will trump set off the middle east powder keg?
That would be in keeping with Trump's announcement, just before the U.S. strike, that he wanted to withdraw American troops after the final defeat of ISIS. . ..…
assad: us uses truce deals to save terrorists
In interview with Serbian Politika newspaper released on Thursday, President Bashar al- Assad said Western states, particularly the US, use terrorism and terror groups as a card to play a political game pursuit of their personal interests.. ..…
'daesh after sectarian war in syria'
People carry wounded man at the site of double bombing outside Sayyidah Zaynab, south of the center of Damascus, Syria, June 11, 2016 Embed.. ..…
widespread uncertainty about america’s place in the world
This shift underscores the partisan and ideological divisions in attitudes about U.S policy differences that extend to how to deal with terrorism, the nature of global threats, views of Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how involved United States should be in the world.. ..…
how did syria become a burning country?
That was a criminal venture that made sectarianism in the region much worse, setting in place the conditions that gave rise to ISIS. But it's absurd to impose that story on Syria and say the revolution is an American tool to get rid of a regime that they don't like. . ..…
views of government’s handling of terrorism fall to post-9/11 low
The latest national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted Dec 8-13 among 1,500 adults, finds that since the start of this year, the share of Americans. ..…
the refugees & the new war
American state governors and Republican candidates for president, on the other hand, have been calling for a ban on Syrian refugees in the US. ... They are fleeing violent death: from Assad’s barrel bombs, Russian and American air strikes, ISIS beheadings, militia murders and..…
obama’s new war in iraq
ISIS threatens the entire state system that European and American imperialism have overseen since the carve-up of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War. ... The American ace in the hole is perhaps ISIS itself. At the moment, the Sunni population sees ISIS a..…
overseas press club of america
How one individual Chinese-American female journalist survived for three decades on the front lines... . ... How one individual Chinese-American female journalist survived for three decades on the front lines... . ..…
half of us states say no to syria refugees
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Monday that defeating ISIS involves projecting American ideals to the world. ..…
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