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Haaretz Says War on Northern Front ‘Possible’: Hezbollah Can Fight ‘Israel’ & Syria Terrorists Simultaneously

3 September 2016

Fighting in Syria doesn’t remove the threat of Hezbollah to Israel, the Zionist newspaper Haaretz titled its article published by Amos Harel on Friday. Haaretz considered that the prolonged quiet on the Palestinian-Lebanese border cannot rule out the possibility that Hezbollah will abandon his restraint […]

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge?

31 August 2016

News services abroad ask me if President Erdogan of Turkey will, as a result of the coup attempt, realign Turkey with Russia. At this time, there is not enough information for me to answer. Speculation in advance of information is not my forte. Moreover, I […]

It’s Time to Talk About Saudi Arabia

31 August 2016

In the House of Commons this past Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond made two announcements pertaining to Saudi Arabia that sounded like they came straight out of the ninth century. The first was that thanks to British diplomacy, Hammond did “not expect” that a […]

Can Israel and the Arab States Be Friends?

30 August 2016

Saudi Arabia have no formal diplomatic relations. The Saudis do not even recognize Israel as a state. Still, there is evidence that ties between Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab states and Israel are not only improving but, after developing in secret over many years, […]

The Empire Files: ‘This Ship is Sinking’ Says Former Bush Official

30 August 2016

AN ABSOLUTE MUST WATCH. THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF COLIN POWELL SPEAKS.

Southern Command: Isis coming through the southern US border by the thousands

25 August 2016

Southern Command: Isis coming through the southern US border by the thousands According to the Washington Beacon, Islamic extremists are infiltrating the US border through Mexican smugglers by the thousands. The US has taken in thousands of Syrian refugees legally, but an equal number are […]

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge? — Paul Craig Roberts

24 August 2016

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge? Paul Craig Roberts News services abroad ask me if President Erdogan of Turkey will, as a result of the coup attempt, realign Turkey with Russia. At this time, there is not enough information for me to answer. Speculation in advance […]

This is what ISIS’ ‘human shield’ looked like during their retreat

23 August 2016

Images released by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed rebel group, reveal the latest tactic from Islamic State militants as they start losing territory. Realizing that the SDF was gaining momentum after 10-weeks of intense fighting in Manbij, a major ISIS-held city, ISIS militants began […]

‘West spreads its democracy like coffee in bags, but people need to make own choice’ – Gorbachev

21 August 2016

Western leaders have long followed the policy of imposing democratic values in countries without the consent of the people of those nations, Mikhail Gorbachev says, noting this was partly to blame for the USSR’s collapse. The former Soviet leader spoke to Interfax ahead of the […]

Rahi from Seoul: Lebanon can no longer withstand Syrian, Palestinian refugees’ crises

21 August 2016

NNA – Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rahi is participating in the Summit on Peace, convened on August 18 to 22, 2016, in Seoul, Korea. The conference touched on a number of issues and hosted a number of bishops and dignitaries as well as high ranking […]

Nasrallah pledges victory in any next war

21 August 2016

NNA – Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, pledged, during an interview on al-Manar channel, that the Resistance would certainly triumph in the event of war. “I am certain that the Resistance will win if a war is staged on us, because we have a […]

‘The Country We Used to Know is no More’: Possible Scenarios for Post-War Syria

21 August 2016

International experts agree that when the war in Syria is over the country will never return to its pre-war state. The decentralization of Syria is already underway and the future of the country would depend on the configuration of forces in the post-war period. In […]