On FPF #104, I update the news on all of American’s wars. In Syria, the Islamic State continues to kill civilians. The US is moving a second aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula. Trump is looking at a new more hawkish Iran policy. In Afghanistan, Pakistan is attempting to build a border wall. The House Resolution to end US support for Saudi’s war in Yemen was postponed to November 2nd.

Articles

• Trevor Aaronson explains how the FBI attempted to bully a man into becoming an informant. [Link]
• Jason Ditz explains how the US government uses the word suspect to dehumanize its victims. [Link]
• North Korea’s Foreign Minister said Donald Trump “lit the wick of war” and the US risks a “hail of fire” with rhetoric. [Link]
• The Spanish Prime Minister issued an ultimatum to Catalonia. The ultimatum gives the Catalan government eight days to drop the independence bid or else the Spanish government will seize Catalonia and dissolve the government. [Link]
• The Israeli government approved the building of another 3,700 settlement homes. [Link]
• The Syrian Foreign Minister said that the Syrian Kurds are drunk off US assistance and are looking to capture Syrian oil fields. [Link]
• H.Con.Res 81 now has 27 cosponsors. The bill looks to end US involvement in the Yemeni Civil War. [Link]
• Ron Paul interviews Robert Perry on the state of journalism in the US. [Link]
• Trump is expected to reveal his new policy for Iran today. [Link] Trump is not expected to decertify the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran but will place more sanctions on the IRGC. [Link]
• The Pentagon spends half of its budget on contractors. [Link]
• The US announced troop arrivals to Poland near the border with Russia. [Link]
• The US is moving a second aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula. [Link]
• The UN says the US and Afghan militaries airstrikes in Afghanistan have caused a 50% increase in civilian casualties in the past year. [Link]
• In Northeast Syria, at least 50 people were killed by Islamic State suicide car bombs. [Link]
• The vote on H.Con.Res 81 has been postponed until November 2. [Link]

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