23 Jul, 2022
President Biden has now completed his first visit to the Middle East. The trip was billed as an opportunity to reset relations, especially with Saudi Arabia, promote respect for human rights, and reaffirm traditional US policy on Israel and the Palestine question.
21 Mar, 2022
The ghastly blockade and bombardment of Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is now entering its eighth year.
29 Nov, 2021
In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law...
15 Sep, 2021
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, bombing, UNICEF, Obama, Trump, Biden, starvation, MBS...
“Let’s bomb Iowa! Or maybe Texas or Michigan or Nebraska . . . Oh wait, I got confused for a...
“Even if US intelligence decisively shows that some of the drones and cruise missiles used in the attack on Saudi...
“We, in the United States, have yet to realize both the futility and immense consequences of war even as we...
“Socially sanctioned killing is called war. The word “war” may be the most powerful word in human history, because it...
“What would it take for everyone’s life to matter as much as Jamal Khashoggi’s? I ask this question over at...
“On September 12, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo officially certified Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates “…are undertaking demonstrable...
“As the week’s news slaps against my consciousness like road slush, some fragments sting more than others. For instance:…” Robert...
“On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that...
“It’s a classic narrative: the foreign dignitary of a US ally visits Washington, the Pentagon and State Department are intent...
“What’s a little cholera — excuse me, the worst outbreak of this preventable disease in modern history — compared to...
“On January 23rd an overcrowded smuggling boat capsized off the coast of Aden in Southern Yemen. Smugglers packed 152 passengers...
