The Ignoble History and Legacy of the Balfour Declaration

The Ignoble History and Legacy of the Balfour Declaration

On 2 November 1917 the British government in the form of the country’s then foreign secretary, Sir Arthur Balfour, addressed a letter to Lord Rothschild, a leading figure within the British Jewish community. In terms of its significance and impact this brief letter, known to the world as the Balfour Declaration, remains unsurpassed. Depending on your point of view it…

Syrian Army Liberates Deir ez-Zor from ISIS

Syrian Army Liberates Deir ez-Zor from ISIS

The Syrian army says it has liberated the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, the terrorists’ last stronghold on the west bank of the Euphrates River, from the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), SANA news agency reported. https://cdnv.rt.com/files/2017.11/59fc4eeafc7e93c71c8b4567.mp4 “Units of the Syrian Arab Army, in cooperation with the allied and supporting forces, have accomplished the mission…

Welcome to the Gray Zone: Why the Numbers Don’t Add Up for Trump’s Failing Afghanistan War

Welcome to the Gray Zone: Why the Numbers Don’t Add Up for Trump’s Failing Afghanistan War

A recent US report on troop fatalities in Afghanistan, for the first time, failed to mention the number. Did the Americans tell Kabul to omit it? And can we expect more fudging of the truth about Trump’s Afghanistan campaign? You betcha… The news from Afghanistan that essential data about the numbers of dead in its…

Will RussiaGate Result in Social Media Regulation?

Will RussiaGate Result in Social Media Regulation?

Whether preplanned or inadvertent, one of the most likely and far-reaching consequences of the fake news RussiaGate scandal is that Facebook and other social media giants might soon come under strict regulation by the state. The artificially contrived and “deep state”-driven RussiaGate scandal has been inflated to epic proportions and has already resulted in the…