Day: October 20, 2017

Xi Jinping Declares Era of ‘National Rejuvenation’ in China

October 20, 2017 Opinion

Chinese premier Xi Jinping's opening speech at the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was the most bullish and assertive by a Chinese leader since the era of Mao, no doubt drawing p…

ISIS was Not Ended by Trump or Obama – But by Muslims

October 20, 2017 Opinion

Extremism was defeated by the Muslims. That should be the headlines. That is what Americans have trouble getting their heads around. Raqqa, the capital of the ISIL phony “caliphate” in eastern Syria, …

CSTO and SCO: Extensive Security Measures

October 20, 2017 Opinion

The situation in Afghanistan is one of the most important issues for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which unites Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, …

Winning in Africa

October 20, 2017 Opinion

On October 4 in Niger in central Africa four American special forces soldiers were killed in an ambush by “fifty fighters, thought to be associated with ISIS , a US official said.” In the course of th…

The Military Instinct – The Human Race as Feral Dogs

October 20, 2017 Opinion

As Washington bombs Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Iraq, and Syria, militarily threatens Russia, Venezuela, North Korea, and China, sanctions Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Iran..one may wonder: Wh…

ISIS has Lost Raqqa, Where Will It Go Next?

October 20, 2017 Opinion

Raqqa is about to fall – and once more, its imminent collapse has been brought about by ISIS fighters who chose not to fight to the death. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – which is mostly Kurdish,…

The U.S. Military – Pampered, Safe and Very Scared

October 20, 2017 Opinion

The U.S. military is a socialist paradise: Service members and their families live for free on base. People living off base are given a stipend to cover their housing costs. They shop in commissaries …

Dying in Myanmar – When Genocide Becomes Normative Rather Than Aberrational

October 20, 2017 Opinion

It’s official. Myanmar, according to the UN in its latest report, has given in to wanton murder and systematic oppression to cleanse its streets of its designated undesirables: Rohingya Muslims. Howev…