SalonKurdistan America is being held hostage by a bloody madman — and he’s in the White HouseSalon - Lucian K. Truscott IVThese are the most frightening words Trump has uttered since becoming president: “Sometimes you have to let them fight a little while. Sometimes you have to let them fight like two kids. Then you pull
USA TODAYflipped into Top StoriesDonald Trump 'Totally gross': Susan Rice hits back at Trump after he criticizes her Syria policyUSA TODAY - Nicholas WuFormer national security adviser and Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice hit back at President Donald Trump on Twitter as the two clashed over U.S. foreign policy in Syria. Earlier on Friday, Trump blasted
The New York Timesflipped into OpinionOpinion Trump Is a Weak Man in a Strongman’s WorldThe New York TimesFor a long time in arguments about the perils posed by the Trump presidency, my watchword has been: Trump is weaker than you think. Too weak to pass legislation. Too weak to get his hacks appointed to
The Telegraphflipped into NewsSyria With Turkey’s behaviour raising the risk of conflict with Russia, Nato is in a bindThe Telegraph - By Con CoughlinFor how much longer can Nato longer tolerate the woeful conduct of its so-called ally? For a country that is supposed to be a key component in the Nato alliance, Turkey sure has a strange way of demonstrating
New York Postflipped into OpinionOpinion Trump didn't sell out the Kurds by pulling out of SyriaNew York Post - By Kenneth R. Timmerman The national media blasted President Trump’s withdrawal of 50 US military advisors from the Syrian border with Turkey as a “sellout,” a “betrayal” …
Osama Bin Laden Navy SEAL who oversaw Osama bin Laden raid says US is 'under attack from the president'upworthy.com - megaphone.upworthy.com US Navy Adm. William McRaven, a retired Navy SEAL who oversaw the raid that took out Osama bin Laden in 2011, delivered a damning assessment of …
The Washington Postflipped into WorldPolitics ‘They are livid’: Trump’s withdrawal from Syria prompts rare public criticism from current, former military officialsThe Washington PostThe “abandonment threatens to undo five years’ worth of fighting against ISIS and will severely damage American credibility and reliability,” Votel and co-author Elizabeth Dent wrote in the Atlantic. hurried
Fox Newsflipped into Top StoriesNews Trump and Susan Rice get in nasty Twitter fight after ex-Obama adviser's Syria commentsFox News - Victor GarciaIf former national security adviser Susan Rice was wondering whether President Trump was watching her Friday night appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher," she soon got her answer. In a late-night tweet,
Reuters UKflipped into Top NewsExtremism Pompeo says U.S. committed to Afghan peace after deadly explosionsReuters - Reuters EditorialKABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday Washington remained committed to peace and stability in Afghanistan as police searched for bodies in the rubble of a mosque in eastern
Fox Newsflipped into OpinionOpinion Rep. Paul Gosar: Trump was right to withdraw troops from Syria – We should protect US borders insteadFox News - Paul GosarI was one of 60 members of the House of Representatives to vote against the resolution condemning President Trump’s removal of American troops from the Syrian conflict zone. I did this because America
Mitch McConnell McConnell Blames Trump’s Syria Disaster On…Obamanationalmemo.com - Emily Singer Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post criticizing Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria. …
Liberal View Trump Tweets About An 'Ultimate Solution' To Kurds After Chat With Erdoğancrooksandliars.com - Mark Sumner On Friday morning, Donald Trump was back on the phone to Recep Erdoğan. And this phone call seems to have been about as beneficial to regional peace …
The Inquisitr flipped into NewsNews (U.S.) Donald Trump Tweets Attack Video Accusing Mitt Romney Of Being A ‘Democrat Secret Asset’The Inquisitr - Kristine Lofgren Donald Trump posted a video on Friday that called Mitt Romney, the Republican Senator from Utah, of being a “Democrat secret asset” who was trying to …
The New York Timesflipped into OpinionOpinion Trump Takes Incoherence and Inhumanity and Calls It Foreign PolicyThe New York Times - By NICHOLAS KRISTOFIt was just five years ago that an American president, faced with a crisis on Syria’s border, acted decisively and honorably. Barack Obama responded with airstrikes and a rescue operation in 2014 when
Al Jazeeraflipped into Middle East EditionWorld News How long will Turkey remain in northeast Syria?Al Jazeera - Linah AlsaafinTurkish push in northeast Syria could take longer than anticipated, analysts warn, raising fears of clashes. Akcakale, Turkey - On one side, the concrete border wall topped with barbed wire winds down
Politics Erdoğan goons and US citizens they beat up poised for round twowashingtonexaminer.com - Steven Nelson A second confrontation is on tap between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's security detail and the U.S. citizens they brutally beat up last …
The New YorkerKurdistan The Former U.S. ISIS Envoy on Trump and the Crisis in SyriaThe New Yorker - Isaac ChotinerFive years ago, President Obama appointed Brett McGurk as his special envoy to counter ISIS. The Obama Administration had sent a limited number of troops to Syria; McGurk’s job was focussed on destroying
The Wall Street Journal.Middle East Kurds and Turkey Accuse Each Other of Cease-Fire ViolationsThe Wall Street Journal. - Sune Engel RasmussenScattered fighting in northeastern Syria begins to slow down, witnesses say DUHOK, Iraq—Kurdish forces and Turkey traded accusations of violating a cease-fire agreement between Washington and Ankara on
Daily Mirrorflipped into Daily MirrorSyria ISIS plan to attack SAS troops in Syria with suicide bombs in brasmirror.co.uk - Paul Hooper The fanatics are wiring the garments with plastic explosives in a bid to kill coalition troops ISIS plan to attack SAS troops in Syria with suicide …
Euronewsflipped into EuropeEuropean News European countries halted arm exports to Turkey but why haven't they done the same for Saudi Arabia?Euronews - By Rachael Kennedy & Cristina Abellan-Matamoros, Lauren ChadwickSeveral European countries including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, have temporarily halted arms exports to Turkey over the country's military incursion into northern Syria. The operation, which
The Washington Postflipped into Post Editors' PicksWorld News Fact-checking Trump on the Kurds: Yes, they are more unsafe now. No, they aren’t more threatening than ISIS.The Washington Post - By Miriam BergerPresident Trump has had lots of contradictory things to say about the Kurds, who until just two weeks ago were allied with the United States in northeastern Syria. The Kurds, you may recall, are a stateless
Axiosflipped into PoliticsU.S. Politics Pentagon grapples with possibility of an ISIS revival in SyriaAxios - Rashaan Ayesh President Trump's abrupt withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria is forcing the Pentagon to acknowledge the possible revival of an Islamic …
Madison, WI Ron Malzer: Trump's siege against democracy must be stoppedmadison.com - Ron Malzer | guest columnist “While the U.S. remains the indispensable nation in the free world, we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without …
World News Joe Hildebrand on Trump's 'national disgrace'nzherald.co.nz - Joe Hildebrand There are precious few constants in history and humanity. The only real certainty is that everybody dies eventually, and frankly that's not a great …
LGBTQ NationLGBTQ+ Impeachment may just accelerate Trump’s anti-LGBTQ agendaLGBTQ Nation - John Gallagher Before President Trump decided to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria, the only complaint that conservative Christians had against him was that he …
Media Industry Steve Schmidt: Trump Has ‘Unleashed Vast Quantities of Human Suffering’ With Syria Decisionmediaite.com - josh-feldman Steve Schmidt returned to MSNBC tonight after months off the air (you may remember he had joined the Howard Schultz campaign), and he joined Chris …
National ReviewConservative View The Endgame in SyriaNational Review - Matthew Continetti “The slaughter going on in Syria is not a consequence of American presence. It’s a consequence of a withdrawal and a betrayal by this president of …
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsU.S. Central Command Trump’s fake withdrawal from endless warSalon - Medea BenjaminDisplaced Syrians arrive in the border town of Tal Abyad on October 17, 2019, as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Images)
Pakistan US foils sinister plot of Pakistan to designate Indian nationals as ISIS terrorist, latest being the case of one Ajoy Mistryopindia.com - OpIndia Staff Pakistan, with the help of its all-weather ally China had moved the UN Security Council under resolution 1267, seeking action against Indian national …
POLITICOU.S. Politics Pentagon sees few options for preventing new ISIS safe haven in SyriaPOLITICOA Syrian border town suffers from a Turkish strike. | Burak Kara/Getty Images The United States’ abrupt withdrawal from northeastern Syria is forcing the Pentagon to accept a dangerous reality — the rebirth
