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We will take back weapons from Kurdish militia, U.S. tells Turkey
(KurdPress) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told his Turkish counterpart that weapons provided to the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria would be taken back once Islamic State was defeated, Turkish defence ministry sources said on Thursday. In a letter to Turkey’s…
Israeli Forces Kill Gaza Fisherman at Sea
(HRW) – It is difficult to imagine the pain the Bakr family must have felt in July 2014, when an Israel Defense Force (IDF) missile killed four of their children, cousins Ismail, 9; Ahed, 10; Zakariya, 10; and Mohammad, 11, as…
South Sudan: Is She of North Korea, United States, or States of Nature?
South Sudan (SSB) – Is South Sudan dictatorial or democratic? I can’t help asking myself this question. It’s a question I know the answer to. And the answer is a big-bellied fat no. But before I gauge our beloved country in any of…
US Nears $100 Billion Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official
United States (Tasnim) – The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals for Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit…
Turkmenistan is Turkey’s Biggest Weapons Buyer
Turkmenistan (EAN) – Turkmenistan was Turkey’s single largest weapons buyer over the past five years, while the arms industries of Belarus and Israel are increasingly dependent on Azerbaijan’s business, a new report has shown. The report, by the arms trade research group…
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Economy Thrives Thanks to Arms, Drugs and Organs
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sputnik) – Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 115th out of 191 in global GDP rankings, and at 44 percent, has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. However, its economy has been growing steadily in recent years…
NBC feeds ‘ghost gun’ hysteria with hit piece that misses the mark
(TFC) – In the era of “fake news”, one would think a network like NBC would be more careful about misleading their viewers and readers. A recent article, complete with a dramatic video, seems to portray an epidemic of untraceable firearms…
Iraq: Fleeing ISIS Forces Fired Toxic Chemicals
Forces of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) launched at least three chemical attacks on the Iraqi town of Qayyarah. The use of toxic chemicals as a means of warfare is a serious threat to civilians and combatants in and around the embattled city of Mosul and is a war crime.
The attacks hit the town of Qayyarah, 60 kilometers south of Mosul, in September and October after Iraqi government forces retook the town on August 25, 2016. The attacks caused painful burns to at least seven people consistent with exposure to low levels of a chemical warfare agent known as “vesicants,” or blister agents, a chemical weapons expert told Human Rights Watch.
Azerbaijan Looks to Greater Reliance on Domestically Produced Weapons
With an array of new, domestically produced weapons, including sniper rifles, machine guns, armed drones, and armored vehicles, Azerbaijan is showcasing its arms industry amid growing tensions with neighboring Armenia.
Much of the attention on Azerbaijan’s growing military has focused on the country’s weapons purchases from abroad, notably from Russia and Israel. But the country also has been steadily building up its indigenous production capabilities. The new wares were on display at the country’s defense exposition, ADEX-2016, at the end of September.
“Today, the Azerbaijani army is one of the strongest armies in the region,” the country’s Minister of Defense Industry, Yavar Jamalov, said at the expo’s opening. “Today’s event is a good example of that.”
U.S. Weapons Sales Are Drenched in Yemeni Blood
Saudi Arabia is using billions in U.S. aid to fund their onslaught of innocent civilians in Yemen, but it’s not too late for Congress to stop this madness.
When Pope Francis visited the U.S. Congress in September 2015, he boldly posed a moral challenge to his American hosts, asking: “Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society?”
“Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money,” he solemnly concluded. “Money that is drenched in blood.”
In this case, it’s innocent Yemeni blood.
US Nuclear Rearmament Under Guise of World Peace
This week US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Hiroshima, where nearly 71 years ago the US dropped the first ever atomic weapon killing 140,000 people. It was the first visit by a senior American official to the Japanese city owing to immense sensitivity surrounding that notorious event.
Islamist Terrorists Use Chlorine in Attack on Syria’s Aleppo
A doctor from a Red Crescent hospital in Aleppo said that victims of a chemical attack carried out in Syria’s Aleppo show all signs of chlorine poisoning.
Venezuela Buys Weapons As Food Shortages Become the Norm
Despite Severe Shortages, President Nicolás Maduro Purchased US$162 million in Artillery, Planes, Ships
