U.S.-Backed Coalition Begins Siege Of Port Supplying 70% Of Yemen’s Food

"The three-year-long, U.S.-supported war on Yemen has already been devastating to Yemen’s 28 million residents. Today, it has entered a new phase—one that is described by the United Nations and U.S. lawmakers as 'catastrophic.'"

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Black Panther’s conviction overturned after 43 years in Louisiana solitary cell

"He survived about 15,000 days of isolation – a form of captivity that the United Nations has denounced as torture and that scientific studies have shown is capable of inflicting severe psychological damage on individuals in less than a week."

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The U.S. Military Says It Killed About 500 Civilians Last Year; Outside Counts Far Higher

"It is unsettling that so many innocent people are being killed by U.S. forces, especially in wars that are not authorized by Congress and have an increasingly tenuous connection to American security."

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Jacob Hornberger: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Roiling the Assassination Waters

"Some people continue to hold that it is simply inconceivable that the U.S. national-security establishment would commit these political assassinations. It certainly wasn’t inconceivable to John Kennedy or to his brother Bobby."

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