In recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary hearing, I supported the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch, despite my disagreement with some of his opinions. I specifically noted that his textualist approach to statute and the Constitution is no vice in a federal judge. While I hold many liberal views, I also believe in a formalist […]
Sec of State Tillerson’s Remarks to the Global Coalition Working to Defeat Islamic State (VIDEO)…
“The flow of foreign terrorist fighters into Syria and Iraq is down 90 percent over the past year. It is harder for terrorists to get in, and more importantly, harder for them to get out to threaten our homelands. Turkey has pushed ISIS off the Turkey-Syria border through Operation Euphrates Shield. This entire border is […]
Transcript of Tillerson’s Remarks…
Syria Summary – The Move On Tabqa May Complicate The Political Situation…
Turkey is at a dead end in Syria. Erdogan’s dream of going on to Raqqa and Deir Ezzor or even Aleppo city has been blocked by an agreement between the U.S. and Russia. His proxy forces are stuck north-east of Aleppo city and have no way to go further south, east or west. They conquered […]
U.S. Marines Said to Land Behind Islamic State Lines in Syria…
An American-backed Syrian Kurdish coalition said Wednesday that the US had landed infantry behind Islamic State lines to spearhead an assault on the town of Tabqa. The Syrian Democratic Forces said the US airlifted several Marines and SDF fighters by helicopter into Islamic State-held territory, capturing four villages, and cutting the main artery running between […]
Israel: America’s Mad Dog in Syria By Tony Cartalucci…
Israel has played an increasingly provocative role in the destructive conflict unfolding within and along Syria’s borders since 2011. To many observers, it appears Israeli policy borders between opportunistic and unilateral aggression. In reality, Israel’s role in the Syrian conflict fits a much larger and long-term pattern with Anglo-American plans not only for Syria but […]
Russia Denies Setting Up New Military Base in Syria…
U.S.-Allied Kurd Militia Says Struck Base Deal with Russia…
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said Russia was setting up a military base in northwestern Syria under a bilateral agreement and will help train its fighters – a step that would anger Turkey as it tries to block Kurdish gains near its borders. The Russian defense ministry, however, said it had no plans to open […]
‘That’s How We Act’: Netanyahu Justifies Syria Raid…
The Roles of the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Iran and Israel in Syria: Moving Towards the End of the War by Elijah J. Magnier…
The US and Russia have agreed to put an end to the “Islamic State” (ISIS/Daesh) as a priority in Syria, unifying the goal without necessarily agreeing on uniting efforts and coordinating the ground attack. Nevertheless, this beginning will lead the way towards the end of the war in Syria and pave the way to removing […]
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