Monthly Archives: April 2017

Jacob Hornberger: Trump’s New War for America

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“With President Trump’s undeclared attack on Syria, a sovereign and independent nation, he has confirmed, once and for all, that he is just another foreign interventionist, no different from his predecessors Barack Obama and George W. Bush. That means, of course, another four years of war, bombings, assassinations, shootings, terrorism, war on terrorism, travel restrictions, walls, surveillance, incarceration, POW camps, torture, out of control federal spending and debt, and everything else that comes with an imperialist and interventionist national security state.”

Read more: http://www.fff.org/2017/04/07/trumps-new-war-america/

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Congress and POTUS Agree: The President Can Bomb Whomever, Whenever

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“The Trump administration’s justification for its airstrikes on Syria manages somehow to be even weaker than Obama’s Libya arguments. The time to push back is running out for Congress. If they can’t do it with a deeply, widely unpopular president who in his first three months in office has antagonized not just members of the opposition party but members of his own as well, they may never be able to.”

Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2017/04/07/congress-and-potus-agree-the-president-c

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The 45 times Trump said attacking Syria was a bad idea and might start WWIII

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“In October, Trump blasted then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton‘s position on Syria — that the U.S. military should take out al-Assad’s airfields, the exact type of strike Trump ordered Thursday — by saying attacking a Russian-backed government could start World War III.”

Read more: https://mic.com/articles/173471/trump-world-war-iii-attacking-syria-wwiii-ww3

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Fresh US Airstrikes Kill 21, Mostly Civilians, in Northern Syria

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“At least one of the strikes appears to have been a deliberate attack on a boatload of civilians attempting to cross the Euphrates River.  The boat was carrying about 40 people, and NGOs say that at least seven bodies, six of them children, have been recovered so far, with more missing. The US has dropped leaflets in the area urging civilians to flee toward the Euphrates, but apparently dropped a second leaflet warning them not to try to cross the river or they’d be attacked.  The biggest target in the Hanida strikes was an Internet cafe, with the US strike destroying the site, killing 14 people within, including four children. The US is so far not offering any justification for any of the attacks in the area.”

Read more: http://news.antiwar.com/2017/04/08/us-airstrikes-kill-21-mostly-civilians-in-northern-syria/

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The cost to replace the 59 Tomahawk missiles Trump fired on Syria

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“It could cost about $60 million to replace the cruise missiles that the U.S. military rained on Syrian targets Thursday night.  The missiles used on Thursday likely cost the U.S. military around $1 million, but the latest versions of the missile that would replace those could be more costly, depending on size of the order and other factors, said Loren Thompson, a consultant and chief operating officer of nonprofit Lexington Institute.”

Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-how-much-it-will-cost-to-replace-the-tomahawks-used-in-syria-2017-04-07

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The American Dream appears to be more attainable in Mexico and China

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“70% of millennials in China and 46% of Mexican millennials own a home versus 35% of young adults in the U.S. Young people in China are benefiting from wage growth that is projected to outpace the rate of home price appreciation set last year. And the U.S. doesn’t just fall behind China — France (41%) also came out ahead. In the United Arab Emirates, only 26% of millennials own a home, and Australia does only slightly better at 28%. (The average millennial U.S. homeownership rate in a separate WalletHub study rested around 40%.)”

Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-half-of-all-millennials-living-in-this-state-own-a-home-2017-04-06

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Want to see how America is changing? Property taxes hold the answer

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“In 2016, United Van Lines reported, New Jersey was the state with the most ‘outbound’ movers, followed by Illinois, New York and Connecticut. The top ten ‘inbound states’ included some with a higher tax burden, like #5 Vermont, but also Nevada and South Carolina, which rank #43 and #44, respectively.”

Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/want-to-see-how-america-is-changing-property-taxes-hold-the-answer-2017-04-07

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Trump approves Pentagon warfighting authority expansion

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“Week by week, country by country, the Pentagon is quietly seizing more control over warfighting decisions, sending hundreds more troops to war with little public debate and seeking greater authority to battle extremists across the Middle East and Africa.  This week it was Somalia, where President Donald Trump gave the U.S. military more authority to conduct offensive airstrikes on al-Qaida-linked militants. Next week it could be Yemen, where military leaders want to provide more help for the United Arab Emirates’ battle against Iranian-backed rebels.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/under-trump-pentagon-seizing-more-control-over-warfighting-135021268.html

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Trump said Obama needed war authority from Congress. Will he ask for it now?

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“A senior administration official told reporters on Friday that the president acted pursuant to his authority under Article 2 of the Constitution, which makes him commander in chief. And, the aide said, top officials including Vice President Mike Pence are in ‘constant contact with congressional leaders.’  On Thursday night, Trump laid out conventional U.S. rationales for unilateral military action in a way that suggests he does not see a need for formal authority from Congress.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-said-obama-needed-war-authority-congress-will-ask-now-212131733.html

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Build a Sandcastle, Get Fined $500, and Go to Jail For Asking To See the Law

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“When he asked law enforcement if he could see the actual text of the statute he was breaking, the officer on the scene immediately called for backup and threatened the father with jail time.”

Read more: https://fee.org/articles/build-a-sandcastle-get-fined-500-and-maybe-go-to-jail/

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