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Russia replaces US in northern Syria

Russia replaces US in northern Syria


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

Russian and Syrian national flags flutter on military vehicles near Manbij, Syria October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki Now in its seventh day, Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish...
Pat Robertson ‘Appalled’ By Trump: He ‘Allowed Khashoggi to Be Cut in Pieces,’ May Lose ‘The Mandate of Heaven’ Over Syria

Pat Robertson ‘Appalled’ By Trump: He ‘Allowed Khashoggi to Be Cut in Pieces,’ May Lose ‘The Mandate of Heaven’ Over Syria


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  130 Comments  •  7 years ago

Televangelist  Pat Robertson  has joined the  chorus of conservative critics  lambasting President  Donald Trump’s  decision to pull U.S. forces out of Northern Syria — endangering...
A letter to Kurdish soldiers from a US military wife

A letter to Kurdish soldiers from a US military wife


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  7 years ago

Ret. general: Syria pullback looks like an open door to disaster zzzzz Dear Kurdish soldiers, You don't know me, but I have known of you for most of my adult life. When my...
Pelosi describes Trump's 'very serious meltdown' during White House meeting on Syria

Pelosi describes Trump's 'very serious meltdown' during White House meeting on Syria


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  33 Comments  •  7 years ago

Pelosi describes Trump's 'very serious meltdown' during White House meeting on Syria   David Knowles   12 hours ago House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked out of a meeting with Donald...
Erdogan says Turkey will never declare ceasefire in northern Syria

Erdogan says Turkey will never declare ceasefire in northern Syria


Via: flynavy1  •  News & Politics  •  108 Comments  •  7 years ago

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump that Turkey will never declare a ceasefire in northeastern Syria and that it will not negotiate with Kurdish forces it...
Intel officials say ISIS could regroup after U.S. 'betrayal' of Kurds in Syria

Intel officials say ISIS could regroup after U.S. 'betrayal' of Kurds in Syria


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  90 Comments  •  7 years ago

By   Ken Dilanian and Dan De Luce WASHINGTON — A sustained Turkish military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria —   which President Donald Trump appears to have permitted...
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  37 Comments  •  7 years ago

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died   BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press   24 minutes ago   ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a...
Netflix faces price pressure as subscriber growth slows

Netflix faces price pressure as subscriber growth slows


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  7 years ago

By   Claire Atkinson In recent years, Netflix has been an unassailable story of growth with a business model and stock price its entertainment industry rivals could only dream of. But mounting...
Iowa family discovers horrifying basement filled with blood

Iowa family discovers horrifying basement filled with blood


Via: freefaller  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  7 years ago

Nick Lestina made a frightening discovery at his Bagley, Iowa home earlier this month. Five inches of animal blood, fat and tissue from a neighboring meat locker had seeped into the basement...
Family 'Ambushed' By Trump Suggestion To Meet With Woman Who Caused Fatal Crash

Family 'Ambushed' By Trump Suggestion To Meet With Woman Who Caused Fatal Crash


Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  24 Comments  •  7 years ago

In a bizarre moment Tuesday that seemed straight out of reality television, President Trump dropped a bombshell on a grieving British family — surprising them with the news that the woman who had...
Antibiotics are losing their power against deadly infections. Can we fix the problem?

Antibiotics are losing their power against deadly infections. Can we fix the problem?


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  89 Comments  •  7 years ago

By   David Freeman It's been almost a century since the   discovery of penicillin   kicked off the era of antibiotics. Over the decades, the germ-killing drugs have saved millions of lives by...
US to send 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia

US to send 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  118 Comments  •  7 years ago

US army officers stand in front a US Patriot missile defence system - AFP The United States is to send an additional 3,000 troops to Saudi Arabia “to assure and enhance” the country’s...
Yes, Trump Is Right to Withdraw from Syria and Let Turkey Deal With the PKK

Yes, Trump Is Right to Withdraw from Syria and Let Turkey Deal With the PKK


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  7 years ago

When Donald Trump ran for president, he made it clear that he wanted to end "Endless Wars." He wanted to bring American troops home and opposed the very notion of American Empire. Strangely, now...
Trump Betrayed the Kurds. He Couldn’t Help Himself.

Trump Betrayed the Kurds. He Couldn’t Help Himself.


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  69 Comments  •  7 years ago

Betrayal is a leitmotif for this president’s entire life. Think of how he cheated on his wives . Think of the infant child of a nephew who had crucial medical benefits withdrawn by...
Donald Trump’s bizarre, threatening letter to Erdoğan: ‘Don’t be a fool’

Donald Trump’s bizarre, threatening letter to Erdoğan: ‘Don’t be a fool’


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

Presidential election model that got it wrong once in 40 years predicts Trump 2020 win

Presidential election model that got it wrong once in 40 years predicts Trump 2020 win


Via: kdmichigan  •  News & Politics  •  73 Comments  •  7 years ago

A presidential election model that incorrectly predicted just one election outcome since 1980 shows President Trump winning reelection in 2020. Moody’s Analytics released the results of its 2020...
Here’s the 2 MINUTE VERSION of the video of Trump murdering his critics, including Mccain, Obama, Bernie, the media - played at Mar-A-Lago, with his son and others in attendance. ‬

Here’s the 2 MINUTE VERSION of the video of Trump murdering his critics, including Mccain, Obama, Bernie, the media - played at Mar-A-Lago, with his son and others in attendance. ‬


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

Here’s the 2 MINUTE VERSION of the video of Trump murdering his critics, including Mccain, Obama, Bernie, the media - played at Mar-A-Lago, with his son and ot hers in attendance. ‬ ‪Vile,...
Trump's Minneapolis Rally Was a Demonstration of the Moral Suicide Pact He's Made With His Supporters

Trump's Minneapolis Rally Was a Demonstration of the Moral Suicide Pact He's Made With His Supporters


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  159 Comments  •  7 years ago

The president makes a lot of things clear here. The only real "reporting" is whatever helps him and hurts his opponents. The same goes for what constitutes Fake News: it's any negative coverage...
SIX YEARS OF WORK DESTROYED IN SIX DAYS: THE COLLAPSE OF EASTERN SYRIA

SIX YEARS OF WORK DESTROYED IN SIX DAYS: THE COLLAPSE OF EASTERN SYRIA


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  35 Comments  •  7 years ago

Occupied Kurdistan (Graphic: Wikipedia) The withdrawal comes after years of American  involvement in helping the mostly Kurdish fighters defeat ISIS, and years in which the Kurds had...
Matthew Shepard's parents have sharp words for William Barr in speech delivered at DOJ event

Matthew Shepard's parents have sharp words for William Barr in speech delivered at DOJ event


Via: ender  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  7 years ago

(CNN)The family of   Matthew Shepard , a 21-year-old Wyoming man killed in a brutal homophobic attack in 1998, had sharp words for Attorney General William Barr in a speech delivered Wednesday...
Trading Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples' Day: For some, an overdue change

Trading Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples' Day: For some, an overdue change


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  48 Comments  •  7 years ago

When Grand Forks, North Dakota, replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day in July, Courtney Davis Souvannasacd brought her son, Benjamin, with her to the city council chambers to watch...
Man, Trump Really Hates the Kurds

Man, Trump Really Hates the Kurds


By: thrawn-31  •  News & Politics  •  104 Comments  •  7 years ago

Neither did you or your family....
Want to get away? Here's why October is seeing the cheapest airfares since 2013

Want to get away? Here's why October is seeing the cheapest airfares since 2013


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  7 years ago

By   Alyssa Newcomb October airfares haven’t been this cheap in six years, making the slump between summer and winter holidays   suddenly more exciting for people looking to get away....
Anti-vaccination groups still crowdfunding on Facebook despite crackdown

Anti-vaccination groups still crowdfunding on Facebook despite crackdown


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  30 Comments  •  7 years ago

By   Brandy Zadrozny Activists planning to line California roadways with anti-vaccination billboards full of misinformation are paying for them through Facebook fundraisers, despite a...
ABC Refuses to Issue an On-Air Correction to Their Fake News Video

ABC Refuses to Issue an On-Air Correction to Their Fake News Video


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  92 Comments  •  7 years ago

On Monday, ABC News got caught lying about having a video allegedly showing Turkish troops slaughtering Kurdish civilians in northern Syria, when, in fact, it was video from a gun range in...
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