Security, WORLD

The EU’s attitude toward the reconstruction of Syria is another example of how Europe is sacrificing its national interests to please the United States.

Can Ukraine, a fragile state involved in an internal conflict, with a poor human rights record and high level of corruption, be considered a safe bet for US arms sales? Hardly so.

The military operation in Syria has not only energized Russian arms sales abroad but has also promoted the country’s image as a fair international broker that is ideally suited to act as a mediator to resolve international conflicts.

Trump cancelled the Iran deal because a different group of billionaires are now in control of the White House, and of the rest of the US Government. Trump’s group demonize especially Iran; Obama’s group demonize especially Russia.

Instead of continuing to hold Croatia to account, the Israeli government and armed forces have chosen to legitimize that country’s glorification of slaughter and ethnic cleansing, built on a foundation of Holocaust relativization and WWII revisionism.

Trump’s evident bad faith and lies towards Iran and his outrageous dictate to the international community on how it conducts sovereign business are ensuring that Washington will become further isolated as a rogue state.

This is the nonfictional, historical, version of George Orwell’s fictional novel, 1984. It is happening, right now.

“CNNgelina’s” latest addition to the Srebrenica and Balkan faux narrative is the reminder that it’s not just Trump who has the fake news problem, and that it didn’t start with him or his election.

There are two conflicting trends in Syria today. On the one hand, there are very promising prospects for a peaceful solution to the conflict. On the other hand, Syria could soon become a battlefield between the Middle East Strategic Alliance and Iran.

The hope that a short victorious campaign will boost Trump’s approval ratings and increase the GOP’s chances for success at the November midterm election has never been abandoned.