Arthur Brown’s 1968 “not so rock and roll” semi-hit song provided the backdrop for the carefully staged, fully theatricalized murder “hit video” (below) with a cast of far more than we will ever know.
The House unanimously passed a bill to impose new sanctions on anyone they consider a supporter of Syria’s energy, airspace and business sectors. Manila Chan sits down with former pentagon official Michael Maloof to discuss how this could affect Syria’s fight against ISIS and US-Syria diplomacy.
JERUSALEM — In an extraordinary statement, the Israeli military confirmed early Monday that it attacked Iranian military targets in Syria, hours after carrying out a rare daylight air raid near the Damascus International Airport.
US national security advisor John Bolton is a Zionist Republican hawk who’s known for his harsh policies against Iran. Reports have now revealed that he requested the Pentagon to prepare “military options” against Iran last year. Bolton was one of the main architects of US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins News.Views.Hughes to weigh in on the latest developments in the Middle East, including State Sec. Mike Pompeo’s claim that the withdrawal of US troops from Syria was a mere “tactical decision” as well as Trump’s saber-rattling at Turkey over Twitter. They also discuss the declared candidacy of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) in the presidential primary.
President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to “devastate Turkey economically” should the Turkish military attack U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters — a rare direct threat by Trump to a NATO ally as his administration grapples with the execution of its plan to withdraw American soldiers from Syria.
Analysts have confirmed that the Israelis carried out the strikes in Syria by deliberately using scheduled airline departures and arrivals as cover to foil the improved and upgraded Syrian air defenses.
National security advisor John Bolton has publically overruled President Trump’s declaration of victory in Syria and planned pullout of US troops. He did so apparently at the behest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offering Israel security guarantees as a condition of the troop withdrawal. Rick Sanchez explains. Then Medea Benjamin of Code Pink joins to weigh in. Then former naval intelligence officer and economist John Jordan joins Rick Sanchez to share his expertise.