World - Part 34

Even critics understate how catastrophically bad the Hillary Clinton-led NATO bombing of Libya was
Although they are critical of Clinton and her leadership in the conflict, they fail to acknowledge the crimes of U.S.-backed rebel groups, and ultimately underestimate just how disastrous the war was, just how hawkish Hillary is and just how significant t ...[Read more]
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New Investigation Finds U.S. Special Forces Massacred Somali Civilians & Orchestrated a Cover-Up
The Pentagon is on the defensive after a new investigation revealed evidence that U.S. special operations forces massacred civilians in Somalia earlier this year, allegedly firing on unarmed farmers and their families, then planting weapons beside the bod ...[Read more]
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Barack Obama says Libya was worst mistake of his presidency
Obama has conceded that the intervention “didn’t work”. White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Monday said Obama’s regrets extended to what “the United States and the rest of the members of our coalition didn’t do”. “The president has tried ...[Read more]
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Israel, Middle East Leaders Tried to Trap US into War With Iran – John Kerry
Israel and Egypt lobbied the US to bomb Iran before the 2015 nuclear accord was reached, but Washington saw the proposition as a “trap,” former US Secretary of State John Kerry revealed Tuesday night. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "gen ...[Read more]
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Guardian Criminalizes the Urban Poor in Rockefeller-Sponsored Series on Sao Paulo
The Guardian kicked off a week of coverage about São Paulo today, as part of its Rockefeller Foundation sponsored “Cities” Series. Although part of this content appears to be generated with support from local news non-profit Agência Publica and resp ...[Read more]
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With Trump Silent, Sanders and Dems Demand Aid for Iranian Earthquake Victims
As the death toll from the "horrific" earthquake that struck the Iran-Iraq border earlier this week climbs above 500, and as President Donald Trump remains entirely silent on the matter, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and four Democratic senators sent a lett ...[Read more]
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Around 20,000 Residents Returned to Syria’s Homs After Militants Left
Talal Barazi, the governor of both the city and province of Homs, said in an interview to Sputnik that around 20,000 people, or 500 families, returned home in 2016-2017 to Homs and its neighborhoods. He explained that the Syrian civilians were coming back ...[Read more]
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U.S. quietly let hundreds of ISIS fighters flee Raqqa
A secret deal reportedly allowed some of the most notorious ISIS fighters to escape from a besieged Syrian city with their weapons. CBS News partner BBC News says 250 fighters were permitted to leave Raqqa. They got out with 3,500 family members to ISIS-c ...[Read more]
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Syrian regime, allies recapture last IS stronghold of Albu Kamal
Syrian regime forces and allied militias recaptured the last major Islamic State-held town in Syria on Wednesday, having launched an operation to displace the militants earlier in the day. Albu Kamal lies on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq, in the ...[Read more]
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Washington orders RT America to register as foreign agent by Monday
Washington will apply its Foreign Agents Registration Act to RT America, the channel has announced. The Department of Justice has given the broadcaster until Monday to register as a foreign agent, otherwise the channel’s head faces arrest and its accoun ...[Read more]
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Russia to deploy army bases within spitting distance from the USA in Cuba and Vietnam
Russian senators Franz Klintsevich and Viktor Bondarev put forward a suggestion to deploy Russian military bases "within spitting distance from the United States." The senators believe that such a step will be an adequate and sobering response to the depl ...[Read more]
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