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Ilhan Omar: Arms Sale Freeze Is “First Step” to End US Support for War on Yemen
The Biden administration is imposing a temporary freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon’s Influence on US Foreign Policy
Weapons makers like Raytheon don’t just follow U.S. foreign policy; they make it through allies embedded in government.
US Contributes to Violent Attacks on Yemen While Cutting Back Relief Efforts
Yemeni children are being starved by warring parties whose blockades and bomb attacks have decimated the country.
Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsened Amid COVID
Yemenis have been left battling war, disease and the effects of climate change on a shrinking aid budget.
Trump Hasn’t Held Back US Military Power — He Has Enabled and Escalated It
Murtaza Hussain of The Intercept calls Trump's anti-war posturing “a bad parody.”
Biden Must Address Yemen on Day One and Move Immediately to Prevent Future Wars
A war powers resolution would set a powerful precedent, while also reversing course in Yemen.
Guantánamo Prisoners Sent to UAE Risk Forced Expulsion, Secret Detention
Human rights observers are concerned by the role the United Arab Emirates is playing in facilitating U.S. abuses.
US Cuts Aid to Yemen While Fueling War and Famine
What is happening in Yemen is not a natural disaster but a human-made catastrophe directly tied to U.S. policies.
US-Backed Saudi Bombing in Yemen Continues as COVID-19 Spreads
The population, already devastated by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, faces growing hunger and aid shortages.
Sanders Files Amendments to Force Pentagon to Pass Audit, Mass Produce Masks
“National security also means doing everything we can to improve the lives of our people,” Sanders said in his speech.