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With President Donald Trump’s new strategy, America’s longest-ever war promises to stretch on indefinitely, despite pledges by previous administrations and by Trump himself to withdraw from Afghanistan.
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- Palestinians need Trump 2-state pledge before peace – officials
- Pakistan rejects role of ‘scapegoat for US failures’ in Afghanistan
- France’s Macron calls labor rules a betrayal of EU principles
- Erdogan conveys Turkey’s unease over US support for Kurdish militants
- Iran, Saudi Arabia to exchange diplomatic visits - Iranian FM
- Finnish police arrest 2 new suspects, doubt knifeman’s identity in Turku attack
- Police fire tear gas at anti-Trump protesters after POTUS holds Phoenix rally
Phoenix, Arizona police have deployed tear gas against a group of protesters who gathered outside the venue for President Donald Trump’s rally. Some of the protesters reportedly threw objects at police. - Unrepentant Trump fires back at media over Charlottesville, hints at Arpaio pardon in Phoenix
President Donald Trump hammered the “very dishonest media” as he repeated his statements on deadly political violence in Charlottesville. The crowd in Phoenix were also thrilled to hear Trump say ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio “is going to be just fine.” - Navy removes 7th Fleet commander over ‘loss of confidence’ after McCain collision
The US Navy has relieved the commander of US 7th fleet after a destroyer collided with a merchant vessel east of the Malacca Strait. It was the fourth time a US warship has been involved in a collision in the Pacific theater this year. - US travel warning for Cancun & Mexican vacation spots cites gang-related ‘turf battles’
Popular Mexican vacation hot spots for Americans may not be safe to visit, the US is warning American travelers. The warning targets two Mexican states that are rife with gang violence, and includes Cancun and Playa Del Carmen.
- Egypt’s Foreign Ministry cancels meeting with Kushner after US cuts nearly $100 million in aid
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner and the rest of the US delegation’s meeting with the Egyptian Foreign Minister has been cancelled in what may be a response to the cutting of aid from Washington. - Unrepentant Trump fires back at media over Charlottesville, hints at Arpaio pardon in PhoenixPresident Donald Trump hammered the “very dishonest media” as he repeated his statements on deadly political violence in Charlottesville. The crowd in Phoenix were also thrilled to hear Trump say ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio “is going to be just fine.”
- Police fire tear gas at anti-Trump protesters after POTUS holds Phoenix rallyPhoenix, Arizona police have deployed tear gas against a group of protesters who gathered outside the venue for President Donald Trump’s rally. Some of the protesters reportedly threw objects at police.
- Navy removes 7th Fleet commander over ‘loss of confidence’ after McCain collisionThe US Navy has relieved the commander of US 7th fleet after a destroyer collided with a merchant vessel east of the Malacca Strait. It was the fourth time a US warship has been involved in a collision in the Pacific theater this year.
- US travel warning for Cancun & Mexican vacation spots cites gang-related ‘turf battles’Popular Mexican vacation hot spots for Americans may not be safe to visit, the US is warning American travelers. The warning targets two Mexican states that are rife with gang violence, and includes Cancun and Playa Del Carmen.
- Judicial Watch accuses left-wing group of ordering Phoenix to become a sanctuary city
A conservative watchdog organization has accused the Phoenix Police Department of bowing to pressure from a left-wing group to change their immigration policies and become a “sanctuary city.” - Federal jury finds 4 Bundy supporters not guilty of most charges in 2014 Nevada standoff case
For the second time, a federal jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, has acquitted four men accused of taking up arms against federal agents at the ranch of Cliven Bundy in 2014. - Treasury secretary’s wife blasted for boasting of wealth on Instagram
Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, is facing accusations of being out of touch, condescending and nasty on Instagram when she returned fire to a commenter who criticized her promotion of luxury clothing brands. - USAID spent $160mn on failed e-payments program for Afghanistan – watchdog
A program to implement an electronic payments system for collecting taxes in Afghanistan to fight corruption and bribery has failed miserably, a US watchdog says. It’s become the second such unsuccessful program, with some $160 million spent on both. - Trump protesters & supporters converge ahead of Phoenix rally
Protesters and Trump supporters are outside the Phoenix venue where the president will hold his first rally since his controversial response to violence in Charlottesville. Trump is expected to push his border wall, but not pardon ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio. - Rally-goers arraigned for striking cops at ‘free speech’ Boston rally
The first 13 arraignments of protesters and counter-protesters at a Boston “free speech” rally have concluded. Some attendees purportedly hit police officers with their hands and threw water bottles at them while exercising their first amendment rights. - No end in sight: US leaders’ broken promises on AfghanistanWith President Donald Trump’s new strategy, America’s longest-ever war promises to stretch on indefinitely, despite pledges by previous administrations and by Trump himself to withdraw from Afghanistan.
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RT America -- August 22, 2017
US State Department ‘in limbo regarding Afghanistan’ – analyst
In Trump’s Afghanistan policy speech, he suggested that he would try to hold Pakistan to account in the regional conflict as prior US administrations had not. But...
RT America -- August 18, 2017
Charlottesville police didn’t lack firepower - investigative journalist
Charlottesville officials have claimed that police were outgunned and outmanned and that this contributed to poor crowd control during the weekend’s violent...
RT America -- August 17, 2017
‘Are you fighting Nazis?’
Brad Bauman, partner at the Pastorum Group, and political consultant Ryan Girdusky join RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss the disparity between Trump’s reaction to the Barcelona terror attack and...
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