When depleted uranium rounds were first developed in the Cold War, they were only intended to be used as a last resort. They were for making mincemeat out of Soviet tanks during a potential global war. At that point, it wouldn’t really matter if radioactive rounds were raining down on Western Europe, because the whole Read More…
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The US Is About to Escalate the Fight Against ISIS in Both Iraq and Syria
(ANTIWAR) Following up on yesterday’s report that the Pentagon is likely to recommend a significant deployment of US ground troops to Syria by month’s end, Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed that the US, as well as NATO as an alliance, are preparing to escalate the fight against ISIS in both Iraq and Syria. Mattis played up Read More…
Meet The New Boss … Same As The Old Boss?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to another episode of TLAV Political Roundtable where we break down the week of American politics, and discuss its implication on American life, and the world. In this episode we begin to acknowledge the many bad signs that Donald Trump Read More…
Assad Rejects Trump “Safe Zone” Plan: Says Syria Will Be Safe When The West, GCC Stop Supporting Terrorists
After rightly rejecting the new draft Constitution for Syria submitted by Russia, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is wisely rejecting the Trump administration concept of the implementation of “safe zones” inside Syria. In the first interview with Western media since the election of Donald Trump, Assad decried the plan as a bad idea that would have Read More…
Cost Of War Against ISIS Reaches $11 Billion
Since the air war against the so-called Islamic State kicked off in August 2014, the United States has spent just under $11 billion financing it. According to the most recent Pentagon figures, Statista’a Niall McCarthy reports that the bill for the campaign hit $10.99 billion as of December 31, 2016. On a daily basis, the cost of operations Read More…
Congresswoman Who Says U.S. Funds ISIS Just Got Back From Syria: Here’s What She Found
Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmaker who accused the U.S. government of funding and arming ISIS and introduced a bill to prevent it from happening in future, recently disclosed that she met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during her recent trip to Syria. The move has reportedly angered many of her fellow congressmen and women. Upon returning from Read More…






