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US senate votes to end support for Saudi war

Kevin Barrett

Interview with Veterans Today Editor Kevin Barrett The US Senate has adopted a resolution to end the country’s military support for Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen. Lawmakers in the 100-member chamber passed the document with 54 votes in favor and 46 against. The resolution requires the president to withdraw any US troops in or affecting Yemen within 30 days. The text now heads to the Democrat-led House of Representatives. Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders has called the Saudi war on Yemen a humanitarian and strategic disaster. President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the motion, claiming that the resolution would undermine…

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Saudis whine about US Senate “interference in our internal affairs” — hypocrisy or insanity?

Kevin Barrett

–Press TV  interview with Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected as “interference” a US Senate resolution to end US military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, and another holding its crown prince responsible for the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi. “The kingdom condemns the latest position of the US Senate that was built on untrue allegations and affirms a total rejection of any interference in its internal affairs,” the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on the official Saudi Press Agency. “It’s actually rather amusing that they’re calling this ‘interference in their internal affairs.’…

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U.S. senators defy Trump’s call to back Saudi war on Yemen

Kevin Barrett

The US Senate has voted in favor of advancing a resolution to end Washington’s support for Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen. Republican senators have joined Democrats to give the measure the 60 votes required to advance the motion. The move will now pave the way for a debate and a vote in the chamber. President Donald Trump’s administration had urged lawmakers to back continued military support for Riyadh. The senate vote will be seen as a blow to the U-S President. The Saudi war has triggered a humanitarian crisis in Yemen, pushing millions of people to the brink of famine.

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US Senate Candidate Lee Whitnum, author-musician Gilad Atzmon

Kevin Barrett

Truth Jihad Radio Fri. 3/9/12, 3-5 pm Central, American Freedom Radio (archived here.) Call-in: (402) 237-2525 or post your questions to my Facebook page. First hour: Connecticut US Senate Candidate Lee Whitnum. Lee Whitnum is making waves by running in Lieberman’s home turf on a courageous anti-Zionist platform. And she isn’t mincing words: “Forum Post: Lee Whitnum to expatriate dual citizen Israeli-American traitor Senator Joe Lieberman for bill HR 3166 and send him back to Israel.” Second hour: Ex-Israeli anti-Zionist author and jazz legend Gilad Atzmon, live from Madison, Wisconsin, where he will be speaking and performing tonight!Talk: 1111 Humanities,…

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Senate declares US bestial military dictatorship

Kevin Barrett

2012 is shaping up to be a heck of a year for the military. On December 31, 2011, Obama signed the NDAA, codifying into law for the first time in American history that the military can imprison citizens or non-citizens indefinitely, inside or outside the United States, without charges or trial.    (Source: American Civil Liberties Union) This obscene bill was the work of the US Senate. Every Senator who voted for it needs to be tried for treason, convicted, and hanged by the neck until dead. The President who signed it, with reservations, should get off with a lighter sentence.…

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