WMD in Ukraine: a planetary near-death experience
The war in Ukraine is now in its fifth month and, while the brutal toll of military and civilian casualties continues to climb, the territorial lines have become increasingly static, with mostly incremental gains by Russian forces in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. We continue to learn of human rights violations, from intentional targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure to deportation of Ukrainian civilians into Russia. Despite the devastation that has taken place, fears persist about further catastrophe resulting from the Kremlin’s potential use of weapons of mass dest
Read MoreOfficer says he accepted apology from Jan. 6 witness who stormed Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police Staff Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said that he accepted the apology rendered by Capitol riot defendant Stephen Ayres. In an appearance on CNN's "New Day" on Wednesday, Gonell told host John Berman that Ayres "basically apologized and said he was sorry and I accepted his apology." He added that he is not a "vindictive" person and that he believed Ayres "somehow still had to answer to the judge criminally" as well as "to his maker" for his actions on t
Read MorePreview: Biden’s trip to the Middle East
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Read MoreBiden betrays Khashoggi, campaign promises in quest for Saudi oil
"[Jamal] Khashoggi was, in fact, murdered and dismembered, and I believe on the order of the crown prince. And I would make it very clear we were not going to, in fact, sell more weapons to them, we were going to, in fact, make them pay the price and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are. There's very little social redeeming value of the — in the present government in Saudi Arabia."That was then-candidate Joe Biden during a 2020 presidential debate. But after capturing the Oval Office, President Biden went ahead with
Manchin: Inflation ‘now poses a clear and present danger to our economy’
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