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Destroying Syria Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2018 Saudi Arabia promises $1.5 billion in aid to Yemen – but it's still bombing the country Destroying Syria: Why does Washington hate Bashar al-Assad? Syria at that time was already in the cross-hairs of two principal American so-called allies in the region, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Both were actively working to destabilize the regime, though for different reasons. The Saudis were fearful of Iranian influence over Damascus but also had a religious agenda in that the secular Syrian regime was protective of religious minorities and was itself an offshoot of Shi'a Islam referred to as Alawites. The Saudis considered them to be heretics. Syria offensive: Turkey warns US over Kurdish militia group Turkey has urged the US to stop backing the Kurdish YPG in Syria, as it steps up an offensive against the militia. Fears over US-Turkey military confrontation in Syria As U.S. looks to rein in Turkish offensive, Manbij is key Civilians killed by Turkish strikes as Erdogan vows to continue Afrin operation ‘Make Trade, Not War' is China's daring plan in the Middle East Under the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing aims to connect western China to the eastern Mediterranean China, Venezuela vow to deepen all-round cooperation China and Venezuela are willing to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership, the two countries' foreign ministers said here on Monday. North Korea Issues Statement Calling for Breakthrough in Unification With both nations upbeat after recent bilateral talks, and sports diplomacy surrounding the Winter Olympics, North Korea has issued a very unusual statement of unity addressed not to South Korea, but to all Koreans across the world. South Korea 'has very strong concerns' the US might strike North Korea, ex-CIA Korea expert says A former chief of the CIA's Korea division who recently returned from South Korea says he found widespread worry that the US is gearing up for a military strike against North Korea. China would back a unified Korea if attained through peace, ambassador says Russia is a Threat to Western Societies? The United States and its NATO allies are facing an existential threat. But the threat has nothing to do with Russia, China, or any other external "enemy" for that matter. The West's own worst enemy is itself. Or more precisely, the intellectual bankruptcy of its political and military leaders and their dominant public discourse. Trump's National Defense Strategy Has the Pentagon Popping Champagne Implicit in the document is this proposition: more spending will make the armed forces of the United States "stronger" and the United States "safer." Simply put, the NDS is all about funneling more bucks to the Pentagon. US after supporting South Sudan's leader calls him 'unfit' U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday the United States is giving up on South Sudan's president after backing the country's independence in 2011 and investing over $11 billion, calling him "an unfit partner" in the pursuit of peace and urging an arms embargo on the conflict-wracked nation. Scores convicted in Congo's Beni massacre trial How the Establishment Undermines American Democracy Twitter Warns Users: We're Watching You In an overt act of political intimidation, the social media platform Twitter emailed hundreds of thousands of users Saturday informing them that they had shared or followed "Russian propaganda." The Problem Isn't Just That Trump's a Racist. It's That He Keeps Acting On His Racism The president has always been a racist. The issue is that he now has the power to make policy based on prejudice. African Nations Say Trump's Shithole Comments Are "Definition of Racism" Representatives from across the continent have condemned the president for his vulgar comments – questioning why the US accepts immigration from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa. If You Think Haiti Is a Shithole, Then Blame America for Helping to Make It That Way Centuries of mistreatment by the U.S. is a primary cause of Haiti's plight. No regrets for making Haiti a 'shithole'? Why The US Owes Haiti Billions – The Briefest History |
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