Russia no longer even has to lift a finger (or buy a few thousands dollars worth of Facebook ads) to steal influence from the US in key geopolitical hotspots: the US can do so on its own. According to the WSJ, the Pentagon halted military exercises with Gulf allies in a symbolic rebuke to countries […]
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Iran Signals Willingness to Talk About Ballistic Missile…
Iran is signaling that it is open to diplomatic talks on its ballistic missile arsenal after increasing threats by President Trump to pull out of the nuclear deal that the Obama administration and other world powers reached with the Islamic republic in 2015. Publicly, Tehran has vowed to ramp up its ballistic missile tests in […]
Bodyguard Details Last Moments of Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi…
“As bodyguard to U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Wickland was the last person to see him and an aide alive as they tried to escape a burning mission villa,” the Washington Post reports. “Wickland also was at the wheel of an armored car evacuating U.S. security personnel that ran a gauntlet of hostile fire to […]
Remember That August U.S. Delay of $300 Million in Aid To Egypt?…
The Backstory Here Is Important – Those who travel the deep weeds of politics might remember back in August when the Trump administration delayed $300 million in economic aid to Egypt. The U.S. media made quite a fuss about it and claimed U.S. Egyptian relations would be stressed. Reminder…
U.S. to Expel 15 Cuban Embassy Staffers…
The U.S. government has ordered 15 staff members from Cuba’s embassy in Washington to leave the country, a State Department official said Tuesday, a step intended to bring diplomatic operations between the two nations into parity after the U.S. cut its staff in Havana last week. The official said the expulsion of Cuban diplomats should […]
Syria Demands Immediate International Action Against U.S.-Led Coalition…
The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry addressed on Thursday new letters to the chiefs of the UN and the international Security Council over the constantly repeated attacks of the US-led coalition against Syrian territory and civilians. The recent crime committed by the coalition, within a series of repeated attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Syria for […]
3,800 Gang Members Charged in Operation Spanning United States and Central America…
Senior law enforcement officials from the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras announced here today criminal charges against more than 3,800 MS-13 and 18th Street gang members in the United States and Central America in a coordinated law enforcement action known as Operation Regional Shield. The charges were announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General […]
ICE Arrests Nearly 500 Immigrants in ‘Sanctuary Cities’…
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced Thursday they had arrested nearly 500 people in a four-day operation targeting so-called “sanctuary cities.” The agency said it targeted individuals from across the country, in what it called “Operation Safe City,” arresting 101 individuals in Los Angeles and 107 in Philadelphia. Other areas targeted include New York […]
U.S. Yanks Staff in Cuba After Attacks on American Diplomats…
The State Department is yanking a significant portion of its personnel out of Cuba and warning U.S. travelers that the country is not safe to visit because of mysterious attacks on American diplomats that have permanently damaged their health, according to the Associated Press. The move effectively reverses many aspects of President Obama’s policy of […]
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Was the ‘target of a Taliban rocket attack’…
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was the intended target of a rocket attack near an Afghanistan airport on Wednesday, according to the Taliban. At least five civilians were wounded when six rockets were fired toward Kabul international airport in the Afghan capital after Mattis touched down. Mattis condemned the attack as a ‘criminal act by […]
FBI: Murder, Violent Crime Increased Significantly in 2016…
Murder and violent crime rates increased significantly in 2016, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation records released on Tuesday. The agency’s Crime in the United States report shows an increase of 3.4 percent in the violent crime rate from last year and a 8.2 percent increase in the murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate. It shows […]
“Magnanimous Panda” – China’s Envoy Worried About “Dangerous Rhetoric”…
For those who have followed the months-long strategy of President Trump toward North Korea and China, the latest words from China fall squarely into place. Unfortunately for those who have not followed the approach, the consequential nuance will be lost. What is happening publicly is entirely predictable when we accept what is happening privately, against […]
White Helmets Fully Exposed as Hollywoods Favorite Terrorists – Over 200 Revealing Facebook Images in 5 Massive Files…
This is one of the main reasons Hollywood and the media are tanking right now…….they have lied about terrorists who chop off peoples heads. The White Helmets have beheaded and strangled children while conducting their false flags. George Clooney wants to make a movie about these terrorists and portray them as hero’s. Netflix has already […]
Russia to Establish New Military Base in Eastern Syria…
The Arabic-language al-Ahd news website quoted western media sources as reporting that Russia is to set up a new large military base in Deir Ezzur due to its reginal and international strategic importance. Al-Ahd added that the long distance between the Russia-run Humeimim airbase and Eastern or Central Syria and the superior capabilities and features […]
Syria: Has the U.S. Central Command Declared War on Syria?…
Yesterday three high ranking Russian officers were killed in an “ISIS attack” in eastern-Syrian. It is likely that they were killed by U.S. special forces or insurgents under U.S. special forces control. The incident will be understood as a declaration of war. The U.S. Central Command in the Middle East wants the oil fields in […]
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Trump’s War Strategy Hailed by Afghan President: ‘A difference of day and night’…
President Trump received glowing praise Thursday from Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani for the new war strategy, which was credited for turning around the 16-year war against Taliban militants and other radical Islamic terrorists. “It is a difference of day and night,” Mr. Ghani said at a meeting with Mr. Trump…
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Trump Falls in Line With Interventionism by Robert Parry…
In discussing President Trump, there is always the soft prejudice of low expectations – people praise him for reading from a Teleprompter even if his words make little sense – but there is no getting around the reality that his maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly must rank as one of the most […]
California Suing Trump Over Border Wall…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra plans to announce Wednesday that the state will sue the Trump administration over one of President Trump’s paramount campaign promises—the border wall. Becerra’s lawsuit, expected to target planned projects in San Diego and Imperial counties, marks the latest shot in California’s…
Well, Well, Well – Beijing Calls For “Six Party Talks”…
Yesterday President Trump called Xi Jinping; CTH noted the pattern. The reason – today President Trump would be messaging toward Beijing. [There is a difference between talking to Xi Jinping, and talking to Beijing.] Well, did anyone notice President Trump referencing the post WWII “Marshall Plan” today during…
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Rocket Man – I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long, Long Gas Line…
President Donald J. Trump issued a new nickname for North Korean potbellied dictator Kim Jong-un via Twitter Sunday morning. After speaking with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, President Trump said he asked how “Rocket Man” was doing, an apparent nickname for Kim Jong-un. I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night…
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