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After Tanks the Boots: Thousands of US Troops Touch Ground in Europe on Way to Russian Frontier By Mark Nicholas, January 13 2017

A US armored brigade (3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division) is on the move to Russia’s Baltic border. After its equipment begun arriving in Europe last week so now have its soldiers.

The move is so big it will require …

Reflections on a Post Election Soft Coup: “Fake News”, CIA Intervention, US-NATO Militarization on Russia’s Doorstep By Renee Parsons, January 13 2017

The entire episode of the Russian-Hack-Influenced-the-US-Elections campaign,  initiated by the Obama White House and referred to by President elect Donald Trump as a ‘witch hunt”,  continues to be confounding to much of the American public with some of these concerns:…

Unconvincing Forgery, The Alleged Donald Trump “Manchurian Candidate”: The Steele Dossier or the Hitler Diaries Mark II By Craig Murray, January 13 2017

Image: author Craig Murray

The mainstream media’s extreme enthusiasm for the Hitler Diaries shows their rush to embrace any forgery if it is big and astonishing enough.

For the Guardian to lead with such an obvious forgery as the Trump

Canada’s New Foreign Policy: Trudeau Strengthens His Hard Line against Russia? By Jim Miles, January 13 2017

The CBC today (Tuesday, January  10, 2016) presented the news concerning Chrystia Freeland’s new appointment as Foreign Affairs Minister for Canada’s Trudeau government, noting mainly that she was on the sanctions list from Russia.   The announcer also noted that

Is the US Positioning Itself for A Military Presence in Myanmar? Using the “Rohingya Crisis” as a Pretext? By Joseph Thomas, January 13 2017

The governments of the United States and United Kingdom have spent decades and millions of dollars creating the political opposition fronts that constitute support for Myanmar’s new (and first ever) State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. This support includes backing

Obamacare’s Death Throes: Unaffordable Healthcare, Enriches the Insurance Companies By Stephen Lendman, January 13 2017

On March 23, 2010, Obama signed the misnamed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law.

It’s a healthcare rationing scheme to enrich insurers, drug companies and large hospital chains in lieu of the only equitable system – universal …

Normalizing Relations with Moscow: U.S. Aristocracy Panics that Maybe Trump Is Serious By Eric Zuesse, January 13 2017

On January 2nd, the U.S. Republican Party’s Wall Street Journal headlined «Tensions Within GOP Rise Over How to Handle Russia», and reported that the policy toward Russia by the incoming Republican President Donald Trump is being opposed not only

Israeli Jets Bomb Damascus Military Airport; Syria Vows It Will Respond To “Flagrant Attack”. Will This Lead to Military Escalation? By Zero Hedge, January 13 2017

Just as the Syrian proxy war showed some hopeful signs of finally dying down, the Syrian army command said on Friday that Israeli jets have bombed the Mezzeh military airport west of Damascus, accusing Tel Aviv of supporting terrorism, and

Syria, Turkey, Russia to Coordinate Counter-Terrorism Efforts in Northern Syria? By South Front, January 13 2017

The Syrian military has additionally deployed large reinforcements, including battle tanks and armoured vehicles, to the Kuweires airbase in the province of Aleppo. Fighters of a pro-government Iraqi paramilitary group Hezbollah al-Nujaba were also spotted in the area.

Pro-government sources …

Haiti’s “Depopulation”: Economic Dislocation, Poverty and Despair, A Globalist Project? By Dady Chery, January 13 2017

A full two-thirds of the earthquake casualties in Haiti on January 12, 2010 were directly due to policies that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World Bank, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) put in place to

Ten Aircraft Carriers Aligned in a Row. Is the “Deep State” Planning a False Flag? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, January 13 2017

Readers have asked me why 10 of 11 US aircraft carriers are lined up in a row in dock allegedly for maintanence. It reminds them of the battleships at Pearl Harbor. Readers ask if this could be an indication that

US-NATO ‘Buildup on Russian Border Could Lead to Nuclear War’ – Nobel Laureate By Sputnik, January 13 2017

On Thursday, US Secretary of Defense nominee James Mattis told a Senate committee in confirmation hearings that NATO must build capacity in eastern Europe to deter Russia’s alleged aggression. This came a day after Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson

“Salacious Accusations” against the President-elect: Pulling a J. Edgar Hoover on Trump By Robert Parry, January 13 2017

The decision by the U.S. intelligence community to include in an official report some unverified and salacious accusations against President-elect Donald Trump resembles a tactic out of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s playbook on government-style blackmail: I have some very

Video: US Intensifies Operations in the Syria-Iraq Battlespace. By South Front, January 12 2017

Dense artillery and rocket shelling was reported in southern Aleppo on January 9 and January 10 as government forces and Jabhat Fatah al-Sham-led coalition of militant groups were targeting each other in the area. This clearly showed that the Syrian

India’s Demonetization Triggers Extreme Poverty and Famine By Gideon Polya, January 12 2017

The demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is disproportionately impacting the poor of India. Presently 4.5 million Indians die avoidably from deprivation each year and demonetisation will make this worse

India’s Caste System, Social Inequality and Demonetization By Satya Sagar, January 12 2017
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, who make up a bulk of those surviving off India’s vast informal economy, are the worst affected by the sudden disappearance of cash from the economy.
Obama’s Legacy of War, Repression and Inequality By Joseph Kishore, January 12 2017

US President Barack Obama’s “farewell address to the nation,” scheduled for tonight, has been preceded by a concentrated media buildup on the theme of Obama’s legacy. This has included fawning tributes portraying the president as a brilliant orator, progressive reformer,

The Obama Legacy: “Dying Democracy”, Extrajudicial Assassinations, Wars, Terrorism, Refugee Crisis… By Rev. Richard Skaff, January 12 2017

Nobel Peace Prize winner President Barack Hussein Obama is counting his final days in the White House and has given his farewell speech in Chicago to recap his accomplishments and  encourage the public to become more politically engaged and fight

Highly Flawed U.S. Intelligence Report on Russia Released By Eugene Puryear, January 12 2017

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released the long-awaited unclassified version of its report allegedly proving Russian interference in the U.S. elections. The media in the United States have run with this story as the final confirmation

The Real Purpose of the U.S. National Intelligence Report on Alleged Hacking by Russia By Chris Hedges, January 12 2017

Some thoughts on “Russia’s Influence Campaign Targeting the 2016 US Presidential Election,” the newly released declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

1. The primary purpose of the declassified report, which offers no evidence to …

Obama’s Farewell Address. Nuclear Proliferation, Killing Bin Laden, Reversing the “Great Recession” … By Dr. Jack Rasmus, January 12 2017

Last night, January 10, 2017, Barack Obama gave his farewell address to the nation. The scene was a strange and disappointing attempt that failed, to replicate the hope, the energy, and optimism of his first 2008 address to the nation.

US Intelligence Agencies Try to Strong-Arm Trump into War with Russia By Mike Whitney, January 12 2017

Powerful elites are using the credibility of the US Intelligence agencies to demonize Russia and prepare the country for war. This is the real meaning of the “Russia hacking” story which, as yet, has not produced any hard evidence of

Three Realities You Aren’t Being Told About Afghanistan. “US is Not Fighting Terrorism” By Ulson Gunnar, January 12 2017

US commander of US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) General John Nicholson’s December 2016 briefing was paradoxical and perhaps indicative of the bankrupted foreign policy that defines America’s occupation in Afghanistan.

The US Department of Defense published General Nicholson’s full briefing titled, …

Russia Deploys More Warplanes In Support of Syrian Army against ISIS-Daesh By South Front, January 12 2017

Last night, Syrian army troops, backed up by artillery strikes, attacked ISIS units north of the Kuweires Airbase. There are no detailed reports from the area, but pro-government sources argued that the army had been able to kill some 4

Trump and MH17: Just One Step Too Far? The Propaganda Campaign against Russia By Christopher Black, January 12 2017

The propaganda campaign by the NATO war alliance against Russia has several components. The newest elements are the surreal allegations being made by the Obama regime, suffering a fit of apoplexy over the victory of Donald Trump in the American

Historical Legacy of Obama The War Criminal, Butcherer of Women and Children, US Dropped 26,171 Bombs in 2016 By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, January 12 2017

There is no doubt that US President Barak Obama is a war criminal as are his military and intelligence officials and most of the House and Senate.

Obama is the first president to keep the US at war for the

Alleged “Moscow Blackmailing”: Trump Slams BuzzFeed as ‘Failing Pile of Garbage,’ Rejects CNN Question Over ‘Fake’ Report By RT News, January 12 2017

President-elect Donald Trump called BuzzFeed a ‘failing pile of garbage’ over the report that Moscow has been blackmailing him over past sex adventures in Russia. He also refused to answer a question from CNN, another outlet that published the report.

Trump and Israel: “Close The Open Hand Out Of Love”. Relocate US Embassy to Jerusalem, Unfettered Support for Settlements By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir, January 12 2017

President-elect Trump’s appointment of David Friedman (known for his support of the settlements) to be the US ambassador to Israel, his appointment of Walid Phares (a Maronite Christian known for his pro-Israel track record and distaste for the Palestinians) as

Fury at Azaria Verdict is Israel’s Trump Moment By Jonathan Cook, January 12 2017

The United Kingdom has Brexit. The United States, an incoming president Trump. And Israel now has Elor Azaria. It may not have the same ring, but ultimately the turning point could prove as decisive.

Two fallacious narratives have greeted …

What Should We Expect from the Talks on Syria in Astana? By Sophie Mangal, January 12 2017

At the beginning of March 2017, it will be exactly six years since the beginning of the conflict in Syria. Some journalists even make unfavorable forecasts wondering about the very possibility of reconciliation. Complicated by the foreign intervention on the

Impending British Parliament Vote on EU-Canada CETA Trade Deal Which Forced Tar Sands on Europe By Mark Dearn, January 12 2017

EU-Canada trade deal CETA, like its more well-known ‘evil twin’ deal, TTIP, is a new form of trade deal which targets the removal of social, health and environmental regulations, locks in privatisation of public services and introduces a ‘corporate court’

Trump Straight Talk, Calling CNN “Fake News” By Stephen Lendman, January 12 2017

CNN operated as the Clinton News Network throughout the political season, delivering one-sided election coverage, press agent journalism, not the real thing.

At his Wednesday news conference, Trump justifiably blasted the network as “fake news,” a “terrible” organization, refusing to …

Dangers of Genetically Modified Corn: New 90-Day Rat Study Destroys Corporate GMO Propaganda By Brandon Turbeville, January 12 2017

GM proponents who constantly drone on with untrue claims that the science has clearly demonstrated GMOs as safe were dealt yet another blow shortly before Thanksgiving this past year.

This is because yet another study has been published demonstrating the …

A Likely Way that Trump Would Be Forced Out of Office? By Eric Zuesse, January 12 2017

It is clear, from the overwhelming opposition to Donald Trump’s taking office on January 20th as the U.S. President, opposition on the part of the entire U.S. Establishment — the aristocrats and their agents in the government and media and

No Conflict Here: 150 Wall Street Firms Own Over $1.5 Billion of Trump’s Debt By Lauren McCauley, January 12 2017

Wall Street Journal analysis uncovers scope of Trump’s web of debt and the financial institutions ‘in a potentially powerful position over the incoming president’While concerns over Trump’s conflicts of interest continue to mount, the president-elect has thus far failed

Taiwanese President Meets Senior Republicans, Fuelling US-China Tensions By Peter Symonds, January 12 2017

The meetings between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and senior Republicans in Dallas, Texas last Sunday will only heighten tensions between the United States and China ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president next week. Tsai met with Senator Ted

UN Prepares Blacklist of Israeli Companies Working in Illegal Settlements By Middle East Monitor, January 12 2017

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is preparing a blacklist of Israeli companies working in the illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, an Israeli newspaper reported on Tuesday. According to Israel Hayom, the list is an …

Political Prisoners Remain Behind Bars as Obama’s Term Nears End By Matt Peppe, January 12 2017

In the last full week of Barack Obama’s eight year tenure as President of the United States of America, dozens of political prisoners still sit in cages across the nation’s prisons, rotting away as Obama consciously chooses not to exercise

What Awaits Syria at the Astana Talks? By Andrew Korybko, January 12 2017

The Russian-Iranian-Turkish Tripartite is preparing to mediate a new round of intra-Syrian talks in Astana sometime soon, and President Assad just announced that he is ready to negotiate on “everything” provided that the process follows the legal mechanisms laid out

Latest “Fake News” Designed to Put Further Pressure on Trump to Cave In By Patrice Greanville, January 12 2017

The latest news being disseminated, again, hysterically by the mainstream media is that the Russians “have dirt” on Trump, and that this could compromise his independence as president. This is Fake News by definition and from the get-go. For one

Trump Press Conference: The Oligarchy Rules By Patrick Martin, January 12 2017

Donald Trump’s press conference Wednesday morning was an hour-long demonstration of oligarchic arrogance and contempt for democratic principles that has no parallel in modern American history.

The occasion for the press conference was the president-elect’s announcement of plans to put …

Fake Intel Document: The Neocon’s Declaration of War against Trump? By The Saker, January 11 2017

After several rather lame false starts, the Neocons have now taken a step which can only be called a declaration of war against Donald Trump.

It all began with CNN published an article entitled “Intel chiefs presented Trump with

Mysterious Pseudo Intelligence “Dossier”: How “4Chan Message Board” Fooled John McCain, Buzzfeed, and the CIA Into Believing “Trump’s Golden Showers By Zero Hedge, January 11 2017

by The_Real_Fly

Ok, there is a lot to go through with this story, which is going to end up being one of the biggest embarrassments for Buzzfeed, the CIA, and old man McCain ever.

First let’s go over what happened,

U.S. Tanks and Troops at Russia’s Border: German Politicians up in Arms Over US-NATO Buildup Directed against Russia By RT News, January 11 2017

German politicians have raised concern about thousands of NATO troops and equipment, along with hundreds of tanks, that have been sent to Poland and countries bordering Russia in what has been touted by Washington as “defense against Russian aggression.”

“It

The Deep State Versus Donald Trump: New Smears And A Ukrainian Connection By Moon of Alabama, January 11 2017

As remarked on our January 6 report:

When Hillary Clinton was defeated in the U.S. presidential election the relevant powers launched a campaign to delegitimize the President elect Donald Trump.

The ultimate aim of the cabal is to kick him

Trump Nominee for Attorney General Defends Right-Wing, Anti-Democratic Agenda By Patrick Martin, January 11 2017

The first hearing on confirmation of a Trump cabinet selection, Senator Jeff Sessions, the nominee for attorney general, demonstrated two central facts of American politics in 2017: the Trump administration will be the most right-wing and repressive in American

Saudi-Made Chemical Weapons Were Delivered to Al Qaeda Rebels in Aleppo By Alwaght, January 11 2017

Syrian national army has discovered Saudi-made stocks of chemical weapons in the recently liberated city of Aleppo.

The large supply of chlorine chemical agents originally belonged to militant groups that previously dominated the eastern parts of the city have Saudi

Documents Alleging “Trump-Moscow Ties” Leaked to Media, Intensifying Conflict within US State Apparatus By Joseph Kishore, January 11 2017

US media outlets on Tuesday reported the existence of a previously undisclosed document from a former British intelligence official alleging secret contacts with officials in Moscow by Donald Trump and his campaign team. The document includes salacious details on Trump’s

FBI Director James Comey Testimony on “Russian Hackers”: FBI was Refused Access to DNC Servers, “Multiple Times” By Alex Christoforou, January 11 2017

FBI Director James Comey sat in the hot seat to testify to congress about the “fake news” Russian hacks.

In his testimony Comey had to admit that “Russian hackers” did not break into the servers of the Trump campaign or …

Obama Belatedly Says No to Israel By Prof. Marjorie Cohn, January 11 2017

For the first time in his eight-year presidency, Barack Obama said no to Israel.

When the Security Council voted to condemn Israel for building illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, the Obama administration abstained, allowing the resolution to pass.

President

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Brother and Nephew Indicted In U.S. On Bribery Charges By Zero Hedge, January 11 2017

Less than two weeks after stepping down as U.N. Secretary-General, a move many interpreted as an indication of his intention to run for the Presidency of South Korea, two of Ban Ki-Moon’s relatives have been indicted in the U.S. on

Misreading Trump, Putin and US-Russian Relations By Michael Averko, January 11 2017

The ongoing biases against Russia lead to new matters to refute. Matching the gross one-sidedness of her Washington Post (WaPo) employer, Kathleen Parker’s January 6 essay «If Obama Is a Muslim, Is Trump a Russian Spy?», overlooks some

Sloppy Intelligence, Incompetence, A Total F: Open Letter to the CIA from the Head of RT By Margarita Simonyan, January 11 2017

This is a translation from the Russian original, which appeared Saturday, Christmas day, (Russian calendar) on Ms. Simonyan’s personal blog.  

The author is the head of the Russian global news network RT.com, sometimes referred to by its old

Crisis and Military Rebellion in Ivory Coast By Abayomi Azikiwe, January 11 2017

Former IMF functionary Alassane Ouattara exposed in military rebellion over treatment of soldiers

Thousands of troops in the military forces of the Ivory Coast defied orders and rebelled against the national government of President Alassane Ouattara. The troops were reportedly

Video: ISIS-Daesh Counter-Attacks Near Al-Raqqah By South Front, January 11 2017

Last evening, ISIS terrorists launched a counter-attack against US-backed YPG forces northwest of al-Raqqah, attacking the areas of Sweidiya al-Saghirah and Job Shaeer.

As a result of a series of intense firefights, ISIS units retook control of Sweidiya al-Saghirah and …

Don’t Count On Trump Being Inaugurated By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, January 11 2017

The Ruling Establishment Does Not Intend For Trump To Become President.

The latest “explosive” fake news is that “multiple US officials with direct knowledge” told CNN that they have “classified documents” that Russia has compromising documents on Trump that would

Obama’s Deplorable Last Hurrah By Stephen Lendman, January 11 2017

On Tuesday evening, Obama delivered his self-styled farewell address – as demagogic and duplicitous as all his others.

A separate article discussed what he left unexplained – the enormous harm he inflicted on humanity at home and abroad throughout his

How Russia’s RT Became the Target of CIA, FBI and NSA’s Anticlimactic ‘Big Reveal’ By Bryan Macdonald, January 11 2017

The eagerly awaited Director Of National Intelligence’s (DNI) report “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections” didn’t need such a long winded title. They could have just called it: “We Really Don’t Like RT.”

Almost every major western …

US-EU Supported Terrorists Contaminate Syria’s Water Reservoirs: Complicity of “White Helmets” By We Save Syria, January 11 2017

Syria’s Water, Irish Fascism & the White Helmets Murder Gang

Just before Christmas 2016, NATO’s Syrian rebels threw thousands of tonnes of diesel into Damascus’ water reservoirs before blowing up the wells to divert the water into nearby rivers, which

Israeli Diplomat Filmed Plotting to ‘Take Down’ British MPs By The New Arab, January 11 2017

A senior Israeli diplomat in London has been reprimanded after he admitted a plot to “take down” Britain’s deputy foreign minister to an undercover journalist.

Shai Masot, a senior political officer at the Israeli Embassy, admitted that was working to …

Selected Articles: Russian Hack: Bluffing and Blackmail; Trump, Goldman Sachs and Henry Kissinger By Global Research News, January 10 2017
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The Soft Coup Collapses – CIA Bluffing, Russia Did Not Hack, Blackmail Revealed – What Next?

By Robert David Steele, January 09 2017

CIA was bluffing, produced no evidence – Russians did not “hack” the election. Is this the

Syrian War Report: Heavy Fighting Continues Despite Ceasefire By South Front, January 10 2017

The Syrian army has repelled a major Jabhat Fatah al-Sham-led attack in eastern Hama. Last night, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and its allies advanced near the villages of Ramlieh, Khunayfis and Sultanieh, engaging Syrian army units in an intense fighting in

Profile Of a Progressive Gun Enthusiast By Barbara Nimri Aziz, January 10 2017

I was returning with other volunteers in our fire department’s SUV after our community training course. This was last autumn, not long after the Republican Party convention. Not unreasonably, our conversation during the long drive home turned to Donald Trump.

Political Uncertainty In Post-Daesh Iraq By Andrew Korybko and Hamsa Haddad, January 10 2017

The political future of Iraq is uncertain because of the intensified domestic splits between its constituent Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish communities which were exacerbated by Daesh over the past couple of years. Post-2003 Iraq has been continually plagued by communal

Billionaires to Key Cabinet Positions: Is Donald Trump the “Back Door Man” for Henry A. Kissinger & Co? By F. William Engdahl, January 10 2017

The term Back Door Man has several connotations. In the original blues song written by Willie Dixon, it refers to a man having an affair with a married woman, using the back door to flee before the husband comes home.

Video: Iraqi Security Forces Rapidly Gaining Ground in Eastern Mosul By South Front, January 10 2017

On January 9, Iraqi security forces (ISF) took control of the al-Baladiyat district of Mosul and announced the liberation of Domiz.

Separately, ISF units entered the district of Sukkar after a series of firefights with ISIS units in the area. …

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy: Linking the Civil Rights Movement to the Struggle Against War and Poverty By Abayomi Azikiwe, January 10 2017

Five decades ago the SCLC leader took a firm position in opposition to the United States occupation of Vietnam

On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took to the pulpit at Riverside Church in New York City to …

The End of Ideology in Cuba? By Arnold August, January 10 2017

In 1960, the American sociologist and academic Daniel Bell (1919–2011) published The End of Ideology. It became a classic book in official political science. The publication was listed by Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 most influential non-fiction

Future of NAFTA under Trump? Globalists Ensure Economic Integration Mechanisms Remain in Place By Dana Gabriel, January 10 2017

As Donald Trump prepares to become U.S. president on Jan. 20, the future of NAFTA is in doubt. He has promised to either renegotiate or withdraw from the trade agreement. Despite the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, there are

Here’s How Goldman Sachs Became the Overlord of the Trump Administration By Pam Martens and Russ Martens, January 10 2017

During his political campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly railed against Wall Street with a specific focus on Goldman Sachs. In the final days of his campaign, Trump released an advertisement (see video below) that featured his opponent, Hillary Clinton, shaking hands

Is Goldman Sachs Taking Control of the Trump Presidency? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, January 10 2017

Pam and Russ Martens have compiled an amazing roster of present and former Goldman Sachs executives ensconced in the Trump transition team and announced as Trump appointees.

http://wallstreetonparade.com/2017/01/heres-how-goldman-sachs-became-the-overlord-of-the-trump-administration/

This is discouraging.

On the other hand, the Senate is unlikely to …

Guido Cagnacci’s “Death of Cleopatra” (c. 1645) in New York By Prof. Sam Ben-Meir, January 10 2017

Guido Cagnacci, whose contemporaries called “il genio bizzaro” (the bizarre genius), has by all accounts been slow in receiving the attention his work merits. Right now in New York City, three major works by the painter can been seen, just

America’s Defeat in Syria: Bashar Al Assad Still Stands, As Obama Prepares to Leave Office By Steven MacMillan, January 10 2017

“The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way. His calls for dialogue and reform have rung hollow while he is imprisoning, torturing and slaughtering his own people.  We have

President al-Assad: “We Will Liberate every Inch of the Syrian Land” By Bashar al Assad, January 10 2017

President Bashar al-Assad has said that everything in the world is changing regarding Syria on every level, the local, the regional, and the international.

In a statement given to the French media, President al-Assad added that our mission, according to

The Year of the Commando: U.S. Special Operations’ Forces Deploy to 138 Nations… By Nick Turse, January 10 2017

They could be found on the outskirts of Sirte, Libya, supporting local militia fighters, and in Mukalla, Yemen, backing troops from the United Arab Emirates.  At Saakow, a remote outpost in southern Somalia, they assisted local commandos

Russian ‘Cyberattacking’ – When the Most Flagrant Lie Becomes the Truth By Peter Koenig, January 10 2017

Russian ‘Hacking’ and tilting the American elections in favor of Donald Trump’s is one of the most flagrant lies the White House has thrown around the world. Yet, Mr. Obama is desperate to make the American people and the world

How do we Explain the Rise of Anti-Globalisation? The Implications for China By Martin Jacques, January 10 2017

In two dramatic developments, 2016 saw the end of globalisation as we have known it. The first was Brexit last May, the decision by the UK to leave the European Union after 43 years of membership. It came in the

WikiLeaks: US Was Aware Of ISIS Threat and Sought Regime Change In Syria By Mint Press, January 10 2017

WikiLeaks brought renewed attention to an audio recording in which Secretary of State John Kerry admits not only that he supported war in Syria for the purpose of overthrowing the government, but that the United States knew about the strength …

Could Turkey Swing Over to the Russian camp? By Thierry Meyssan, January 10 2017

In order to guarantee his personal survival, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a vast purge of all the pro-US elements in his country — a purge which he must add to the combats in which he is already engaged

Trump Just Fired the Scientists in Charge of Maintaining Our Nuclear Weapons By Tom Cahill, January 10 2017

President-elect Donald Trump’s latest move regarding the United States’ nuclear arsenal is likely to stoke fears both at home and abroad.

Gizmodo reported Monday afternoon that the Trump transition team has apparently firedthe National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) head …