News Roundup 2/25/17

by | Feb 25, 2017

  • Sean Spicer says the Federal government plans to crack down and enforce marijuana laws in states that have legalized recreational use. [Link]
  • Nikki Haley is pushing new sanctions against Syria because of her belief that Syria is using chemical weapons. Haley released a statement condemning Russia for threatening to veto her proposed new UN sanctions. [Link]
  • Tunisia is struggling to deal with terrorists who are returning home as ISIS loses its caliphate in Iraq and Syria. [Link]
  • Iraqi jets hit ISIS targets in Syria. The attack is the first time that Iraqi jets hit targets in Syria. The Iraqi prime minister said the attack was payback for ISIS bombing in Baghdad last week. [Link]
  • An ISIS suicide car bombing in al-Bab has killed at least 73 people. The bomber targeted Turkish-backed Syria rebels. [Link]
  • 42 people were killed in two suicide bombing in Homs, Syria. The al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the attack. [Link]
  • Saudi airstrikes near the port of Hodeida have caused food and medical imports to be reduced to a minimum. [Link] 500,000 Yemeni children are on the brink of starvation with 7.3 million people in urgent need of food assistance. [Link]
  • Nearly 50 Yemeni were left dead from the ongoing conflict in the country on Friday. Eight soldiers were killed by a suicide bombing carried out by al-Qaeda. Fighting between the Houthi and Yemeni government soldiers left 35 fighters and five civilians dead. Eight additional civilians were killed by shelling. [Link]

On Foreign Policy Focus #6, I talk about the US foreign policy under our previous four presidents and how they created the environment for Trump’s travel ban. I also give updates on Israel, Iraq, Syria, US ships in the South China Sea, fake terrorists created by the FBI, and Germany’s military buildup. 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.

View all posts

Our Books

Shop books published by the Libertarian Institute.

libetarian institute longsleeve shirt

Support via Amazon Smile

Our Books

libertarian inst books

Recent Articles

Recent

The Culture of Lying and Deceit in the US Army

It's not just the Army and all the services practice this level of institutional cravenness and dishonesty. Deceit and covering up errors is a long time practice in the US uniformed armed forces. The article is older but more true over time. The gravest peril of the...

read more

Manned Tanks: Stop Building These Things

Arguably one of the best manned tanks ever made, the refurbished M1 Abrams is not faring well in the Ukraine and it is estimated the UKR forces have lost 20 of the 31 tanks supplied to them. This is not only a result of inadequate training, immature doctrine and...

read more

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This