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Trump Escalates Confrontation over Federal Shutdown
By , January 08, 2019
With the partial shutdown of the federal government in its third week, and 800,000 workers facing the prospect of a payless payday Friday, President Trump has stepped up his campaign to spread fear and whip up bigotry against immigrants and refugees.
Crisis in Ukraine: Religious Schism and War
By , January 08, 2019
The signing of the Tomos or note of Autocephaly for the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine is not a church but a political act which may have catastrophic consequences for Ukraine.
As Trump Orders US Out of Afghanistan, Notorious CIA-Backed Units Will Remain
By , January 08, 2019
As the US military kills civilians in Syria and CIA-led Afghan forces continue to commit war crimes, it appears Trump is doing the right thing in pulling out military troops. But the CIA will remain and grow stronger after the US troops leave.
By , January 07, 2019
On Friday, a State Department official said “(w)e have no timeline for our military forces to withdraw from” the country. Delay may turn out to be not at all.
Trump’s “Anti-Terrorist Strike” in Yemen Serves Domestic and International Purposes
By , January 07, 2019
The world is safer now that there’s one less Al Qaeda terrorist inhabiting it, but Trump’s successful strike against USS Cole bomber Jamal al-Badawi in central Yemen also served several tangential domestic and international purposes, too.
US Secretary of State Pompeo Enlists Allies to ‘Return Democracy’ to Venezuela
By , January 07, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with allies in a tour of Latin America this week, in which he talked about stepping up US-led efforts against Venezuela.
Afghanistan in Photos: When a US Strike Hits a Family Home
By , January 07, 2019
The doors of Emergency Hospital in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, swung open: Ehsanullah, 14, his face a swollen mess of flesh, was the first to be wheeled in.
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