Syrian oil a bone of contention between Pentagon, Trump
Nov 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN It is amusing to record US explanations for the continuing presence of its soldiers in north-eastern and eastern Syria. US President Donald […]
Why the world is suspicious about the death of al-Baghdadi
COLUMNS Daily Sabah > Columnists > Merve Şebnem Oruç @mervesebnem Published 06.11.2019 Article on copy-right: https://www.dailysabah.com/columns/merve-sebnem-oruc/2019/11/08/why-the-world-is-suspicious-about-the-death-of-al-baghdadi extract: Trump’s al-Baghdadi statements On Oct. 27, 2019, current U.S. President Donald […]
Islamic State Baghdadi raid video released as US general warns of Isis reprisal attacks
General Kenneth McKenzie says Isis will remain a threat as he shows footage of raid on leader’s Syria hideout Julian Borger in Washington Wed 30 Oct 2019 Pentagon […]
Trump may have claimed to kill al-Baghdadi, but he has brought Isis back to life
As for claiming that the world ‘is now a much safer place’, well let’s wait and see. These Islamist cults usually have a chrysalis leader waiting to take the place […]
Looking back to 2007: The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note: and what has changed? Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Assuming you read at average speed, by the time you get to the bottom of this […]
Trump’s disgrace in the Middle East is the death of an empire. Vladimir Putin is Caesar now
This presidency looks like the manic days that presaged the fall of Rome Robert Fisk @indyvoices In days gone by, I used to compare the Trump presidency with the Arab […]
Trump claims Kurds ‘no angels’ as he boasts of his own ‘brilliant’ strategy
President’s assertion undercuts US mission to Turkey aimed at urging Erdoğan to halt offensive Julian Borger in Washington and Michael Safi in Amman Trump calls decision to withdraw US […]
Trump is right to take troops out of Syria. Now they must leave Iraq and Afghanistan
Simon Jenkins The president’s motive for abandoning the Kurds is unclear, but the continued US presence in foreign wars is a disaster Mon 14 Oct 2019 Donald Trump is right […]
Trump and Erdogan have much in common – and the Kurds will be the tragic victims of their idiocy
Related video: Donald Trump suggests he has no problem with President Erdogan being ‘tough’ on the Kurds How can the EU stand idly by while Turkey conducts such vile business […]
U.S. says deploying more forces to Saudi Arabia to counter Iran threat
Oct 11, 2019 – By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced the deployment of additional American military forces to Saudi Arabia on Friday […]
Kurdish soldiers I spoke to feared Trump would be a treacherous ally. But the scale of his betrayal is terrifying
We are already on the downslope leading to the ethnic cleansing of up to 2 million Kurds in the vast triangle of land which they call Rojava in northeast Syria […]
Great and unmatched wisdom, Trump claims to Have
Source: AT As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over… […]
In Beirut, I can no longer get American dollars out of the ATM. This is what it tells me about Lebanon’s economy
The US is still trying to destroy the Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Is this what underlays the frightening economic undertow? Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
Iran has a plan B thanks to China and Russia – and it just might thwart the Trump administration
The US’s withdrawal from the deal and its belligerence on global matters actually provides an incentive for Moscow, Beijing and others to band together with Tehran Source: Independent By Borzou […]
Once in a while Donald Trump speaks the truth
Quote: “in which Trump is reported to have said he was not bothered by Moscow interference in the 2016 election because the US did the same kind of thing […]
U.S. Department of State Official Reveals Trump’s Muslim Ban Has Denied Over 30,000 People Entry Into the United States
Jay Connor Thirty-thousand is a lot of damn people. It’s the number of people who, according to a new report, have been denied entry into the United States […]
The Groundwork Is Laid for a Vast New Conflict
The Middle East appears to be sliding into a war that may have already begun. At its center are archrivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, their proxies and U.S. President Donald […]
Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump’s travel ban
House panels hold first congressional hearing on the effects of ban on nationals from several Muslim-majority countries. by William Roberts Washington, DC – Speaking before a United States […]
As Netanyahu’s power in the Middle East wanes, Trump has to find his own way to deal with Iran
The man who led the great anti-Iranian bash at the UN appears to have sank his ship, while he who once describe Beirut as ‘the centre of terror’ may now […]
US sues Edward Snowden over new autobiography describing how he leaked top-secret files
The government is demanding all proceeds from the whistleblower’s autobiography Lily Puckett New York @lilypuckett The United States has filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, the former National Security […]