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 the same time, the former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army and a retired four-star general Jack Keane would describe the 16-year-long US military campaign in Afghanistan …
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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” […]
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, controlled by a motley collection of outfits mostly backed by Turkey. Last week, as the Turkish army continued to amass forces in the triangle of Kilis in Turkey, and Jarablus/al-Bab/al-Rai in Syria, Turkish 155 howitzers …
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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 Prince Mohammed bin Salman will learn this. But, so far he hasn’t. Today was the initial deadline for Qatar to comply with his insane list of demands. A list no …
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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 earlier said “we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. We’d love to solve things diplomatically, but it’s very difficult.” He called the DPRK his biggest …
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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 Gulf nation a list of 13 demands. They are insisting that Qatar meet these demands within ten days or face unspecified further action. The list of demands includes Qatar shutting …
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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 in Ayn Issa village north of Raqqa. According to Kurdish officials, the Raqqa Civil Council includes representatives of Kurdish and Arab tribes from Raqqa province. The council is fully under …
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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 and allies float the possibility of regime change in Tehran. Aaron Maté: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. Trump administration officials and right wing allies are openly talking about …
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In the first line of the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson speaks of “one people.” The Constitution, agreed upon by the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia in 1789, begins, “We the people …” And who were these “people”? In Federalist No. 2, John Jay writes of them as “one united people … …
