RSN: William Boardman | Saudis Try Hostage-Taking as Diplomacy

24 June 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News CRITICALLY SHORT OF DONATIONS FOR JUNE - We have no chance of finishing this fundraiser at this pace. The organization is doing quite well otherwise, but the donation pace - must - pick up. Fact: If 10% of the people who read this respond, the June fundraiser would be over today. Let's do this folks. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! William Boardman | Saudis Try Hostage-Taking as Diplomacy William Boardman, Reader Supported News Boardman writes: "The Persian Gulf nation of Qatar has been held in a weird kind of hostage situation since June 5. That's when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and a few other countries decided to try to isolate and manipulate Qatar by cutting diplomatic relations and imposing an embargo and something of a blockade." READ MORE Trump's Tape Blunder Risks Fresh Legal Jeopardy in Russia Probe Jennifer Jacobs, Justin Sink, and Margaret Talev, Bloomberg Excerpt: "President Donald Trump's admission that he never taped his conversations with ousted FBI Director James Comey risks exposing him to fresh legal jeopardy and weakens his credibility in the eyes of investigators probing ties between his associates and Russia." READ MORE Sanders to Headline 'Don't Take Our Health Care' Bus Tour John Bowden, The Hill Bowden writes: "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will headline a MoveOn.org bus tour this weekend urging senators to oppose the Senate GOP healthcare plan, the progressive organization announced Thursday." READ MORE America's Long, Disturbing History of Black People Calling the Police and Ending Up Dead Muna Mire, Fusion Mire writes: "This past Sunday morning, Seattle police responded to a 911 call from 30-year-old Charleena Lyles reporting an attempted burglary at her home. Shortly after police entered her apartment, Lyles was dead - officers fatally shot her while three of her children were present." READ MORE Number of Refugees Admitted to US Drops by Nearly Half Under Trump Sabrina Siddiqui, Guardian UK Siddiqui writes: "The number of refugees admitted to the US has fallen by nearly half under Donald Trump when compared with the final months of Barack Obama's presidency, according to statistics released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)." READ MORE Thousands of Haitian Workers Are on Strike Against Foreign-Owned Sweatshops Jeff Abbott, In These Times Abbott writes: "Thousands of textile workers in Haiti have stopped work in factories and taken to the streets to demand of improved working conditions in the country's maquiladora export industry." READ MORE Politician Working to Curb Pipeline Protestors Has Ties to Shadow Lobbyists Itai Vardi, DeSmogBlog Vardi writes: "A recent intensification in protests against Williams Partners' planned Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Pennsylvania prompted a state senator to propose legislation aimed at limiting demonstrations." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

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"We will take care of our great Veterans like they have never been taken care of before." - Donald Trump accepting the Republican nomination

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1. Implemented a hiring freeze that will cost thousands of veterans jobs and keep at least 2,000 positions unfilled at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

2. He has talked about bringing back secret detention sites and torture, which only serves to help our enemies, recruit more terrorists, and endanger American troops.

3. He has put a stop to many refugees -- almost all women and children -- from coming to the United States from the Middle East. A move that alienates our allies in the War on Terror and usurps any goodwill we've built up.

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