TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
The civilian death toll in Afghanistan, some 16 years into the US-led invasion and occupation, continues to rise precipitously, with the most recent figures out of the United Nations showing 1,662 civilians killed in the first half of 2017, the highest civilian toll of the entire war. Officials had expressed hope civilian deaths had more or Read More…
Iranian officials have struck back at the Trump administration’s verbal attacks on Iran, suggesting the U.S. should worry about its own domestic problems before turning a critical eye towards them. According to al-Monitor, an arguably pro-Tehran media site: “Iranian officials have condemned US Secretary of Defense James Mattis for calling for regime change in Iran. During an interview with a high Read More…
Russians are “…almost genetically driven to co-opt, penetrate, gain favor…,” according to the U.S.’ former director of National Intelligence. Such rhetoric is gaining greater traction within the U.S. political establishment every day, despite public skepticism of the “Russiagate” narrative. WASHINGTON, D.C. – For nearly a year, the most well-known news channels and publications have been rife Read More…
Trump’s war on ISIS has resulted in the deaths of almost as many civilians in just a few months, as Obama’s war on ISIS killed in several years. In just a few months, President Trump is already on track to kill more civilians in his war against the Islamic State than President Obama did in Read More…
The meeting between Trump and Putin at the G20 in Hamburg injects new hope into the complicated relationship between the United States and Russia. Only time can confirm whether there is any basis for this hope. The most eagerly anticipated meeting of the year, that between Putin and Trump, lasted far more than the scheduled 20 Read More…
Syrian Kurds claim to be fighting against terror as they strive for autonomy, a goal that they have yet to achieve even after decades of effort. But their efforts are being co-opted by Western powers that are using them to achieve their own ends in the Middle East. In Part I of independent analyst Sarah Abed’s Read More…