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This is how Russian TV is reporting the Syria attack.

Turkish President Erdogan believes the attack is a desperate attempt by ISIS to delay the American withdrawal from Syria, and if America changes course then ISIS will win.

Russian experts believe however that this attack will fail to change Trump's plans and that withdrawal will continue.

Transcript below:

On December 19th President Donald Trump announced a complete withdrawal of American troops from Syria:

The Russian State Duma intends to adopt measures on the protection of clergy who are persecuted for their faith in Ukraine, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Russian Parliament told journalists on Tuesday, reports Interfax-Religion.

Even the “tough” Marlborough-smoking Texans Are Nothing but Groveling Pissants at Israel’s Feet

Ukraine’s Cult of Stepan Bandera: Not a Detail, but a Cornerstone

Inadvertently released federal documents reveal that U.S. officials have apparently secured a secret indictment against Julian Assange, the head of WikiLeaks who released secret information about the internal workings of the U.S. national-security establishment. In any nation whose government is founded on the concept of a national-security state, that is a cardinal sin, one akin to treason and meriting severe punishment.

While I have only a concerned citizen's knowledge of foreign affairs, I am baffled by the hysterical Russophobia of the MSM and the Democratic Party since the 2016 election.

Via Off-Guardian.org,

Why does the US Embassy in Helsinki need a big warehouse near Malmi Airport and what are the contents of thousands of kilograms of cargo sent to Helsinki from Baghdad?

A dilapidated warehouse in Malmi is being used by the US Embassy for unknown operations after a Wikileaks release revealed its location.

For those interested in evidence — or the lack of it— regarding collusion between Russia and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, we can thank the usual Russia-gate promoters at The New York Times and CNN for inadvertently filling in some gaps in recent days.

If Walls Don’t Work, Why Did Castles Have Them?

Paul Craig Roberts

Indeed, why the Great Wall of China, why Hadrian’s Wall, why the Constantinople wall, why were there walled cities, why the Israeli Wall that keeps Palestinians out of Palestine?

Walls do work, according to President Obama’s former Border Patrol Chief, Mark Morgan, [who said so on Tucker Carlson.]

When US President Donald Trump declared last month that American forces in Syria would return home immediately, Turkey was one of the few countries to cheer. Some in Ankara even declared “victory.” After all, America’s main partners on the ground against ISIS have been Kurdish forces that Turkey considers terrorists linked to the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK).

The US-Russia talks in Geneva regarding the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty have ended in failure.

The Central Bank of Russia reports that foreign exchange reserves saw a significant boost of 8.3 percent over the 12 months through January 1 of the current year.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met with senators on Tuesday, urging them to allow the Trump Administration to ease sanctions on certain Russian aluminium companies, including major Russian manufacturer Rusal.

In December, President Donald Trump said that he planned to withdraw the US troops from Syria, which number between 2,000 and 4,000.

Described as the deadliest attack against US troops in Syria, a suicide bombing in the city of Manbij killed at least 15 people, including four US troops, and wounded a number of others, including three US troops.