Trump has vetoed Congress's effort to keep him from going to war against Iran unilaterally. Nothing remarkable there. We've come to expect such things from the fraud who posed as antiwar. What's interesting is that Trump has reminded of what a narcissist he is. That...
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News Roundup 5/7/20
US News The TSA ignored federal guidelines that required turning over N-95 masks to hospitals. The TSA has hoarded 1.3 million N-95s. [Link] Trump vetoed a war powers bill that would have constrained his ability to start a war with Iran. [Link] The US is looking to...
News Roundup 5/6/20
US News A Dallas salon owner was sentenced to seven days in jail and a $7,000 fine for operating her salon during a lockdown. She was given the offer to apologize rather than go to jail but explained that she was staying open because her employees were going hungry....
News Roundup 5/4/20
US News A Washington woman was targeted by authorities for running a food pantry. The authorities said she didn’t have a proper permit and must pay a fine. [Link] The US flew B-1B bombers over the South China Sea. [Link] Secretary of State Pompeo says there is...
News Roundup 5/1/20
US News The Navy awards a $5.5 billion contract to Fincantieri to build warships. [Link] An Air Force intelligence report was leaked to the press explaining that US sanctions on Iran are harming the country's response to coronavirus. [Link] Russia says it will oppose...
Netanyahu’s Fake Documents Pushed the US Towards War
On FPF #486, I discuss how Israel apparently used fake documents to push Trump towards war with Iran in April 2018. Gareth Porter has a great article out that explains how it is clear the documents were forgeries. Netanyahu released the documents in April of 2018...
News Roundup 4/30/20
US News Mike Flynn’s attorney says unsealed FBI documents show the agency discussed if the point was getting Flynn on record was to trip him up into lying. [Link] Russia Russia warns the US against using low-yield nuclear weapons. Russia said using one would result in...
News Roundup 4/27/20
US News New evidence surfaces that further confirms Tara Reade’s sexual abuse claim against Joe Biden. [Link] Facebook says an Israeli spyware company used US-based servers to hack 1,400 accounts, including those of human rights advocates and journalists. [Link] The...
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