Strategy of tension

 Intra Kurdish divisions, and there are many, need to be stated and understood before one can comprehend the partner post, forthcoming. Atlantic Council

Yes, that would be Richard Haas: President of the Council on Foreign RelationsFlashback : CFR President Richard Haass:Gap Growing Between Allies and TurkeyFlashback: Ground Ze

" Fix it or Nix It"

From The Age of Transitions:
Pearse Redmond joins Aaron Franz for a conversation about the bizarre political climate we find ourselves in today. This is the first Bonus Podcast episode of Trans Resister Radio.

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THE Syrian army fought its way into the Euphrates valley town of Mayadeen yesterday — one of the last major Isis strongholds.

Military sources told Lebanon’s Al Masdar News that troops entered the city, south of Deir Ezzor, from the west after a brief clash on the outskirts.

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After yesterday's post covering the Edmonton incident  GC and I exchanged these comments:greencrowOctober 1, 2017 at 10:09 AMNext, we'll find that the individual who committed this "outrageous" act had a long history with the RCMP/CSIS.

According to Bloomberg that is the case? I will reserve judgement at this point.Bloomberg builds it’s entire narrative around the construction of a bridge that it alleges can carry 8000 vehicles a day! Wow, 8,000 vehicles a day! That’s a lot of vehicles. And maybe that bridge can carry that type of load? As in, that's it's maximum load capability.... but, will it be carrying that load? Every day? Every minute of every day?

As all my readers are fully aware the US is happily entrenched with ISISRussia outed their snuggling together earlier today- But really we didn't need Russia to tell us that which was already obvious.

Hell, there is so much going on! I gotta tear myself away from the news out of Syria and the wider region. It’s been a brutal 24 hours in Idlib. Idlib. An actual demilitarized zone. Rebels participated in Astana talks.Agreed to by Russia, Iran, Turkey, will the participation and understanding of the Syrian gov. alongside the rebel representatives.  Covered here: Russia says Close to Syria Deal with Turkey, Iran The deal was done.