News Roundup 8/29/18

by | Aug 29, 2018

News Roundup 8/29/18

by | Aug 29, 2018

  • Max Blumenthal on the dark legacy of John McCain. [Link]
  • Peter Van Buren on the Tweets that got him banned from Twitter. [Link]
  • The judge in the case of Guantanamo Bay detainees being tried for crimes related to 9/11 retires. [Link]
  • Doug Bandow argues against military intervention in Venezuela. [Link]
  • North Korea warns that denuclearization talks could fall apart. [Link]
  • South Korean officials say the cancelation of Pompeo’s trip to North Korea hurts Korean relations. [Link]
  • Secretary of Defense Mattis warns the US could restart war games with South Korea. [Link]
  • Iran files a lawsuit against the US in the Internation Court of Justice to have US sanctions against Iran lifted. [Link]
  • Iran and Syria sign a military cooperation agreement. [Link]
  • Qatar is expanding the air base that hosts a major US military facility. Qatar has received several new warplanes for Western countries. [Link]
  • Some White Helmets have relocated to rebel-held northern Syria. [Link]
  • UN human rights experts say the Suadi-led coalition may be guilty of war crimes in Yemen. [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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