Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Links Saudi Arabia’s "Northern Thunder," Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing March 2, 2016 ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – The news has been abuzz before and during the ceasefire announced amid Syria’s conflict about Saudi Arabia’s possible intervention. Saudi Arabia has threatened to intervene amid incomprehensible, contradicting rhetoric, claiming that it would enter Syrian territory to "fight" IS (the Islamic State), but would do so only now because the Syrian government has refused to step down.
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Links Syria: At the Gateway of Greater War February 17, 2016 ( Tony Cartalucci – NEO ) – Syrian forces backed by Russian airpower have made major advances across the battlefield along multiple fronts.
Links Finding the Islamic State a Safe House February 16, 2016 Â ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – Every villain needs a safe house and the Islamic State (IS) is no exception. Luckily for IS, it has two, possibly three waiting for it, all of them courtesy of NATO and in particular the United States. The war in Syria has been going particularly poor for IS.
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Links The Crucial Difference Between Donbass & Oregon January 9, 2016 (Tony Cartalucci – LD) – Despite a few superficial similarities, the difference between the rebellion in eastern Ukraine and armed Oregon ranchers standing off with the US federal government couldn’t be greater. A lack of understanding regarding the nature of power and how it is brokered has led to many mistakenly believing there is any merit to what the Oregon ranchers are doing, besides providing an example of precisely how not to stand up against increasingly tyrannical special interests .
Popular Science in its article " Congress Moves to Lift Ban on Using Russian Rocket Engines " claims: After Russia invaded Crimea, Congress swore off Russian rocket engines. But its ban on using these rockets to launch military payloads into space was perhaps a bit too hasty. A new bill approved by Congress has found a way to nullify the ban. United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin that has long been the primary contractor for launching Defense Department payloads into space, relies on the Russian-made RD-180
Originally posted here: Showdown in Oregon: How to – and How Not to Fight Tyranny