With Turkey’s media having largely been reduced to State propaganda machines, journalists too intimidated to speak on the record, officials to even speak off the record to journalists, all that there remains is to summarize the statements and allegations floated by “official” sources, while underpinning the fact that no independently verifiable evidence about the shooting…
Seven years after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," despite having been in office for less than one year and having pretty much no actual, tangible foreign diplomacy accomplishments at the time, President Obama will depart the White House having dropped 26,171 bombs…
For most people, the term “4GW” will conjure visions of a new and improved data service for their mobile devices. For members of the military and intelligence community, 4GW means something entirely different: Fourth-Generation Warfare, a form of warfare where the lines between civilians and combatants, political and military goals, and even the weapons to…
Place yourself in the mind of a Palestinian. You have just been told by the Secretary of State of the outgoing US Administration in Washington that your people should have «a future of freedom and dignity» and «the Israeli Government’s program of establishing civilian settlements in the occupied territory is inconsistent with international law». Might…
The Lithuanian government has confirmed the presence of US special forces in the country. According to the Lithuanian Defence Ministry spokeswoman, Asta Galdikaite, the dozens 0f US forces training Lithuanian special forces would remain there as long as they see Russia as a ‘threat’ or however long they see fit. From Antimedia.org: “Supposedly, Vladimir Putin…
So how could Trump as president benefit Palestinians in any way? Simply put: clarity. And end to Washingtonian doublespeak would be good for Palestine. The article A Blessing in Disguise? The Trump Presidency May be Better for Palestine was originally published at Foreign Policy Journal. Source: Foreign Policy Journal A Blessing in Disguise? The Trump…
nsnbc : Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati, the head of Iraq’s counter-terrorism service (CTS) said Iraqi forces seized around 70 percent of eastern Mosul ISIL militants. He also praised the cooperation of residents who are aiding the forces in the advances. The operation to liberate ISIL from the city of Mosul is now in its 12th week. A renewed…
By Vin Armani James Corbett appears on The Vin Armani Show to discuss open source intelligence, the neo-neocon push for Cold War 2.0, and how… Source: Activist Post Will China Become The New Boogeyman Under a Trump Administration?
China, Russia, and Iran seem to be the most frequently mentioned state level "enemies" of America (not my view but that of the federal government). This article offers a different reason why these nations likely fear America, why America may need to fear them, and why they may band together in WWIII… all in under five minutes. To…
Obama has deployed US Special Forces close to the Russian border to defend Baltic states who are allegedly ‘scared to death’ of Putin’s aggression. As part of a “persistent” presence of American troops in the Baltics, dozens of special ops solders will be being stationed along Europe’s eastern flank to provide reassurance to NATO allies…