Rex Tillerson
Republican Senator Vows to Block Arms Sales to Gulf Monarchies
Republican Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker said on Monday that he would block the sale of arms to members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) until the current dispute with Qatar was resolved. “All countries in the region need to do more to combat terrorism, but recent disputes among…
Read MoreUS Completely Unwilling to Cooperate on Syria & Consider Other Interests – Kremlin
Actions of the US in Syria demonstrate a “complete unwillingness” to cooperate and take into account “interests and concerns” of the other actors in the region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “The US side thus has demonstrated a complete unwillingness to somehow cooperate on Syria and take into account each others’ interests and…
Read MoreVeteran AP Reporter Claims WAPO Story About Rex Tillerson Ordering No Eye Contact Is False
Matt Lee, one of maybe the last few official reporters in DC that attempts to hold the State Dept. to account, has openly refuted the claims in a recent Washington Post article that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has instructed employees at the agency not to make eye contact with him or speak to him…
Read MoreRex Tillerson Once Again Mentions “Safe Zones” In Syria
by Brandon Turbeville It’s another day under a new administration and still we hear the rumblings of the plan to create “safe zones” in Syria. However, in characteristic Trump administration fashion, Department of State has yet to specify whether or not the “safe zones” in question will be the traditional “No-Fly Zone” of the Libyan…
Read MoreCorruptive Connection: Talking to Russians Tantamount to Treason for Team Trump
As the struggle in the US between team Trump and its numerous critics intensifies, Russia has been upgraded in the media eye from a vaguely hostile nation to a diabolical power that corrupts any US official by mere contact. Depicting President Trump as a traitor and a Russian pawn is now months in the making.…
Read MoreRick Perry, Trump’s Pick to Head Dept. of Energy, Is a Board Member of the Company Behind the Dakota Pipeline
by Claire Bernish President-Elect Donald Trump has chosen Rick Perry — a sitting board member of the company responsible for constructing the Dakota Access Pipeline — for Secretary of Energy. While corporate media immediately criticized the choice as a troubling — particularly given the former governor of Texas once sought to eliminate the same department…
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