Two detainees at the Guantánamo prison who were cleared for release during the Obama administration refused to cooperate with authorities arranging their departures and now can’t leave even if they wanted to because the Trump administration has ceased most prisoner releases. The prison’s commander, Rear Adm. John Ring, disclosed the unusual standoff in remarks to […]
Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran by Patrick Lawrence…
The Trump administration has brought U.S. foreign policy to the brink of crisis, if it has not already tipped into one. There is little room to argue otherwise. In Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and in Washington’s ever-fraught relations with Russia, U.S. strategy, as reviewed in my previous column, amounts to little more than […]
Days After 9/11 Tulsi Gabbard Slams “Betrayal of American People” Over Syria…
In a rare and unprecedented speech delivered on the House floor just two days after the nation memorialized 9/11, Democratic Hawaiian Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday slammed Washington’s longtime support to anti-Assad jihadists in Syria, while also sounding the alarm over the current build-up of tensions between the US and Russia over the Syria crisis. […]
FUKUS & Turkey Are Now al-Qa’ida’s Allies…
Dutch Government Faces Outcry Over Reported Support for Syrian Rebels…
French Army in Deir ez-Zor?…
French Foreign Minister Warns: Assault on Syria’s Idlib Risks “Scattering Terrorists” Abroad…
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned this week in a surprisingly frank statement that a Syrian government offensive on anti-Assad insurgent held Idlib could scatter thousands of foreign militants abroad, posing a security threat to the West. His comments were made on Tuesday, after France previously pledged it would join any potential US coalition […]
Four Reasons Why Interventionism in Syria Is Crazy and Stupid…
A Murder in Aleppo Shows the Syrian War Is Not Over Yet…
No Deal Between U.S. Allies on How to Deal with Foreign Islamic State Militants…
Countries allied with the United States in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group failed on Tuesday to come to a final agreement on what to do with foreign militants captured in Syria who could pose a security threat if they were to escape justice. A meeting with around a dozen of defence ministers […]