Giorno: 1 Agosto 2024

AIPAC Targets Squad Member Cori Bush Ahead of Primary

A deep-pocketed pro-Israel super PAC that helped defeat one member of the congressional group known as the Squad is now pushing to oust another – Missouri Democrat Cori Bush. Bush, of St. Louis, has been a vocal critic of how Israel responded when attacked by Hamas in …[#item_full_content]

WSJ: Hostage-Taking Fruitful for Autocratic Regimes

Thursday’s prisoner swap of 16 people, including three American citizens, represented another payoff for authoritarian regimes like Russia that use hostage-taking as a modus operandi to achieve their political goals, the Wall Street Journal reported.[#item_full_content]

Ex-Marine leads plea for Congress to hear exiled Afghan resistance leader’s warnings

A retired Recon Marine who conducted civilian rescues within Afghanistan, a former Navy SEAL and an ex-Pentagon chief are among the figures clamoring for Congress to hear from a top Afghan resistance leader and to stop directly or indirectly financially backing the Taliban government there. Around the time of the U.S.’ withdrawal, National Resistance Front […]

Recession Fears Slam Wall Street, Nasdaq Sinks 2.3%

U.S. stocks kicked off August sharply lower after a round of economic data on Thursday spurred concerns the economy may be slowing faster than anticipated while the Federal Reserve maintains a restrictive monetary policy.[#item_full_content]

DHS Report: Harris Close to ‘Viable’ Bomb on Jan. 6

The Department of Homeland Security found in an internal watchdog report on the events surrounding the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 that Vice President Kamala Harris came within 20 feet of a “viable” pipe bomb that day.[#item_full_content]