Memorial Service for Robert Parry April 14

From Consortium News:

A memorial service in celebration of the life and work of Consortium News Founder and Editor Robert Parry will be held on April 14, 2018 at 2:30pm in the Galaxy Ballroom of the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, VA located at 900 S. Orme St. 22204.

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Sen. Dick Durbin Calls On Congress To Halt Unauthorized US Military Involvement in Yemen

Durbin: The decision to go to war can only be made by Congress

From Sen. Dick Durban’s office:

WASHINGTON β€” U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Senate to pass a bipartisan joint war powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen. The Senate is expected to vote on the matter this afternoon.

β€œThe obvious question to ask is, in the 16 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places in the world, how many other times have the United States Senate and House of Representatives come together to debate the wisdom of a decision about continuing a war or declaring a war? The answer is none β€” not once,” said Durbin.

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