Shelby Talcott Flight training was suspended for hundreds of Saudi Arabian students at U.S. Air Force bases in Florida after the deadly shooting by a Saudi officer Friday, according to a statement Tuesday. About 300 Saudi Arabian students’ flight training has been suspended, according to the statement, The New York Times reported. The decision came after an FBI…
With gasoline prices in California eclipsing $4/gallon, Americans have taken to nervously glancing at their gas gauges. Oil prices appear to only be going in one direction (up), with dramatic disruptions such as a drone attack on Saudi refineries disrupting fuel supplies. But things may soon get far worse if the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a…
Audrey Conklin An Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia was hit by two missiles Friday, the country’s foreign ministry officials said. The reported attack caused an oil leak that has since been plugged, according to The Associated Press, citing Iranian state media. The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) said “the…
“The Obama-libertarian foreign policy does not make America safe. If ignoring radical Islam made America safe, there would NOT have been a 9/11.” –Lindsey Graham today on Twitter The Obama-libertarian foreign policy does not make America safe. If ignoring radical Islam made America safe, there would NOT have been a 9/11. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC)…
Ben Whedon Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard tweeted Sunday that President Donald Trump was making the U.S. act as “Saudi Arabia’s bitch,” addressing Trump’s tweet on drone strikes that hit Saudi oil facilities. The Hawaii representative took issue with Trump’s statement that he would wait for confirmation from the Saudi government before proceeding with a counter-strike….
On July 25th, Imam Mohamad Tawhidi dropped a large thread on Twitter alleging a possible scandal against him, involving false accusations of collusion. https://twitter.com/Imamofpeace/status/1154426961646649345?s=20 The initial thread tagged Sean Hannity, President Trump, VP Pence, and Jared Kushner, but by the end of it a considerably larger number of major figures had been included. The entire…
Today, TIME Magazine came out with their annual “Person(s) of the Year”. In the past, they’ve used the profile to highlight someone who their editorial board has determined to have done the most to influence the direction of the world in the previous year. Everyone from Gandhi to Hitler, from Churchill to Stalin, from MLK…
Michael Bastasch on December 10, 2018 Saudi Arabia’s former lead climate negotiator said the Paris Agreement is “dead.” Mohammed Salim Al Sabban called the UN climate talks a “big conspiracy the world created.” Al Sabban also served as an adviser to the Saudi energy and mining ministry. Saudi Arabia’s former lead delegate to United Nations climate talks…
Will Racke on November 21, 2018 Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of had some choice words for President Donald Trump’s support for Saudi Arabia in the wake of the kingdom’s murder of a dissident journalist. “Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not ‘America First,’” Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat, wrote Wednesday on Twitter. Gabbard was referring to an official statement Trump released on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The Senate voted against advancing a resolution to block a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia in a 47-53 vote Tuesday. The resolution — spearheaded by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut — would have blocked $510 million of precision-guided munitions…