More US troops abroad & police violence at home

As tensions between the Washington and Tehran continue to increase, the Pentagon has announced the deployment of an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East, citing concerns about threats from Iran. Meanwhile, the Washington-backed movement to supply Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido with humanitarian aid to distribute to the country’s poor is rife with fraud and corruption, according to a new report. In other news, an Arizona police officer brandished his gun at a pregnant woman with two small children and her fiancé at over an alleged petty theft at a dollar store and a West Baltimore police sergeant who worked too much overtime became a danger to the public.