It seems like France is looking for excuses to extend the war on Syria. On May 25 the French news agency AFP published a propaganda piece about Arab horse racing in Idleb: The spectators broke out into a lively line-dance and shot celebratory gunfire into the air as each muscled creature blasted past the finish…
What is a Sultan without a Janissary corps? Not a whole lot. Perhaps this is why Turkey has now formed the Syrian National Army. Yes, that’s right. It’s a Syrian “national army” formed by Turkey. Erdogan has been talking about such a force for months now – since February earlier this year. A new report reveals first steps…
In 2001, all we ever heard about in the media was how America was going to “free Afghanistan for democracy.” Sixteen years and several trillion dollars later, Afghanistan should be as free as a bird now, right? So I went to Expedia.com and clicked on “flight + hotel” to Kabul. Nothing came up. Afghanistan is…
In a blatant but not altogether surprising display of arrogance and aggression, the United States recently dropped leaflets on the al-Tanf road, warning the Syrian military to halt its advance toward Tanf and demanding a retreat. According to reports both by Leith Abou Fadel of Al-Masdar and from SouthFront, the leaflets were dropped after the…
Donald Trump’s first foreign visit has begun to define America’s foreign-policy posture. After almost two years of words and rhetoric, Trump has began to reverse his electoral promises with diametrically opposed actions. The most recent meetings with the King of Jordan and President Erdogan, in addition to the trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel, represent the foundations…
The U.S. is casting its net over the desert between Iraq and Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to install military bases and power-structures that will guarantee major influence in the area for the foreseeable future. A part of that plan is to develop Sunni proxy forces that will keep the government forces of Damascus and…
