Manuel Antonio Noriega waves to supporters, in the presidential palace in Panama City. Noriega, a onetime U.S. asset who later was ousted by an American invasion in 1989, died late Monday, May 29, 2017, at age 83. (AP/John Hopper)
We are in the early stages of what may be a massive uptick in violence in Syria, as Trump’s national security adviser, General H.R. McMaster, is plotting a George W. Bush style invasion of Syria.
We are closer to Word War 3 than ever before, and this world war would pit nuclear powers against each other.
This video list explores the idea that wars are fought for land and resources, and with this in mind some countries are better prepared than others to withstand an invading aggressor.
Though actual wars for conquest are a rare thing in today’s military age, this does not mean that armed conflicts and invasion do not occur (Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yugoslavia).
The report is sure to galvanize calls for Blair to be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court [Xinhua]
Sir John Chilcot, tasked with investigating the United Kingdom’s role in the build-up, invasion and occupation of Iraq, published his report today sending a damning indictment of Washington’s and London’s mishandling of intelligence and exaggerating the need for war.
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If you are ever looking to start a world war, Saudi Arabia will be happy to help you out.
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Are things about to go from bad to worse in the Syrian crisis?
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The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System is the world’s largest known fossil water aquifer system. It is located underground in the Eastern end of the Sahara Desert. Gaddafi had invested $25B into the aquifer, which he announced had the potential to turn Libya that is 95 percent desert into an arable and fertile oasis. You know how that ended.
