Yesterday, Russian president Vladimir Putin paid a surprise visit to Russian troops fighting ISIS in Syria. He announced that since the battle against the extremists was essentially won, he was ordering the bulk of Russian military forces to return to Russia. The US, on the other hand, is claiming that its troops would continue to Read More…
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Russia Begins Withdrawing Troops, Aircraft From Syria
Most of the remaining Russian forces operating in Syria, including the Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Beriev A-50 AWACSs are returning to home just days after President Vladimir Putin surprised the world by announcing that Russian military forces would swiftly withdraw from Syria – a promise that elicited accusations of insincerity from the West. The first contingent of Read More…
Why A Harvey Weinstein Moment Is Needed For America’s Wars
America needs a Harvey Weinstein moment to break a long-standing apathy towards war. What makes a Harvey Weinstein moment? The now-disgraced Hollywood mogul is hardly the first powerful man to stand accused of having abused women. The Harveys who preceded Harvey himself are legion, their prominence matching or exceeding his own and the misdeeds with which Read More…
Fight In The Skies Of Deir-Ezzor
US Air Forces Central Command, Russian/Syrian aircraft crossed a de-confliction line into coalition airspace east of the Euphrates River 6-8 times a day in late November. “The greatest concern is that we could shoot down these aircraft because of their actions are seen as a threat” to coalition forces, the source claimed recently together with Read More…
State Of Fear: How History’s Deadliest Bombing Campaign Created Today’s Crisis In Korea
The firebombing of North Korea’s cities, towns, and villages remains virtually unknown to the general public and unacknowledged in media discussions of the crisis, despite the obvious relevance to North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclear deterrent.’ As the world watches with mounting concern the growing tensions and bellicose rhetoric between the United States and North Korea, Read More…
ISIS Helps US Keep Military’s Foot In Philippines’ Door
Current US ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim, recently congratulated the Philippines’ armed forces and the US military for their successful completion of KAMANDAG, a joint military exercise held for the first time this year. The US embassy in the Philippines on its website noted that: KAMANDAG, which will run until October 11, is an acronym for the Read More…






