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After Vowing 'No More Blank Checks for Trump's Favorite Dictator,' Biden Seeks $200 Million Arms Sale to Egypt
Mohamed Soltan, 32, a U.S. citizen who became a prominent Egyptian political prisoner, at his home on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo: Pete Marovich/Washington Post via Getty Images)
'Ending US Complicity in the Yemen War Is NOT Ending the War,' Says Ro Khanna
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have worked been among the most vocal congressional critics of U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
"The bombing continues. The threat of famine for 16 million continues... We must call on all foreign parties to stop the bombing, funding, and intervention. Only then can we resolve the civil war."
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To End 'Blank Check' for Saudi-UAE Assault on Yemen, Coalition Demands Biden Permanently Cancel $37 Billion in Arms Sales
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Permanently canceling these transfers is an essential step toward ending the...
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After Biden Move, Anti-War Groups Call on Boris Johnson to End UK Support for Saudi Assault on Yemen
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Peace activists with the U.K. group Campaign Against Arms Trade protest British arms sales to Saudi Arabia. (Photo: CAAT/Creative Commons)
"Johnson and Raab have blood on their hands. Their support for the carnage in...
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Missiles stand at a Raytheon installation during the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, in July 2018. (Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Saying 'Peace Not Going to Break Out... Anytime Soon,' Raytheon CEO Sees 'Solid Growth' in Middle East
People hold a banner and stand in front of trucks at Paddock Transport International in Hamilton, Ontario to stop the company from shipping what activists say are Canadian-made tanks to Saudi Arabia, on January 25, 2021.
Canadians Against War on Yemen Block Shipment of Armoured Vehicles Headed to Saudi Arabia
Street art in Belfast depicts Saudi Arabia's Prince Ben Salman buying missiles, which are used against Yemeni civilians, from U.S. President Donald Trump and former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. (Photo: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)
Lame-Duck Trump's "Middle East Arms Bonanza" Continues With Approval of $290 Million Sale to Saudi Regime
Yemeni children hold pictures of airstrike victims during a rally outside the United Nations Office in Sana'a, Yemen
Top Democrat Condemns Trump Plan to Sell 'Most Highly Sophisticated Killing Machine' to UAE
fighter jets
Warning of International Law Violations, Rights Groups Demand Halt to Trump Weapons Sale to UAE
A Yemeni boy rides a bike on rubble of houses destroyed in a recent airstrike carried out by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition, on May 23, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.
'Emergency Was a Sham': Top Democrat Says IG Report on Saudi Arms Deal 'Deeply Damning' for Pompeo
A man walks by U.S. drone graffiti painted on a wall during a campaign against drones in Yemen on May 31, 2018 in Sana'a, Yemen.
Amid Push to 'Sell More Weapons Overseas,' Report Indicates Trump Moving to Expand Drone Exports
An image of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine who was arrested for alleged spying in Moscow, is displayed behind Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2020.
Ousted IG Says State Dept. Tried to Bully Him Into Dropping Saudi Arms Probe
U.S. Apache attack helicopters are one of the main weapons headed to the Philippines if the sale is not stopped. (Photo: DoD/Public domain)
Citing Dual Threat of Covid-19 and Duterte, Coalition Calls on Congress to Block US Arms Sale to Philippines
A Yemeni boy rides a bike on rubble of houses destroyed in a recent airstrike carried out by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition, on May 23, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.
Ousted Inspector General Was Also Probing Possible Illegal Pompeo-Trump Effort to Force Through Saudi Arms Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020.
'The Worst Kind of Fascists': Trump Visits Modi's India and Announces $3 Billion Arms Deal
Gun Control Advocates Slam Trump's "Reckless" Decision to Loosen Firearm Exports Regulations

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As Biden Ends Support to Conflict in Yemen, Arms Flows Must Also be Stopped
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Biden Temporary Freeze of Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE Is Welcome
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
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Senator Bernie Sanders
GAO Study Reveals Lack of Pentagon Review over Lucrative Weapons Contracts
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Amnesty International - USA
US Senate Blocks Trump Administration’s Emergency Arms Sales to Saudi-UAE Led Coalition
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