As the death toll mounts, with Turkey announcing 109 Syrian Kurdish fighters killed, Russia is organizing unprecedented talks between Damascus and Ankara.
"The fact that my predecessor had a son who was paid $50,000 a month to be on a Ukrainian board, at the time that vice president Biden was leading the Obama Administration’s efforts in Ukraine, I think is worth looking into."
Afghan War birthday during a week the Commander-in-Chief tweeted: "it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home.”
Advances in technology have prepared the ground for a new phase of the arms race. Driving it, once again, is fear among the leading powers that their rivals will gain an advantage, this time in hypersonic weapons.
"It is outrageous that the Chinese Communist Party is using its economic power to suppress the speech of Americans... we urge you to suspend NBA activities in China until government-controlled broadcasters end their boycott"
Turkey will pay a "big economic price" if the Syria operation is done "unfairly" Trump said; meanwhile at least 8 Syrian civilians have been killed in the opening hours of the assault.
...establishment types consider it their job to ensure the American public is forced to choose between two kinds of crazy, but the good news is you don’t have to play this game...