Foreign Policy Focus #112 – Terror in NYC

by | Nov 1, 2017

Foreign Policy Focus #112 – Terror in NYC

by | Nov 1, 2017

On FPF #112, I give my initial thoughts on the terror attack in NYC. I also cover the other important news of the day. Iran has self-limited their ballistic missile range to 2000 km. Mattis and Tillerson tell Congress that the 2001 AUMF allows for war in Africa. In Iraq, the central government looks to end Kurdish autonomy. I also update H.Con.Res 81, Syria, and Lebanon.

Articles

  • Joe Lauria looks at the Democratic money behind the Russiagate conspiracy. [Link]
  • Eight people were killed by a terrorist in New York City. [Link]
  • The House Minority Whip is pushing Democrats to not sign onto H.Con.Res 81. [Link]
  • The US gave two A-29 light attack aircraft to Lebanon. [Link]
  • US Maj. Gen. James Jarrard said the US has 4,000 troops in Syria. [Link]
  • The Catalan President gave a press conference in Belgium. He said he was not seeking asylum in Belgium and will return to Catalonia when conditions allow him to. The Spanish court ordered the president and his cabinet to appear in court in Madrid. [Link]
  • Cave-ins at North Korea’s nuclear testing site may have killed up to 200 people. [Link]
  • Five Malian soldiers and one civilian was killed by militants. Jihadist groups like IS and al-Qaeda operate in the area. [Link]
  • Israel’s Public Defense Minister announces the creation of a new police force to guard the Temple Mount. The new police force will have 200 members. [Link]
  • Iran has self-imposed a range of 2000 km for their ballistic missiles. [Link]
  • The US has spent over $1.5 billion to arm and train Lebanese troops. [Link]
  • James Mattis testified before Congress that the US will remain in Iraq with or without the permission of the Iraqi government. [Link]
  • The Iraqi government has taken a border crossing with Turkey from the Kurds. [Link]
  • Paul Manafort and his former deputy Rick Gates have surrendered to the FBI. The Muller investigation filed 12 changes against Manafort/Gates. [Link] Manafort/Gates were placed under house arrest. [Link]
  • Special forces captured a militant who was in part behind the 2012 Benghazi attack. He will be tried in federal court. [Link]
  • Mattis and Tillerson testify before Congress that they do not need a new war authorization for the US expansive interventions in Africa. [Link] Mattis testified that the US troops killed in Niger were not in Niger under authority from the 2001 AUMF. [Link]
  • The State Department issues a travel warning for Americans traveling to Niger. [Link]
  • The US coalition in Afghanistan killed two civilians at an engagement party. [Link]
  • Iraqi militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, says Iraqi militias will ignore the order from Rex Tillerson to disband. [Link]
  • The Iraqi government will look to end Kurdish autonomy. [Link]

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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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