- Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, General Mattis, says the Iraq War was “probably a mistake.” [Link]
- The Walter Scott Murder trial ends as the judge declares a mistrial. The mistrial was declared after jurors could not come to a verdict. It appeared that all but one juror was for convicting the police officer who killed Mr. Scott. [Link]
- A man serving life in prison for a non-violent marijuana charge is denied clemency by President Obama. [Link]
- The US Forest Service policies on fighting wildfires have actually made wildfires harder to control. [Link]
- The Pentagon hid a report that shows the Pentagon wasted $125 billion over 5 years. [Link]
- Obama has abused the AUMF 2001 to justify many of his wars. He used the law to act against the will of Congress by attacking ISIS in 2014. [Link]
- Israel is moving forward with a bill that will legalize illegal settlements in the West Bank. The settlements are illegal because they were built on privately owned Palestinian land. [Link]
- In Libya, in the city of Sirte ISIS is nearly defeated. ISIS is holding out in about 10 more buildings. The US conducted nearly 500 airstrikes in support of the offensive. [Link]
- 73 were killed on Sunday by Syrian and Russian bombs in Syria’s Idlib Providence. Syria is reported to have used barrel bombs in the attack. [Link]
- Syrian rebel shelling kills a Russian nurse in Aleppo. The rebel shelling hit a field hospital. [Link]
- Children in Yemen are dying of cancer as the war in the country prevents them from receiving treatment. [Link]
- Al-Qaeda blows up Yemen’s only oil export pipeline. [Link]
