FBI: Saudi Government Helps Suspected Saudi Criminals Escape US
Reading Time: 2 minutes The FBI finally released a declassified, heavily redacted document confirming the role of the Saudi government in helping suspected Saudi criminals flee the US.
Some Clarity on Flight 752
Reading Time: 6 minutes Confirmation that two missiles brought down the Ukrainian airliner seems to answer one question — but others remain open.
Is Trump’s Dam Breaking?
Reading Time: 2 minutes How did a duo of failed Ukrainian hustlers end up on a secret mission for President Trump?
A major GOP publication has had it with Trump — bothered by his poor judgment.
Congressional Watchdog: Trump’s OMB Violated the Law by Withholding Ukraine Aid
Reading Time: < 1 minute A legal decision issued by the Government Accountability Office on Thursday found that President Donald Trump’s White House acted illegally when it withheld aid to Ukraine. The finding comes at the onset of Trump’s impeachment trial and deals a blow to his defense that keeping the military assistance from Ukraine was an appropriate policy tool.
The Lebanese Want to Fight Corruption, Not US-Iran Proxy War
Reading Time: 6 minutes For a moment, the assassination of Qassem Soleimani raised fears of a new wave of violence in Lebanon. Now, the people of this war-torn country are back to fighting corruption.
The New York Times’s Odd Plane-Strike Video
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s not clear how it is that video cameras were on hand to capture Wednesday’s 6 AM downing of the Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran. Does that suggest it wasn’t the accident officials claim it was?
The World Fears Trump More Than It Fears Iran
Reading Time: 4 minutes The rest of the world is bewildered by President Donald Trump’s decision to escalate tensions with Iran. Nothing we are seeing in the international press bodes well for the US.
China’s Repression of Hong Kong and the Uighur Muslims: Two Becomes One?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Fear is growing among Hong Kong’s protesters that China’s totalitarian crackdown in the western province of Xinjiang is a dark warning of things to come.
Impeachment, Trump, and the 2020 Election Race – World Reaction
Reading Time: 4 minutes As Donald Trump became only the third US president to be impeached, the implications of the House action for the 2020 election are being studied globally.
History Rhymes: Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Reprises Nixon’s
Reading Time: 9 minutes President Donald Trump’s attempted quid pro quo isn’t the first by a corrupt Republican president eager to discredit a likely Democratic opponent.