Netanyahu is first foreign leader to address both Houses of Congress for a fourth time. Nearly 60 Democrats boycotted Netanyahu’s last joint session address in 2015, which was organized by Republican Congressional leaders behind the back of then-US president Barack Obama in order for the Israeli premier to lobby against the nuclear deal that Washington […]
At 11th hour, NY Senator Schumer upends bill making it easier for 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia
“The quiet, behind-the-scenes watering-down of the controversial bill explains why it passed without a single Republican or Democratic objection. The White House had lobbied senators heavily to kill the bill.” This rot is bipartisan. The true extent of Saudi power in American government may never be known, but it’s obviously enormous. “Schumer upends 9/11 Saudi […]
Obama proposes budget cuts to anti-terror funds
Because there’s no threat, you see, because Islam is peace, don’t you know? “Schumer slams Obama budget cuts to anti-terror funds,” Associated Press, February 14, 2016 (thanks to Lookmann): NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is slamming a White House proposal that would reduce funding for counterterrorism programs across the country by nearly $300 […]