Mehran Aziziflipped into Anything, Everything,What Mattered Today: October 15, 2019Russian troops ran interference between Syria and Turkey's militaries, ex-national security adviser John Bolton criticized Rudy Giuliani, and 12 Democratic candidates for president prepared for the first debate since the impeachment inquiry was launched. Plus, Trump proposed to expand logging in protected Alaskan national forest, the U.S. House passed a bill supporting Hong Kong protesters, and actress Felicity Huffman began her 14-day prison sentence. Read on for more of today's top headlines.
Liberal View ‘Too much for him’: Pompeo’s senior adviser plans to deliver damning testimony on ouster of Ukraine ambassadorrawstory.com - Brad Reed ‘Too much for him’: Pompeo’s senior adviser plans to deliver damning testimony on ouster of Ukraine ambassador Michael McKinley, a former senior …
AxiosDonald Trump Turkey's Erdoğan walks back refusal to meet with Pence and PompeoAxios - Jonathan Swan, Rashaan Ayesh Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Sky News Wednesday that he will not meet with Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading a delegation with …
CNBCflipped into MarketsSyria US warplanes just carried out a 'show of force' in SyriaCNBC U.S. warplanes just carried out a 'show of force' in Syria after American military officials say Turkish-backed fighters came too close to US forces. …
MSNBCPolitics Trump describes his disaster in Syria as 'strategically brilliant'MSNBC - Steve Benen The stability in northern Syria that the U.S. military helped create and sustain is over. After Donald Trump, ignoring the advice of his foreign …
CNNflipped into Top StoriesSyria Trump calls his controversial Syria decision 'brilliant'CNN Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, President Trump called his sudden and controversial decision to remove US troops from Northern Syria "strategically brilliant."
Petrusflipped into Crazy Republican Stuff 2019 - The Nightmare Continues World News Russians mock US troops for abandoning military bases in Syria as they boast ‘see how quickly we took othesun.co.uk - Mark Hodge RUSSIANS have mocked US troops for abandoning Syria while boasting “it’s already ours” in one video clip. Footage shows a pro-Kremlin journalist …
Media Industry Pompeo Squirms Under Brutal Questioning From Maria Bartiromo on Syria: Does This Make Israel Less Safe?mediaite.com - Ken Meyer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a rough interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday, as she confronted him with questions on …
Reuters Indiaflipped into WorldIranian Exclusive: U.S. carried out secret cyber strike on Iran in wake of Saudi oil attack - officialsReuters India - By Idrees Ali and Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran,
Liberal View ‘Total humiliation of the USA’: Trump roasted for Turkey’s snub of Mike Pencerawstory.com - Travis Gettys Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday declared that he would not meet with American Vice President Mike Pence, who had traveled to the …
The Daily Beastflipped into Latest StoriesCulture Jimmy Kimmel Goes Off on Lara Trump: A ‘Heartless Imbecile With Lip Injections’The Daily Beast - Marlow Stern On Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel didn’t go live after the three-hour Democratic debate—that burden fell on the shoulders on Trevor Noah—but the amiable …
Roll Callflipped into PoliticsPolitics Kurds are ‘no angels’ and their fight with Turkey is ‘not our problem,’ Trump saysRoll Call - John T. Bennett In rare split, McConnell had sharp words about president’s decision to abandon Kurds in Syria President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued distancing …
Reuters UKflipped into World NewsRussia Russia says 'unacceptable' Turkish incursion into Syria must be...Reuters - Olesya Astakhova, Andrew OsbornABU DHABI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria “unacceptable” and said on Tuesday the operation had to be limited in time and scale, a rare broadside that Moscow’s
Larryflipped into More Stuff . . .World News Turkey holding 50 US nuclear bombs 'hostage' at air base, report saysFox News - Melissa LeonOfficials are reviewing plans to evacuate up to 50 U.S. nuclear bombs that have long been stored at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in the wake of Ankara's military offensive in northern Syria, according a
Timothy Agusflipped into Stuff About USASyria Trump Has Handed Turkey, Iran and Russia a Poisoned Victory in Syriahaaretz.com - Ari Heistein and Yoel Guzansky President Donald Trump’s decision to relocate U.S. special forces and pave the way for a Turkish incursion into areas under Kurdish control appears …
Okara!flipped into Defense - Open SourceSyriaU.S. military carries out 'show of force' in Syria after Turkish-backed fighters get close to American forces, officialCNBC U.S. military aircraft carried out a "show of force" in Syria after Turkish-backed fighters came in close proximity to American forces during a …
Donald Trump Erdogan says he can no longer ‘keep track’ of Trump’s tweetstimesofisrael.com - By AFP ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could no longer “keep track” of the tweets by his US counterpart Donald Trump as …
MSNBCPolitics Many US troops express 'disgust' with Trump's calamitous Syria policyMSNBC - Steve Benen In a recent piece for The Atlantic, Mark Bowden took a closer look at what it’s like for U.S. troops to serve under Donald Trump, interviewing …
The Washington Postflipped into OpinionsOpinion The losses just keep piling up for TrumpThe Washington Post - By Jennifer RubinPresident Trump has been on quite a losing streak in court, especially. Last Friday, he lost a total of five cases concerning his snatching funds from the Pentagon to pay for his border wall, Congress’s
POLITICOflipped into PoliticsPolitics Trump ratchets up clash with Congress on SyriaPOLITICOPresident Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the White House in Washington on Wedensday. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo Just hours before meeting
HuffPostKurdistan President Trump: Kurds Are ‘No Angels’HuffPost - The Huffington Post In seeming defense of his decision to pave the way for Turkey to enter Syria and attack Kurdish U.S. allies, President Trump said the Kurds “are no angels.”
Reuters UKflipped into Top NewsSyria Trump officials rush to Turkey as Moscow advances to fill Syria...Reuters - Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA (Reuters) - The Trump administration dispatched its top officials to Turkey on Wednesday for emergency talks to try to persuade Ankara to halt an assault on northern Syria, while Russian troops
Rolf Feyflipped into Meine AuswahlMilitary U.S. Airpower Makes Show Of Force To Protect Troops In Syria As Security Situation UnravelsThe Drive - By Joseph Trevithick As American troops withdraw in northern Syria, it looks as if Turkey is on a collision course with the Assad regime and its Russian backers. U.S. Air …
TheBlazeConservative View 'Completely despicable': Tulsi Gabbard drags debate hosts CNN and The New York Times on their own turfTheBlaze - Breck DumasThe Democratic presidential candidate had previously threatened to boycott the event Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) used precious time during the DNC's fourth debate Tuesday
NBC Newsflipped into WorldWorld News Video shows Russian-speaking man at abandoned U.S. base in SyriaNBC News - Alex Johnson"Let's see how the Americans lived," says the man from inside the empty base near Manbij in Aleppo province. A man speaking Russian posted video of an abandoned U.S. base in northern Syria on Tuesday,
BBC NewsDonald Trump Viewpoint: Syria could be beginning of end for TrumpBBC NewsPresident Donald Trump's policies on Syria are a disaster largely of his own making - one that could cost him re-election in 2020, says former US Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley. There will not
CNNflipped into Top StoriesArchaeology 'As the ancient Egyptians left them': Archaeologists uncover more than 20 sealed coffinsCNN - Oscar Holland, CNN | Taylor Barnes, CNN(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a "huge cache" of more than 20 sealed coffins in the city of Luxor, according to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. The seemingly well-preserved sarcophagi were discovered
The Washington Postflipped into OpinionsOpinion Morning Bits: Odd how Russia keeps coming up the winnerThe Washington Post - By Jennifer RubinOddly, President Trump’s impulsive decisions all seem to favor one country. “Russia announced on Tuesday that its units were patrolling between the Turkish and Syrian militaries near the northern Syrian
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKSyrian Democratic Forces Syria: why the Kurds had little option but to do a deal with Bashar al-AssadThe Conversation UK - Cengiz Gunes When the Syrian military withdrew from the Kurdish populated regions of Syria in July 2012, they left the Kurds in charge of their homeland, what …
ABC Newsflipped into NewsPolitics US demonstrates 'show of force' after Turkish militia gets too close to baseABC News - Luis Martinez American F-15s and Apache helicopters carried out a "show of force" in Syria on Tuesday after Turkish-backed militia fighters "came very close" to a …
