Turkey-backed Syrian fighters break down a door in Ras al-Ain on 19 October (AFP)
Richard Falk, Middle East Eye: What are the real reasons for Turkey's operation in Syria?
Turks are supportive of the offensive, so long as it is limited to border security and counterterrorism goals
Ever since things started to go badly wrong in Syria after the uprising prompted by the 2011 Arab Spring, the customary fog of war has morphed into an impenetrable black box.
None of the intervening political actors - Turkey, the US, Iran, Russia, Israel, UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia - calculated correctly, nor did the various non-state extremist groups associated with al-Qaeda and later the Islamic State (IS), and a variety of anti-Damascus Syrian insurgencies.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 23, 2019
Analysis: What does the Adana deal mean for Turkey and Syria? -- Ali Younes, Al Jazeera
Kurds Betrayal -- Gil Barndollar, RCD
Hit Turkey Where it Hurts — Help Armenia -- Robert Nicholson, Providence
Russia-Turkey deal shatters Syria Kurd dreams of self-rule -- Jean-Marc Mojon, AFP
China’s Economic Growth Slows to a 30-Year Low. But Is It the U.S. Trade War? -- Eamon Barrett, Fortune
China’s Own ‘Great Delusion’ -- Elliott Zaagman, RCD/Interpreter
Don’t be surprised when South Korea wants nuclear weapons -- Byong-Chul Lee, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Russia Africa summit: What's behind Moscow's push into the continent? -- BBC
Russia as an Asia Pacific Power -- Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan, Second Line of Defense
Berlin Worried about IS Fighters Coming Home -- Spiegel Online
How did a protest over transport fares snowball into an uprising over Chile's future? -- Sean Mantesso, ABC News Online
Chile’s Protests Aren’t Like Other Latin American Protests -- Mac Margolis, Bloomberg
How Mexico Became a Failed State -- Manuel Suárez-Mier, Asia Times
How Hong Kong protests are inspiring movements worldwide -- William Yang, DW
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Ellie Bufkin / Washington Examiner:
UPDATED: Lindsey Graham clarifies describing GOP storming of closed-door deposition as ‘nuts’ Find
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
No. 2 GOP senator: ‘Picture coming out of’ diplomat's testimony ‘not a good one’
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Here's why the Matt Gaetz sit-in stunt was particularly weird
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
House Republicans May Have Committed Some Light Treason
Trump knew beforehand about the Republican plan to barge in on Laura Cooper’s testimony. This entire charade needs to be investigated. Trump and the House GOP are clearly conspiring to intimidate witnesses, obstruct Congressional investigations. This is all criminal.
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Mitch McConnell concedes: Republicans have no credible defense for Trump's Ukraine shakedown. Just distractions.
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Rep Alex Mooney, seen videotaping as he barges into a SCIF, last year co-sponsored H.Res.907, calling for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate why Sec. Clinton escaped criminal charges in connection with her handling of classified information.
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Many are confused as to what's happening, so I'll clarify: BIPARTISAN hearings are being held with members of multiple House committees. Scalise is alleging Schiff is "hiding" something not because the GOP isn't in the room, but because the "right" Republicans aren't in the room.
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Biden Apologizes For Calling Clinton Impeachment a 'Partisan Lynching' 21 Years Ago
'He’s a despicable human being and says sh***y things all the time': John Legend eviscerates President Trump after he compares impeachment proceedings to a 'lynching'
IF DEMOCRATS DID NOT HAVE DOUBLE STANDARDS, THEY WOULD HAVE NO STANDARDS AT ALL.
Meh... A Richard Falk article as your lead story..
The man is a disgrace.
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