U.S. warns Russia over missile defense for Syria
9/24/2018, 9:50:52 PMThe Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and should be reconsidered. It also says U.S. forces will not leave Syria until Iran leaves. National security adviser John Bolton said Monday that delivery of the Russian S-300 would… ✔ Shortly before the downing, Israeli strikes had hit targets inside Syria, reportedly preventing an arms shipment to the Iranian-backed militant Hezbollah group ✔ There is no daylight between his appreciation of the situation and mine ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Exclusive: U.S. accuses Myanmar military of 'planned and...
9/24/2018, 10:36:33 PMnt investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a "well-planned an... ✔ One of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it would be up to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo whether to make such a legal designation in the future and did not rule out the possibility ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
He blew up a chlorine gas bomb beside an Army base — and left a fellow soldier severely wounded
9/24/2018, 9:24:54 PMA military police detective arrived to investigate an explosion. Toxic gas began to melt his gloves and tear away at his lungs. ✔ By Alex Horton Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow September 24 at 5:16 PM Sgt ✔ A trio of soldiers were conducting land navigation in the Kisatchie forest, which authorities said has been partly deputized for Army use
Palestinian schools, health centers at risk if funding gap not...
9/24/2018, 10:51:10 PMA U.N. agency that supports Palestinian refugees said schools and health centers... ✔ The growing refugee count was cited by Washington, UNRWA’s biggest donor, in its decision to withhold funding ✔ Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, has been critical of the U.N.’s count of Palestinian refugees ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Bolton: U.S. forces will stay in Syria until Iran and its proxies depart
9/24/2018, 10:35:48 PMPentagon insists that U.S. military in Syria remains solely to defeat the Islamic State ✔ In addition to seeking a defeat of the Islamic State, the president agreed to an indefinite effort in the country with the added goal of ensuring the exit of all Iranian military and proxy forces from the war-torn nation, according to James Jeffrey, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s representative for Syria engagement
I Wrote a Book Exposing Bill Browder's Deceptions Because He Could Trigger a Major War With Russia
9/24/2018, 9:15:24 PMIn the past year, quite a few people have asked me why I wrote “Grand Deception,” my twice banned book about Bill Browder, the Magnitsky Act and the historical relations between Russia and the West. Some of them have asked me to write down the answer I gave them in a way that could be shared, since the story seems very relevant to today’s circumstances and risk of a major military conflagration we are facing. So here goes… ✔ My intent was to unmask Bill Browder’s narrative, which is being used to bolster the rationale for the west’s hostile posturing toward Russia ✔ Alex Krainer is a hedge fund manager and author ✔ Paperback version published by Red Pill Press is now available here
BLOWBACK: Syria Will Receive S-300 Air Defenses and State-of-the-Art Guidance Systems in 2 Weeks -- Russian MoD
9/24/2018, 10:46:46 PMSyria will get a S-300 air defense system from Russia within two weeks, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu officially announced on September 24. He pointed out that the S-300 system will boost air defense capabilities of the Syrian military. Shoigu recalled that in 2013 Russia halted S-300 systems supplies to Syria upon request from Israel. However, now the situation is different. ✔ The Russian decision is likely a result of the recent developments over the IL-20 shootdown off Syrian coast on September 17 ✔ However, the Israeli military denounced the data provided by the Russians as fake and claimed that Syria, Iran and even Hezbollah are the side responsible for the incident
Trump returns to United Nations with praise for North Korea's dictator - Los Angeles Times
9/24/2018, 8:23:07 PMA year after he derided North Korea's dictator as "Rocket Man," President Trump returns to the United Nations with praise for Kim Jong Un, noting "It's a very different world." The fire and fury he once aimed at North Korea shifts to Iran. ✔ They said Trump would focus more attention on what the administration calls Iran’s malign behavior when he addresses the full General Assembly on Tuesday, and then chairs a Security Council session on nonproliferation on Wednesday an event that Trump has called a meeting specifically targeting Iran
HOW DARE HE! Corbyn aide claims UK actions in Middle East WORSE than ISIS terror attacks
9/24/2018, 11:06:55 PMTHE WAR on Terror was the greatest crime of the last 18 years and the Western leaders who initiated it are the worst criminals of the century, a top Corbyn aide has raged. ✔ Hundreds from the Stop the War group marched against UK action in Syria (Image: GETTY) Stop the War Coalition protests in central London against UK intervention in Syria (Image: GETTY) Now we have this dreadful migrant crisis with thousands of people drowning in the Mediterranean every week largely as a result of that war
‘Saudi Arabia PAID Ahvaz attackers’ claims Iran’s Supreme Leader as tensions with USA SOAR
9/24/2018, 11:42:26 PMIRAN’S Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the attackers who killed 25 people at a military parade had been paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and that Iran would "severely punish" those behind the bloodshed. The deputy head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards also accused the United States and Israel of involvement in the attack and said they should expect a devastating response. ✔ We've been very clear that they shouldn't take us on like that ✔ You will see that our response will be crushing and devastating and you will regret what you have done ✔ It answers to Ayatollah Khamenei and has an estimated 125,000-strong military with army, navy and air units
Is Russia taking control of Syria's air defences?
9/24/2018, 9:25:53 PMThe sale of the S-300 system to Syria suggests Russia will no longer turn a blind eye to Israeli raids. ✔ AFP Russia's military accused Israeli pilots of acting unprofessionally or with criminal negligence The defence ministry reacted angrily to the shooting down of the Il-20, putting the blame squarely upon Israel, which said its aircraft had targeted a Syrian military facility to prevent the transfer on behalf of Iran to Lebanon's Hezbollah movement of systems to manufacture weapons
Mattis dismisses Iran's revenge threat as tensions climb after attack
9/24/2018, 9:21:38 PMretary Jim Mattis on Monday dismissed Iran's threats of revenge after Satur... ✔ ISNA/Iranian Students' News Agency/Social Media/via REUTERS Tasnim news agency quoted Salami as saying the horrific crime exposed the dark side of an alliance that the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel had created to counter Iranian influence in the region
A year after 'Little Rocket Man' an uncertain path forward in NK
9/24/2018, 10:27:19 PMIn his first speech before the United Nations, President Donald Trump stood before the hall's iconic green marble wall and deployed for the first time in person his infamous moniker aimed at North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. ✔ US officials are now also considering pressing North Korea to follow through on Kim's commitment to Moon this month to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility and allow inspectors in as a first step before a second summit, the source said ✔ Whether the President sides with the path of his senior staff or the path of the North Koreans seems to me at the moment -- I don't know, he could go either way
US, Iran clash comes to UN, as Rouhani says he has no plans to meet with Trump
9/24/2018, 10:00:37 PMWith oil bubbling higher, the United Nations this week could provide the next catalyst for prices, with both President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani each speaking about U.S. sanctions on Iran. ✔ Trump will take the podium and i think use the same mantra that he has been repeating for the last year and a half, that Iran is the primary instigator of violence in the Middle East and only through a maximum pressure campaign can cause Iran to change its behavior significantly, said Henry Rome, Eurasia Group's Iran analyst
UK begins ‘resettling’ White Helmets as refugees
9/24/2018, 10:48:51 PMThe first Syrian White Helmets have arrived for resettlement to the UK, where officials call them “brave volunteers” and heroes. The group only works in militant-controlled areas and has been seen rubbing shoulders with jihadists. ✔ Members of the group and their families will be settled in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS), the Home Office announced on Monday ✔ In a sense, the White Helmets are coming home: the group was set up in 2013 by former British intelligence operative James Le Mesurier, and is funded in part by the US and UK governments
U.S. experts cautious on Abe seeking constitutional revision
9/24/2018, 9:45:12 PMAmerican scholars are largely supportive of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election on Sept 20, citing his stable stewardship over the past six years and the close relationships he has developed with U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders. Nonetheless, they advise… ✔ Both Oros and Vogel were cautious about Abe's push for adding a reference to the SDF in the war-renouncing Article 9 as part of a first-ever amendment to the Constitution, arguing that the security laws make it unnecessary for Japan to alter the article and that the Japanese public does not consider the SDF unconstitutional
Donald Trump kicks off U.N. meetings with focus on trade and counterterrorism
9/24/2018, 10:36:27 PMPresident Trump met Monday with the leaders of Egypt, France and South Korea at the start of the annual United Nations gathering in New York, highlighting U.S. counterterrorism efforts and sidestepping questions of whether he’ll meet Iran’s president. ✔ panel Monday on combating the global drug crisis, saying a robust international effort could save millions of lives ✔ It is vital for public health and national security that we fight drug addiction and stop all forms of trafficking and smuggling that provide the financial lifeblood for vicious transnational cartels
U.S.' Mattis looks for 'way ahead' after China scraps military talks
9/24/2018, 10:36:32 PM- U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he was seeking a way ahead fo... ✔ At the Pentagon, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn confirmed that the U.S. military had been informed that China’s Navy chief would no longer meet America’s top naval officer, Admiral John Richardson ✔ We have no additional information at this time, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
UK PM May to meet Trump in New York to discuss Brexit and trade
9/24/2018, 9:49:30 PMime Minister Theresa May will discuss Brexit and a bilateral trade deal with U.S... ✔ Any supportive comments from Trump could boost May’s struggle to win over critics who say her exit plan is unworkable, and soothe financial markets which expect severe disruption if she is unable to get a Brexit deal ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Mandela's widow urges world: put egos aside and end violence
9/24/2018, 9:39:29 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nelson Mandela's widow challenged world leaders celebrating his life on Monday to put their egos and partisan politics aside and honor his legacy by ending t ✔ peace summit commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mandela's birth ✔ Humankind will hold you accountable should you allow suffering to continue on your watch ✔ Like others, she warned of the rise of populism and unilateralism and its threat to the 193-member United Nations ✔ 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly
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