Complicit in genocide: Where Israel gets its weapons from
Mar 26,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Mothers have been the […]
Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine
Germany About 13,000 people gather at Brandenburg Gate, as demonstrations also take place in other German cities Kate Connolly in BerlinSat 25 Feb 2023 Thousands of people have taken part in […]
Failed experiment: Three reasons why Israel fears a major war on Gaza
Feb 07,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Though Israel’s past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as […]
Flying blind: US accuses itself of selling weapons for Yemen war without assessing civilian harm
NewsWorldMiddle East Audit by watchdog says US officials fail to follow through on the civilian impact of military sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE Borzou Daragahi International Correspondent11 hours ago […]
Iranian weapons shipments prolonging the war in Yemen, US envoy says
The US Navy seized upwards of 1,400 assault rifles and 226,000 rounds of ammunition from a vessel originating from Iran in December 2021. (US Naval Forces Central Command) Short Url […]
Lethal airstrikes in Yemen ‘left off’ confidential UK record
Ministers under pressure to say why attacks involving civilian casualties have been excluded from log of alleged humanitarian breaches Shoes and slippers belonging to victims of a Saudi-led airstrike at […]
While the world watches Donald Trump, it’s missing what’s really going on with US foreign policy
The human stories at the bottom of America’s military and arms supply chains are being told only to those who know where to look Robert Fisk @indyvoices Our leaders know how to bang the war drums and, by and large, we go along with them. The US threatens Iran […]
I traced missile casings in Syria back to their original sellers, so it’s time for the west to reveal who they sell arms to
I don’t think either Nato or the EU has the slightest interest in chasing the provenance of weapons in the hands of Islamist fighters in Syria or anywhere else in […]
The relationship between money, oil and weapons
Relations between states are based on interests; this sentence is frequently repeated and remains valid in understanding politics. Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States, the region’s most established and longest lasting relationship with Washington, is no exception. The Americans discovered oil in Saudi Arabia about 80 years ago, […]
Trump praises US military sales in talks with Saudi crown prince
By Reuters – Mar 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (centre) speaks alongside members of his delegation during a lunch meeting with US President Donald […]
US closes in on $100bn deal to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia
Agreement believed to be close ahead of the US President’s visit to the country next week Steve Holland Washington The United States is close to completing a series of arms […]
Nuclear weapons in civil war zones
Sep 10,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – BENNETT RAMBERG The recent failed military coup in Turkey has produced instability, paranoia and a crackdown on the regime’s perceived opponents, including many journalists. Luckily, it did not end with rebel forces seizing some of the dozens of US nuclear weapons stored at Turkey’s […]
These are the 19 most game-changing weapons of the 21st century
” I have a dream: That mankind will use its resources (both material and intellectual) for the betterment of mankind instead of its destruction.” Rafiq A. Tschannen SOURCE: http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/techandscience/these-are-the-19-most-game-changing-weapons-of-the-21st-century/ar-BBlMytC?ocid=UP97DHP#page=20
Swiss toughen up demands on arms buyers
The Swiss government is tightening up the rules on the export of all war material after Swiss-made grenades – originally sold to the United Arab Emirates – turned up in […]
Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil war feared
By Ayman Samir , Edmund Blair DAILY STAR LEBANON CAIRO: After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by Gulf states hinted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that unless he halts his violent crackdown, some Arab League members might arm his opponents. The message was […]