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Among the most disturbing revelations about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was the discovery that veterans of the U.S. armed forces were among the insurrectionists. Any veterans who ransacked the legislative offices at least one of whom has been accused of intending to take hostages were violating their oaths to the Constitution in new and appalling ways.
Fifty years ago this week, another group of veterans marched on the U.S. Capitol. The disparities are stark. Instead of engaging in criminal behavior, these far more principled veterans in 1971 were participating in peaceful dissent.
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The Democratic chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has said he and other legislators are concerned about the administration of President Joe Biden’s decision to go ahead with a weapons sale to the United Arab Emirates and would review the transactions.
The Biden administration has told Congress it was proceeding with more than $23bn in weapons sales to the UAE, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment. Rights groups have condemned the sale, saying it would further stoke violence in Yemen, where the UAE is part of a Saudi Arabia-led coalition in fighting that has lead to the deaths of thousands of civilians and what the UN has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Six key takeaways from Biden s Russia sanctions announcement
Updated 1:20 PM ET, Thu April 15, 2021
Washington (CNN)The Biden administration slapped sweeping sanctions on Russia Thursday over Moscow s alleged interference in the 2020 election, the massive SolarWinds hack and the ongoing occupation of Crimea, signaling it is adopting a tougher posture toward the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The sanctions announcement also showed that the Biden administration is more willing to directly call out Russia s meddling in US affairs after Trump administration officials had to dance around former President Donald Trump s frequent unwillingness to criticize Moscow.
Here are the key takeaways from Thursday s sanctions:
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Top Republican To AIPAC: Trump Wanted To Marginalize Palestinians
In private remarks to the pro-Israel lobby last month, Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) also spoke of pressuring Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel without an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, according to a recording obtained by HuffPost.
In his final months in office, former President Donald Trump unveiled deals for four Arab countries to recognize Israel, saying it was a key step to resolve the decades-old Middle East standoff over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Trump administration repeatedly rejected criticism from foreign officials and national security experts that his approach made Israeli-Palestinian peace less likely by angering and isolating the Palestinians while boosting the Israelis.
The Hack Roundup: White House Sanctions Russia over SolarWinds President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Executive Committee at the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox.
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Agencies involved in response also issued advisories on the hackers tactics while Microsoft offered federal customers free trials of an auditing tool.
The Biden administration assigned responsibility for a hacking campaign that used software from the firm SolarWinds to infiltrate nine federal agencies and 100 private-sector companies to Russia in conjunction with extensive sanctions on public- and private-sector Russian entities.