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How Britain Fueled Ukraine’s War Machine and Invited Direct Conflict With Russia
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How Britain Fueled Ukraine’s War Machine and Invited Direct Conflict With Russia
August 14, 2022

Britain has played a key role in NATO forward troop deployments and training exercises on Russia’s borders. With war underway, the UK sends billions in arms, special forces, and volunteers to ensure escalation.

Dr. Strangelove’s Spoon Benders: How the U.S. Military Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
September 14, 2020

That somehow “it might be possible to fight, and win, a battle with nuclear weapons, without the exchange leading to an all-out-world-ending conflict,” and if not…we may all die for a lunatic’s dream in the process.

Dr. Strangelove’s Spoon Benders: How the U.S. Military Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Why Did An American Hit Squad Kill Politicians In Yemen?
Why Did An American Hit Squad Kill Politicians In Yemen?
October 22, 2018

The United Arab Emirates hired a US-based private military contractor company run by an Israeli-American to provide American military-trained special forces to assassinate members of a Yemeni political party. What's wrong with this picture?

The Saudi-UAE Alliance is the Most Dangerous Force in the Middle East Today
June 15, 2018

For three years, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have conducted a murderous campaign to reinstall a pliable regime in the desperately poor country of Yemen. 

The Saudi-UAE Alliance is the Most Dangerous Force in the Middle East Today
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Syria: Last Phase of Conflict – Great Power Competition
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Syria: Last Phase of Conflict – Great Power Competition
May 2, 2018

Military analysts from various sources report that US troops are setting up a new military base in the area between Tell Baydar and Tell Tamr in northern Syria. There is speculation that the military base includes an airstrip of about 1.5km and, according to reports, will be able to house well over 1,000 troops.

Syria’s Cauldron: One Step Away from Major Showdown
June 7, 2017

Syrian rebels from Eastern Lions and Ahmad al-Abdo Army formations – the elements of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) – state that they are «intensely» attacking Iranian-backed pro-government militias in the eastern Syrian desert in an operation dubbed «The Land is Ours». The forces’ strength is around four thousand. The main enemies are the Islamic State (IS), Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian government-allied forces. The operation is conducted near Syria’s borders with Iraq and Jordan. This time, the mission is to squeeze the SAA and its allies out from the desert areas.

Syria’s Cauldron: One Step Away from Major Showdown
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How the US Armed-Up Syrian Jihadists
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How the US Armed-Up Syrian Jihadists
October 2, 2016

The West blames Russia for the bloody mess in Syria, but U.S. Special Forces saw close up how the chaotic U.S. policy of aiding Syrian jihadists enabled Al Qaeda and ISIS to rip Syria apart, explains ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke.

Veterans Today: American Special Forces, SAS Captured by ISIS at al Bukamal, Syria
July 7, 2016

The downed Syrian pilot is identified as Noras Hassan. He has been captured and executed by the Islam Army. Efforts to secure his release though Saudi Arabia were unsuccessful…

Veterans Today: American Special Forces, SAS Captured by ISIS at al Bukamal, Syria
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