Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator King Abdullah II of Jordan vowed on December 16 that “anyone who raises a weapon against the state will be dealt with firmly”. Yesterday, three more policemen were killed in the same area that saw the murder of the deputy police chief on Thursday and the wounding of two […]
Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump spoke of NATO being obsolete. He spoke of the organisation as being a disproportionate financial burden on the US and that it was not effective at fighting the real threat of the 21st century; international terrorism.
Now though, Trump has met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the US President is apparently convinced otehrwise.
Speaking next to Stoltenberg, Trump said:
Three years ago, Syria was declared free of chemical weapons under an agreement proposed by Russia which forestalled an expected attack on Syria led by the United States.
This came after a massive propaganda campaign in western media alleging a devastating sarin gas attack near Ghouta, Syria, which is reported to have killed thousands. The attack was blamed on Syrian president Assad, with the small amount of substantiating evidence provided by Israel.
