Just recently, Jeff Davis a Pentagon spokesman has told Reuters that the US is evaluating the option of sending another 4,000 servicemen to Afghanistan.. At
Day: July 5, 2017
Beijing Accuses India of Betrayal Ahead of G20 Meeting
On Monday an Indian navy source reported that Chinese military deployment in the area has created concerns in the Indian Ocean region. Prior to Chinese President Xi Jinping visits with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stopover in Israel tempers have flared over their Sikkim border. China has accused India of “betraying” […]
Ankara’s Offer to Moscow: Give us Afrin for Idlib
Tension is escalating rapidly west of the Euphrates River, especially in the area of Syria’s Afrin canton controlled by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), and at Idlib,
Qatar Calls Saudi Arabia’s Bluff. Now What?
Could the Saudis pressure Washington to axe Qatar’s access to SWIFT? There is nothing worse than a called bluff. One of these days Saudi Crown
Trump’s Reckless Korean Peninsula Brinksmanship
Trump’s belligerent unpredictability could embroil East Asia in devastating conflict. America’s rage to impose its will on all other nations risks unthinkable nuclear war. Trump
Qatar May be Turning Its Back on the US Dollar — and We All Know What That Means
Late last week, Saudi Arabia and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that are involved in attempting to isolate Qatar sent the tiny
US-backed Raqqa Civilian Council. What is it?
On April 18, 2017, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the establishment of the Raqqa Civil City Council. They made this announcement on a meeting
Does Trump Want to Redo the 1953 CIA Coup in Iran?
Historian and author Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College analyzes the recently revealed files on the CIA’s role in the 1953 Iran coup, as Trump officials
