US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday that “Israel is everything we want the entire Middle East to look like going forward” and that US-Israel relations are “stronger than ever”. Speaking at an award ceremony held by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America in Washington DC, Pompeo hailed Israel as “democratic and Read More…
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UN Reports Over 8,000 Afghan Civilians Killed in 2018, Mostly Women and Children
Adding to a growing list of UN reports released recently all showing a surge in Afghan civilian casualties in different manners, a Wednesday report was released showing that civilian deaths are surging from US and Afghan government airstrikes. This has been ongoing through the year, with a decrease in US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria leading to more warplanes committed Read More…
Congressional ‘Syria Study Group’ To Provide “Options” For Transition To Post-Assad Syria
Officer: “What are our orders sir?”… Pentagon: “We will convene a panel of bureaucrats to put together a study no one will read and report back in six months.” * * * Since entering office President Trump’s long term policy on Syria has remained somewhat of a mystery. With at least 2,000 US troops still occupying parts of Read More…
Ukraine Begins Large Air Force Exercises With NATO To “Protect The Airspace” From Russia
Just days ago we noted that the the United States is now treating Ukraine as if it were a NATO member as on September 27th Washington donated to Ukraine two warships for use against Russia. And now in a move that’s sure to be seen by Russia as a major and intolerable provocation Ukraine has announced the start of joint Read More…
The Trap Of False Certainty – Fake Revolutions, Feelings Over Facts & Division Politics
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 (10/08/18). As independent media, with every opportunity being taken to denounce, discredit and censor us, Read More…
WaPo Learns The High Price Of Doing Saudi Arabia’s PR After Alleged Murder Of Its Own Columnist
For much of the past 15 years, The Washington Post has repeatedly published reports that essentially amount to press releases for the Saudi government promoting Saudi government “reforms.” ISTANBUL — The mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in the Turkish capital of Istanbul last Tuesday has jolted the worlds of Western Read More…






