“Russia’s ambassador to the Netherlands said the video was ‘staged’ by the White Hemets, a Syrian aid group that receives funding from the U.S. and other Western governments.”
“A draft bill touted as reigning in the AUMF allows the President to proclaim new enemies against whom any amount of force may be used, requiring two-thirds of Congress to reject that determination.”
“Where the U.S. stands on this 15th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq: in a war without end, without boundaries, without limits on time or geography.”
“No crime, however horrific, can justify wars on countries and people who were not responsible for the crime committed, as former Nuremberg prosecutor Ben Ferencz patiently explained to NPR at the time.”
“On yesterday’s deadline, Trump dutifully issued an executive decree ordering at least three more years of official secrecy.”
“Can the president legally use military force to attack a foreign land without a serious threat or legal obligation or a declaration of war from Congress? In a word: No.”
“A harrowing image taken after the Saudi-led bombing of a wedding party in Yemen last Sunday showed a young boy clinging to his dead father’s body. One just has to wonder who that boy will grow up to be.”
“One wonders why the shocking images of emaciated Yemeni babies don’t have the same effect on Mr. Trump as the photos and video of their Syrian counterparts.”