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December 4, 2018
Saudi Arabia Spends $27 Million on Lobbying in US
Ben Freeman quoted
The Center for International Policy (CIP) has released a report exploring the strings Riyadh has pulled to weave an amicable relationship with Washington, to illegally support election campaigns, and to influence US foreign policy.
December 4, 2018
Expectations Skyhigh for Mexico’s Newly Inaugurated President Lopez Obrador
Laura Carlsen interviewed
Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s new center-left president was inaugurated and outlined policies that were more ambitious than what he campaigned on, says Laura Carlsen, of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy in Mexico City...
December 1, 2018
CRAPO VOTED AGAINST YEMEN RESOLUTION, WAS PAID BY SAUDI LOBBYISTS
Ben Freeman quoted
Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho is among five U.S. senators who voted Wednesday against advancing a resolution to limit U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen and, who, according to U.S. Department of Justice filings, received campaign money from pro-Saudi Arabia lobbyists...
December 1, 2018
US Bombing Kills 30 Civilians in Afghanistan as US-Led War Enters its 18th Year
Matthew Hoh interviewed
Casualties in the 17-year US war effort in Afghanistan is higher now than any time since 2009. Former marine and state department official Matthew Hoh says that there still is no end in sight...
November 30, 2018
REPUBLICANS SENATORS WHO TRIED TO KILL YEMEN WAR RESOLUTION WERE PAID BY SAUDI LOBBYISTS
Ben Freeman quoted
On Wednesday, senators delivered a historic blow to the country’s relationship with ally Saudi Arabia, a country whose leadership has committed notable human rights violations, by voting to move forward a resolution that would end all U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen...
December 4, 2018
George H.W. Bush Dies, Will You Attend the Funeral?
Laura Carlsen interviewed
In a special third segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Laura Carlsen, Director of the America's Program for the Center for International Policy to talk about the Presidential inauguration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, AMLO's sharp critiques of neo-Liberalism, how AMLO will avoid dealing with the Trump Administration, and the highly controversial National Guard to be formed under the new government...
December 1, 2018
5 US senators paid by Saudi lobby voted against Yemen war bill: Study
Ben Freeman quoted
At least five of the 37 US republican senators who voted against a recent resolution to end US military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen have received election contributions from lobbying groups working for Saudi Arabia, according to a study...
November 30, 2018
The Heat: U.S. immigration policies challenged by migrant crisis
Laura Carlsen quoted
As the caravan of migrants from Central America gather at the Mexican border city Tijuana, the city reaches the limits of its capacity. On Sunday, hundreds of people tried to cross the border illegally when they were stopped by tear gas and rubber bullets from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents of the United States...
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