News Roundup 5/22/17

by | May 22, 2017

  • Trump compliments the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and condemns Iran in his speech given in Saudi Arabia. [Link]
  • During Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, the two countries agreed to a $350 billion weapons deal. [Link]
  • Mattis claims that the escalation against ISIS has not led to a rise in civilians deaths. [Link]
  • The US signs a deal with the Gulf Coordination Council to not provide support to terrorist organizations. [Link]
  • Human Rights Watch claims that the US-backed Libyan government executed 30 soldiers from a rival government. [Link]
  • A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed in the capital of Afghanistan. A Finnish national was also kidnapped. [Link]

On Foreign Policy Focus #43, Will Porter joins me for the first Foreign Policy Focus interview. Will discuss three of his recent articles and the US attack on Assad-allied forces. Will Porter is a journalist and commentator with a focus on U.S. foreign policy and Mid East affairs. He is a staff writer for the Daily Sheeple, and some of his freelance work can be found at the Libertarian Institute and Antiwar.com. 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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