Progressives Plan to Push Big Cuts to Defense Spending, Citing Coronavirus Crisis
“It is time to fundamentally change our national priorities,” Bernie Sanders said. His proposal would reduce Pentagon spending by $74 billion.
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J Street Is Facing New Pressure to Back Conditioning Aid to Israel
If J Street puts its lobbying operation to work, a majority of the Democratic caucus could support conditioning aid in response to Israeli annexation.
U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani’s Assassination Killed the Wrong Man
The operation targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, commander of the Yemen division of Iran’s elite Quds Force, near the Yemeni capital Sana’a.
Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia
An Iranian intelligence document describes a meeting between Iran’s Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood in a Turkish hotel. It didn’t go well.
Secret Iranian Spy Cables Show How Qassim Suleimani Wielded His Enormous Power in Iraq
A nuanced portrait of Suleimani emerges from a leaked archive of secret Iranian spy cables obtained by The Intercept.
U.S. Sanctions Are Driving Iran to Tighten Its Grip on Iraq
Iran was the great beneficiary of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, which created an opportunity for Iraq’s Shia majority to gain power in Baghdad.
I Watched War Erupt in the Balkans. Here's What I See in America Today.
When do rage and fear turn to war? I don’t think we’re there yet. I can’t believe we’ll ever be there. But neither did they.
Republicans Smear Democrats for Calling the Killing of Qassim Suleimani an Assassination
Why is the media hounding Democrats who accurately call the killing of a general from a nation the United States has not declared war on an assassination?
Gina Haspel Hangs on at CIA, With Little Support From Trump or Democrats
“She has dodged the bullet” for now, said one former official, but may not survive beyond the election.
With Suleimani Assassination, Trump Is Doing the Bidding of Washington’s Most Vile Cabal
There’s no justification for assassinating foreign officials, including Qassim Suleimani. This is an aggressive act of war by the United States.