News Roundup 10/12/17

by | Oct 12, 2017

  • Trump suggests that he may challenge the broadcasting licenses for NBC and other networks. [Link]
  • A federal judge ruled the Dakota Access Pipeline can remain open while an environmental study is completed. [Link]
  • Jason Ditz explains how the US government uses the word suspect to dehumanize its victims. [Link]
  • Two-thirds of Americans believe Trump is making the North Korea situation worse. [Link]
  • North Korea’s Foreign Minister said Donald Trump “lit the wick of war” and the US risks a “hail of fire” with rhetoric. [Link]
  • The Spanish Prime Minister issued an ultimatum to Catalonia. The ultimatum gives the Catalan government eight days to drop the independence bid or else the Spanish government will seize Catalonia and dissolve the government. [Link]
  • The Israeli government approved the building of another 3,700 settlement homes. [Link]
  • The Syrian Foreign Minister said that the Syrian Kurds are drunk off US assistance and are looking to capture Syrian oil fields. [Link]
  • H.Con.Res 81 now has 27 cosponsors. The bill looks to end US involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. [Link]
  • Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen is killing children. [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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