by Tyler | Oct 22, 2019 | Israel / Middle East, Kurds, Mike Pompeo, National Security, Politics, Syria, Trending, Turkey
Appearing Monday on CNBC, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that President Donald Trump is “fully prepared” to take military action against Turkey over its actions against the Kurds in northern Syria.
by Tyler | Oct 22, 2019 | Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Ethnic Cleansing, HDP, Israel / Middle East, Kurds, National Security, PKK, press freedom, Syria, Trending, Turkey, Yazidis, YPG
Turkish journalist Can Dundar, onetime editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper, on Sunday accused the Turkish government of “hosting ISIS for years” and “releasing their guerrillas” from captivity.
by Tyler | Oct 22, 2019 | Africa, Crime, Faith, Islam, Islamic schools, Muhammadu Buhari, National Security, Nigeria, torture, Trending
President Muhammadu Buhari announced a major crackdown against so-called “Islamic reform schools” in Nigeria on Monday after authorities rescued hundreds of boys from facilities akin to “torture chambers.”
by Tyler | Oct 21, 2019 | 2016 election, 2020 Election, Bernie Sanders, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party, Establishment, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, National Security, Politics, Syria, Trending, Tulsi Gabbard
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is taking the fight to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party establishment after the feud exploded last week.
by Tyler | Oct 21, 2019 | Hezbollah, Iran, Israel / Middle East, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Lebanon, National Security, Politics, Trending
With anti-establishment protests rocking his country, Walid Jumblatt, the longtime leader of Lebanon’s Druze community, said he supports dialogue with the protesters and the enactment of “appropriate economic reform.”
by Tyler | Oct 20, 2019 | 7th Fleet, Asia, China, Indo-Pacific, Japan, military, National Security, Pentagon, Politics, Randy Schriver, South China Sea, Trending, U.S. Navy, USS Boxer, USS Ronald Reagan, Vietnam
The Navy recently sent an aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious ready group into the South China Sea, apparently for the first time.
