Judiciary Committee approves articles of impeachment against Trump, GOP slams ‘kangaroo court’

House Judiciary Committee approves impeachment articles against President Trump along party lines.  Two articles of impeachment against President Trump move to the full House for a vote. The House Judiciary Committee on Friday voted to adopt two articles of impeachment against President … Read More

You’re Dead: Israel Is Proving That Iranian Troops Are Not Safe In Syria

posted in: Israel, News

The Israeli Air Force recently destroyed an IRGC HQ. Key point: Israel is stepping up its attacks on Iran in Syria. On November 19, four unguided artillery rockets arced out from Syrian territory into Israeli airspace in northern Galilee in the … Read More

Democratic congressman leaving his party over impeachment, will join Republican Party

posted in: News, United States

Just four days after he denied he would switch parties. Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.), one of the only Democratic lawmakers to vocally oppose President Donald Trump’s impeachment, is switching political parties, according to multiple reports. Politico reported that “the question … Read More

Japan, South Korea meet over trade dispute but no quick fix seen

posted in: Far East, News

Japan’s Director-General for Trade Control Department Yoichi Iida (right) shakes hands with South Korea’s Director-General For International Trade Policy Lee Ho-hyeon shake hands in Tokyo on Dec 16, 2019.PHOTO: KYODO/VIA REUTERS TOKYO (REUTERS) – Senior Japanese and South Korean trade … Read More

Trump secures 50th appellate court appointment, with another 9th Circuit judge confirmed

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday afternoon confirmed Lawrence VanDyke to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, marking President Trump’s 50th successful appellate court appointment in just three years in office, and his second to the historically liberal 9th Circuit in as many … Read More

This election came down to just one thing – Brexit

Forget about holding a second referendum. It just happened. Jeremy Corbyn did his cynical best to make the election about the NHS, with fake-news claims about Boris flogging it lock, stock and barrel to Donald Trump. Admittedly, Johnson did himself few favours with his … Read More

Former acting AG Whitaker hits back at Eric Holder’s ‘odd’ criticism of William Barr

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hit back at former Attorney General Eric Holder for his comments on William Barr, the current attorney general. Appearing on “Fox & Friends” with hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade on Friday, Whitaker said that when he read Holder’s new op-ed in The Washington Post – in which … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 13 December 2019

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, You must have heard of the tourists and their guides that were terribly burned while they trekked an active volcano.  There’s no way you can read any of the eyewitness accounts of this tragedy without an emotional … Read More

Why Syria’s small oil reserves have become the linchpin for political control in the region

KEY POINTS In 2010, before conflict erupted, Syrian wells produced around 385,000 barrels per day, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. That amounted to just 0.5 percent of global production — around what North Dakota produced that … Read More

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