Tag Archives | U.S. State Department

Trump approves $3 billion in arms sales to Israel without U.S. Congressional approval

Originally published: Radio Havana Cuba, edited on March 1, 2025 by Ed Newman (more by Radio Havana Cuba, edited) | (Posted Mar 03, 2025)

In a series of notifications sent to Congress on Friday, the State Department has reported it has approved the sale of more than 35,500 MK 84 and BLU-117 bombs and 4,000 Predator warheads worth $2.04 billion to Israel.
The Shift: Blinken deletes call for cease-fire while Israeli defense minister orders ‘complete siege’ of Gaza

Originally published: Mondoweiss on October 10, 2023 by Michael Arria (more by Mondoweiss) | (Posted Oct 12, 2023)

After pushback from Republicans and right-wing groups Secretary of State Blinken deleted a tweet calling for a cease-fire in Palestine.
U.S. suddenly pretends to care about rights abuses in India

Originally published: CaitlinJohnstone.com on April 12, 2022 (more by CaitlinJohnstone.com) |

While it is true that India’s right-wing government is guilty of human rights abuses and has been for years, it is also true that the US State Department does not actually care about human rights abuses.
How the U.S. taught Judge Moro to “take down” Lula

Originally published: Brasil Wire on May 3, 2021 by Joaquim de Carvalho (more by Brasil Wire) | (Posted May 08, 2021)

How a U.S. State Department official taught illegal tactics to Brazilian judges and prosecutors that went on to be used to remove Lula from the 2018 presidential race