Has President Trump handed over US foreign policy to an elite clique of military generals?
RT says: “Candidate Donald Trump ran on a campaign that not only questioned many foreign policy orthodoxies, but also lashed out against the neoconservative view of the world. Today the president is surrounded by men in uniform. Some are calling this a soft coup.”
The North Korean crisis took another turn this week. Yesterday, the UN Security Council passed a new round of sanctions against North Korea, following their recent alleged hydrogen bomb test.
According to the UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, North Korea does not want to start a nuclear war, and the US is not seeking regime change in Pyongyang.
“I don’t think DPRK wants to start a nuclear war,” said Nakamitsu in Geneva on Tuesday.
21st Century Wire says…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is off his mind. This time, in full crisis mode over Iran’s influence in Syria…
Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
Today marks another tragic day for the international antiwar and pro-peace movements, and a victory for ignorance.
A powerful news show with featured guest Eva Bartlett just back from a trip to the DPRK in North Korea, sharing her observations and discussing the prospects for peace and reunification between the North and South, and the US role in hampering the peace effort. As the Syrian Army crushes ISIS in Der Azzor, total silence from the western media. Also, the fraudulent al Nusra-linked NGO, the White Helmets, are set to receive the prestigious Tipperary International Peace Prize tomorrow.
This week: North Korea is all the rage as Kim claims to have test a hydrogen bomb yesterday, while the US, UK and ISIS are being routed in Syria, as Israel struggles to dictate its own hegemonic agenda in the Middle East. Also, we look at the dangers of homegrown terrorism in the West, and the UK government proposing mandatory ‘registration’ for citizens who wish to use encryption services.
UK Column anchor Mike Robinson is joined by guest co-host Patrick Henningsen from 21WIRE with today’s international news wrap-up.
Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
Here we go again. There seems to be no end to the escalation of tensions between North Korea and the United States and its allies.
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The events in Charlottesville have shaken the American political scene.
21WIRE editor Patrick Henningsen speaks to Sputnik Radio about the tragic incident which took place this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
There’s something very strange and disturbing about the hype around the White House and US media’s latest obsession with North Korea. It’s not just the usual war-mongering and hot air though. We’ve seen all that before. This goes beyond sabre-rattling. There’s something uncomfortably bipartisan about this new appetite for war.
