The United States, Australia, and New Zealand, have barred their country’s companies from using the Chinese telecom Huawei to provide the technology for their 5G networks. Britain, whose telecomm industry is heavily invested in Huawei, has resisted, saying the security problems posed by Huawei technology are manageable. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has put U.S....
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Secret Israeli Attacks in Iraq Are Part of Trump’s Anti-Iran Campaign
President Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran, notes former CIA analyst Paul Pillar, is more obsession than strategy. A not-so-mysterious explosion on the outskirts of Baghdad Monday shows why. Iraqi political analysts are blaming the attack on Israel, saying it follows two attacks earlier this month on facilities of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. According...
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Russia Tweaks Trump: Putin Adviser Says U.S. Drone Violated Iranian Airspace
President Trump’s campaign of “maximum pressure’ on Iran has hit an obstacle: Russia. While the United States insists that Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace last week, Russia rejected the charge on Tuesday and supported Iran’s claim that the RQ-4 drone with a 116-foot wingspan, was shot down over Iranian territory....
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Cory Booker Backs Sudanese Protests
In a recent letter to Secretary of State Pompeo, Sen. Booker urged diplomatic action by the United States and encouraged the creation of a Special Assistant post for Sudan and the appointment of a retired diplomat to serve as ambassador in Khartoum. Highlights of Booker’s letter include: ” I call on you to send a...
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Text of Cory Booker’s Letter on Sudan
On June 7, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing his concerns over the developing protests and violent crackdown in Sudan. The full text of his letter can be found below, courtesy of a press release from Insider New Jersey. June 7, 2019 The Honorable Mike...