Venezuela's Opposition Leader Declares Himself President: Wins US Recognition
This is outrageous. Simply outrageous.Times of IsraelVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in a defiant speech Wednesday before masses of anti-government...
View ArticleCanada Recognizes Self Declared Venezuelan "Leader"
Venezuela's Opposition Leader Declares Himself President: Wins US RecognitionTrudeau represented 'sane leadership'? Or a change for the better? Yup, those were words were written by the alt/main stream...
View ArticleRussia/Turkey/Syria 2019 & the Adana Agreement of 1998 Still Valid
Interesting. Very interesting.I've written about and mentioned the Adana agreement on more then one occasion here at the blog- One extensive post on the topic, from 2016, will be re-linked at the...
View ArticlePt. 2: Lavrov- Adana Agreement Understood To Be In Force
Following up on: Russia/Turkey/Syria 2019 & the Adana Agreement of 1998 Still ValidI’d expected the recent comments made about Adana would result in some media brouhaha..And they did. Let's refresh...
View ArticleVenezuela: Backing Guaido, Military Defection & Britian Refuses to Return...
Canada’s own Chrystia Freeland was involved. Of course. PressTV The political crisis which came to a head in Venezuela this week followed "weeks of secret diplomacy," including a visit last month to...
View ArticlePart 3: Adana & Encouraging Formal Cooperation Between Turkey and Syria
Yup, one more. Should be the last, at least for a while. You will find all older posts on the subject of the Adana agreement at the bottom of today’s report. It makes sense to me that Russia is...
View ArticleVenezuelan “Crisis” (Coup Plot) Buoys Canadian Oil Prospects
Two sources for the info below:Globe and Mail.And from January 2017- two years ago @ the CBCVenezuela is roiling global oil markets, with the prospect that steep declines in the country’s oil output...
View ArticleLavrov: Upcoming Astana Talks & the Agenda Includes..... Adana
Who knew there was going to be more news so soon on this diplomatic push for Syria and Turkey to formalize relations and ensure no power vacuum at the border? While most probably addressing Idlib....
View ArticleUS State Dept.Announces Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Global Coalition to...
Planning.........The coalition will absolutely, undoubtedly be attended by the Iraqi foreign minister. Iraq is NOT allied with Syria(no matter what disinfo Canthama @ Syper might claim about Iraq and...
View ArticleToo Glacial, Again
Glacial- Breakin' RecordsAnd here we are again..... Another extreme cold warning as the below normal temps continue.Looks as if it's cold including in the US as well... where the ice used to cover in...
View ArticleU.S. Asks Western Allies to Help Form Buffer Zone in Northern Syria
I can only get a snippet of this news story from WSJ"None agree to proposal yet, posing another challenge to Trump’s order for a quick troop pullout amid fears of an Islamic State rebound or a war...
View ArticlePt.2 US Asks Western Allies (Not Turkey) to Form Buffer Zone in Syria
No luck on getting any more of the WSJ article from yesterday.If you missed it, check below: U.S. Asks Western Allies to Help Form Buffer Zone in Northern Syria WASHINGTON—The U.S. wants to assemble a...
View ArticleTurkey Standing With Venezuela Becomes Yet Another Source of US/Turkey Tension
Interesting oped:Giorgio CafieroBalanced. Practical. Real politik The violent unrest in Venezuela, which has pitted supporters of Nicolás Maduro’s government against the opposition, polarizes states in...
View ArticleGuns and Butter: Michel Chossudovsky- US Plan To Wage War On Russia & China
Pretty decent interview covers a lot of ground: Quibbles: The 'withdrawal of troops' from Syria- not happening can't be taken serious- couldn't ever be taken serious.Trump's phone conversation with...
View ArticleA Canadian (Armenian Heritage) Embedded with Kurds “fighting’ ISIS.
Of course I view this feel good story differently then most everyone else will. Presented as a do gooder. Just defending his beliefs......Global News“Craig and I both are really proud of Kyle and the...
View ArticleYellow Vests, Red Scarves and Class War in France- Who Benefits?
From all I’ve read the “Red Scarves”= the Bourgeoisie"a sociologically defined class, especially in contemporary times, referring to people with a certain cultural and financial capital belonging to...
View ArticleExcessive Screen Time Leads to Developmental Delays in Children
Not just poorly developed socials skills. Poor motor skills. Poor Language Skills.Poor emotional development. Can't think (reason or problem solve) Humans need to interact with actual living breathing...
View ArticleAntifa Attacks Vincent Lapierre (Media for All Journalists) At Yellow Vests...
hattip gallier2gallier2February 4, 2019 at 4:52 AMVincent Lapierre was attacked last Saturday in Toulouse by antifa and black blocks. He and his cameraman was quickly exfiltred thanks to very reactive...
View ArticleTurkey To Appoint Special Representative For Syria
Looks to be breaking news with just one report so far- will look for more laterLinkTurkey is planning to appoint a special representative to specifically handle the Syrian dossier at the Foreign...
View ArticleUS Sends Food, Medical Aid (And Guns?) to Columbia/Venezula Border
It's safe to say their are arms of all sorts in these shipments. In fact these shipments could very well be entirely guns and ammo. I don't doubt it for a minute!This is a tactic, sadly, I've reported...
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