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House Democrat Warns Obama’s Actions Could Lead To “Devastating Nuclear War”
House Democrat Warns Obama’s Actions Could Lead To “Devastating Nuclear War” It was so much easier when Obama was running a military “sneakers on the ground” campaign in Iraq and Syria where there was no official confirmation of the thousands of “military advisors” engaging directly with various known and unknown adversaries. However, a recent surge of […]
The Story Line Dissolves
The Story Line Dissolves Sometimes societies just go crazy. Japan, 1931, Germany, 1933. China, 1966. Spain 1483, France, 1793, Russia, 1917, Cambodia, 1975, Iran, 1979, Rwanda, 1994, Congo, 1996, to name some. By “crazy” I mean a time when anything goes, especially mass killing. The wheels came off the USA in 1861, and though the […]
Murder And Mayhem In The Middle East
TonelloPhotography/Shutterstock Murder And Mayhem In The Middle East Why it matters to those living in the West To understand what’s happening in Syria right now, you have to understand the tactics and motivations of the US and NATO — parties sharing interwoven aims and goals in the Middle East/North African (MENA) region. While the populations […]
Western firms plan to cash in on Syria’s oil and gas ‘frontier’
US-led coalition forces carry out a large-scale attack on Syria’s Omar oil field Western firms plan to cash in on Syria’s oil and gas ‘frontier’ US, British, French, Israeli and other energy interests could be prime beneficiaries of military operations in Iraq and Syria designed to rollback the power of the ‘Islamic State’ (ISIS) and, […]
Yes, Turkey IS Buying Oil from ISIS
Yes, Turkey IS Buying Oil from ISIS In response to Russia’s accusation that Turkey is buying oil from ISIS, the Turkish president said that – if that is proven to be true – he’ll resign. It turns out that Turkey is buying oil from ISIS. The Guardian reported this summer: US special forces raided the compound of an Islamic State leader in […]
World War III Draws Closer As Russia Accuses Turkey Of Being ‘Secret Allies’ With ISIS
World War III Draws Closer As Russia Accuses Turkey Of Being ‘Secret Allies’ With ISIS Are Russia and Turkey on the verge of going to war? In remarks that were almost entirely ignored by the western media, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the Turkish government of being “secret allies” with ISIS on Friday. And […]
The Syrian Proxy War: A World War III-esque Summary
The Syrian Proxy War: A World War III-esque Summary Even before any major world powers were willing to go public (so to speak) with their involvement in Syria’s five-year, bloody civil war, it was difficult to keep track of the myriad rebel factions, militant groups, and jihadists battling the Assad regime for control of the […]
ISIS Oil Trade Full Frontal: “Raqqa’s Rockefellers”, Bilal Erdogan, KRG Crude, And The Israel Connection
ISIS Oil Trade Full Frontal: “Raqqa’s Rockefellers”, Bilal Erdogan, KRG Crude, And The Israel Connection “Effectively, we have been financially discriminated against for a long time. By early 2014, when we did not receive the budget, we decided we need to start thinking about independent oil sales” — Ashti Hawrami, Kurdistan’s minister for natural resources […]
The Collision Course in Syria
The Collision Course in Syria Exclusive: President Obama’s continued insistence on “regime change” in Syria and his support for Sunni jihadists not called ISIS have escalated tensions with Moscow, especially after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane along the Syrian border. This division may help only the extremists, writes Daniel Lazare. With Turkey downing a Russian […]
Violence Erupts In Turkey After Prominent Lawyer Is Assassinated On Live TV
Violence Erupts In Turkey After Prominent Lawyer Is Assassinated On Live TV A day after Turkey arrested two journalists for their report exposing Erdogan’s weapons deliveries to “extremist groups” in Syria, confirming that no dissent to the president’s foreign policy would be allowed, today a new riot has erupted in Istanbul following the dramatic murder in broad […]
Drone terror: Welcome to the barbarism of ‘civilisation’
Drone terror: Welcome to the barbarism of ‘civilisation’ Mass murder is fine as long we are the ones doing the killing to stop other people killing us Terrorists like to believe they are committing mass murder for a noble political cause. Islamic State (IS) acolytes believe they are fighting against the evil “Crusader” states of […]
Impacts of Turkey’s Aggression against Russia. The “Turkish Stream” is Dead. Disruption of Gas Pipeline Routes to the EU. Russia’s Economy in Crisis?
Impacts of Turkey’s Aggression against Russia. The “Turkish Stream” is Dead. Disruption of Gas Pipeline Routes to the EU. Russia’s Economy in Crisis? “Regime change” in Ukraine engineered by the US State Department was largely responsible for the collapse of the “South Stream” gas pipeline project. Washington’s intent was to establish a de facto blockade […]
The Turkish Tail Wags the NATO Dog
The Turkish Tail Wags the NATO Dog As NATO has expanded eastward towards Russia, there has been an ever-present risk that its easternmost members would adopt a significantly more hawkish policy towards Russia than its original founding members. Some have seen this in Poland, possibly using the current Ukrainian crisis (and NATO in turn) to […]
How Turkey Exports ISIS Oil To The World: The Scientific Evidence
How Turkey Exports ISIS Oil To The World: The Scientific Evidence Over the course of the last four or so weeks, the media has paid quite a bit of attention to Islamic State’s lucrative trade in “stolen” crude. On November 16, in a highly publicized effort, US warplanes destroyed 116 ISIS oil trucks in Syria. […]
Chief Of Russian Air Force Accuses Turkey Of Coordinated Ambush On Downed Jet
Chief Of Russian Air Force Accuses Turkey Of Coordinated Ambush On Downed Jet By now everyone is aware of the Turkish side of the story of how a Russian Su-24 was downed by a Turkish F-16 on Tuesday morning, when it allegedly crossed into Turkish airspace for a grand total of 17 seconds, with Turkey […]
