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        • Clare Lopez: Lopez Liberty, US Middle East Policy Turmoil, New Paradigms w/Sargis Sangari EP #72
        • Clare Lopez: Lopez Liberty, Putin Moves on Ukraine, New Paradigms w/Sargis Sangari EP #81
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Iraq: Christian village bombed by Turkish Army

By NEC-SE on January 19, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

“Over the weekend of 16-17 January, Turkish troops bombed the Iraqi village of Sharanish, located on the border with Turkey, in the governorate of Dohuk, inhabited by Christians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. The […]

Chaldean bishop’s stance favoring Christian refugees sparks response

By NEC-SE on January 19, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

“Last month, Bishop Francis Kalabat, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church for Michigan, testified in front of a U.S. House subcommittee, where he panned the Obama administration for ignoring the suffering […]

Turkey Detains Academics Who Signed Petition Defending Kurds

By NEC-SE on January 15, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

“The Turkish authorities detained 14 scholars on Friday, accusing them of spreading “terrorism propaganda” and of insulting the state after they signed a petition denouncing the military’s campaign against Kurdish militants in […]

ISIS Release 16 Assyrian Hostages in Syria, Including 8 Children

By NEC-SE on January 15, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

(AINA) — ISIS today released 16 Assyrians that it captured on February 23 when it attacked the 35 Assyrian villages on the Khabur River in Hasaka Province. ISIS captured 253 in the […]

Obama picks Special Operations commander to lead CENTCOM

By NEC-SE on January 15, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

WASHINGTON — The White House will nominate a veteran Special Operations commander to lead U.S. Central Command, underscoring the Obama administration’s affinity for using secretive elite military forces in Iraq, Syria and […]

“Nothing Is Moving,” Baltic Dry Crashes As Insiders Warn “Commerce Has Come To A Halt”

By NEC-SE on January 14, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

“The continued collapse of The Baltic Dry Index remains ignored by most – besides we still have Netflix, right? But, as Dollar Vigilante’s Jeff Berwick details, it appears the worldwide ‘real’ economy […]

RBS Warns: Sell Everything

By NEC-SE on January 14, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The Key Points “The note is particularly bearish on China and global commodities, and predicts that oil could fall as low as $16 a barrel. In a grim set of predictions, Andrew […]

Indonesian Authorities Warned Last Month of Terrorist Threat

By NEC-SE on January 14, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

During our interviews on 7 and 12 JAN NEC-SE stated that this war will expand to Asia and that the first six months of 2016 will be possibly the most bloodiest months […]

12 JAN 16 joint interview of Commander-in-Chief of the Assyrian Army and CEO of NEC-SE

By NEC-SE on January 12, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

12 JAN 16 on Voices of Global Freedom your hosts Backpack and Yoda interview Emanuel Khoshaba Youkhana Commander-in-Chief of the Assyrian Army and Lt. Colonel Sargis Sangari United States Army (Ret.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs_L_EHemeo

Assyrian Army Chief Honors U.S. Fallen in Iraq at Arlington National Cemetery

By NEC-SE on January 11, 2016 • ( 9 Comments )

Tears welled in the eyes of the Assyrian Army commander fighting to protect Christian communities from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria when he reached the section of the Arlington […]

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