While the Obama White House originally attempted to downplay any links to ISIS in relation to the recent Russian airline disaster that took place shortly after Metrojet Flight 9268 took off from Egypt last week on its way back to Russia, killing everyone on board. In the first days British officials have quietly suggested foul […]
MORE than 800,000 refugees are set to return to Syria thanks to Vladimir Putin’s efforts to smash the Islamic State. By TOM PARFITT Last month Moscow launched a bombing campaign against the twisted State terror group, which controls vast swathes of Syria and has forced thousands of people to flee the country. Many desperate asylum […]
Putin warns the morally bankrupt West, of “slipping into chaotic darkness” Patriarch Kirill: “We want to shout to the whole world ‘STOP!’” At the height of the Cold War, it was common for American conservatives to label the officially atheist Soviet Union a “godless nation.” The law on religious sensibilities was adopted in the wake […]
By Steven MacMillan Listening to the speeches of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the United States, Barack Obama, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, one is instantly struck by the polarization of the leader’s interpretation of world events. It is obvious that one leader resides in […]
Putin delivered a much-anticipated speech outlining Russia’s position to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. Here is a summary of what he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered relatively few surprises at his UN General Assembly, despite what has been described as a buildup with additional aid sent to Syria and information sharing regarding the fight against ISIL also established […]
Vladimir Putin One of the few leaders in the world fighting the liberal progressive agenda being forced on us, what does he have to say about it? Putin unlike most leaders in the West, is dedicated to cultural self-preservation of European traditions, religion, and race. Putin thinks western culture of Mozart, Picasso and Opera is a richer culture […]
By Robert Parry Russian President Vladimir Putin has thrown U.S. policymakers what amounts to a lifeline to pull them out of the quicksand that is the Syrian war, but Official Washington’s neocons and the mainstream U.S. news media are growling about Putin’s audacity and challenging his motives. For instance, The New York Times’ lead editorial on […]
On Sunday, we noted that Washington’s strategy in Syria has now officially unravelled. John Kerry, speaking from London following talks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, essentially admitted over the weekend that Russia’s move to bolster the Assad regime at Latakia effectively means that the timing of Assad’s exit is now completely indeterminate. Here’s how […]
by Shoebat Foundation With this latest Moscow visit, Benjamin Netanyahu confirms that the era of the post-American Middle East has begun. The Israeli prime minister and the Russian president share a disdain for what they see as the weakness of the current U.S. leadership. Haaretz One of the most significant geopolitical moments in recent years, […]
Despite the alarms in Official Washington about Russia’s increased military role in Syria, this expanded commitment breathes new hope into a possible political settlement of the conflict and could help reverse Islamic State gains, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar. By Paul R. Pillar The recently increased Russian involvement in Syria ought to be viewed […]
