Are Trump and Netanyahu Regimes Upping the Stakes in Syria?
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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has begun responding to queries by the press about a leaked document which contradicts official OPCW findings on an alleged chemical weapons attack last year in Douma, Syria.
After Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday showed off a map of Israel he received from the White House signed by President Trump, the State Department has confirmed it has officially changed its maps to show the disputed Golan Hei
US also cooperated with helping Israelis conduct targeted assassinations against Hezbollah, no surprise there
As the U.S. risks a major conflict with Iran, many have pointed out that the U.S. intelligence on alleged Iranian attacks is reminiscent of the faulty intelligence leading up to the Iraq war.
It's a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria "was largely, if not entirely, s
Iran - War is Bolton's favored strategy against all nations the US doesn't control, Iran high on his target list, the world community strongly against attacking the country.
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Exactly one month after the 21st Knesset were sworn in, a majority of the Knesset voted late Wednesday to disperse themselves and initiate an unprecedented repeat election on September 17.
The holy city of Mecca prepared to welcome Arab and Muslim leaders Thursday for three summits, as Saudi Arabia seeks to rally support against arch-rival Iran over attacks on oil installations.
Difficulties with Iran will recur regularly, like the oscillations of a sine wave, and the recent crisis -- if such it was, or is -- illustrates persistent U.S. intellectual and institutional failures, starting with this:
Trump ignores Congress to sell more weapons to the Saudis...
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President Trump exploited a loophole by declaring a "national emergency" for the sole reason of circumventing Congressional restrictions on arms sales, as Congress is supposed to get a 30-day notice ahead of any sales, and some members of Congres
President Trump was grousing about John R. Bolton, his national security adviser, at his Florida club not long ago.
The media are not a watchdog on power but the public relations arm of giant corporations pursuing their narrow interests in the Middle East
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Turkey has launched a cross-border operation into neighboring Iraq against Kurdish militants in a mountainous northern region of the country.
Congress, and particularly the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, seems determined to see the end of the Trump Administration before the 2020 vote. Although House Speaker Pelosi claims she is not seeking impeachment, she's accusing the p
FBI evidence supports prior knowledge or complicity
Julian Assange is a dick. It's important you understand that.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party won a landslide victory in the world's largest election as voters endorsed his vision of a muscular, assertive and fundamentally Hindu India.
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Donald Trump is currently visiting Japan, whose prime minister is said to be considering serving as a mediator in possible peace talks between Iran and the United States.
Israel's parliament on Monday passed a preliminary motion to dissolve itself.
PBS stations around the U.S. were scheduled to show a riveting new Frontline documentary, "One Day in Gaza," but at the last minute PBS pulled it.