Antiwar.com Blog

Journalism in Action: Holding Blinken Accountable on Gaza

A powerful confrontation between journalists and Secretary Blinken reveals the urgent need for accountability in U.S. foreign policy, particularly regarding the situation in Gaza. The episode highlights how challenging narratives can shift discussions and emphasizes the importance of journalistic integrity in the face of state power.

• Blumenthal directly questions Blinken about the U.S. role in the Gaza conflict
• Husseini highlights the importance of journalist accountability
• Insights into the impact of U.S. aid on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Discussion of the complexity surrounding the potential ceasefire in Gaza
• Reactions to the shifting political narratives in Washington
• The role of media in shaping public perception and policy decisions

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission.

A few days ago, I posted the following comment to a fine article that addressed America’s nuclear triad and the reality that we really only need the Navy’s nuclear submarine force for deterrence:

My old service, the Air Force, will fight for new ICBMs and new “stealth” bombers just because they always want MORE. More money, more bases, more planes, more power. Doesn’t matter if America needs them or not. Doesn’t matter if new nuclear weapons may end the world. What matters is dominance, especially Air Force dominance over the U.S. Navy and Army.

“Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force” in its budgetary battles at the Pentagon.

Honestly, this is self-evident to me. The Air Force always wants more planes, especially offensive aircraft like fighters and bombers. The Army always wants more divisions, more equipment, a bigger Army. The Navy always wants more ships.

Continue reading “Military Service Parochialism: All the Services Always Want More”

New reporting published Wednesday details the impotence and insincerity of President Joe Biden’s “multiple threats, warnings, and admonishments” to Israel as it annihilated the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians while receiving tens of billions of dollars in U.S. arms and unwavering diplomatic support.

Writing for ProPublica, Brett Murphy showed how multiple “red lines” issued by Biden administration officials were ignored by Israel with impunity. Murphy highlighted Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s October 2024 demand that Israel take “urgent and sustained actions” to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza – mainly by allowing far more aid into the embattled strip – within 30 days or face a military aid cutoff.

Continue reading “Report Says Biden’s ‘Empty Threats’ on Gaza Fed Israeli Impunity”

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission.

Yesterday, the Merchants of Death Tribunal concluded with a verdict of “guilty” for all those U.S. dealers and exporters of weapons globally. Yes, the merchants of death are guilty as sin, even as they account for 40% of the global trade in deadly weaponry. Who says nothing is made in America today? We make plenty of things that go “bang.”

In our culture today, it’s considered “patriotic” to make loads of money, especially by selling guns. Just look at the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its enablers in Congress and all the gun companies domestically.

Continue reading “America’s Merchants of Death Are Making a Killing”

On COI #746, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Gaza and Ukraine.

Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:

Sen. Marco Rubio is a shoo-in for Secretary of State in the coming Trump Administration, but will the long-time neocon interventionist last long in an administration elected to pursue a new kind of foreign policy? Politico writes today that he may have a very short run at Foggy Bottom. Also today: Why is Trump’s Ukraine envoy accepting highly paid speaking gigs from a Marxist-terrorist cult?

Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.