December 27, 2018
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Trump stages visit to Iraq amid mounting crisis over Syria troop withdrawal By Bill Van Auken
US President Donald Trump staged a surprise visit to an American airbase in western Iraq Wednesday in what appeared to be an attempt to both mollify intense criticism within the military-intelligence apparatus of his decision to pull troops out of Syria, and to reassert his commitment to continued US military operations in the Middle East. Continue reading
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Bolton Threatens to Force Africa to Choose Between the US and China By Glen Ford
The Americans wager that they can exercise veto power over African political alignments by force of arms, through AFRICOM’s massive military infiltration of the region. Continue reading
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Labour’s London mayor Sadiq Khan plans to demolish 8,000 council homes By Charles Hixson
Residents in working class housing estates are organising in opposition to the Labour Party mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s proposed social cleansing “regeneration” schemes. Continue reading
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What’s Behind U.S. Troop Withdrawals Announced for Syria and Afghanistan? By Sara Flounders
The announced withdrawal of the remaining 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria and a partial withdrawal from Afghanistan does not mean an end to the Pentagon’s aggressive militarism and endless U.S. wars – in Syria, in Afghanistan, in the region or globally. Continue reading
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Why Mattis’ Exit Is A Defining Moment In US Foreign Policy By M.K. BHADRAKUMAR
Within the week, President Trump’s sudden announcement of “total” troop withdrawal from Syria has ripped apart the American political system and exposed its fault lines. Trump’s decision is intrinsically a sound one. He didn’t start the Syrian conflict and he has been on record repeatedly that the US had no business to intervene in it… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 