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The outcome of the forthcoming Iranian presidential elections will have significant effects on the country’s internal affairs, as well as its relations with major regional and global powers. By Shehab Al Makahleh • Iranian 12th presidential elections on May 19th will determine the next president of the largest Persian …

By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts • When the gullible and insouciant American public and the presstitutes who participate in the deceptions permitted the Deep State to get away with the fairy tale that a few Saudi Arabians under the direction of Osama bin Laden, but without the support of …

Many both within and beyond America’s borders labor under the delusion that US policy is determined by the nation’s elected representatives amid a careful balancing act between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government. In reality, the inner workings of US policy resemble nothing of the sort. …

By Adam Garrie • It is NATO and not Russia opening up historical wounds in Europe’s most fraught region. Russia’s contemporary involvement in the Balkans is comparatively minimal. Russia does do business with Serbia, including with Serbia’s military, but the business does not involve anything that one could call …

By Shehab Al Makahleh • The first round of French presidential elections was held on Sunday April 23rd. Exit results show that the May 7th run-off will be between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. Far Right National Front candidate Le Pen’s victory will take the country towards exit …

By Danny Sjursen • Editor’s note: The views expressed in this article are those of the author, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government. Make no mistake: after …

Waging war depends on disinformation, deception and Big Lies – used to justify the unjustifiable. Conflict in Syria isn’t civil. All anti-government forces are US-supported terrorists (under various “jihadist” Al Qaeda affiliated labels). Names of different groups don’t matter.  They’re all cut out of the same cloth.  They …

Moscow, SANA – Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov stressed condemnation of the US aggression on the Syrian territories, describing it as a violation of the international laws. In an interview with Russia Today TV, President Kadyrov warned against the schemes hatched by the Western states against Syria, saying that …

By Shehab Al Makahleh • Can Saif al-Islam Gaddafi unite Libya with the support of the country’s numerous tribes? Understanding the three key actors in the Libyan Civil War is critical during the coming months. Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar is pushing his Operation Dignity forces …