"One of the calmest periods [in Damascus] since the start of the war," is due to Russia's hit on Jaysh al Islam chief Zahran Alloush, Reuters wrote on Friday, citing local sources.
Alloush was something of a hero among some Sunnis but as we said in the wake of the airstrike that killed him in December, he was, in reality, a radical militant who advocated the extermination of Alawites and Shiites in Syria.
The person most surprised by Donald Trump’s political success is Donald Trump, Al Sharpton says.
“[He’s a] prisoner of this wave that could go all the way if there is not a counter-wave,” the reverend told an audience at a Center for American Progress Action Fund event on Friday.
Sharpton discussed a variety of issues, including the “super predator” comments made by Hillary Clinton in 1996 when the former First Lady was stumping for her husband’s tough-on-crime bill. Here's the now infamous clip:
Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org,
In a Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump race – which, the Beltway keening aside, seems the probable outcome of the primaries – what are the odds the GOP can take the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court?
If Republicans can unite, not bad, not bad at all.
Undeniably, Democrats open with a strong hand.
In what is clearly a play for Vice-President, Fox News reports:
The establishment is coming out of denial.
Christie speaks...
"I can guarantee you that the one person Hillary Clinton does not want to see on that stage come September, is Donald Trump"
"The best person to beat Hillary Clinton on that stage is undoubtedly Donald Trump"
The British Prime Minister has praised his government over their efforts in selling fighter jets, manufactured by BAE Systems, to Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a BAE Systems factory in Preston, David Cameron boasted about how the UK had pushed the sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to countries in the Middle East, including Oman and Saudi Arabia. His comments came as the European parliament voted in favour of a resolution calling for an EU-wide arms embargo against the Kingdom. Press TV reports: “I can see the planes being built right behind me here. We’ve got more work to do in Saudi Arabia.