Tag: Middle East

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

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

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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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The Fundamental Question Is: Why Is America Still In The Middle East?

Randolph Jason

The Fundamental Question Is: Why Is America Still In The Middle East? By Willis L. Krumholz for The Federalist D.C.’s hysteria is dangerous. The strike wasn’t necessarily wrong, but the president must tread carefully. Too much of D.C. wants him not to. D.C. is all worked up over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top military operator. Democrats, driven by anti-Trump madness, have taken to eulogizing Soleimani. That’s insane. Meanwhile, D.C. Republicans are ecstatic about the killing. Soleimani certainly deserved it. During the heyday of the Shiite uprising in Iraq, his…

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“We Have Hours Left”: Turkish Ceasefire On Edge Of Collapse As Erdogan Gives Kurds Hours To Flee Territory

Randolph Jason

“We Have Hours Left”: Turkish Ceasefire On Edge Of Collapse As Erdogan Gives Kurds Hours To Flee Territory from ZeroHedge .. as last week’s ceasefire – which has just over 24 hours to go – now appears in jeopardy. On Monday, Turkey gave Kurdish fighters until Tuesday night to leave a narrow strip of territory in northeastern Syria or face becoming targets, setting aside its demand for the militia to withdraw from a much larger “safe zone.” “We have hours left,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a forum organized…

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Trump: Europe Won’t Help, and We’re Not Going to Hold Thousands of ISIS Fighters at Guantanamo Bay

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Trump: Europe Won’t Help, and We’re Not Going to Hold Thousands of ISIS Fighters at Guantanamo Bay By Patrick Goodenough for CNS News The United States for months has been urging European countries to repatriate captured ISIS fighters and their families from northeastern Syria, to no avail, and the U.S. is not about to incarcerate them in Guantanamo Bay, President Trump said on Monday. “We’re not bringing 50, 60, 70 – or even 10,000 people to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We’re not going to…

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If You Think The Price Of Oil Is Skyrocketing Now, Just Wait Until The War Starts…

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If You Think The Price Of Oil Is Skyrocketing Now, Just Wait Until The War Starts… by Michael Snyder for The Economic Collapse Blog In the aftermath of the most dramatic attack on Saudi oil facilities that we have ever seen, the price of oil has exploded higher.  The Wall Street Journal is calling this attack “the Big One”, and President Trump appears to be indicating that some sort of military retaliation is coming.  Needless to say, a direct military strike on Iran could spark a major war in the…

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Don’t Believe These Tired Myths About Ending The 18-Year War In Afghanistan

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Don’t Believe These Tired Myths About Ending The 18-Year War In Afghanistan By Daniel DePetris for The Federalist After 18 years, thousands of casualties, and a price tag that could be as high as $1 trillion, the United States has done all it can in Afghanistan. Instead of finding excuses to stay, it’s time to come home. Zalmay Khalilzad, the Trump administration’s chief negotiator with the Taliban, has endured a lot of pressure in the last week. Former U.S. ambassadors, Fox News pundits, and think tank analysts alike have denounced his draft…

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PATRIOT MISSILE BATTERIES BEING INSTALLED AS PENTAGON REACTIVATES KEY SAUDI MILITARY BASE USED TO STAGE ALL PREVIOUS MIDDLE EAST WARS IN THE GULF

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PATRIOT MISSILE BATTERIES BEING INSTALLED AS PENTAGON REACTIVATES KEY SAUDI MILITARY BASE USED TO STAGE ALL PREVIOUS MIDDLE EAST WARS IN THE GULF by Geoffrey Grider for Now The End Begins After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the U.S. military abandoned Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, but now they are back.  Hundreds of U.S. troops are already there working hard to get the base operational, and as you will see below, a tremendous amount of new construction is planned.  The base covers “well over a hundred square…

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Why Israel Attacking Syria Again?

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Why Israel Attacking Syria Again? Author: Salman Rafi Sheikh for Journal NEO If remarks of Israeli prime minister Netanyahu were to be believed, the recently held meeting of US, Russian and Israeli National Security Advisers (NSAs) in Jerusalem was a ‘real diplomatic success.’ Netanyahu boasted this meeting off as the hallmark of Israeli-Russian cooperation towards establishing stability in the region. But the recent Israeli attack on Syria, coming in an utter violation of Syria’s territorial sovereignty, signifies that Netanyahu’s remarks were only a show-off and a usual Israeli bluster with no…

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