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TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
In what by now is an entirely predictable partial retreat from Trump’s prior promise of a “full” and “rapid” American troop withdrawal from Syria, the White House announced Thursday night it would leave a small number of troops on the ground in Syria as the bulk of US forces depart. “A small peace keeping group of about 200 will remain Read More…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/22/19). What’s happening in Venezuela right now needs to be our first and foremost Read More…
Update: Americo De Grazia, Deputy of the National Assembly, has confirmed on Twitter that a second person has died in the border clashes: He aquí 3 de los heridos de #Kumarakapay en #SantaElenaDeUairen con las balas asesinas del #Usurpador #22Feb #Bolivar pic.twitter.com/viVtDDslZi — Americo De Grazia (@AmericoDeGrazia) February 22, 2019 * * * Just hours Read More…
US President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy advisor John Bolton appears dead set on resuming his decades-long stand-off with Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega, hinting that Washington-backed regime change may be in the offing. “The Ortega regime has sentenced three farm leaders to 550 years in prison for their roles in protests in 2018, where Ortega’s Read More…
Dominated by those hawkish against Iran, the Trump Administration has a sizable contingent that has been itching to start a war with Iran. It is a big enough concern that Congress has let this inform the language of bills. Numerous bills, including sanctions-related bills and recent National Defense Authorization Acts, have included language declaring that nothing Read More…
The scandal regarding the fake hospital video published by the White Helmets as a proof of the Douma chemical attack has reached its peak in the media and has caused a reaction on the diplomatic level. On February 13, BBC Syria’s producer Riam Dalati came out with a statement that “After almost 6 months of Read More…