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Iraq Denies US Air Raid Killed Over 200 Civilians In Mosul

Iraq Denies US Air Raid Killed Over 200 Civilians In Mosul

Two days after the US military confirmed that a coalition airstrike may have killed as many as 240 civilians in a March 17 Mosul air raid, the Pentagon found an unexpected defender when the Iraqi military said on Sunday a blast that killed scores of civilians in western Mosul was triggered by an Islamic State booby trap, contradicting local officials and residents who claimed a U.S.-led coalition airstrike caused the deaths.

An Iraqi man inspected damage on Sunday in the Mosul al-Jadeeda neighborhood of the northern city, Mosul

Europe Unveils New Gun Laws: "Like Putting A Band-Aid On A Bullet Wound"

Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,

The EU has almost regulated firearms enough to keep people completely safe from terrorism. Just one more law, and they should be able to usher Europe into a new age of utopian peace.

What happened:

The European Parliament passed a bill this month which closes loopholes in regards to “acoustic” and “deactivated” prop guns to make them irreversibly unusable.

Trump Handed Merkel $375 Billion Invoice For NATO Defenses During Recent Visit

A couple of weeks ago we wrote several notes about German Chancellor Angela Merkel's painfully awkward visit to the White House.  After meeting in private, the pair sat down in the oval office for a brief press conference where you could cut the tension with a knife.  At one point someone from the media asked for a handshake but the request was promptly ignored.

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