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Kurdistan Referendum: ‘Divide and Rule Policy’ against the Islamic Countries
By Sajjad Shaukat for VT
Controversial referendum which was held on September 25, 2017 for an independent Kurdistan, with approximately 93 percent in favour of...
Russia: Britain’s Efforts Against ISIS “Worthless” and “Laughable”
Editor's note: As Russia points out, the idea that 1500 air strikes over their years in Syria is nothing compared to the nearly 100,000...
Jared Kushner’s Harvard acceptance probably “paved with family money and connections”
Sarah Ruden, a former Harvard instructor, has said in the Washington Post that Jared Kushner probably didn’t get his degree from Harvard on academic merit.
RT – Taliban rains on Kabul security with Airport attack
Jim W. Dean - The Taliban lost no time in raining on the new US Afghanistan initiative's parade by showing they could not only strike the airport during an unannounced VIP visit just a few hours after the visitor arrived, but get close enough to use 29 rounds of RPGs.
Quest for God’s Greatness despite the dark side
The situation in Syria hat gotten untenable back when the Khan Sheikhoun incident happened. Chemical weapons were coming in thru Turkey to known terrorists...
Diplomatic Flights Used as Cover for Arms Trafficking to Terrorists
Investigative journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva says arms manufacturers mainly from the US, Israel and the Balkans have managed to transfer hundreds of tons of weaponry to terrorists under the cover of diplomatic flights.
Evil Agenda: Supporters of Palestinian Apartheid and a Fresh Look at BDS Movement
Will Humanity awaken from a cowardice dream that presently allows misguided bullies to imprison, victimize us, our world and our families or will we rise-up to realize and express our great hero within and be known as the warriors of loving truth who acted in turn, as we were destined to be?
Puppet Masters of Media Propaganda
By Steve Robertson for VT
Part I Puppet Masters of Media Propaganda
In this day and age of vast amounts of news and media that bombard...
Speaking Truth to Empire with Bay Area Activist Ann Garrison
Host Dan Yaseen interview the effervescent Ann Garrison
Debunking the myth of Islamic State’s presence in Af-Pak:
By Nauman Sadiq for VT
Recently, the Islamic State’s purported “terror franchises” in Afghanistan and Pakistan have claimed a spate of bombings against the Shi’a...
Why Invasion of Iraqi Kurdistan May Result in Collapse of Mid-East
Ekaterina Blinova
Sputnik: The Iraqi Kurdish issue should be solved only through diplomatic means, Israeli political analyst Avigdor Eskin told Sputnik. According to Eskin, one...
US’ Plan B? From Alleged Evacuation of Daesh to the Murder of Russian General
Ekaterina Blinova
Having realized that they lost in Syria the US has shifted to "Plan B" to maintain control over the oil-rich regions of the...
The Price of Truth How one American ex-cop and whistleblower found refuge in Russia
For six years, John Mark Dougan was an officer with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Having witnessed widespread corruption, blackmail and nepotism,
he resigned and...
70% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s rhetoric towards North Korea – poll
© KCNA
Over two-thirds of US voters find President Donald Trump’s remarks on North Korea unhelpful in getting Pyongyang to stop its nuclear weapons program,...
The Atlantic Council: ‘Debates’ between people who hate Russia & people who really hate...
Bryan MacDonald is an Irish journalist, who is based in Russia
Welcome to the Atlantic Council. A think tank which isn't given to introspection and...
Beijing orders closure of North Korean firms in China
Jim W. Dean - China's and Russia's joint entreaties for the US to enter into North Korean talks by curtailing holding war game drills with South Korea, in return for North Korea stopping its nuclear testing, has been consistently rejected by the US.
Jews do NOT control the media!
This image is just a conspiracy theory. It has now been totally debunked.
Turkey agrees to ‘only deal with Baghdad’ over oil exports
Jim W. Dean - As I watched the Kurdish people dance in the streets with joy, I was astounded to see the unconcern over losing their oil export revenue or control of their airspace and borders, even for imports.
Marine General Joseph Dunford: Russia and China Are Threat to New World Order
The Syrian government, with the help of Russia and Iran, continues to obliterate ISIS in the region, and they intend to complete the job before the year is over.
Could the Afghan war go on forever?
Jim W. Dean - The Afghan war will go on because whatever losses are inflicted on the Taliban, they can easily replace them...maybe forever.
Abbas is NO Arafat. He Must Go!
A recent poll by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research showed that the Palestinians have had enough. Two-thirds want Abbas out.
A majority...
Former Pentagon Analyst Explains Why Trump Fostering Hysteria Over North Korea
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — President Donald Trump and members of his administration have been deliberately fostering public hysteria over North Korea to drown out voices opposed to any US military buildup,...
Blockbuster: Russia/US Cite Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as Al Qaeda Front
5 warlords responsible for attack on Russian military police in September killed in Syria
Editor's note: VT has been reporting that this CIA funded group...
Iraq vows to enforce sovereignty in Kurdistan constitutionally
Abadi - We will apply the constitution to all areas taken over after 2003 and after the entry of the Islamic State in 2014, and we will do that without shedding any blood.
Dear Donald Trump and Kim Jung-un: Give Peace a Chance
Dear President Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un: For the sake of the world’s people, it is now time for good faith negotiations.
Another Ukraine weapons depot blows up
Jim W. Dean - Claims of sabotage usually accompany these events, but with empty and looted maintenance budgets, incompetent management should also be a main suspect, as the whole government exhibits that from the top down.
Iranian officials: Kurdistan referendum is Israeli plot
On Tuesday, a number of top ranking Iranian political and military figures voiced strong opposition to the independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, calling it an Israeli plot and warned about its consequences.
Diabetic Retinopathy: Control That Blood Sugar
Carol Duff MSN, BA, RN
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects the eye and is a diabetes complication. Damage to the eyes occurs when the retina, which...
Kurdistan: President Barzani claims victory in independence referendum
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – President Masoud Barzani has claimed the victory for ‘yes’ vote in the independence referendum as he delivered a televised speech to the nation. He called on Baghdad and neighboring countries to respect the will of millions of people who voted yes on Monday.
Israeli Justice Minister threatens Putin’s life!
"If Putin wants to survive" he had better do what Israel tells him, says Ayalet Shaked.
Iran blocks all flights to and from Kurdistan
Jim W. Dean - Iraq will never allow an independent Kurdistan that would roll out the red carpet for the Israelis to possibly move in air power. I fear this is going to get worse before it gets better.
Signals Intel treachery targeted Russian general killed in Deir-Ezzor
Jim W. Dean - We now see a tank bridge over the Euphrates with riverbed supports, so the current does not affect it, and Tupolev bombers delivering cruise missile attacks in Idlib and Deir-Ezzor at the same time.
Google and YouTube Are in Bed with the ADL and Israel
Did you know that the ADL gave Lady Gaga—yes, Lady Gaga—an award for “championing positive social change”? Did you know that Abraham Foxman himself said that Gaga is “a positive role model for young people”?
Russia to set up new military base in eastern Syria
Western media sources reported that Russia is about to establish a new military base in Deir Ezzur that will be the Russian forces' largest base in the war-hit country after Humeimim airbase in Lattakia.
How private corporations will benefit from Kurdish independence
The Kurdistan region of Iraq, rich with oil resources, has been a bargaining chip for large oil corporations in recent years. Companies have flooded into Kurdistan because of a lack of regulations, relatively cheap oil, export subsidies, and a political willingness shown by the KRG government to cooperate with corporate demands.
Erdogan – Turkey will close border with Iraqi Kurdish region
Jim W. Dean - What I have been posing in my interviews over the last few days, that with only Israel supporting the Iraqi Kurdish separatist move, there will be no international group to oppose the sanctions that will be coming down on Kurdistan.
Pakistan: Politics of PML-N under Nawaz Sharif
Asif Haroon Raja
Era of Gen. Ziaul Haq (July 5, 1977-August 17, 1988)
PML-N under Nawaz Sharif (NS) flourished under the patronage of late Gen Ziaul...
Profiles in Madness
Whom Satan would destroy, he first makes insane by having them justify the torture of their supposed enemies.
Russian-Chinese Mukden Day exercise preempts Trump False Flag
Russia and China fired a shot across Trump's bow on September 18 – the anniversary of the Mukden Incident, the most important false flag in the history of East Asia.