News Roundup 5/3/18

by | May 3, 2018

News Roundup 5/3/18

by | May 3, 2018

  • A Puerto Rican Air National Guard plane crashed in Georgia killing all nine on board. [Link]
  • The US is advancing testing of a new nuclear gravity bomb. [Link]
  • The proposed AUMF will give the president power to detain Americans indefinitely. [Link]
  • The US transferred an inmate from Gitmo to Saudi Arabia. [Link]
  • Maj. Danny Sjursen debunks the myth of Russian aggression. [Link]
  • M. Reza Behan explains the politics of water in the Middle East. [Link]
  • Scott Ritter reacts to Israel’s claim Iran is in violation of the JCPOA. [Link]
  • Iran says if the US pulls out of the JCPOA then there is no deal left. [Link]
  • Islamic State gunmen killed eight people in a drive-by shooting in Baghdad. [Link]
  • Iraqis and Afghanis who assisted the US military are facing threats in their countries and long waits for American Visas. [Link]
  • A US soldier was killed by enemy gunfire in Afghanistan. [Link]
  • Patrick Cockburn argues that Israel continues to bomb Iran in Syria expecting Iran will not respond. [Link]
  • The UAE is destroying the Yemeni island of Scotora to build a resort and military base. The island is a UNESCO site and is unique in biodiversity. [Link]
  • A German woman working for the Red Cross was abducted in Somalia. [Link]
  • An Islamic State affiliate group attacks the Libyan Election HQ on Tripoli killing 12. [Link]

About Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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