Syria's Cauldron: One Step Away from Major Showdown
Authored by Peter Korzun via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
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USA Plunges To 114th 'Most-Peaceful' Nation On Earth
The 2017 Global Peace Index was released last week and it found that the world has actually become a slightly safer place during the past year. However, as Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, the divisive presidential election in the United States and its fallout has resulted in peace levels in North America deteriorating.
161 countries were analyzed in the index and the U.S. actually experienced the greatest decline in peace out of all them, plummeting 11 places to 114th most-peaceful country.
Alan Dershowitz Schools CNN Panel: ‘It Simply Is Not A Crime For the President to Exercise His Constitutional Authority’
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Anthem Drops Obamacare In Ohio: 300,000 Without Insurance? Gruber Strikes Again
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s attempt to replace Obamacare was sheer madness. Left alone, Obamacare was imploding anyway. Republicans should have waited for Democrats to beg them to “do something”.
Left alone, Obamacare was imploding anyway. Republicans should have waited for Democrats to beg them to “do something”.
Republicans should have waited for Democrats to beg them to “do something”.
Bloomberg reports Insurer’s Obamacare Exit Could Leave 300,000 Without Options.
Qatar Puts Military On Highest State Of Alert Over Fears Of Imminent Incursion
Yesterday's news that Saudi Arabia has issued an ultimatum to Qatar, listing ten demands among which that Qatar end all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, has prompted a dramatic response by the small Gulf nation, and according to a just released report by Arabic CNN (and confirmed locally) US officials have said they have observed increased Qatari military activity as the country placed its forces "on the highest state of alert" over fears of an imminent military incursion.