Tag: Syria
Cheney, Rothschild, and Fox News’ Murdoch to drill for oil in...
While Syria is torn apart by the warring of U.S. imperialists and Islamic fundamentalists – leaving its children to die of starvation – another country plans to take advantage of the chaos by stealing resources from Syria’s southern region.
The U.S. should back Russia’s Syria ceasefire
For all its shortcomings, Obama’s seemingly improvised Syria strategy has taken advantage of unexpected opportunities. This could be the latest.
Hundreds of peace activists are marching from Berlin to Aleppo
"For us, we took it as our sign, which symbolizes for us the struggle for peace, democracy and freedom. A community … united against the killing.”
Aleppo’s sobering lessons
Those who engage Syria with limited will and limited means must set limited goals if they are to accomplish even a limited amount of good.
Suspected terror attacks in Europe, Turkey leave at least a dozen...
The attacks came less than a month after the US officially warned that the Islamic State would target European “festivals” and “outdoor markets” during the Holiday season.
A deadly day: Russian ambassador assassinated; 12 dead in Berlin truck...
Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated Monday at an art exhibition in Ankara.
BREAKING: Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated, Russian politicians claim NATO planned...
The attack comes just one day before Russia, Turkey, and Iran were due to hold talks over the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Aleppo Rebels were defeated because they alienated Syrians
Syria is much more diverse a country than it might seem from cold social statistics.
Syria’s Aleppo falling: Moscow is a player in the region again
Russia’s success in shaping the outcome of the Syrian struggle has made Moscow a player in the region again for the first time since the fall of the old Soviet Union.
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.