News Roundup 8/16/18

by | Aug 16, 2018

News Roundup 8/16/18

by | Aug 16, 2018

  • Trump revokes former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance. [Link]
  • The FCC shuts down Alex Jones’ radio station. [Link]
  • The new 2019 NDAA provides funding for a new aircraft carrier, Abrams Tanks, F-35s, the development of the F-21 bomber, and several more combat vehicles. [Link]
  • The US will send additional Marines to Norway. [Link]
  • ISIS claims responsibility for a suicide bombing of a Kabul school that killed 34. [Link]
  • The Taliban capture an Afghan Army base in northern Afghanistan. The Taliban killed 45 Afghan troops in the attack. [Link]
  • A ceasefire has been reached to end fighting in Gaza. Israel has reopened a border crossing into Gaza. [Link]
  • Syrian Kurds hold another round of talks with Assad. [Link]
  • Niger’s government suppresses opposition to US military bases in Niger. [Link]

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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