{"id":95289,"date":"2026-09-16T05:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95289"},"modified":"2026-09-16T05:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:08:07","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95289","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/16\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/15\/us\/politics\/trump-israel-bombs.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20260915&amp;instance_id=182002&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;regi_id=109711945&amp;segment_id=226567&amp;user_id=6aca1b7062d2e267ee88c32497c46a63\">Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Massie said Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/wp-admin\/media-new.php\">Add Media File<\/a>was &#8216;abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, and to intimidate critics of the Trump administration by retaliating against them for exercising free speech'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/09\/15\/thomas-massie-just-filed-8-articles-of-impeachment-against-pete-hegseth\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiamissourian.com\/opinion\/guest_commentaries\/new-missouri-law-restricts-what-schools-students-can-say-about-palestine-and-israel\/article_30859882-d9cd-4441-9348-9a62942f3782.html\">New Missouri Law Restricts What Schools, Students Can Say About Palestine and Israel<\/a> (Columbia Missourian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/15\/who-is-robert-kraft-pro-israel-billionaire-who-cancelled-macklemore\">Who Is Robert Kraft, Pro-Israel Billionaire Who Cancelled Macklemore?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/supporting-acts-band-quit-ed-sheerans-tour-over-palestine\">All Supporting Acts, Band Quit Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Tour After Macklemore Is Dropped over Pro-Palestinian Comments<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/6091205-ms-rachel-ed-sheeran-macklemore-callout\/\">Ms. Rachel Calls Out Ed Sheeran After Macklemore Dropped from Tour Following Palestine Support <\/a>(The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/opinion\/850232\/macklemore-robert-kraft-ed-sheeran-free-palestine-yom-kippur-reflection\/\">The Cancellation of Macklemore: A Yom Kippur Reflection<\/a> (Forward)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/15\/why-is-pro-palestinian-activist-mahmoud-khalil-suing-columbia-university\">Why Is Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Suing Columbia University?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthis-war-saudi-oil-iran-us-9c2b68921a16bb7bf9a90d31fb7473d9\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> accused Yemen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-yemen-houthis-military-capabilities-4ca491bf0073cc073e04b787ac835807\">Iran-backed Houthi rebels<\/a> overnight of trying to attack Islam\u2019s holiest city, prompting condemnation from countries in the region but no sign of military support&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/news\/nation-world\/saudi-arabia-calls-an-attempted-mecca-attack-a-red-line-as-iran-backed-houthis-deny\/article_f26e9a51-41aa-571f-92d0-03e847223228.html\">Saudi Arabia Calls an Attempted Mecca Attack a &#8216;Red line&#8217; as Iran-backed Houthis Deny They Did It<\/a> (AP \/ Daily Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2news.com\/news\/world\/building-collapse-in-gaza-kills-16-as-perilous-conditions-persist-for-palestinians-during-truce\/article_263b2761-2d42-5057-8efd-dcda81ff5ce4.html\">Building Collapse in Gaza Kills 16 as Perilous Conditions Persist for Palestinians During Truce<\/a> (2 News Nevada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Damaging budget report estimates cost will grow by $3bn per month and stockpiles of weapons could take five years to rebuild&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/sep\/15\/iran-war-cost-cbo-report\">US House Votes for Third Time to End Iran War After $38bn Cost Is Revealed<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[L]ess than 24 hours later, a silent vigil was held, 300 people in this town showed up for their neighbors. Basically the message was: \u2018Not in our town.\u2019 That\u2019s South Kingstown\u201d &#8212; South Kingston Council Vice President Michael Marran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/local-news\/south-county\/south-kingstown-rejects-hate-anti-islam-banners-appear-coast\/\">South Kingstown Rejects Hate After Anti-Islam Banners Appear Along Coast<\/a> (WPRI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The damning report, which only covers the opening four-month period after Operation Epic Fury broke out, does not even disclose the full cost of <a title=\"https:\/\/www2.thedailybeast.com\/the-graphic-proof-that-trumps-jaw-dropping-bluff-has-become-his-worst-nightmare\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.thedailybeast.com\/the-graphic-proof-that-trumps-jaw-dropping-bluff-has-become-his-worst-nightmare\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Trump\u2019s war in Iran<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/pentagon-pete-hegseth-makes-humiliating-admission-about-true-scale-of-iran-war-disaster\/\">Pentagon Pete Makes Humiliating Admission About True Scale of Disaster<\/a> (Daily Beast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Iron Beam laser and Arrow anti-ballistic missile systems are touted as examples of Israeli military ingenuity. 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