On FPF #113, I look at some recent wins for the empire. The empire makes a significant gain by getting Nigerien government’s permission to carry out drone strikes in Niger. A new lie linking Iran to al-Qaeda will help the empire win US support for war with Iran. The House also killed H.Con.Res 81, preventing an end to the war in Yemen.

Articles

• Trump says NYC attacker should get the death penalty. [Link]
• Twitter hid 48% of tweets that included #DNCLeaks. [Link]
• Facebook and YouTube deleting user-uploaded content is destroying the only copies of evidence of war crimes. [Link]
• Boris Johnson will travel to the US to try to convince the Senate to say in the nuclear agreement with Iran. [Link]
• Moon of Alabama debunks new claims that Iraq is allied with al-Qaeda. [Link]
• Catalonia’s president says he will not go to Spain to stand trial. [Link]
• A Spanish court has imprisoned Catalonia’s Vice President and cabinet members. [Link]
• The US continues to have diplomatic connections with North Korea. [Link]
• South Korea’s president said his country will not develop or host nuclear weapons. [Link]
• Niger’s Defense Minister announced the US can use armed drones in Niger. [Link]
• Nigerien officials claim the US forces killed in Niger were on a raid hunting ISIS-linked groups. [Link]
• The Turkish army clashed with the PKK along the Iraqi border killing 25. [Link]
• The Syrian Army has liberated Deir Ezzor city from the Islamic State. [Link]
• A Pakistani woman was arrested for killing 17 people with poisoned milk. The woman was attempting to only kill her husband. [Link]
• Turkish forces are surrounding the Kurdish Afrin enclave. [Link]
• Israel attacked a Syrian weapons depot in the Homs Province. Syria fired surface to air missiles in response. Israel reported none of its aircraft were hit. [Link]
• In Yemen, 29 civilians were killed when Saudi Arabia bombed a market. [Link]

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