Saudi Arabia wants to take Al-Raqqa in Syria, considered the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group. To do so, Saudi forces must take a somewhat roundabout ground route to […]
U.S., Israel, and Russia: The Winners and the Losers in the Middle East high stakes poker.
Saudi Arabia wants to take Al-Raqqa in Syria, considered the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists group. To do so, Saudi forces must take a somewhat roundabout ground route to […]
REMARKS: Secretary of State John Kerry on Daesh and Genocide
For Immediate Release REMARKS March 17, 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry on Daesh and Genocide March 17, 2016 Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. SECRETARY KERRY: “Good morning, everybody.” “In 2014, the […]
Beware the Ides of March: Putin Declares Victory as U.S. leads the peace negotiations in Syria. (ACT I)
In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1, Julius Caesar is stabbed by Brutus and seven other conspirators [13 total in the real historical event] on 15 March 44 BC. The […]
Kurds Paint Separatist Flag on 2,300-Year-Old Assyrian Art
The Breitbart article states: “Last month, Assyrians and Kurds clashed in northern Syria, leaving four dead.” “The city of Qamishli is controlled by Assyrians, but surrounded by Kurdish fighters. The Assyrians were […]
World Power Brokers: What is the Link Analysis between Russian President Putin, the Roman Catholic Church leadership, and the Kurds?
A recent article from the Daily Beast states: “Interviews with survivors of the Islamic State (IS) onslaught in the region of Sinjar this month suggest that the Peshmerga and the political leadership […]
Vladimir Putin, Godfather of Kurdistan?
“Earlier this month, in what can only be described as a menacing signal to Ankara, the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (or PYD) formally opened a representative office in Moscow, its first […]
Assyrian: How an Eight-Letter Word Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Our Congressional Leaders
On Monday the House will be voting on Congressman Fortenberry’s ISIS Genocide Resolution. H. Con. Res. 75, which will be voted on in the full United States House of Representatives, names and describes […]
Is Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako a religious, political or a military leader of the Assyrian Christian community and forces in Iraq and Syria?
In an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) German News Agency, Patriarch Louis Sako said that Christians must join the Iraqi Army and the Peshmerga to liberate the Assyria Nineveh Plain. This is […]
Iraq is broke. Add that to its list of worries.
Each month, Iraq’s government pays out nearly $4 billion in salaries and pensions to the military and a bloated array of public-sector workers. But with more than 90 percent of government revenue […]