Bonnie Kristian in the L.A. Times Our foreign policy going forward should be informed by what this recent poll shows most Americans have already realized: The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria weren’t worth it. They cost us dearly in every respect: indebted future...
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News Roundup 7/22/19
US News A Pennsylvania school district sends letters to parents threatening to place children in foster care over unpaid lunch bills. [Link] A man has been released from prison after serving 28 years for a murder he did not commit. [Link] The US sanctions four...
7/17/19 Jason Ditz on Iran, Yemen, and Afghanistan
Jason Ditz updates Scott on the news from the Middle East. Recently, a missing Emirati tanker that some claimed had been seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz was revealed to have simply been towed there voluntarily for repairs. In other news, the UAE has announced...
Is the U.S. Going to Take a More Active Role In The Saudi War On Yemen?
David D. Kirkpatrick writes in the N.Y. Times that the pullout of U.A.E. forces from Yemen has left Saudi Arabia in a stalemate position. They can bomb from the air but the U.A.E. forces were doing most of the ground fighting. While the Saudis have fought almost...
7/14/19 Gareth Porter Debunks Lies About Iran Killing US Troops in Iraq
Gareth Porter explains the latest lie being used to promote a war with Iran. This time, the old story from the mid-2000s that Iran was responsible for a certain type of roadside bomb that killed about 600 U.S. soldiers in Eastern Iraq has new life, thanks to John...
News Roundup 7/16/19
US News The House and Senate's NDAA bills head to committee. The NDAA bills passed have key differences about limiting the president's war powers. [Link] North Korea North Korea warns that planned US and South Korean wargames could kill peace talks. North Korea sees a...
7/12/19 Mike Maharrey on America Using SWIFT as a Foreign Policy “Billy Club”
Mike Maharrey explains how the United States government uses the pressure of the dollar as the world's reserve currency to get its way in foreign policy. One method is by forcing the global SWIFT payment system to lock out countries that don't want to play ball with...
News Roundup 7/12/19
US News The new St. Louis prosecutor is looking to create a department to examine false convictions and crimes committed by police. [Link] A court rules a police officer who shot a child in the leg had qualified immunity and will not face charges. The police officer...
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