Russia replaces US in northern Syria

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“Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday.. At the same time, tensions grew within NATO as Turkey defied...”

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 fighters has upended alliances and is re-drawing the map of northern Syria for yet another time in the...

MIDDLE ISRAEL: WHAT ARE THE KURDS DOING WRONG?

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“Faced with their most recent abandonment, Kurdish nationalists must first ask themselves why they are repeatedly betrayed, and then draw several...”

Kurdistan Flag (Source) Let every nation know,” vowed John Kennedy in his inaugural address, “that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” Donald Trump’s amendment of this brave...

It's illegal to say "I want to kill the president"

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“It's illegal. It's a federal offense. Its one of the only sentences that you're not allowed to say!”

As political tensions heat up, this is an important warning to those who can't control their tongues!

Sandy Hook father awarded $450,000 in defamation suit against university professor

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Noah Pozner was one of 26 victims of the Sandy Hook shooting in December 2012. A Wisconsin jury has awarded the father of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting $450,000 following a defamation lawsuit against a retired university professor who claimed the massacre never...

When Saddam Hussein Used His WMDs

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“The incident, which has been officially defined by Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal as a genocidal massacre against the Kurdish people in Iraq, was...”

Human remains found at a mass grave site in Iraqi Kurdistan, July 15, 2005 - By James Gordon from Los Angeles, California, USA - Zahko, Iraqi Kurdistan (Wikipedia) The Halabja chemical attack (Kurdish: Kêmyabarana Helebce کمیابارانی ھەڵەبجە), also known as the Halabja Massacre or Bloody...

Best TV Commercial Ever?

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"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" is a pop song that originated as the jingle "Buy the World a Coke"[1] in the groundbreaking 1971 "Hilltop" television commercial for Coca-Cola and sung by The Hillside Singers. "Buy the World a Coke" was produced by Billy Davis and...

US said considering plan to remove nukes from Turkish base near Syrian border

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“American military believed to keep some 50 tactical nuclear bombs at Incirlik in southern Turkey; official says bombs effectively hostage to Erdogan”

A US Air Force F15 fighter jet takes off at Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. (AP Photo) US officials met in recent days to review plans to remove some 50 nuclear weapons housed under American control at the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey amid growing tensions with...

This is the No. 1 habit self-made millionaires share—and it’s also the most overlooked, says money expert

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“That’s what I discovered through my “Rich Habits” study, in which I spent five years interviewing and researching the daily activities, habits and...”

Photo: Getty Images There are a handful of things that separate the ultra rich from everyone else: research has shown they tend to exercise regularly, maintain a healthy diet, save 10% or more of their income, read books and manage their time wisely. But the most important — and most...

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

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“Retired US Marine general John Allen spared no words of outrage: “There is blood on Trump’s hands for abandoning our Kurdish allies.””

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 fended for themselves amid the Syrian civil war, a Turkish invasion, brutal atrocities by Turkish-backed...

Fox News: Trump says US troops in Syria to be withdrawn, redeployed in region

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“Turkey’s invasion has “resulted in the release of many dangerous ISIS detainees,” Esper added in the statement.”

Photo credit: Fox News Just when you thought Trump was really going to pull those troops out of the Mid-East ("To end those endless Middle-Eastern wars) -  Fox News Reports: President Trump announced on Monday that U.S. troops in northeastern Syria will be withdrawn from the country as...