Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again.

And welcome to the Roads with Bell.

Today is September 14th, 2025.

And this is episode 108 of The Roads Not Taken, which is a weekly series where we go over the news.

That was unreported, underreported, didn't get the coverage

we thought it deserved, or we just found it interesting. And then we go through some questions from y'all.

Today is September 14th, and today is National Hug Your Hound Day. And on this date in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem,

Defense of Fort Me Henry. That later became known as the Star-Spangled Banner. And starting with

foreign policy, South Korea has denounced U.S. treatment of Koreans picked up at the raid in Georgia.

South Korean officials and business leaders are suggesting it will or might curtail further

investment in the U.S. Denmark has rejected U.S. air defense options. Instead, they went with

a European design. It signals another break between the U.S. air defense options. Instead, they went with a European design. It signals another

break between the U.S. and traditional allies. There are now reports the boat the U.S.

struck off the coast of Venezuela was turning back at the time it was hit and that the people in it were not affiliated with the

claimed gang. Brazil gave Bolsonaro 27 years for his attempted coup. Expect the Trump

administration to do something to attempt to punish Brazil. Ukraine engaged in a large drone strike against

Russian oil capabilities. Ukraine is also offering NATO advice on how to combat drones after

the Russia incursion into Poland. Trump has asked the EU to stop buying Russian oil.

Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel promised, quote,

We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state.

In related news, the UN General Assembly voted in favor of a two-state solution.

In U.S. News, Congress might finally revoke the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs related to Iraq.

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