News Roundup 9/12/17

by | Sep 12, 2017

News Roundup 9/12/17

by | Sep 12, 2017

  • Paul Ryan, John Kelly, and H.R. McMaster are all pushing Trump to sign a law to grant amnesty to DREAMERS. [Link]
  • A video shows a California police officer writing a street vendor a ticket and taking money from the vendor’s wallet. [Link]
  • The ATF created an unregulated illegal slush fund. The slush fund paid two informants $6 million each. [Link]
  • Justice Kennedy signs an order that will temporarily allow Trump’s travel ban to be enforced. [Link]
  • The simplistic viewpoint the media has on Myanmar is incorrect, in reality, the situation is much more complex. Refugees are fleeing Islamic militias and the Myanmar government. [Link]
  • Over 300,000 refugees have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh. [Link]
  • The UN imposed new sanctions on North Korea. However, the sanctions did not include the oil embargo the US had proposed. [Link]
  • The Islamic State killed 18 Egyptian police in the Sinai. [Link]
  • The IAEA defends the Iran Nuclear Deal. The head of the IAEA says the watchdog group is carrying out more inspections in Iran. [Link]
  • General Mattis signed the order to send 3,500 troops to Afghanistan. [Link]
  • US coalition forces were injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The injuries were minor, and several civilians were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and cited an offensive US leaflet for the attack. [Link]
  • The US Ambassador to Afghanistan said the US would never allow Afghanistan to be an ungoverned safe haven for enemies of the US. [Link]
  • The Islamic State has released a new video showing ISIS fighters using US weapons. [Link]
  • The Israeli Justice Minister says Assad needs to keep Iran out if he wants to survive. [Link]
  • The US backed Kurdish forces clashed may clash with the Syrian Arab Army while fighting for oil fields near Deir Ezzor city. [Link]

On FPF #91, I share my experience of growing up after 9/11 and the Terror War. I was 10 when the 9/11 attacks happened. I share some myths I believed, I debunk those myths, and talk about how I was led to believe them. LISTEN HERE!!

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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