The Yemen War, which Saudi Arabia launched from Washington six years ago yesterday – with the support, armaments, and intelligence provided by the U.S. under both the Obama and Trump administrations – has recently escalated. The battles intensified last week as the Saudi’s and their allies tried to defend the pivotal city of Marib from...
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ISRAEL ACCUSED OF BOMBING SYRIA
The Trends Journal has long been reporting Israel’s escalating aggression against Syria and Iran. And now, with more bombs away over Syria last week, they are reportedly testing the limits and extents of what the Biden administration will accept. Earlier this month, we ran the article, “ISRAEL TARGETS IRANIAN OIL SHIPMENTS TO SYRIA,” which detailed Tel Aviv...
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ALGERIANS: BACK TO THE STREETS
As we reported in the Trends Journal in February 2019, Algeria was being rocked by protests following the decision by then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term. His regime was accused of having taken control of revenues from the country’s natural resources and used them to pay off political cronies and financial supporters....
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TURKEY: NO POLITICAL OPPOSITION PERMITTED
In our 5 January article, “ERDOGAN POWER GRAB OR LOSING POWER?,” we reported the Turkish president seemed intent on consolidating power when the country’s parliament passed a bill granting new government control over non-government organizations (NGOs). The move was seen as the door slowly opening to abolish all rights groups in the country, which critics...
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ITALY: POPULIST MOVEMENTS DEAD, PART II
The Trends Journal has been covering the dramatic shift in the Italian parliament and its embrace of the European Union after Mario Draghi was sworn in as the country’s prime minister. In our 23 February report, “DRAGHI: BANKSTER CONTROL OF ITALIA,” we pointed out that Draghi, who most recently was President of the European Central Bank, served...
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CHINA TELLS U.S. TO FU
It’s over. But you would never know it from the mainstream media. Last week in Anchorage, AK, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his team met with their Chinese counterparts. After Blinken’s opening remarks warning the Chinese to follow “rules-based international order,” and the follow-up by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan who told the...
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YOUTH REVOLUTION
As we pointed out in our 23 February article, “YOUTH REVOLUTION 2021: MYANMAR MILITARY VS. THE PEOPLE,” the youth in the country have been a force to be reckoned with after the military coup. Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal ran the headline: Youths Take the Lean in Myanmar Protests In the article, the WSJ...
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EX-INTERIM PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA GOES TO JAIL
Jeanine Áñez, the former interim president of Bolivia, was arrested Saturday on charges of terrorism, sedition, and conspiracy over an alleged coup in 2019 that deposed the country’s socialist President Evo Morales, according to reports. Al Jazeera reported that Áñez was arrested in Trinidad and moved to the Bolivian city of La Paz where she...
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MADRID: CALL FOR EARLY ELECTION
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who rose in popularity due to her reticence to impose strict coronavirus restrictions last year, announced last week that she would dissolve her regional assembly and called for new elections on 4 May. Díaz Ayuso’s decision came shortly after a no-confidence motion was filed by the Socialist Party against her conservative Popular...
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ISRAEL TARGETS IRANIAN OIL SHIPMENTS TO SYRIA
Israel has employed various forms of weaponry – including mines – to impede the shipment of Iranian oil to Syria and has targeted at least a dozen ships, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report stated these attacks in the Red Sea have been occurring since 2019 and have not been previously disclosed. The paper...