France to deploy aircraft carrier against ISIS, will supply Iraqi forces with heavy weapons

France to deploy aircraft carrier against ISIS, will supply Iraqi forces with heavy weapons

France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will assist airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, French President Francois Hollande has said. Hollande was speaking after a Defense Council meeting in the Elysee Palace in the French capital. The carrier will be deployed at the end of September this year, according to the French…

The Houthis Strike Back: US-Saudi War on Yemen Is in Deep You-Know-What

The Houthis have beaten back and counter-invaded Saudi. US and the Gulf Arabs have responded with — listen this — a statement pleading that ‘the conflict in Yemen should not threaten Yemen’s neighbours’  Since March 2015 Saudi Arabia, with active help of the U.S., UK and UAE, is trying to subdue Yemen by force. Using…

Lavrov: West acts in the Middle East like a bull in a china shop

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov © Alexandr Sherbak/TASS KLYAZMA (Moscow Region), July 22. /TASS/. The West’s incompetent policy in the Middle East and North Africa has led to the current consequences in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. “What is happening in the Middle East, North Africa is the direct result of a…

US Navy’s $12.9 Billion Carrier Isn’t Ready for Warfare, Memo Says

Christening ceremony of the USS Gerald R. Ford, on Nov. 9, 2013. Photographer: David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier isn’t ready for warfare.The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship ever built — may struggle to launch and recover aircraft, mount a defense and move munitions, according…

UK Nuclear Sub Collides with Merchant Vessel off Gibraltar

UK Nuclear Sub Collides with Merchant Vessel off Gibraltar

One of Britain’s newest Astute-class submarines has docked at Gibraltar after suffering a “glancing collision” with a merchant vessel, the UK Royal Navy announced, emphasizing that the HMS Ambush suffered “absolutely no damage” to her nuclear reactor. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNiyPTMt7Zk] The incident happened at around 1:30pm local time on Wednesday, when HMS Ambush was “submerged and…