The President repeatedly said the media present was ‘fake’ and did not report the whole story The Independent 15 August, 2017 Mythili Sampathkumar Donald Trump has attacked who he referred to as the “alt-left” protesters in Charlottesville, claiming that blame should be shared by both sides. His comments appeared to ... Read More »
British government warned ‘new Korean War is now a real possibility’ because Donald Trump is so ‘volatile and impulsive’
‘The die would be cast on Day One. Whitehall needs to be preparing now for a range of possible scenarios that could unfold in the coming months.’ The Independent Will Worley 16 August, 2017 A “new Korean War is now a real possibility,” partly because Donald Trump “is so volatile ... Read More »
Greek debt crisis: ‘People can’t see any light at the end of any tunnel’
The Greek government says the country has turned a corner, but that is not the experience of people on the ground The Guardian Helena smith 30 July 2017 “The worst is clearly behind us.” Panaghiota Mourtidou pondered the words with a gravity unusual for the jovial volunteer. Even now, several ... Read More »
Putin: US must cut diplomatic staff in Russia by 755
Moscow also plans to seize two US diplomatic properties in retaliation for new American sanctions targeting Russia The Guardian 31 July 2017 Reuters President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Russia could consider imposing additional measures ... Read More »
G.O.P. Support for Trump Is Starting to Crack
The New York Times David Leonhardt July 24, 2017 Again and again over the past year, Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have had to decide what kind of behavior they are willing to tolerate from Donald Trump. Again and again, McConnell and Ryan have bowed down to Trump. They have ... Read More »
Has Isis’s caliphate fallen, and does that mean the terror group is finished؟
The Independent Bethan McKernan 13 July 2017 Isis has been driven from its de facto Iraqi capital of Mosul, leading Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to declare that one half of Isis’ so-called caliphate has fallen. The organisation now holds on to just nine per cent of the territory it controlled ... Read More »
Fethullah Gulen is facing extradition to Turkey by Donald Trump – so he should read up about his country
While Gulen looks like a rather cuddly imam, spending his twilight years in American retirement, he has built up an extraordinary system of Islamic schools and charities in the US, UK and Turkey worth billions of dollars. His own movement has withdrawn a book where he justifies wife-beating ‘albeit as ... Read More »
Mike Pence on personal email use: ‘No comparison’ to Clinton
Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence defended his use of a personal email account to conduct state business while he was Indiana’s governor, saying “there’s no comparison” between his situation and the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server that rocked the 2016 presidential campaign. “There’s no comparison ... Read More »
Airstrikes by Russia Buttress Turkey in Battle vs. ISIS
Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes to support Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria against the Islamic State, an important evolution in a budding Russian-Turkish partnership. The deepening ties threaten to marginalize the United States in the struggle to shape Syria’s ultimate fate. The air missions, which took place for about ... Read More »
Truck-ramming attack kills four Israeli soldiers
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A Palestinian rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in occupied Jerusalem Sunday, killing four and wounding 17 others, authorities said. The driver was also killed at the location overlooking holy sites. It was the deadliest Palestinian attack in Jerusalem in ... Read More »