The Russian-Pakistani $10 Billion Pipeline Will Promote Eurasian Integration

The Russian-Pakistani $10 Billion Pipeline Will Promote Eurasian Integration

Russia and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) late last month to carry out a feasibility study for prospectively building a $10 billion undersea gas pipeline that Moscow hopes will eventually connect Iran, Pakistan, and India. The megaproject was first floated last November during President Putin’s visit to Tehran at the time, and the…

Saudis Must Cough Up Billions to Settle Khashoggi Case

Saudis Must Cough Up Billions to Settle Khashoggi Case

The Khashoggi case, discussed here, will be moved off the news pages even faster than assumed. A CNN correspondent just tweeted this: Erdogan spox: "At the request of Saudi Arabia, a joint working group will be established to uncover the events surrounding Jamal Khashoggi." — Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) October 11, 2018 Erdogan spox: “At the…

Bush & Blair’s Iraq War was Key that Opened Door to Syria’s Current Hell

Bush & Blair’s Iraq War was Key that Opened Door to Syria’s Current Hell

If the pain of birth is the price of life, Syria’s birth as a truly independent nation has come at the price of eight years of brutal and merciless struggle. As with the Vietnamese people, so with the Syrians. Their struggle against imperialism and hegemony has earned them a place at history’s table that can…

Did US and Allies Commit War Crime by Bombing Syria on April 14th?

Did US and Allies Commit War Crime by Bombing Syria on April 14th?

INTRODUCTION Bombardment (or other military invasion) of a country that has not invaded nor threatened to invade the attacking country(s) is “aggression” under international law, and is the chief crime that the Nazis were hanged for at Nuremberg after World War II. The US and its allies have routinely committed aggression, in places such as…