Middle East

Prophetically foreshadowing the current crisis (and apparent action plan), leaked CIA documents from the reign of Bashar al-Assad's father in the 1980s show a Washington Deep State plan coalescing to "bring real muscle to bear against Syria," toppling its leader (in favor of one amenable to US demands) , severing ties with Russia (its primary arms dealer), and paving the way for an oil and gas pipeline of Washington's choosing.

Authored by Melkulangara Bhadrakumar via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

While the world continues to decipher, or digest, the new Trump presidency, important changes are afoot within the grand strategic triangle that lies between Russia, Iran and China

Tony Blair’s spokesman has denied claims that Tony Blair is seeking to become US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy. The former British prime minister met with the president’s son-in-law and key adviser Jared Kushner during a secret White House meeting last week to discuss working for Mr Trump, according to the Mail on Sunday. The newspaper said Mr Blair has met Mr Kushner three times since September and that the pair were discussing the possibility of Blair becoming Mr Trump’s Middle East peace envoy.