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Op-Ed

Syrian Government Regains Control Over Country's Northeastern Parts
 
By Moon Of Alabama
The "Free Syrian Army", which the U.S. built, is "crazy and not reliable" - Pentagon . Continue
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Main points in the agreement between the SDF and the Syrian government
 
By Danny Makki
The abolishment of the Syrian Democratic Forces, with all the current Kurdish forces and military groups joining the 5th Corps (Assault Legion) under Russian control . Continue
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Kurds face stark options after US pullback
 
By Pepe Escobar
In the annals of bombastic Trump tweets, this one is simply astonishing. Continue
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Russia to Salvage US Mess
 
By Finian Cunningham
Washington has no moral authority whatsoever to unravel the mess it has engendered in Syria. Continue
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Why the NYT's Fulsome Praise for Felons?
 
By Ray McGovern
The Times remains determined to support former FBI Director - to the point of helping Comey and his partners-in-crime avoid prison. . Continue
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We're in a permanent coup
 
By Matt Taibbi
Sooner or later Trump will figure out that his only real move is to start acting like the "dictator" MSNBC and CNN keep insisting he is. Continue
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Donald Trump channels William Shakespeare
 
By César Chelala
Is there a murderer here? No. Yes, I am. Continue
 

 
HARD NEWS 
 
MIDDLE EAST
 
 
Turkish warplanes commit new massacre in Ras al-Ayn:Local sources said the airstrike claimed the lives of dozens of people, including foreign journalists.
 
Syrian arab army deploys forces to aid Kurds amid Turkish offensive: Syrian government troops were heading to the country's northern border on Monday to "confront Turkish aggression" after making a deal with the U.S.-allied, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
 
Syrian troops enter towns in northeast as Erdogan warns of wider offensive : The return of Assad's forces to northeastern Syria, marks a stunning reversal for Syrian Kurdish authorities
 
US troops block Syrian army from defending key Kurdish cities from Turkey's advance; On Monday, Russian-backed Syrian government forces wasted no time in taking advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria after the Turkish incursion
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia has not yet established No-Fly Zone; When Syria Arab Army will start its offensive against Turkish Army & its terrorists, No-Fly zone might be established!
 
 
Robert Fisk: Trump and Erdogan have much in common : How tragically, how terrifyingly, how pitifully the Kurds were betrayed.
 
Idlib offensive: The view from Damascus:As fighting rages across the last opposition-held province of Idlib, the war in Syria has reached its brutal endgame.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFRICA
 
 
 
 
 
ASIA
 
 
 
 
White House is reviewing case of Green Beret accused of killing unarmed Afghan man: "We train our boys to be killing machines, then prosecute them when they kill! " Trump
 
 
 
EUROPE
 
 
 
 
 
AMERICAS
 
 
 
 
Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden to step down from board of Chinese firm:Hunter Biden pledges he would not work for any foreign-owned companies if his father wins the 2020 presidential election.
 
 
 
 
Peace and Joy
 
Tom Feeley

Cost Of War
 
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"


Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:  4,801


Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan :
3,430   

Total Cost of U.S. Wars Since 2001

4.92 Trillion - Spending $1 million an hour, non-stop, 24 hours a day, you won't run out of money for 411 years.
$ 4,923,589,286,027
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