ISIS in Syria and Iraq are virtually destroyed, despite our best efforts.
We had a chance when we first invaded Iraq to use the former military leaders of Iraq to stabilize the country. Well, it looks like we did use them again to run ISIS.
Note the picture with "John al-McCain" with the new and future leader of ISIS.
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Our escalating tensions with North Korea are harming South Korea financially. As we put pressure on South Korea to install the THAAD systems, we have alienated China, who sees the missiles as a threat to them.
South Korea paid for that decision when China imposed all sorts of sanctions on imports from South Korea.
Perhaps South Korea will decide that our presence isn’t worth it any more.
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Capitalism usually works, but the consequences aren’t always what we want.
We’ve been putting pressure on China, India and Pakistan to crack down on the fake and duplicated drug trade. Some of the drugs are truly fake, others are overruns from factories that actually produce them and are sold “on the side”. We’ve actually achieved success with these three countries in stemming the flow.
Those who make them haven’t stopped though. They’ve merely moved production someplace else.
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The young prince and chosen future king of Saudi Arabia might be smarter than many give him credit for. For decades Saudi Arabia has used its wealth to try and change the Middle East. It’s cost them their wealth.
It looks like he’s consolidating power and cutting back on the meddling. The US and Russia have colluded to help influence him.
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I’ve proffered for a long time that the US must stop foreign policy at the end of a gun and actually conduct foreign policy that is in our best interests.
The author of this article makes the same point and suggests that perhaps we’re starting to move in that direction.
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The “PreCheck” program is billed as a convenient service to allow U.S. travelers to “speed through security” at airports. However, the latest proposal released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reveals the Department of Homeland Security’s greater underlying plan to collect face images and iris scans on a nationwide scale. DHS’s programs will become a massive violation of privacy that could serve as a gateway to the collection of biometric data to identify and track every traveler at every airport and border crossing in the country.
Currently TSA collects fingerprints as part of its application process for people who want to apply for PreCheck. So far, TSA hasn’t used those prints for anything besides the mandatory background check that’s part of the process. But this summer, TSA ran a pilot program at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and at Denver International Airport that used those prints and a contactless fingerprint reader to verify the identity of PreCheck-approved travelers at security checkpoints at both airports. Now TSA wants to roll out this program to airports across the country and expand it to encompass face recognition, iris scans, and other biometrics as well. …
We’re being ripped off by the deep state. We’re paying trillions of dollars for our military and putting both our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines at risk as well as putting our country in harm’s way.
Roberts puts together some amazing information today. Click and read the links. What he’s saying isn’t opinion. The information is actually knowledge from many sources.
This one is very sobering.…
A few months ago, as Syria started to achieve success against ISIS, there was a story going around that the US had actually rescued ISIS leaders and their families and transported them to safety. I kept an eye on the story because it sounded like something that we would do, but found little to support or dispel the story.
Well, today the BBC dropped the bombshell that it was a true story. This should both enlighten and disgust you. "John al-McCain" should be having a bad day.…
At the end of the day, our two allies in the Middle East continue to drag us into more trouble in the region. Much like us, the “rulers” in the Middle East are scared of losing their power. In our case, it’s the fear of losing money. In their case it’s the fear of losing their religious power. Most westerners just can’t grasp the concept of the mutual hatred between Shia, Sunnis, Wahabism, and Persians. But it’s real and it is the root of the problems in the region.
They will do what it takes to protect their interests. We don’t have to indulge them. …
This is older news that you may have missed. The “bookkeeper” of Al Qaeda opened up with all sorts of interesting revelations at his trial. Most of his revelations never made the media because they revealed funding sources that were our “allies”.
In light of the recent problems in Saudi Arabia, this is a very good repost to open up people’s eyes.…
