Новости за 01.02.2016

A representative of the Jaish al-Islam terrorist group, will be the chief negotiator of the Syrian opposition delegation in Geneva, a spokesman for the delegation says Russian diplomat says Jaysh al-Islam’s representative should not attend Syrian peace talks GENEVA, TASS/. Syria’s opposition is ready to pool efforts with Russia to fight against the terrorist organization […]

Re “The Truth About PTSD” (Op-Ed, Jan. 23), about Sarah Palin’s suggestion that her son’s arrest on a domestic violence charge was somehow tied to post-traumatic stress disorder suffered after his military service in Iraq:

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has requested budget proposals from organizations and members of the public. Here is a friendly suggestion from World Beyond War.

Specifically, the mosquito-release took place in Juazeiro, in northeast Brazil, in virtually the same area where babies are now being born with microcephaly.

…by Gordon Duff, Senior Editor If a veteran who receives all his medical care from the VA as more and more do each year, needs emergency care, they either go to a VA hospital emergency room, for me that requires driving to another state, or goes local. For all but an elite few, the VA […]

Jim W. Dean - The public is asleep on fear porn motivating them to fund an aggressive offensive posture on the hoax grounds that it is defensive, and which can be defeated at one tenth the cost, where disarmament negotiations would be a much more sensible road to take. Who would be against that?

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Editor’s note:  Sources confirm that Israel is to receive at least 1o of the ABNI VI missiles it is secretly developing with India, each carrying up to 20 warheads of 550 kilotons.  Israel has used data gotten through spying on the US and its participation with Raytheon Corporation in the Iron Dome project to help […]

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that, together with Saudi Arabia, his country will continue to support what he called "moderate" groups fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Many countries in the world have mandatory military service for males after the age of 18 and some have it for females. In Europe and NATO, only Norway has compulsory conscription for women (Reuters; 2013). Concerning NATO countries these are the ones with a draft system for males:

The advanced supermaneuverable Su-35S multirole fighters began combat missions in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Upon discussing a potential military intervention in Syria as part of the US-led anti-Islamic State (ISIS) coalition the Ukraine defense ministry has warned about the possibility of a clash with Russian forces there.

Last weekend, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued to pressure ISIS militants in in the Aleppo province capturing the villages of Tanouza and Afesh.

The Russian Defense Ministry has presented video evidence it says shows Turkish military shelling Syrian territory using heavy artillery positioned close to the border.

Ukraine’s authorities have urged a French broadcaster to take a documentary titled “Masks of Revolution” off the air. They claim the movie misrepresents Maidan events, and have a list of their own suggestions for what needs to be shown.

Jim W. Dean - The Israeli defense chief is pretending to fear violence from ISIL if things cool off in Syria, when Israel has been a major supporter of the Jihadis in south Damascus and Golan areas.

Jim W. Dean - This was the missile shot heard round the world. Never had anyone dreamed of putting cruise missile salvo fire power on a 1000 ton boat.

Steve Rosen: "A lobby is like a night flower: it thrives in the dark and dies in the sun."

The United States is working to pressure the Turkish government to finally control the insecure border between Turkey and war-torn Syria, Defense News reported. To seal the notorious part of the border, a 98-kilometer long zone on the so-called “Marea-Jarablus line,” the US government is contemplating the idea of providing Turks with US equipment. “The US and Turkey, both of which […]

A squat, off-white building away from the bustle of Canal Street, the Carlsbad Veterans of Foreign Wars post is almost indistinguishable from the surrounding trailers, recognized only by three flags and a tiny sign with “VFW” in thin letters.