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Israel Prepares Ground Invasion of Syria
Israeli Likud Minister Yuval Steinitz will tell the United States, Russia and other world powers Israel will not tolerate Iranian forces near its border, the Jerusalem Times reported on Tuesday.
Steinitz made the remark as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, flew to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
“In all of our discussions, first and foremost with...
Ben Carson Blasts Obama for His Tolerance on "Chinese aggression"
US Republican presidential candidate Ben S. Carson is playing the “Chinese aggression” card, claiming that Beijing is dreaming to overtake the US as the global hegemon and US leadership should deal with the Chinese with the gloves off, the politician insists.
US Republican presidential candidate Ben S. Carson is beating the war drum over Beijing’s unwillingness to bow before Washington:...
Russian Drone Submarines to Encircle USA with Nukes
During the 1950s, academician Andrei Sakharov offered Nikita Khrushchev to deploy tens of super powerful nuclear warheads along US maritime borders. According to Sakharov, the USSR would have been able to keep an eye on the ball without getting involved in the arms race. However, Khrushchev did not listen. Nowadays, this idea attracts attention again.
The Washington Free Beacon has recently published...
Russia Developing Invisible 'Death Trains' With Nukes
For the first time since 2005, Russia is set to resume the manufacturing of its “death trains” – covert railway complexes with ballistic missiles – but on a higher technological level which will make them even more untraceable now.
The Soviet Union decided to produce combat railway missile complexes (BZhRKs) with ballistic missiles in 1969 in response to the US’ powerful...
US Upgrading Nukes in EU, Agitates Russia
A recent media report about Washington’s plans to upgrade nuclear bombs in Western Germany resulted in Russia expressing concern, but the United States denied allegations of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
On Tuesday, German TV station ZDF cited a Pentagon budget document saying that the US Air Force would deploy modernized B-61 nuclear bombs to Germany’s Buchel...
China Joins Russia in Fight Against ISIS in Syria
According to the Russian Senator Igor Morozov, Beijing has taken decision to take part in combating IS and sent its vessels to the Syrian coast.
Igor Morozov, member of the Russian Federation Committee on International Affairs claimed about the beginning of the military operation by China against the IS terrorists. “It is known, that China has joined our military operation in Syria, the Chinese...
US to counter Russia military efforts in Syria
The United States plans to undermine Russia’s military buildup in Syria, which is designed to defeat the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group and help stabilize the country, a US military analyst in California says.
Russia’s military buildup in Syria to stop advances by Daesh and boost the government of President Bashar al-Assad is an “enormously positive move,” said Scott Bennett, a former US Army...
Russia Threatens To Deploy Ballistic Missiles In Retaliation For US Nuclear Escalation
On Tuesday we noted, with some alarm, that the US is set to deliver 20 new nuclear bombs to Germany, each of which has four times the destructive power of the one that was dropped on Hiroshima.
For his part, Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, said the move blurs the line between tactical and strategic nuclear weapons,” while one...
Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from ‘doomsday’ Arctic seed vault
Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of crop seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies.
The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dry regions, have been requested by researchers in the Middle East to replace a collection in the Syrian city of Aleppo that has been damaged by the war.
“Protecting the...
Hungarian PM Slams Merkel for Moral Imperialism in Refugee Crisis
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday rejected what he called German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “moral imperialism” in Europe’s migrant crisis.
Orban, known for his tough stance on migrants, accused Merkel of trying to impose her vision of an open EU on the rest of the bloc, AFP reported.
“The most important thing is that there should be no moral imperialism,”...
2000 Russian Troops Head To Syria For First Phase Of Mission To Support Assad
With each passing day, The Kremlin seems less and less interested in observing any niceties with regard to how it describes Russia’s military involvement in Syria.
Initially, it seemed likely that Moscow would go the Ukraine route by providing logistical support and lurking behind the scenes while officially denying – or at least downplaying – its role in the conflict. Over the course of the...
Scott Walker Quits, Shocks Everyone with Call to "Gang Up On Trump"
Wisconsin governor, once a frontrunner, encourages 15 remaining candidates for presidential bid to ‘clear the field’ in search of Donald Trump alternative.
In a shock announcement that called for a “positive, conservative alternative” to Donald Trump, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker announced on Monday that he was suspending his presidential campaign – once a leading bid for Republicans...
Hungary Authorizes Troops to Use Rubber Bullets on Rioting Illegal Immigrants
Rubber bullets, stun grenades, flares and net guns to be used to fend off intruding horde.
Hungarian MPs have passed a law permitting the country’s troops to use rubber bullets, stun grenades, flares and net guns to prevent thousands of undocumented immigrants from entering the country illegally.
The bill passed with 151 votes to 12 against and 27 abstentions in the 199-member parliament.
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Russian Marines Battle ISIS in Syria
Russian marines clashed with ISIS near Latakia, Syria, on Sunday, according to Russian media.
During the fight the marines allegedly killed several militants and captured others after ISIS attempted to attack an airbase operated by Russian military, reported the Russian newspaper Segodnya.
Interestingly, the newspaper also reported the ISIS militants “possessed a detailed plan of the air base and...
US Vows to Support Russia's Anti-ISIS Effort in Syria
Washington has signaled its readiness to cooperate with Russia in the intelligence sphere in order to fight the Islamic State militant group in Syria, according to the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
The United States has announced plans to develop intelligence cooperation with Russia in a bid to destroy the so-called Islamic State (ISIL), the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported, citing sources...