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Trump’s visit to Iraq and Washington’s never-ending war in the Middle East
Dec 29, 2018 17:48US President Donald Trump’s brief, unannounced visit to Iraq on the day after Christmas was staged with a patent political motive. His appearance with assembled troops—for a total of 45 minutes—was allegedly aimed at shoring up support within the Pentagon as well as among rank-and-file soldiers in the wake of the resignation in protest of his defense secretary, General James Mattis, following Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria.
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US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War
Dec 29, 2018 07:09Tit-for-tat exchanges on economic, political and strategic fronts threaten to escalate into a full-blown conflict between the superpowers, says American journalist of Iranian origin Richard Javad Heydarian in his article for Asia Times titled: “US, China thrusting towards a new Cold War.”
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Trump pulls troops out of Syria in desperate attempt to save his presidency
Dec 29, 2018 07:06On December 19, Donald Trump announced in a Twitter message: "Our boys, our young women, our men, they're all coming back and they're coming back now. We won". Shortly thereafter, Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement: "We have started the process of returning US troops home from Syria as we transition to the next phase of the campaign".
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US presence does not suppress terrorism, it causes it
Dec 28, 2018 17:02The secret to ending the strength of Daesh terrorists in Syria is not the continued presence of American occupation troops. It is high time The US/Saudi/Israeli alliance against Iran stopped both funding Daesh and pretending to fight it; schizophrenia is not a foreign policy stance.
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Trump admits Mideast policy guided by Israeli, not US interests
Dec 28, 2018 16:59Trump has now publicly admitted that – when it comes to US military involvement and covert intervention in the West Asia-North Africa region – known in the West as Middle East – he is putting the interests of Israel, not America, first.
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On the road in the Qaraqoram
Dec 28, 2018 16:57The greatest geological and geopolitical road trip on earth symbolizes the big ambitions of CPEC or the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, says Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar in his latest article for Asia Times, titled: “On the Road in the Qaraqoram”, having referred to the same subject in his previous article, titled: “The new Great Game on the Roof of the World”, which we presented to our listeners a few days back.
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Rising China is changing Europe’s geopolitical landscape
Dec 28, 2018 06:48Over the past decade, China has become central to the world economy. Building on its economic successes, it is becoming increasingly central in world politics. China is also now aiming to establish itself as not just a regional but a global power.
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Protests in Portugal and Catalonia met with police repression
Dec 28, 2018 06:42Thousands of police were mobilized in Portugal and Catalonia to repress protests spanning the Iberian Peninsula. The scale of the repression is dictated by rising concerns in ruling circles at a wave of industrial militancy and social discontent.
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Fed attempt at calming markets fails
Dec 27, 2018 04:09Wall Street had another wild day with the Dow ending down by 415 points, after rising by almost 400 points in the opening hours of trading. The S&P 500 index fell by 2 percent and the NASDAQ was down by 2.99 percent, capping the worst week for Wall Street since October 2008.
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Against all odds: In Syria an entire nation mobilized and won
Dec 27, 2018 04:05President Donald Trump’s decision to end the illegal presence of American troops on Syria soil is clear proof of the defeat of Washington, the chief supporter of terrorism, and the victory of Syrian people. Now we have an article that appeared on the NEO website, titled: “Against all odds: In Syria an entire nation mobilized and won”.