Just Foreign Policy News, February 21, 2013 Hagel attacked for allegedly warning of apartheid in Israel Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Scott McConnell: The Hagel Foes’ Self-Defeating Witch Hunt A clip from Bill Maher’s show drives home McConnell’s point: Maher says that the statements of Republicans suggest that they…
Just Foreign Policy News, February 19, 2013 Could We Move Dianne Feinstein on CIA Oversight? Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Do you live in California, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Indiana, or Idaho? If you do, you have a Senator…
Just Foreign Policy News, February 14, 2013 Brennan delayed over drone strikes; Feinstein urged to hold public hearing Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Could the Senate Intelligence Committee Do Oversight of CIA Drone Strikes? Here’s a straightforward reform of the drone strike policy: the Senate Intelligence Committee should do…
Just Foreign Policy News, February 11, 2013 Brennan/drone hearing; LAT interview with 5 Broken Cameras director Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Pressure Works: Urge the Senate to Press Brennan on Drone Strike Policy A bipartisan group of eleven Senators demanded a memo from the Administration that the New York…
Just Foreign Policy News, February 5, 2013 Drone Strike White Paper; Sens. Push for Memo; Groups Push on Iran Medicines Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Robert Naiman: Was Chuck Hagel ‘Just Plain Bad’ in His Confirmation Hearing? Some Washington pundits claim that Hagel gave a bad performance at his…
Just Foreign Policy News, January 28, 2013 Admin extends 2001 AUMF to Mali; Bringing ‘5 Broken Cameras’ to Israeli youth Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles Guy Davidi: Bringing ‘Five Broken Cameras’ to Israeli youth Bringing the award winning film "Five Broken Cameras" that tells the inspiring story of a…
Just Foreign Policy News, January 24, 2013 Mali Army Accused of Executions; Palestine Friday; "Toy" Drones Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles **Action: What will happen in Palestine on Friday? The last two Fridays, nonviolent Palestinian activists against the Israeli occupation have established protest villages on Palestinian land that is…
Just Foreign Policy News, January 21, 2013 Pentagon Pressing White House for More U.S. Military Action in Mali Go Straight to the News Summary I) Actions and Featured Articles ** Action: No drone strikes in Mali without Congressional authorization The Los Angeles Times reports that the Pentagon is pressing the White House for greater military…
Just Foreign Policy News, January 15, 2013 Wyden demands drone info from Brennan; Hagel survives neocons; Iraq surge redux I) Actions and Featured Articles **Action: Urge Senators to Challenge Brennan on Drone Strikes President Obama has nominated John Brennan to lead the CIA. Human Rights Watch – and the Washington Post editorial board – have…
Just Foreign Policy News, January 14, 2013 Neocon attack on Hagel re-fights Iraq; Haass rebukes Abrams; #BabalShams I) Actions and Featured Articles NYT: Palestinians Rally Support Online for West Bank Protest Camp Collects photos, twitter feeds, from the #BabalShams protest camp against Israeli settlement construction in "E1" in the West Bank. Supporters of the protest…