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In a recent press conference, Trump said, “We’ve secured the oil, and therefore a small number of US troops will remain in the area where they have the oil. ...And we’ll be deciding what we’re going to do with it in the future.”

While touting his efforts to end US involvement in Syria, Trump approved $4.5 million more for the White Helmets. This…
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Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue…
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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad denounced Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the ongoing theft of Syrian land, industry, oil and natural resources during his visit with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in Idlib Province on Tuesday, SANA news agency reported:

Koch Industries and the Subversive Legacy of America’s Most Powerful Private Empire
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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: U.S. Department of State. Source: Wikicommons)
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On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia’s oil production by half, from about ten million to five million barrels per day.

Authored by Simon Watkins via OilPrice.com:

The Houthis have claimed responsibility but, since Iran is a ally of the Houthis and since the drones used in the attack may have come from Iran, the Saudis are putting the blame on Iran. The NeoCons and WarHawks in Washington are calling for war.

This week JP Sottile joined me for the first hour to discuss the climate catastrophe. We started out by discussing how many people, including myself, have long ignored this issue. We talked about how daunting and overwhelming the crisis is, and how this has led many to feel as though they can’t do anything to […]