News Roundup 3/12/17

by | Mar 12, 2017

  • A man died in Milwaukee county jail of dehydration. Fellow inmates report they heard the man cry for water for days before he died. The prison admits they had turned off water to his cell. The family of the dead man believes he was tortured and they are suing the prison. [Link]
  • This article describes why adding more troops to the Middle East is a futile effort in Trump’s goal to make America great again. [Link]
  • The US government has asked Cambodia to repay a $662 million war debt. During the Vietnam War, the US killed 500,000 Cambodians in bombing raids. [Link]
  • Gareth Porter details how the UN report on who bombed the aid convoy heading to Aleppo is flawed. The report concludes that the Syrian government carried out the attack. [Link]
  • Dan McAdams explains how the US war in Yemen is aiding al-Qaeda. [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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