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Biden’s Secretary of State to Review Houthi Terrorist Designation Immediately as Houthis Threaten Response
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Biden’s Secretary of State to Review Houthi Terrorist Designation Immediately as Houthis Threaten Response

January 21, 2021

PICTURED: Then-Vice President Joe Biden and now-Sec. of State Antony Blinken. As the outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

Shunning Spies Biden Chooses Experienced Peace-Maker as CIA Director
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Shunning Spies Biden Chooses Experienced Peace-Maker as CIA Director

January 18, 2021

PICTURED: William Joseph Burns, the new CIA Director, in 2014. As President-elect Joe Biden continues to appoint his cabinet…

Biden May Begin to Normalize Relations With Cuba Worsened Under Trump
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Biden May Begin to Normalize Relations With Cuba Worsened Under Trump

December 16, 2020

December 15th, 2020. Sources close to the Biden transition team have told Bloomberg that the newly-announced President-elect will look…

Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs
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Biden’s Nomination for Top Spy Helped Protect Everyone Under Obama’s Torture and Drone Bombing Programs

November 27, 2020

PICTURED: Avril Haines, Joe Biden’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 23rd, 2020. Joe Biden’s nomination…

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Biden Has a Chance to Correct the Mistakes He Doesn’t Believe He Made in Afghanistan

November 11, 2020

2020 has been a difficult year for Afghan politics. After negotiations by Zalmay Khalilzad in February on behalf of…

Biden’s Iran Policy Could be Diplomatic Even While Facing Opposition from Democrats in Congress
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Biden’s Iran Policy Could be Diplomatic Even While Facing Opposition from Democrats in Congress

November 9, 2020

TEHRAN, Iran. November 7th, 2020. Holding a metaphorical finger to the wind, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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