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After human rights groups and members of Congress raised concerns about plans to sell $53 million in weapons to the Bahraini government, the Obama administration announced that they are holding [...]

Remember how inspiring it was last spring as oppressive governments toppled like bowling pins? Now it’s fall. The Pentagon has learned nothing. I was disgusted – but not surprised [...]

Despite much rhetoric about supporting democratic uprisings in the Middle East, the US government has been relatively low key in pressuring the government of Bahrain to stop its violent crackdown [...]

While the US continues wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, the Obama administration has also quietly ramped up military action in Yemen. In an attempt to take advantage of unrest in the [...]