Pipelines

The Day After S-400: The Turkish-American Relationship Will Get WorseFor the geo political minded. Excerpts from a large, but interesting article.

This seems to be turning into a series:

Rather then a statement, my headline is posing this idea, of it not being to late from stopping Turkey from realigning with Russia, as a question.Carnegie Europe/OpEd

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 Syria being allied- they aren't. Same claim disinfo Canthama made about the YPG/PKK being allied with SAA, when they were actually allied with the USrael coalition ethnically cleansing the areas the "took over" from their symbiots ISIS) Canada will be in attendance, undoubtedly.As will France. Germany. Britain. Israel (yes, Israel) The US, of course. Iraq. Saudi Arabia. UAE. Egypt. Australia.

Two sources for the info below:Globe and Mail.And from January 2017- two years ago @ the CBC

 When Pompeo claims it would be “unfortunate” if Turkey leaves NATO, I’m curious as to what the context for the use of the word ‘unfortunate’ is? What or who could make this move unfortunate? 

It's a question that needs asking. The timing is certainly suspect. But timing isn't everything.It can be part of the whole picture.

Here's one you may have missed. Certainly, I did!

 A South Boston anti-busing protest in the 1970s (source)by Gaius PubliusAs a new Democratic insurgency has risen over the last year, unions have clung tightly to the old guard.— Aida Chávez & Ryan Grim, The InterceptThe modern progr

A series of natural gas pipeline explosions in Midland County, Texas on Wednesday hospitalized seven people with injuries and highlighted the risks of transporting fossil fuels.
Dr. Sandra Steingraber, a New York-based scientist who advocates against hydraulic fracturing—a fossil fuel extraction method also called fracking—tweeted that her experience seeking an update on the explosions reminded her how often pipelines carrying natural gas blow up: