Informed Comment daily updates (12/22/2023)

 

Just Say No: Biden Must Create Peace out of the Gaza Crisis and Rein in the Israeli Right Take a Leaf from the Book of George H. W. Bush

Gaza Crisis: US-Led Taskforce deploys in Red Sea and Considers Strikes on Yemen By Basil Germond, Lancaster University | – The US is reportedly considering strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen that have been menacing commercial ships in the Red Sea since the conflict began in Gaza. The Pentagon has a range of options for missile attacks on Houthi positions and has moved the Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier […]

The US and China at Year’s End: Still Treading on the Precipice ( Tomdispatch.com) – This hasn’t exactly been a year of good news when it comes to our war-torn, beleaguered planet, but on November 15th, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping took one small step back from the precipice. Until they talked in a mansion near San Francisco, it seemed as if their […]

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