Examining the Exploitive Role of Ethnic Germans in Guatemala to Better Contextualize the US Border Crisis
“Delivery of coffee on a German farm in Guatemala“. Alta Verapaz is the district from which Jakelin Caal, the little …
Tag Archives: Syria
Turkish-Russian Military Cooperation Deepens
Trump Towers Istanbul (see name reflected to the right). Trump Towers Shopping complex Istanbul Turkey (bottom center on map) A …
EU Bows To Saudi King In Rejecting Draft List Of Countries With Strategic Deficiencies In Their Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Frameworks
If Saudi were innocent, shouldn’t they support this? “The aim of this list is to protect the EU financial system …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Indicted on Corruption Charges
Longtime friends Trump and Netanyahu at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem May 23, 2017 by U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv “VOA60 World …
Turkish President Erdogan and Trump Son-in-Law Kushner Discuss Middle East Peace Efforts
Kushner opening Jerusalem Embassy “We can call it the second-track diplomacy,” said Bagci. “If they (Erdogan and Trump) don’t trust …
After Trump Blocks Pelosi Trip, Trump Buddy Lindsey Graham Pops Up In Turkey – Art Of The Oil & Gas Con?
Shortly after Trump blocked the now Democrat-led US House delegation trip to visit with NATO, and with US troops in …
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Arrest Turkish And Russian Terrorists
From Syrian Democratic Forces Media Center: http://sdf-press.com/en/ “Arresting Turkish And Russian Terrorists Sdf1 January 11, 2019 To Media and public …
Indigenous Middle-East Christians Appeal For Help/No-Fly Zone Over North-East Syria To Protect Them From Turkey
Related: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2018/12/25/open-letter-of-christians-of-northern-syria-to-christians-in-the-us-do-not-allow-turkey-to-destroy-us/ The Ottoman Turks are threatening to genocide the Assyrian Chaldean Syriac Christians of the Middle East. Help stop …
Trump Has Millions In Licensing Fees/Royalities At Risk With Trump Towers Turkey
Trump’s company was paid as much as $10 million in licensing fees for Trump Towers Istanbul from 2014 to ca …
Syrian Democratic Forces: Impact Of Trump’s Announced Syrian Withdrawal Already Felt; ISIS Has Increased Attacks
According to the spokesperson of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Kino Gabriel, attacks by ISIS have increased over the last days. …
Open letter from Christians of Northern Syria to Christians in the US: Do NOT allow Turkey to destroy us!
“Syriac Union Party Open letter of Christians of Northern Syria to Christians in the US Do NOT allow Turkey to …
US Allies Scramble In Syria After Trump’s Announced Withdrawal; Concerns ISIS Prisoners Could Get Loose
CIA map of Kurdistan from ca 1992. The Kurds were promised their own state in the 1920 Treaty of Sevres. …
Turkish Convoys Of Troops, Tanks And Other Equipment Began Crossing Border, Heading To Manbij Syria
Turkish troops started moving into Syria on the night of Dec. 22-23rd. Excerpts from VOA News, Dec. 23, 2018: https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-will-not-reconsider-withdrawing-troops-from-syria/4712959.html …
Trump Forces Out Sec Of Defense Mattis By Jan 1st, Not Allowing 2 Mth Transition; Replaces With Former Boeing Exec Shanahan
Trump fearful of losing his name on Trump Towers Istanbul and Turkey’s Erdogan impatient to start slaughter of Kurdish led …
Who Are The Kurds? Largest Stateless Ethnic Group; Indigenous To Modern Turkey, NE Syria, Iraq, Iran & Armenia; Anti-ISIS Fighters Betrayed By Trump
The 1920 Treaty of Sevres promised Kurdistan for the Kurds, but the promise was never fulfilled. After they have proved …
NATO Allies Fearful About Departure of ‘Trusted’ Mattis
“Mattis’ departure has added to growing European alarm. This week, America’s European allies felt blindsided by the abrupt changes. The …
US Senator Reed: Trump’s Declaration of Victory Over ISIS & Hasty Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Syria is Reckless and Destabilizing
“Pulling out of Syria in this manner would be a betrayal of our Kurdish partners who, along with other Arab …
Following Recent Trip to Syria, Virginia Congressman Warns of Turkey’s Agenda in the Region (December 17, 2018)
Inside Trump Towers Istanbul, Turkey Turkish Straits shipping chokepoints – Bosporus (Bosphorus)and Dardanelle straits. “FOLLOWING RECENT INDEPENDENT TRIP TO SYRIA, …
General Michael Flynn Fired From The DIA – Summary
NB – Russia Annexed Crimea: February 20 – March 19 2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation This article was published by the Center for American …
Switzerland Demands Russia ‘End Illegal Activities’ After Two Suspected Spy Cases
The Russian government’s so out of control that even the Swiss government is fed up with them. It would be …
Trump Calls on World Leaders to “Isolate” Iran; Did His Old Friend Netanyahu Write His Speech?
Trump has been friends with Israeli PM Netanyahu since the 1980s. Can Putin get Iran and Israel to make peace …
Russia to Supply New Missile Defense System to Syria Over Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Objections
If Trump is ever forced to choose between Putin and his older friend Israeli PM Netanyahu, who will he choose? …
Indefensible: Idlib and the left
Originally posted on Leila's blog:
Protest in Idlib, 7 Sept 2018 Originally published by Freedom. On Saturday regime and Russian airstrikes…
THE LOOMING MASSACRE IN IDLIB
Originally posted on Syria Freedom Forever – سوريا الحرية للأبد:
The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is threatening to carry out a massive assault on…
Iraq & Syria: of Memory & Maps
From OpenDemocracy: “Iraq and Syria: of memory and maps by DARIUS A. KAMALI 12 May 2018 The interests of outsiders, not …
Alleged Russian GRU Hitmen Made Many Trips To Geneva In The Months Leading Up To The Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack, Including During Syria Peace Talks
“The two Russian hitmen who British authorities accuse of attempting to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter …
Before We Pay $250 Billion To “Rebuild Syria”, We Should Force Putin To Stop The Endless Death And Destruction (HRW)
From Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/we-pay-250bn-rebuild-syria-we-should-force-putin-stop-endless-death-and-destruction “September 4, 2018 10:16AM EDT Before We Pay $250bn to ‘Rebuild Syria’, We Should Force …
Russian Mercenaries: Vagner (Wagner) Commanders Describe Life Inside The “Meat Grinder”
Richard Wagner’s Twilight of the gods: Valhalla on fire, (Max Brückner 1894) Remember Wagner (Vagner) Group? https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2018/08/31/russian-journalists-killed-investigating-private-russian-mercenaries-diamond-gold-uranium-mining-in-africa-wagner-group-connected-to-kremlin-putins-chef-prigozhin-indicted-for-interfer As explained below, …
Concerns Raised About UN Impartiality In Syria As Almost 3 Million Lives At Stake In Idlib
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2015/05/syria-country-divided-150529144229467.html The above is the map as of August 8, 2018. Live updates are found here: https://syria.liveuamap.com It certainly doesn’t …
Russian Journalists Killed Investigating Private Russian Mercenaries & Diamond-Gold-Uranium Mining In Africa; Wagner Group Connected To Kremlin & Putin’s Chef Prigozhin (Indicted For Interference In US Elections)
Russian journalists were killed while investigating Russian mercenaries and mining in the Central African Republic. Russian troops are reportedly being …
UN Special Envoy For Syria Offers To Personally Escort Residents Of Idlib To Safety; Almost 3 Million Civilian Lives At Stake
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2015/05/syria-country-divided-150529144229467.html The above is the map as of August 8, 2018. Live updates are found here: https://syria.liveuamap.com It certainly doesn’t …
Censoring A Dying Man: US Senator McCain Statement On Trump-Putin Meeting In Helsinki Deleted From Senate Web Site As He Lay Dying; Read The Statement; Make A Copy For The Record
On August 24, 2018, shortly after John McCain’s family announced that he was discontinuing medical treatment, McCain’s very critical statement …
The Secure America from Russian Interference Act of 2018
https://www.democraticwhip.gov/sites/democraticwhip.house.gov/files/Russia%20Omni.pdf “ISSUE REPORT ● DEFENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY The Secure America from Russian Interference Act of 2018 For Immediate Release: …
Russian Organized Crime Mexico-Smuggling Illegal Immigrants To The USA; Russian Invasion of Crimea
The report, further below, is dated, but so are Putin and Trump’s alleged and apparent ties to Russian organized crime. …
Leak Re Mueller Investigation: Trump’s Attempt To Shift Focus Away From Russian Collusion?
A little over a month ago, The New York Times published an article including what they said was a list …
Iran Deal: US Exit Opening For Russia? Exit Must Make Multiple Trump Friends Happy
By cancelling the Iran nuclear deal, Trump pacifies his mega-donors, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, pleases his longtime friend Israeli PM …
Questions Mueller Wants To Ask Trump: Part I – Flynn Questions
On Monday night, the New York Times published an article, based on what they say is a list of questions …
The US Constitution Reserves To Congress The Right To Declare War Because History Showed That Executives May Go To War For Reasons Which Are Not In The National Interest
“The British model gave the king the absolute power to make war. The American framers [of the Constitution] repudiated that …
Trump Backpedals On Putin’s Role In Syria; Huckabee-Sanders Blames Russia; Russia And Trump’s Other Oil Producing Friends Benefit From Rising Oil Prices
As discussed in yesterday’s post, Russia government owned oil companies could benefit from increased conflict in the Middle East, or …
Trump Torn Between Netanyahu And Putin In Syria? When Rats Are Cornered They Jump?
When rats are cornered they jump? Almost exactly a year ago, US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu both appeared …
Did Russia Arrest Oligarch (Magomedov) In Order To Expropriate Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Without Compensation?
A Russian oligarch was arrested on Saturday. Why? One logical guess would be so that Russian State owned Transneft could …
Trump Fires Tillerson Less Than 24 Hrs After Tillerson Blamed Russia For UK Poisoning & Called Russia “Irresponsible Force Of Instability In The World” & Promised To Coordinate A Response With The UK; Last Week Tillerson Called Lavrov-Russia Trolling “Silly” & Fell Ill After Staying At Same Hotel As Lavrov
Tillerson was fired by Trump apparently less than 12 hours after criticizing Russia in a statement. Trump was probably asleep …
Israel Launches ‘Large-Scale Attack’ on Targets in Syria As PM Netanyahu Reportedly To Be Indicted On Corruption Charges Next Week
Trump and Netanyahu – Two rats together (our apologies to rat lovers.) Like Trump, long-time Trump family friend (Trump’s father …
UK Police Search Home, Evacuate Area in London Suburb After Arrest in Tube Attack; Meanwhile Russian Zapad War Games, Russian Jet Attacks In Syria Largely Ignored
link http://youtu.be/A32rLQsnVoU Since there are always conspiracy theories saying that the US or UK are creating distractions or an excuse …
Remember This? Diversion, and Trump’s Missile Strikes Against Syria (When Rats are Cornered they Jump?)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
When rats are cornered they jump? US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu appear to have…
Trump-Tillerson Concerned that Assad is “Bad”; “Unreliable” for Russia; Tillerson Dumps US Press Corps to Meet with Putin; Russian Foreign Minister Insults Journalist
In the Kremlin it is springtime… there’s bromance in the air so they say… (Parody adaptation of Tina Turner’s “Foreign …
Eastern Mediterranean Oil and Gas; EU Med Gas Pipeline to Reduce Dependency Upon Russia – Lest Europe Freeze Again as in 2009
Russia State owned Gazprom cut off gas to Europe in the dead of an especially cold winter 8 years ago. …
Trump Notified Russia Before Attacking Syria; Trump Formally Notified the US Congress on Saturday; 100 years Ago US President Wilson Asked Congress Before Entering WWI
April 2, 1917, US President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress for a declaration of war before entering World War I on …
Patronage, Nepotism, Diversion, and Trump’s Missile Strikes Against Syria (When Rats are Cornered they Jump?)
When rats are cornered they jump? US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu appear to have the same talking points …
Russia Rocking the European Boat?
From VOA (written last April when VOA still had a formally independent bipartisan board, unless the article has been changed): …
