2020
- Bernie Sanders announces he is running for the Democratic nomination in 2020.
- Rep Tulsi Gabbard introduces a bill that would prevent the US from spending money on weapons that violate the INF Treaty. [Link]
US News
- Colorado marijuana sales top $6 billion over the past five years. [Link]
- Uber is suing New York City over a new law that limits the number of drivers. [Link]
- Ady Barkan explains that Rep Ilhan Omar is right about AIPAC’s influence. [Link]
- Andrew Bacevich explains how the legacy media sensationalizes fake news and ignores wars. [Link]
Afghanistan
- The Taliban say they will be unable to attend peace talks with the US in Pakistan because members of the Taliban delegation are on US and UN blacklists. [Link]
- The Taliban attack an Afghan Army base killing all 32 soldiers. [Link]
Middle East
- Israel’s Prime Minister gives up his roles as Foreign Minister. Israel Katz will take over as Foreign Minister. [Link]
- The IRGC accuses Pakistani security forces of supporting the terror group that carried out a suicide bombing that killed dozens of IRGC soldiers. [Link]
- Steven Cook argues the current Iran policy resembles the runup to the Iraq War. [Link]
- The Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan is planning to reduce troop levels by 1,000 as part of his strategy. The troop reduction is separate from Trump’s planned drawdown and talks with the Taliban. [Link]
- The Houthi and Yemeni government have reached an UN-brokered agreement to withdraw forces from Hodeida. The Houthi will withdraw from the ports and the Yemeni government will withdraw from the outskirts of the city. Both sides will allow access to tons of food aid from World Food Program. Eventually, the roads to Sanaa and Taiz will be opened. [Link]
