By: Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, spoke to Chris Matthews of MSNBC’s “Hardball” about President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, promising to keep an “open mind.” He also continued to offer opposition to Trump’s possible pick for deputy Secretary of State John Bolton, a…
Why is the World Silent Over Saudi Arabia’s War Crimes? By: Elias J. Atienza Saudi Arabia is perhaps one of the most totalitarian governments still in existence today. And yet the United States continues to sell arms to them, with the State Department recently approving a $1.15 billion arms sale. Where is the outrage over…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is using a little known Senate rule in order to force a vote on the State Department’s approval of a $700 million arms sale to Pakistan. Sen. Paul is invoking the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 in an attempt to end the potential sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan,…