Category: Middle East

TURKISH-BACKED FORCES ON GUARD FOR LIBERAL VALUES AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN SYRIA

Randolph Jason

TURKISH-BACKED FORCES ON GUARD FOR LIBERAL VALUES AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN SYRIA from SouthFront Democracy and liberal values are on the rise in the opposition-held part of Syria’s Greater Idlib region. On July 31, forces of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) raided positions of the Syrian Army in the vicinity of the town of al-Ruwaihah in southern Idlib. Following the attack, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham also launched unguided rockets at army positions near the town of Maarat al-Numan. Pro-militant sources claimed that 5 Syrian soldiers were killed…

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Hagia Sophia: Religion As Politics

Randolph Jason

Hagia Sophia: Religion As Politics Author: Christopher Black for Journal NEO Sultan Abdul Hamid II, in the face of a rising secular nationalism in the late 1800s, that culminated in the Young Turk movement, tried to restore the influence of the Ottoman Empire among Islamic nations and the Empire’s many peoples by stressing the importance of Islam and the Ottoman Caliphate, of the role of the Ottomans as the protectors of Islam and, in the modern world, a bulwark against western colonialism. Over a hundred years after he left power, after…

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“You Are Finished!”: Turkey’s Growing War on Christians

Randolph Jason

“You Are Finished!”: Turkey’s Growing War on Christians by Raymond Ibrahim for Gatestone Institute When pretexts cannot be found, assailants sometimes resort to other tactics. In an apparent attempt to conceal the online presence of at least one church, for instance, authorities labeled its website “pornographic,” and blocked it. “[T]his hateful environment did not emerge out of nowhere. The seeds of this hatred are spread, beginning at primary schools, through books printed by the Ministry of National Education portraying Christians as enemies and traitors. The indoctrination continues through newspapers and television…

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Meanwhile, WW3 May Be Brewing While We’re Distracted

Randolph Jason

Meanwhile, WW3 May Be Brewing While We’re Distracted by Brandon Turbeville for The Organic Prepper Those who are paying close attention to the pandemic may have missed that another potential killer is brewing across the ocean. In Syria today, there is the real and looming threat of a third world war. Not only is Syria fighting Western-backed terrorists on its territory, there are many more players involved on Syrian soil – from the Russians and Iranians to the Americans, Turks, and Israelis and, with the recent Turkish actions, all of…

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Leaked Greek Diplomatic Letter Warns of Major Provocation by Turkey

Randolph Jason

Leaked Greek Diplomatic Letter Warns of Major Provocation by Turkey by CHRIS TOMLINSON for Breitbart A leaked diplomatic letter from the Greek government to several of its embassies has claimed that the Turkish government is looking to use the coronavirus outbreak as cover for a major provocation on the border. The letter was sent by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs to embassies in the United States, Germany, France, and the UK. It stated that intelligence officials had determined there was a high likelihood of a Turkish provocation along the…

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With Afghanistan Deal, Trump Has A Foreign Policy Record He Can Take To Re-Election

Randolph Jason

With Afghanistan Deal, Trump Has A Foreign Policy Record He Can Take To Re-Election By Sumantra Maitra for The Federalist No new wars or interventions in Iran or Venezuela, a partial drawdown from Iraq and Syria, and an Afghanistan withdrawal deal is a foreign policy record to be proud of. The United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal this weekend after 19 years of war, to ease the way towards American full withdrawal from a semi-feudal hell. After a grueling marathon negotiation process, American Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad signed the…

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EARTHQUAKE NEAR IRANIAN NUCLEAR PLANT

Randolph Jason

EARTHQUAKE NEAR IRANIAN NUCLEAR PLANT by Dr Joseph P Farrell for Giza Death Star Well… here we go folks!  It’s 2020, and Daniel and I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and every good thing in the year to come. And speaking of the New Year, I want to start of this year’s blogs by a look back to the very tail end of last year, and to rehearse an old high octane speculation, because I think we’re looking at that old pattern of high octane speculation…

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Trump Tweets “All Is Well”: At Least Nine Rockets Strike American Air Base In Iraq

Randolph Jason

Trump Tweets “All Is Well”: At Least Nine Rockets Strike American Air Base In Iraq from Zero Hedge Summary: President Trump has tweeted that “All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning.” Iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against multiple bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq,…

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Nancy Pelosi Complains: No Notification Before Attack on Iran’s Soleimani

Randolph Jason

Nancy Pelosi Complains: No Notification Before Attack on Iran’s Soleimani by JOEL B. POLLAK for Breitbart GNN Note – Funny, I don’t remember a lot of screaming from the Dems when Obomba did the same thing. huh! You know, the Obombing of Yemen, the hospitals and wedding party? Not a peep from these degenerates. Funny how that works. ****** Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacted to the successful U.S. airstrike on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq on Thursday evening by complaining that Congress was not consulted in advance…

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No Christians Allowed: Muslim UN Officials Block Syrian Christian Refugees from Getting Help

Randolph Jason

No Christians Allowed: Muslim UN Officials Block Syrian Christian Refugees from Getting Help by Dale Hurd for CBN News GNN Note – Never forget there is NO GLOBAL WAR against Christians – nothing but a lie told by liars. ****** Christian Syrian refugees have told CBN News that they have been blocked from getting help from the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, by Muslim UN officials in Jordan. UN Response to Syrian Christians? Get Lost One of the refugees, Hasan, a Syrian convert to Christianity, told us in a…

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