Day: September 8, 2016

The Latest Development in Northern Syria

September 8, 2016

With Multiple interventions and multiple offensives, the situation in northern Syria is messy to say the least. There are several frontlines with different parties struggling for the same piece of ter…

By the Powers of the Almighty: Israel’s Role in the Syria Epic

September 8, 2016

Middle East

A Haaretz article headline this week reads; “Israel Has Never Been So Secure or Prosperous, but Don’t Thank Netanyahu.” It is a headline that punctuates a serious question some experts have had since …

Why You Should Be Paying Attention to America’s Quiet War on Cash

September 8, 2016

Money

Government campaigns of intimidation — like the wars on drugs, terror, and poverty — have been used to extort the public for decades. Despite the previous failures of institutional “wars,” a new war o…

US Spy Planes Intercepted Near Russian Border had Transponders Off – Russian MoD

September 8, 2016

Military

US spy planes have twice tried to approach the Russian border over the Black Sea with their transponders off, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that SU-27 fighter jets were scrambled in respon…

A Dog Is Re-Elected Mayor for a Third Term, Proving Politicians Are Useless

September 8, 2016

Politics

As millions of Americans struggle to decide whether to elect a volatile narcissist or a calculated warmongering criminal as their next leader, one Minnesota town is doing politics right — they just re…

US-Trained Special Ops Fighter Is The Islamic State’s New Top Commander In Iraq

September 8, 2016

Middle East

Just days after the news hit that ISIS' main propaganda officer, Mohammad al-Adnani, one of the Islamic State's most prominent leaders, the second in command of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as well as the un…

‘Generation M’: Who Are the Mipsters and How Muslims are Changing the World

September 8, 2016

Middle East

The British writer Shelina Janmohamed talks about her new book “Generation M” on young Muslims and the way they mix religion with modernity. Sputnik Uzbekistan tried to find out what changes have occu…