Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline
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Research Fellow for the Middle East @QuincyInst Former @StateDept DRL/NEA Resigned over Gaza Polisci PhD #GWU Views mine RTs ≠ endorsements
Washington, DC
Joined June 2009
I am pleased to announce that I have rejoined the @QuincyInst, where I had worked prior to joining the State Department.
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By simply posting this cartoon, Yarmuk Zuabi, a Palestinian in the West Bank, was arrested by the IDF. @ryangrim reports in @DropSiteNews
NEW: While Elon Musk battles the UK and EU over social media censorship, Israel is jailing citizens for Instagram posts
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As I told @ajplus, I knew that at some point in the future, my daughter would ask me what I was doing while our government was directly enabling genocide. I resigned, in part, because I wanted to be able to tell her that I did not stay silent.
Dr. Annelle Sheline joined the State Department to promote human rights. She quit when she realized her government was enabling genocide.
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I resigned from the State Department because America’s unconditional support for Israel’s war in Gaza made protecting civilians & upholding humanitarian law impossible. @VP Harris must make it clear she won’t bankroll more Israeli aggression in the region
.@VP has been clear: she will always ensure Israel is able to defend itself against Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups. She does not support an arms embargo on Israel. She will continue to work to protect civilians in Gaza and to uphold international humanitarian law.
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The fact that China brokered the deal is significant. It shows the role that China could play in fostering a Middle East defined more by cooperation and trade and less by conflict and weapons sales, as has been the norm under US dominance.1/.
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Having been part of the @StateDept that lectures other countries on their mistreatment of journalists, this footage is shocking. @samhusseini's credentials as a journalist are why he was in the room; he is not a "protester" as some media outlets have described him.
NEW: We reconstructed @samhusseini's viral confrontation with Antony Blinken by combining footage from multiple sources, including @amrhsayed & @ryangrim. A must-see. This was the culmination of months of State Dept stonewalling. “Why aren't you in The Hague??”
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Over the past year, officials resigned from across the Biden Administration in protest of the President's immoral, illegal, and harmful policies towards Gaza and Palestine/Israel more broadly. Today, on the eve of the expiration of the letter Secretaries Blinken and Austin sent
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Clear acknowledgement that the administration knows 620i is being violated. Under U.S. law, this renders Israel ineligible to receive American weapons or security assistance.
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱Secretary of State Blinken & Secretary of Defense Austin sent a letter on Monday to Israel demanding it takes steps within 30 days to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza in order to avoid consequences in U.S. law for U.S. milirary aid to Israel. See letter here:
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Twenty-nine percent of non-voters who supported Biden in 2020 said U.S. support for the genocide was the TOP reason they sat out the 2024 election. According to a new survey by YouGov and @imeupolicy .@DropSiteNews @ryangrim .
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I was lucky enough to take "Intro to American Studies" with Professor Andrew Ross my very first semester of undergrad. That class altered my perspective: he is a fantastic professor. @nyuniversity, you are attacking the best of your faculty.
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"This is my mother". Her sign reads."I am 92. I wore the yellow star [of David that the Nazis forced Jews to wear].Dr. Hussam Abu should be freed" [Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyyah, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, north Gaza, kidnapped and tortured by the IDF]. I can't.
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This morning I refused to enlist in the Israeli army. Conscription is a political choice, joining the army of occupation, oppression & killing is a crime. Currently on my way to the military prison, I will not be available for the next few months. @itamar_green refuses IDF draft.
סירבתי הבוקר להתגייס לצבא הישראלי. גיוס היא בחירה פוליטית, הצטרפות לצבא כיבוש דיכוי והרג זה פשע. כרגע בדרך לכלא הצבאי, לא אהיה זמין בחודשים הקרובים. ✌️🤍
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Experts inside State warned that unconditional support for Israel was morally bankrupt & directly contradicted US interests in the region. Yet we and our colleagues were silenced. Now the US is on the brink of war. With Hala Rharrit for @ForeignPolicy .
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Administrator @PowerUSAID,. Thank you for using your platform to draw attention to Israel's war crimes. You know that "raising w/ the Israeli Govt" does not work. We have "raised this" for 10 mos. This is the "Problem from Hell".This is genocide . Your hypocrisy is astonishing.
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Here in Amman, people are saying that whatever Biden says, the opposite happens. Biden says they're almost to a ceasefire: no ceasefire. Biden says don't invade Rafah: Netanyahu invades and destroys Rafah. Biden says he doesn't support an attack on Iran's nuclear sites. .
President Joe Biden says he does not support an attack on Iran's nuclear sites.
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Mike Casey, a military veteran & foreign service officer based at the US embassy in Jerusalem, resigned in July because he was tired of the following fact:. “We don’t have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do.”. At the time, his resignation got almost.
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To be clear, Egypt's human right record has not improved in the slightest. This is about bribing Egypt to continue to participate in U.S. policy towards Palestine, which equates to facilitating the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
BREAKING: In first under Biden, Egypt to receive full military aid tied to human rights. @ElizHagedorn .
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It's on all of us to make sure they are not allowed to forget their legacy on Gaza.
Biden’s team has fanned out across Washington and New York to deliver legacy speeches and exit interviews. Gaza as it stands today is noticeably absent from their reflections. But as Blinken et al return to private life, the legacy of Gaza will follow them.
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I can't believe this isn't getting more attention.
Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped at the European Hospital in Gaza, facing extreme dehydration, at least one is on an IV drip. This is a developing situation…. Story with @Hind_Gaza
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It's wild that Iran is expected to accept Israeli bombings as a "clever" means of achieving a ceasefire for Palestinians. Why is it Iran's responsibility to obtain a ceasefire when the US refuses to use our leverage to force Israel to stop dropping bombs?.
Senior Middle East official tells me that Iran has 'played its cards cleverly and created an opening for a Gaza ceasefire.'. IMO, tho, that opening will be for naught if Biden doesn't force Israel to agree to the ceasefire proposal that Biden claims is Israel's own proposal. .
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Finally, dissent at DOJ.
NEW—DOJ lawyers internally pushing Merrick Garland to investigate Israel’s:.Illegal settlements.Alleged war crimes.Killing of Americans (Ayşenur Eygi, Kamel Ahmad Jawad, Jacob Flickinger, Tawfiq Abdel Jabbar, Mohammad Khdour, Omar Assad, Shireen Abu Akleh)
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"If Harris & the Dems want to win, they need to convince Biden to tell Netanyahu that the US will not fight this war for him. And to put all security assistance on hold until the prime minister agrees to a full ceasefire in Gaza.". My latest, @newrepublic .
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A former high-ranking IDF officer [said] Israeli forces could have made as much progress as they have in Gaza with one-tenth the destruction. Their conduct “reflects an absolute assumption that the US will continue to arm and finance it.”.@stephensemler .
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Thank you, @VP, for respecting those voices. Yes, let's get a ceasefire deal done. Doing that will require using US leverage, i.e. withholding weapons.
VP: Which includes respecting the voices that I think that we are hearing from. Let me just say this on topic of what I think I am hearing over there. Let me say, I have been clear -- now is the time to get a cease-fire deal and get the deal done.
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"After boasting that he achieved his goal of a ceasefire by his inauguration, Trump may lose interest in reining in Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The deal may last through the first phase of 42 days but beyond that, Netanyahu promised Smotrich that the fighting would.
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Lots happening:. -MBS announces KSA won't normalize with Israel unless a Palestinian state established, with its capital in East Jerusalem . - @SenSanders announces Joint Resolution of Disapproval against $20 billion in US weapons for Israel . - Israel causes thousands of.
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Biden's statement that "We are the most admired country in the world" reflects his absolute lack of awareness of how his unconditional support for Israel's military operations in Gaza is completely destroying how the rest of the world views America. #PresidentialDebate2024.
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In my first piece for @ForeignPolicy, I argue that despite the smooth process by which Haitham bin Tariq became sultan, Oman remains vulnerable to the expansionist agendas of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
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Thank you, @chrislhayes, for using your platform to highlight the Biden administration's flagrant violations of the law.
With his final days in office, President Joe Biden is authorizing an $8 billion arms transfer to Israel in direct violation of the Leahy Law:. "Israeli soldiers say they have been ordered to target and kill innocents arbitrarily, including children.". — via @chrislhayes
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The other resignees & I issued a statement calling for a new policy. "This failed policy has not achieved its stated objectives—it has not made Israelis any safer, it has emboldened extremists. while it has been devastating for the Palestinian people" .1.
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"a violent reaction from the Israeli police against manifestations of joy".
🚨BREAKING: Reports of “a violent reaction from the Israeli police against manifestations of joy,” as Israeli forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to attack Palestinians gathered outside Ofer Prison near Beitunia, where 90 Palestinian captives are set to be released tonight.
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.@krystalball & @esaagar asked me.Why do Biden officials continue to lie in order to perpetuate US support for Israel's genocide? . Hannah Arendt, in explaining the behavior of Nazi soldiers, called it "the banality of evil". They're just following orders.
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China is offering an alternative vision for the region. To compete, the US should work on promoting peace & prosperity for the people, not just weapons sales & security assistance for autocrats & their militaries . 5/.
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Not seriously enough, Matt. Now @DAWNmenaorg is suing the State Department for failing to uphold US law ⚖️. Many thanks to DAWN and the Palestinian plaintiffs taking on the US government.
Reporter: @DAWNmenaorg supported Palestinian families to sue State Department for not applying Leahy Law… Why didn’t the US take Aysenur Eygi’s case or Shireen Abu Akleh’s case seriously and suspend military aid to Israel? They are Americans. Miller: We’ve taken those cases
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Biden lied that the only one who wants the war to continue is Hamas. Netanyahu's interests are best served by continuing Israel's horrific violence. If Biden actually used US leverage for a ceasefire, Bibi could lose power & face prison for corruption. #Presidentialdebate2024.
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The story that the Iranian regime was planning to kill the US ambassador to South Africa was a lie. It was intended to prep the American public for war with Iran.
Following @politico’s story, South African officials say they have now spoken w/ US counterparts on the claim that #Iran wanted to assasinate the Amercian Amb. in SA. They say the intel US side shared “is not sufficient to sustain the allegation that there is a credible threat”
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Biden reportedly asked Israel for permission to provide Ukraine with air defense systems & Saudi Arabia to increase its oil production. Both refused, leaving the US with few options as invasion began. Fmr @QuincyInst intern @matthew_petti for @RStatecraft .
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Weapons sales and the increasing likelihood of war with Iran .= Outcome of US policies 🇺🇲. Reduced tensions and the possibility of peace in places like war ravaged Yemen.= Outcome of Chinese policies 🇨🇳. 4/.
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I'm pleased to announce my affiliation with the @ArabCenterWDC as a non-resident fellow. I have long admired the valuable analysis produced by their scholars and am honored to now count myself among them.
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I argue in @newrepublic that Bibi's best chance to stay out of jail is a war with Hezbollah & even Iran, which would drag in the US. Bibi's interests are served by death, including the deaths of Israeli civilians. & Congress invited him to speak next week.
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Very proud to be affiliated with @Georgetown this semester, where I am teaching a class on the Middle East.
BREAKING: students at Georgetown University start the school year by protesting for Palestine. Students also accuse the university of targeted disciplinary charges against SJP organizers.
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"The sort of massive state-led economic intervention many hoped to see for climate and infrastructure only happened for the arms industry.". @stephensemler
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"The difference between MBS and Putin is that MBS has already murdered a quarter million people, mostly Yemeni children. Putin is just getting started.". @BrookingsFP's Bruce Riedel reacts to my recent piece with @JabriMD (quoted with Bruce's permission).
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"The Biden admin asserts that the US aims to end the war in Yemen, but its statements & actions suggest that the priority is to secure victory for the Saudi-led coalition, or at least to avoid a humiliating defeat.". My latest brief for @QuincyInst .1/.
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Centcom chief McKenzie says the US will target Houthi drones before they can launch. Meaning the US is going to actively bomb Yemen, rather than merely selling the bombs to the Saudis & UAE. This would be a huge escalation of US violence directed at Yemen.
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If passed, this bill would make forever wars impossible . AND. It would require active Congressional approval of weapons sales (currently, they're approved unless Congress votes against them). Thanks to @ChrisMurphyCT, @SenMikeLee & @SenSanders & many more.
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Many thanks to @atrupar for this excellent thread on the Jan 6 Select Committee, with horrifying testimony from the Capitol Police officers who tried to fight back against the assault on the Capitol. Democracy is fragile.
"If those responsible are not held accountable, and if Congress does not act responsibly, this will remain a cancer on our constitutional republic, undermining the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democracy system." -- Liz Cheney
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“To know as I’m standing in front of a patient, pulling shrapnel from my patient’s body, that my tax dollars have paid for this.”. @sarahlazare @thenation.
There's a jarring contrast between the pageantry of the DNC main stage, and the somberness and urgency of those begging Dems, particularly presidential nominee Harris, to reverse their lockstep arming of Israel’s relentless killing campaign. My latest.
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Final effort by White House staff to beg Biden to do something to ease the suffering of Palestinians with his final weeks in office:. "You are running out of time to do the right thing, but decisive action could save precious lives in the next two months". Unfortunately, it is.
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@ChrisMurphyCT currently speaking on the floor of the Senate, calling for colleagues to support disapproval of the sale of $23 billion arms sale to the UAE for two reasons:. 1. Congressional prerogative.2. US national security.
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Veteran State Dept official Stacy Gilbert quit because Biden is making a “patently, demonstrably, quantifiably false” claim that Israel is not blocking aid for Gaza in order to justify continued military support . Her 1st interview, @AkbarSAhmed exclusive.
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So grateful to my @StateDept colleagues Hala Rharrit, Josh Paul, Stacy Gilbert, and Mike Casey for resigning in protest over the Biden administration's horrific policy of unconditional support for Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Grateful to former DAS.
Former U.S. diplomat Hala Rharrit said she documented images coming out of Gaza for the State Department – “fragments of U.S. bombs next to massacres of mostly children.” . Warning: This clip contains graphic images from the war in Gaza.
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"The top editor overseeing standards at @WSJ privately made an admission: . The paper didn’t know — and still doesn’t know —whether the allegation, based on Israeli intelligence reports, was true.". This has cost people their lives. @maxwelltani @semafor .
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At the same time, the Saudis have signaled to the US that they want a firm security guarantee before normalizing relations with Israel, an outcome that would provoke Tehran. The Saudis are playing US interests in countering Iran against Chinese interests in reducing tensions.2/.
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"I can't accept that the violence committed by the people who have less power somehow relieves you of the burden of forming a just society.". Ta-Nehisi Coates demolishes the premise that acts of violent resistance committed by Palestinians justify Israeli apartheid and occupation.
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“Assigning [Resnick] . reflects a doubling down on the administration’s determination to continue to provide unconditional material support for Israel’s genocidal campaign against civilians in Gaza,” as I told @AkbarSAhmed for @HuffPost .
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.@SecBlinken says that he has received "a couple dozen" dissent cables about Gaza from within the @StateDept. That is more than about any other issue since the dissent channel was established in 1971.
Does @SecBlinken acknowledge that Israel has committed war crimes? “We’ve had concerns – more than concerns – about the way Israel has conducted itself,” he tells me, but adds that he trusts Israel’s own internal investigations. In addition, he claims the State Department’s
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"While the Saudi ceasefire -- which followed the Houthi ceasefire -- is encouraging, we shouldn't take it too seriously unless the Saudis lift their blockade, which is preventing food & fuel from entering Yemen". I explained on @AJEnglish last night.1/
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Thanks to @RisingTheHill for having me on to talk about Biden's failed policy on #Gaza & to @robbysoave for helping me make the point that Israel's stated military objective of "eliminating Hamas" is not in fact served by intentionally starving children.
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The Biden administration just approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel – these weapons will kill children in Gaza. US Congress can block these sales – but they’re on recess, and for 10 months have failed to take action to stop arming Israel. #NoRecessForGaza #NotAnotherBomb.
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The Saudis may have agreed to normalize with Iran for now, as it serves their current interests, but also to see if the US will move forward with a security guarantee in order to counter Chinese influence .3/.
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As I told @AJEnglish . "Younger generations [of Americans] are no longer willing to uncritically support all of the violence that the Israeli military and government are committing. My hope is that there is a generational change afoot.".
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There is an extraordinary risk that the U.S. will be boxed into a regional war for Israel — this would not only produce needless destruction & death, including of U.S. troops — but would likely cost Harris the presidency. My latest, @RStatecraft .
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1st piece for @politico.I argue that the deal provides publicity, but lacks substance. This “breakthrough” is mostly a PR boost for the three leaders. Meanwhile, the costs will be borne by the one party not involved in the arrangement, the Palestinians.
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"Although the Biden administration continues to repeat the official line that it is working toward a ceasefire and desires a two-state solution, . it has become increasingly clear that the administration supports everything that Israel is doing.". From my contribution to.
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My latest, for @ForeignPolicy, on Yemen. "Imposing maximalist demands on the victors is futile: They will simply continue fighting. Unless Biden pushes for a new UN Security Council resolution, the US is upholding conditions that perpetuate conflict.".
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@QuincyInst colleague @matthew_petti for @RStatecraft on the vote to repeal the 2002 AUMF. @RepThomasMassie:.“It’s time for us to leave. We owe it to our soldiers. They signed up to protect our country. They didn’t sign up to be the world’s policemen.”.
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"We have created an entire enterprise that focuses economically on creating crisis to justify outrageously high defense spending" . Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller.o.
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And invoke a threat to Israel.
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On March 27 I will begin a fellowship at the @StateDept's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), working on the Middle East.
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The al-Amaliqa ("Giants") Brigades, the UAE-backed Yemeni militia that made territorial gains in recent weeks, announced they're pulling back. It seems the Houthi attacks on Abu Dhabi convinced MBZ that their advance wasn't worth risking the UAE's security.
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Wow. @stlouisfed published the graph on the left with two different Y axes to make it look as if China's defense spending outpaced the U.S. The graph on the right shows how the spending actually compares, with U.S. defense spending dwarfing all others.
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.@amnesty lays out the legal basis of their finding that Israel is, in fact, carrying out the genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza. Watch this in full.
We’re extremely clear - The state of Israel has committed, and continues to commit, genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza strip. We’ve laid it out in a new report. This video explains more:.
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In my 1st big paper for the @QuincyInst, my coauthors Paul Pillar, Andrew Bacevich, @tparsi & I argue that as long as the US continues to pursue military hegemony in the Middle East, the region will remain violent, unstable & rife with human rights abuse.
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"Annelle Sheline, who resigned from the State Department this year over the administration’s Israel policy, said she suspects the letter was written to persuade Muslim and Arab-American voters in swing states like Michigan to side with the Democrats in three weeks. 'It’s very.
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In my 1st piece for @thenation, I argue that the coronavirus reveals the failure of U.S. sanctions policy, which tries to target one country in an increasingly interconnected world. Ending this pandemic requires global cooperation. #SanctionsAreACrime .
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This is terrible news for Yemen.The Saudi-led blockade has already resulted in mass starvation.80% of the population live under Houthi control. The designation will prevent aid organizations from delivering desperately needed food. These orgs can't risk.
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The presence of US troops empowers the careless aggression that makes Israelis demonstrably less safe. Americans will be sacrificed to the whims of a foreign politician because our leaders lacked the courage to stand up to him. Harrison Mann @guardian .
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@QuincyInst @matthew_petti @RStatecraft @brett_mcgurk views these partnerships as a 'unique comparative advantage.' But amid the worst US-Russian confrontation since the Cold War, US partners in the MidEast have supported Russia or remained neutral. So why does the US continue to support them in places like Yemen?.
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Resignee Harrison Mann @NYMag . "I started out feeling crazy because I was like, Wow, am I the only one who cares about what’s going on? . Now I feel crazy [because] it turns out tons of people feel this way, but they’re all making this war happen anyway.".
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The first reason @jeremyscahill gives for launching his and @ryangrim's new news org is Gaza 🇵🇸.
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Seems like the best option would be to get US troops out of Iraq.
Scoop: Iran-backed militias attacked a secret CIA hangar in Iraq this spring in a drone strike. The sophistication of the drone assault alarmed the WH: some pushed for a military response, others urged restraint. From @leloveluck & me 1/
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Horrific flooding continues in Yemen. The video shows the provisional capital, the coastal city of Aden, which will increasingly deal with sea level rise, in addition to worsening storms.
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When Dave Keene, former president of the @NRA and head of the American Conservative Union argues in the @WashTimes against police violence, you know it's time to #DemilitarizeThePolice .
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"Saudi coalition air raids have increased significantly: 400+ in Jan, the most sustained heavy bombing in years. A war Biden promised to end is a war whose escalation he has materially abetted". Ever eloquent, @attackerman cites my brief for @QuincyInst .
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"While the Biden admin deliberates on how to get Putin to end his devastating war on Ukraine, the US gov can act now to end its role in the carnage in Yemen".@QuincyInst colleague @WilliamHartung & I in.@starsandstripes on 7 years of US complicity in Yemen.
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U.S. sanctions are blocking disaster relief for Syrians. The U.S. should suspend or lift broad sanctions so that aid agencies & regional governments can provide desperately needed aid, machinery & support for reconstruction.@DanielLarison @RStatecraft .
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Thanks @SamSeder & @EmmaVigeland for having me on @majorityfm today to speak about Yemen, why the Biden administration is still helping the Saudis, and what it should do instead.
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Thurs Mar 24, 12pm ET 📢.@theintercept's @jeremyscahill .@yemenrrf's @AishaJumaan .@CatoInstitute's @JustinTLogan .@QuincyInst's @tparsi & I will discuss my brief on US support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen. If Biden condemns Putin's war, why not MBS'?.👇.
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"Over a third of voters in three swing states say they are more likely to vote for the Democratic nominee if they pledge to withhold weapons to Israel, while only 5 to 7% said they would be less likely to do so. So what is Harris waiting for?".@mehdirhasan @guardianopinion.
Biden’s Gaza policy is a liability for Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden now | Mehdi Hasan
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"Two-thirds of the Saudi Air Force is US-made: the planes cannot fly without US military contractors [overseen & authorized by the US Department of Defense] providing maintenance & spare parts. The Biden admin could cancel those military contracts". 3/
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My latest for the @QuincyInst:. The Saudi-led coalition & the Houthis maintain a de facto truce. However, should the Saudis choose to begin dropping bombs again, they would do so with US assistance. The US should use the lull in fighting to withdraw.1/.
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"All parties to the war in Yemen [the Houthis, the STC, etc] have engaged in atrocities. But the scale of the devastation -- 400K dead, 16 million people starving -- is largely the result of the Saudi blockade on fuel imports & Saudi airstrikes on civilian infrastructure.". 1/
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“The American tradition of zealous representation of unpopular clients is at least as old as John Adams’ representation of British soldiers charged in the Boston massacre".@benjaminwittes, @lawfareblog .Judge Jackson is upholding a crucial aspect of US law.
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"By trumpeting the human rights of Ukrainians while denying the human rights of Palestinians, the Biden administration sabotaged the entire concept. Those committed to the advancement of human rights will be able to condemn Trump’s straightforward contempt for them more.
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"[The UN General Assembly] could convene an Emergency Session to take up what is called a Uniting For Peace resolution, which could call for an arms embargo, an economic boycott or other UN sanctions against Israel – or even call for actions against the United States.".
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@JabriMD & me for @ForeignPolicy on why MBS is siding with Russia over Ukraine, not the US. "Putin kept Syria’s Assad in power even at the cost of massive civilian casualties. MBS hopes the Kremlin would do the same for him". Autocrats gotta stick together.
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"In the battle btw democracy & autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment & the world is clearly choosing the side of peace & security". @POTUS, if you are committed to democracy & peace, why do you continue to arm the Saudis & Emiratis to fight their horrific war on Yemen?.
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After mostly pulling out of Yemen in 2019, the UAE has managed to avoid the bad PR of waging a war on an impoverished & desperate population. But they never really left .Now they are using Yemen's weakness to build military outlets on Yemeni territory.
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