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A Half-A-Billion-Dollar Waste…Or Was It?

By NEC-SE on October 13, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

“Remember, it was reported that the US would give “ammunition and weapons” to its allied proxies in Syria, and no sooner was this announced than an entirely new umbrella organization was created […]

In Turkey, The Ankara Suicide-Bombings Show That Erdogan’s Party Must Go

By NEC-SE on October 13, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

“According to Turkey’s venerable Ataturkist secular newspaper Cumhuriyet, something like 694 people have died from political violence since the June 7 national election produced a hung parliament.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2015/10/12/in-turkey-the-ankara-suicide-bombing-shows-that-erdogans-party-must-go/ On 12 OCT 15 […]

Two Shells Hit Russian Embassy Compound in Damascus

By NEC-SE on October 13, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

“Two shells hit the Russian embassy area in Syria’s capital Damascus Tuesday as scores of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its intervention in Syria.” Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151013/1028441104/russian-embassy-damascus-shelling.html#ixzz3oR75iZj9

Turkey in Turmoil; Deadly bombing in Ankara sign of a nation on the brink of chaos

By NEC-SE on October 12, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

Two days ago, on 10 October, a pair of bomb blasts killed over 100 and wounded over 180 plus marchers at a peace rally in downtown Ankara, Turkey. Addressing the nation that […]

An Iranian General Is Killed in Syria

By NEC-SE on October 10, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

“Commander Hossein Hamedani died at Islamic State hands as Iran steps up its involvement in the Syrian civil war.” “In May 2014, Hossein Hamedani, a top general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards […]

At least 86 killed, 186 injured in bomb blasts at peace rally in Turkish capital

By NEC-SE on October 10, 2015 • ( 5 Comments )

NEC-SE can report that Twitter was blocked for a short time earlier today before the attack.  Unfortunately for Turkey, it will not have peace until major changes take place within its political systems. […]

8 OCT 15 Gov. John Sununu & LTC Sangari interviewed on RINGSIDE POLITICS with Jeff Crouere

By NEC-SE on October 9, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

8 OCT 15 Gov. John Sununu & Lt. Col. Sangari were interviewed on RINGSIDE POLITICS with Jeff Crouere on Syria, the refugee issues, and Russian expanding footprint in Syria.

What will happen if Russian cruise missiles slam into Turkey by accident?

By NEC-SE on October 8, 2015 • ( 5 Comments )

Iran and Iraq, which both support Russian efforts in the region, may be okay with four Russian cruise missiles slamming into their territory (see below). But what about Turkey? What if Russian […]

Russian cruise missiles intended for targets in Syria hit Iran instead

By NEC-SE on October 8, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

“DEVELOPING: Four cruise missiles launched from a Russian warship aimed at targets in Syria missed their target and crashed in Iran Thursday, a senior defense official told Fox News.” “The “Kalibr” cruise […]

How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow

By NEC-SE on October 8, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could […]

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