News Roundup 8/22/18

by | Aug 22, 2018

News Roundup 8/22/18

by | Aug 22, 2018

  • A jury found Paul Manafort guilty of eight fraud charges. None of the charges are related to the 2016 election. [Link]
  • Senators are looking into a report of lead poisoning on US Army bases. [Link]
  • Senator Rand Paul suggests talking with Russia about halting NATO expansion to Georgia and Ukraine. [Link]
  • The US places new sanctions on Russia. [Link]
  • Russia says they will not weaponize space first. [Link]
  • South Koreans travel to North Korea to reunite with relatives. [Link]
  • North Korea is facing food shortages as US sanctions are preventing food aid from entering the country. [Link]
  • The Taliban have rejected a ceasefire offer from the Afghan government. [Link]
  • Eric Margolis on the continued US failures in Afghanistan. [Link]
  • Eric Prince calls Trump’s Afghan War a failure. Prince is suggesting a plan that uses special forces, contractors, and air support to fight the Taliban. [Link]
  • US troops will remain in Iraq as long as the US believes the troops are needed. [Link]
  • The Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies the results from the May election. [Link]
  • The Washington Post editorial board called for an end to US support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemeni Civil War. [Link]
  • A delegation of Houthi rebels from Yemen met with Hezbollah leaders. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

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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