US Weapons Sales

Arms Sales: What We Know About Bombs Being Dropped in Our Name

June 17, 2021 UNAC Editor Israel-Palestine, US Politics, War and Weapons, Yemen

by Danaka Katovich, Codepink, June 14, 2021 At some point before the summer of 2018, an arms deal from the US to Saudi Arabia was sealed and delivered. A 227kg laser-guided bomb made by Lockheed Martin, one of many thousands, was part of that sale. On August 9th, 2018 one of those Lockheed Martin bombs was dropped on a school[…]

Following US Pressure, Aid to Yemen Falls to Just 25 Cents Per Day

October 9, 2020 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Saudi Arabia, War and Weapons, War on the Poor, Yemen

by Alan MacLeod, Published on MintPress News, October 7, 2020 Home to what the United Nations has described as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” Yemen is on the brink of total disaster after five years of protracted war. Yet crucial international aid to the country has been cut this year to just 25 cents per person, per day, around half of what[…]