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 …
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US House Intel Committee Hearing: Implications of the Rise of Authoritarianism
“The Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini observed that in seeking to accumulate power, it is wise to do so in …
Trump Son-in-Law Kushner Meets Buddy Saudi Crown Prince MBS For First Time Since Khashoggi’s Murder
Reportedly, US career officials “recommended against granting Jared Kushner a top secret security clearance based on foreign influence concern.” (US …
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 …
Erdogan’s Crackdown In Turkey & Global Outcry Both Intensify
Inside Trump Towers Istanbul: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/01/03/trump-has-millions-in-licensing-fees-royalities-at-risk-with-trump-towers-turkey/ What appears to be Erdogan security kicking protestor in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2017, …
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 …
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 …
US Grand Jury Charges Two In Illegal Turkish Influence Scheme
From VOA News: “US Alleges Illegal Turkish Influence Scheme Last Updated: December 17, 2018 2:38 PM, by Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON …
US-Turkey Conference Planned At Trump Hotel DC; Sponsors Include Boeing, Trump Acting Sec Of Defense Was Boeing Exec; Boeing Just Launched Tech Center In Turkey
The 37th Annual Conference On US-Turkey Relations is planned to be held at Trump International Hotel in Washington DC, in …
Ottoman-Turkish Genocide Against Armenians & Other Christians
Celebration at a Syriac Orthodox monastery in Mosul, Ottoman Syria, early 20th century, public domain via wikimedia California “Assembly Joint …
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 Approved Sale Of Patriot Missiles To Turkey; Erdogan Says US Sanctions Cannot Hurt Turkey-Iran Ties
Nuclear weapons may or may not still be parked in Turkey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incirlik_Air_Base http://web.archive.org/web/20181125161550/https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/11/30/the_future_of_incirlik_air_base.html In December of 2015, Trump stated: “I …
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 …
Syrian Democratic Forces Statement On Trump Announcement To Withdraw From Syria
Click to enlarge map. Statement as found here: https://twitter.com/JimCarli/status/1075802326168977409 A slightly different version from the official web site: http://sdf-press.com “To …
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 …
US Judge Sullivan Sternly Rebuked Trump’s First National Security Advisor Flynn; Sentencing Delayed
From VOA News: “Sentencing of Former Trump National Security Chief Flynn Delayed Last Updated: December 18, 2018 4:00 PM, by …
Judge Sullivan Raised Serious Question About If General Flynn Could Be Charged With Treason; Mueller Team Failed To Respond; Why Did Judge Sullivan Back Down After The Break? Flynn Lawyers Ask To Postpone Sentencing
Judge Sullivan raised a serious, legitimate, question about if General Flynn could be charged with treason. The Mueller team member …
Trump Says No Plans To Listen To Tape Of Khashoggi Killing; Trump Connections To Saudi & Khashoggi’s Uncle Predate Birth of Saudi Crown Prince MBS
Trump’s connections to Saudi Arabia are older than the current Crown Prince MBS. Why do people suppose that Trump needs …
Questioned About Journalist Dismembered/Cut Into Pieces Trump Hopes “That It All Works Out”! Maybe Saudis Will Serve Khashoggi At State Dinner For Trump? Trump Halloween-Day Of The Dead Special
When questioned by a journalist about Khashoggi, on Halloween, Trump said: “I just hope that it all works out.” How’s …
A Modern Dictator’s Playbook
7 min video link: http://youtu.be/SzrrsU1TslU A Modern Dictator’s Playbook (Extended) By Tom Steyer, who was among those recently targeted by …
2016 Reporting Shows Saudis Only Banned Murdered Journalist Khashoggi After He Criticized Trump
Trump and Saudi Crown Prince MBS (Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud). From Common Dreams: “While President Continues to …
Saudis Face Business Backlash After Journalist Disappears; Trump’s Mnuchin Will Go To Saudi Conference Anyway, Along With Bankers & Siemens
From VOA News: “Saudis Face Business Backlash After Journalist Disappears October 12, 2018 2:51 PM VOA News U.S. Treasury Secretary …
Watchdog: Journalists Jailed in Record Numbers Worldwide
From VOA News: “Watchdog: Journalists Jailed in Record Numbers Worldwide September 28, 2018 6:20 PM, by Margaret Besheer UNITED NATIONS …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Iffy Foreign Engineers Responsible For Holtec Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage & Small Modular Reactors; Holtec Abuse Of H1B Visas; No Apparent Effort To Find-Recruit Talent
Founded by India’s Kris Singh, Holtec appears to have a virtual monopoly on the storage of high level nuclear waste, …
US Congressman Cummings Wrote Letters To VP Pence In Mid-November 2016 Expressing Concerns About Trump National Security Advisor Flynn; Pence Failed To Respond; Denied That He Was Aware Of Letters
Shortly after the 2016 election, US Congressman Cummings warned VP Pence about Michael Flynn: “Last year, on November 16, 2016, …
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 …
Wylie Testimony To US Senate Judiciary Committee On Cambridge Analytica Russia Connections And More
WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY IN THE MATTER OF CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA AND OTHER RELATED …
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 …
Trump Campaign Surrogate-Transition Team Member-National Security Advisor Flynn Statement of Offense-Guilty Plea (USA v. Michael T. Flynn)
Bannon Directed Cambridge Analytica To Test American Reaction To Images Of Putin-Russian Expansion In Eastern Europe According To Whistleblower Testimony
“Wylie reported that Bannon directed Cambridge Analytica in 2014 to test images and concepts for an American audience relating to …
Key Takeaways from Interview with Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
“Judiciary and Oversight Committee Democrats Release Key Takeaways from Interview with Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Apr 25, 2018 Press Release Judiciary …
A Discourse of Denial: Memories of the Armenian Genocide
Pre-WWI Map of Armenia by Yerevanc, CC-BY-SA via Wikipedia December 1915 New York Times Armenian Genocide article The Armenian Genocide, …
Russia Committed Genocide Against Boris Johnson’s Circassian Ancestors-Sold His Ancestress Into Slavery, Then Threatens Johnson And Others For Comparing Them To Nazis
UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson’s great-great grandmother was Circassian, and reportedly sold into slavery in Turkey. The Circassian people were …
Turkey: A Dark Day For Press Freedom And For Justice As Journalists Sentenced To Life In Prison Including Up To 23 Hours Per Day Solitary Confinement
By Amnesty Internationa: “Turkey: A dark day for press freedom and for justice as journalists sentenced to life 16 February …
Trump Sold Floor Of Trump World Tower To Saudi Arabia A Few Months Before 911; Now Trump Wants Saudi To Build US Infrastructure
Trump has done business with rich Saudis for at least 32 years. The Saudi government has continued to back Islamic …
Controversial Trans-Adriatic (TAP) Gas Pipeline Gets 1.5 billion Euros In Public Money Amid Massive Environmental Risks
Pipeline projects as of October 2015, EIA.gov By Bankwatch.org: “Controversial gas pipeline gets EUR 1.5 billion in public money amid …
U.S. Push-Russia Consent Could Revive Turkmen-Caspian Gas-Pipeline Hopes
Looks like a Trump-Tillerson-Putin-Lavrov deal, as it required Russia approval. From RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/commentary-turkmenistan-gas-hopes/28990352.html “Commentary: U.S. Push Could Revive Turkmen Gas …
