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Pakistan Made a Compelling Case That India Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

November 16, 2020

Pakistan released a detailed dossier during a press conference on Saturday strongly making the case that India is a state sponsor of terrorism whose intelligence services have weaponized this phenomen…

The French Schoolteacher Terrorist Attack Raises Questions About Self-Censorship

October 25, 2020

Opinion

The terrorist attack that was committed by a religious extremist against a French schoolteacher who showed his students cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad as part of a free speech lesson raises que…

US Seeks to Prolong Terrorism in Syria, Not Defeat It

October 24, 2020

Opinion

Recent attacks on Syrian positions from terrorists of the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (ISIS) and the release of thousands of prisoners in US-occupied eastern Syria illustrate how Washington is dem…

Why Conflict in Caucasus Is Erdogan’s Revenge for Syria

October 22, 2020

Opinion

Turkey’s outsize role in fueling the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is becoming more apparent. That’s why a peace deal will be hard to cut and indeed the conflict may blow up further into a p…

Russia’s Strategic Intervention in Syria Five Years On – An ‘Unpardonable Blow’ to U.S. Empire

October 14, 2020

Opinion

Five years ago this month, Russia began conducting fateful military operations in Syria at the request of the government in Damascus. It was a momentous “turning point,” as noted by Syria’s President …

Trump’s Contribution to Peace in the Middle East Wasn’t Very ‘Noble’

September 20, 2020

Opinion

Terrorism is a very peculiar word indeed. In the Middle East, it’s hard to find two people who agree on who they deem terrorist, versus who they consider a venerable freedom fighter or legitimate army…

Mozambique Might Require Foreign Military Assistance to Clean Up Its Hybrid War Mess

September 20, 2020

Opinion

Chronically impoverished and formerly civil war-torn Mozambique has the potential to become the world's fourth-largest natural gas exporter due to its vast offshore reserves in the extreme northeaster…

Horror in Beirut – Was It An Accident or a Warning?

August 13, 2020

Opinion

The Establishment explanation for what occurred in Beirut’s port on August 5th is that the horrific series of explosions that killed hundreds, injured thousands and left hundreds of thousands homeless…