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Saudi Arabia’s "Northern Thunder," Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing
March 2, 2016 0

Saudi Arabia’s "Northern Thunder," Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing

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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.

February 15, 2016 0

NATO’s Expanding Presence in "Fortress Persian Gulf"

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NATO’s Expanding Presence in "Fortress Persian Gulf" What Are the Possible Consequences of Turkey-Qatar Military Cooperation? February 15, 2016 ( Martin Berger – NEO ) - A short while ago Turkey and Qatar announced that they have an agreement in place to further deepen their military cooperation within the framework of the “ struggle against common enemies “, which implies the construction of two new military bases: a Turkish one in Qatar and a Qatari base in Turkey

February 11, 2016 0

In Syria, If You Can’t Find Moderates, Dress Up Some Extremists

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The US State Department’s official statement listing al-Nusra as a foreign terrorist organization, titled, " Terrorist Designations of the al-Nusrah Front as an Alias for al-Qa’ida in Iraq ," states: Since November 2011, al-Nusrah Front has claimed nearly 600 attacks – ranging from more than 40 suicide attacks to small arms and improvised explosive device operations – in major city centers including Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah, Dara, Homs, Idlib, and Dayr al-Zawr. During these attacks numerous innocent Syrians have been killed.

Syria’s Base Wars
January 30, 2016 0

Syria’s Base Wars

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Links Syria’s Base Wars January 30, 2016 ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – Since 2011, Syria has fought desperately to hold itself together as a single, unified nation. Threatened from the beginning by the "Libya precedent," Washington and its regional allies have openly conspired to divide up Syria as a consolatory objective upon failing to topple Damascus outright.