- Mitt Romney will run for Senate in Utah. [Link]
- The US government created the opioid crisis. [Link]
- The Muller investigation indicts 13 Russian. [Link] Moon of Alabama responds to the indictment. [Link]
- National Security Advisor McMaster says Russia meddled in the election. [Link]
- Conn Hallinan explains how Russia and China are not “great power” threats to the US. [Link]
- James Bovard explains why George W Bush is still an awful president. [Link]
- The Intercept looks at the politics around the US drone base being built in Niger. [Link]
- Four Israeli soldiers were injured by a bomb blast in Gaza. [Link] In response, the Israelis have started to bomb alleged Hamas positions in Gaza. At least two civilians have been killed. [Link]
- Turkey’s High Court is being overruled by lower courts loyal to Turkey’s President Erdogan. [Link]
- The Afghan government rejects the Taliban’s offer for peace talks. [Link]
- The US used 321 bombs in Afghanistan in January. [Link]
- The US coalition used less than 500 bombs in Iraq and Syria in January. [Link]
- Turkey and the US agree to not attack each other in Manbij. [Link]
- The YPG is reporting that they have reached a deal with the Syrian Army. In the deal, the Syrian Army will take border positions in Afrin to defend against Turkey. [Link]
- Moon of Alabama debunks the most recent claims that Assad is using chlorine gas. [Link]
- An Emirati serviceman was killed in Yemen. [Link]
- The US carries out drone strikes in support of Yemeni government troop’s operation against AQAP. [Link]