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In light of @jakejsullivan announcement today that US will end support for “offensive operations” in #Yemen reupping my thread here re why the distinction of offensive vs defensive operations (or

1) MORE on #Saudi #UAE arms freeze: As we shift to reassuring Gulf dictators that we will continue to “defend” them and sell them “defensive” weapons, notwithstanding arms freeze and

The apparently coordinated @twitter @facebook & @Google @parler_app suspensions, to be followed by a domestic terrorism law, at a vulnerable moment for our country, feel like the Patriot Act rushed

We thought we at @DAWNmenaorg would make it easy for you @Billbrowder - here’s detailed info on the #Saudi culprits involved in Loujain’s prosecution, from prosecutors to judges to wardens

This is Ali. He was 9 years old when Blackwater contractors whom Trump pardoned today murdered him. No justice for Ali, but let's keep asking, "why do they hate us?"

For a small inkling of the havoc, destruction, and outright murder the #UAE will use these weapons for, let me offer a refresher, starting with this gem of UAE targeting:https://twitter.com/John_Hudson/status/1325951585042771968

And here it is! The *uncensored* #T20 keynote speech by @JosephEStiglitz lambasting #Saudi government for grotesque rights abuses. No hiding #MBS! FULL TEXT: "With this meeting being hosted by #Saudi

Amer Fakhoury evaded justice in #Lebanon NOT because of the "statute of limitations" in the case but because the US threatened Lebanon with sanctions unless they released him, then

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