Continue reading “Mike Rogers’s Wife Raked in Lucrative Government Security Contracts While Rogers Served as Intel Chair”
As the US is strongly supporting Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia has issued a warning to US citizens that Americans have been arrested inside the country for social media posts critical of the Saudi government and for taking photos of recent attacks. Continue reading “As US Backs Saudi War, US Embassy Says Americans Have Been Arrested in Saudi Arabia for Social Media Posts, Photographing Attacks”
Israeli attacks have killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza over the past three days, according to numbers from Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF has intensified its strikes on the besieged Palestinian territory one year after a ceasefire deal was signed. Continue reading “Israel Kills 15 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days as IDF Intensifies Strikes One Year After ‘Ceasefire’ Deal”
By Sondos Asem – Middle East Eye
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution on Friday, hours after one of its founding judges won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The measures follow earlier sanctions against half of the court’s 18 judges and much of its leadership, including its president and chief prosecutor, in response to its 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. Continue reading “US sanctions International Criminal Court hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize”
By Biplob Kumar Das and Fatima Khan – Drop Site News
DELHI, India—Indian authorities enforced an unprecedented crackdown on demonstrations across Delhi on Saturday and Sunday, as student groups and citizen networks, including lawyers and doctors organized to provide support for people protesting a massive purge of voter lists. The government deployed over 20,000 police and paramilitary personnel to prevent protestors from gathering in the city, pulling forces from border areas, including Kashmir, into Delhi. Continue reading “India Uses Overwhelming Force to Quell Delhi Protests”
Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, has launched multiple attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia in recent days, marking an escalation of the conflict, which was reignited by Saudi airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport back in July. Continue reading “Ansar Allah Pounds Saudi Airports as Yemen War Escalates”
By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone
Continue reading “British chemical warfare commentator’s MI6 ties exposed in leaked emails”
Israeli attacks continued to pound Gaza on Wednesday, October 7, the day that marks three years since the Hamas attack on southern Israel and the start of Israel’s genocidal campaign in the Strip. Continue reading “Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least Four Palestinians as Relentless Attacks Continue”
The US military will deploy an anti-ship missile system to Japan’s westernmost island of Yonaguni, which lies just 68 miles east of Taiwan, an unprecedented move that will ratchet up tensions with China. Continue reading “US To Deploy Anti-Ship Missile System To Japanese Island Near Taiwan”
By Aída Chávez – Drop Site News
Israel is at risk of civil war or state collapse, a classified CIA assessment warns, as years of genocide in Gaza and war in Lebanon and Iran deepen political, economic, and social fractures within the country. Continue reading “CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse”
US Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday night that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Caribbean and killed at least four people, as the Trump administration continues to conduct extrajudicial executions at sea. Continue reading “US Military Executes Four People in Latest Strike on Alleged Drug-Running Boat in the Carribean”
Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza over the past three days, according to numbers from Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Forces Kill at Least 10 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days as Relentless Attacks Continue”
By Mujahed Al-Saadi – Drop Site News
JENIN, occupied West Bank—Just after midnight on September 19, 2024, a large Israeli military force arrived in the city of Jenin and raided my home in the Al-Saada neighborhood, west of the city. It marked the beginning of what would be a 22-month ordeal of imprisonment for me. Continue reading “Cruelty, Deprivation, Indignity: My 22 Months in Israeli Prison”
By Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone
Continue reading “‘Last American hostage in Gaza’ Edan Alexander was not US citizen, source says”
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced plans to create a new four-star combatant command to leverage AI in warfare. During a “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Hegseth said the Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM) would be tasked with scaling “autonomous and robotic capabilities across the Joint Force in the fastest peacetime shift in modern military history.” Continue reading “Pentagon Announces Plan To Launch ‘Autonomous Warfare Command’ To Leverage ‘Super Intelligence’ In Warfare”
Continue reading “Exclusive: British state targets Palestine Action with yet another crooked trial”
An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, killing at least six Palestinians, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Bombing of Van in Gaza City Kills Six Palestinians”
By Jeremy Scahill, Murtaza Hussain, and Reza Sayah – Drop Site News
On the morning of Saturday, February 28, people across Iran began their day like any other. It was one week into the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and people were preparing for their work and school week. Parents hustled their children out the door for school as the notorious morning traffic jams filled the streets of Tehran and other cities. Continue reading “Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave”
US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces launched more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. Continue reading “US Launches More Airstrikes in Somalia as Trump Continues Record-Breaking Bombing Campaign”
The US military is set to complete its withdrawal from its remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday under a deal signed between the US and the Iraqi government in 2024. Continue reading “US Completing Its Withdrawal From Remaining Military Bases in Iraq”