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Some 90 percent of U.S. arms deals with Saudi Arabia, measured by the value of those deals, have involved Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin or General Dynamics, according to a new reportfrom Bill Hartung at the Center for International Policy. “Many of these sales involve bombs, missiles, and aircraft that have been used in Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen, killing thousands of civilians,” he writes.

"The Casey example is an important reminder of the danger of appointing a loyalist such as Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.) to be director of national intelligence."

Sanders went on to cite a new report from the Center for International Policy, co-authored by yours truly and my colleague Cassandra Stimpson, that found that 90 per cent of the value of the trade of U.S. arms offers to Saudi Arabia since 2009 involved deals with just four companies: Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Dynamics.

"The sharp increase in terrorist incidents in Africa underscores the fact that the Pentagon’s overly militarized approach to the problem has been a dismal failure," said William Hartung, the director of the arms and security project at the Center for International Policy.

The budget deal agreed to by Congress and the White House is a recipe for waste, fraud, and abuse that will likely do more harm than good to the security of America and its allies.

Four of the nation’s top five defense contractors are responsible for 90 percent of the bombs, missiles and aircraft being offered over the past 10 years to Saudi Arabia, according to a report to be released today by William Hartung of the Center for International Policy.

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Henri Féron is quoted in this piece suggesting that suspending U.S.-South Korea military exercises may be necessary if the U.S. wants to continue negotiations with Pyongyang.

The report, from CIP’s Cassandra Stimpson and William Hartung, highlights the use of weapons from Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Dynamics, in attacks that killed civilians.

“The sharp increase in terrorist incidents in Africa underscores the fact that the Pentagon’s overly militarized approach to the problem has been a dismal failure,” said William Hartung, the director of the arms and security project at the Center for International Policy. “If anything, attempting to eradicate terrorism by force may be exacerbating the problem, provoking a terrorist backlash and serving as a recruiting tool for extremist groups.”

Henri Feron, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Center for International Policy, said the United States and South Korea may need to consider a temporary suspension of the drills, or propose other measures to reduce tensions.

Coming later today: A new report on the sale of U.S. weapons to Saudi Arabia,via the Center for International Policy. In particular, the report "documents the central role of four major U.S. arms contractors in arming the Saudi regime."