Digging up dead dictators

Trump lifts the sanctions on Turkey; deceased Spanish dictator Francisco Franco removed from the Valley of the Fallen. Tonight's Sentences was written by Hannah Brown. TOP NEWS Trump ends Turkey sanctions Mark Wilson/Getty Images - President Trump announced that he would be lifting the sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday. [[Washington Post / Felicia Sonmez and David Nakamura](] - Sanctions were first imposed against Turkey as a congressional response to Turkish “Operation Peace Spring” into northern Syria to establish a safe zone and eliminate Kurdish forces. Trump initially supported the sanctions if “Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path.” [[CBS News](] - By pulling US troops out of Turkey, Trump’s actions facilitated the Turkish incursion into Syria against the Kurds. [[Axios / Dave Lawler](] - Now Trump says that since Turkey halted its military operation and agreed to make the ceasefire that the US helped negotiate permanent, there's no longer a need to impose sanctions. [[Wall Street Journal / Vivian Salama, Michael R. Gordon and Jared Malsin](] - While justifying his actions, Trump said of his wider pullout from the Middle East, “We're getting out. Let someone else fight over this long, blood-stained sand.” [[Al Jazeera](] - Trump has since called the course of events a “great outcome” for Syria and praised the ceasefire negotiations as the US passing on the mantle of handling the Middle East to the region itself. [[Politico / Quint Forgey](] - Vox’s Alex Ward argues that Trump’s handling of this crisis is the clearest example of the “Trump doctrine” of foreign policy. [[Vox / Alex Ward](] - Imposing, removing, reimposing, increasing, and decreasing: Does America have a sanctions problem? [[The Atlantic / Neil Bhatiya and Edoardo Saravalle](] Spain exhumes and reburies a dictator - After a year-long legal battle, the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco were exhumed from their place in the Valley of the Fallen. [[The Guardian / Sam Jones](] - Franco will be re-interred in a public cemetery where his deceased wife is buried, situated next to the El Pardo palace of his time in power. His family unsuccessfully attempted to challenge the relocation in court. [[New York Times / Raphael Minder](] - The move, 44 years after Franco’s funeral, is part of the socialist government’s promise to stop glorifying the dictator and his fascist regime. [[BBC](] - Spain’s government says that the day-long operation was done to repay a debt to Franco’s victims, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves inside the same mausoleum that he resided in prior to the move. [[Washington Post / Ciaran Giles and Aritz Parra](] MISCELLANEOUS How a bend in the Potomac River became a time capsule for shipwrecks. [[NPR / Jacob Fenston](] - After winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faces violence and discontent at home. [[Reuters / Tiksa Negeri](] - Pete Buttigieg talks climate change policy, Medicare-for-all, and his Starbucks order. [[Cosmopolitan / Jessica Pels](] - Governments raising the cost of everyday items have ignited protests about broader dissatisfaction across the world. [[New York Times / Declan Walsh and Max Fisher](] - A new book explores the fake news takeover. [[Vox / Sean Illing](] VERBATIM “The whole predicate of your question is insane.” [[Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during an interview about US credibility since pulling troops out of Syria](] LISTEN TO THIS California athletes will soon be able to accept money from endorsements, but it’s debatable if the rest of the nation will follow suit. [[Spotify](] [Read more from Vox](#) [Tim Ryan is dropping out of the presidential race to focus on the House]( [California’s deliberate blackouts were outrageous and harmful. They’re going to happen again.]( [A top Trump student loan official just resigned, calling for debt forgiveness]( [WHO just declared another polio virus strain eradicated. There’s one more to go.]( [Trump’s lawyer says he can’t be prosecuted. I asked 16 legal experts if that’s true.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving all emails from Vox. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.