The Myth of the McMahon Line

The Myth of the McMahon Line

The McMahon Line is notorious since India unilaterally—and with some help from the United States and zero agreement from the PRC—asserts that the McMahon Line is the indisputable boundary between India and the PRC in India’s Northeast. The McMahon Line is a hot-button issue for Tibetan nationalists as well, since Great Britain negotiated it directly…

What Does it Take to Bring Hillary Clinton to Justice?

What Does it Take to Bring Hillary Clinton to Justice?

Virtually the whole planet holds its collective breath at the prospect of Hillary Clinton possibly becoming the next President of the United States (POTUS). How’s that humanly possible, as the (daily) Bonfire of The Scandals – relentlessly fed by WikiLeaks revelations and now converging FBI investigations – can now be seen from interstellar space? It’s…

Iraq ‘Ready For War’ with Turkey Over Who Should Control Mosul after ISIS

Iraq ‘Ready For War’ with Turkey Over Who Should Control Mosul after ISIS

Iraq and Turkey are threatening to go to war with each other over who should hold power in Mosul and the surrounding region after the defeat of Isis. Turkish tanks and artillery have deployed along the border and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that while Iraq “did not want war with Turkey” it…

Scores of Civilians Killed in Alleged US Airstrikes to Support Ground Op in Kunduz, Afghanistan

Scores of Civilians Killed in Alleged US Airstrikes to Support Ground Op in Kunduz, Afghanistan

Scores of civilians, including children, have reportedly been killed in US airstrikes supporting a ground operation in Kunduz, Afghanistan, officials and media report. NATO forces in Afghanistan said the airstrikes were “to defend friendly forces under fire.” Airstrikes were conducted in #Kunduz to defend friendly forces under fire. All civilian casualty claims will be investigated….

Understanding Aleppo

Understanding Aleppo

To understand the situation in Aleppo is to understand that key to the conflict in Syria at this juncture is whether it is Washington and its allies or the Syrian Army and Russia who liberate Raqqa, the capital of the so-called Islamic State. This is why it does not take a military genius to discern…