Word is former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will be indicted in the coming weeks. This one's a problem for Trump. Trump knew since Jan 4. Flynn was under criminal investigation for illegal ties to Turkey's dictator, but made him National Security Adviser anyway. The criminal investigation concerned Flynn secretly lobbying for Turkey while … Continue reading Here’s why a Flynn indictment is a legal nightmare for Trump
November 1, 2017 Prime Minister Mr. Abadi has claimed that Erbil withdrew from an agreement between the Iraqi army and the Ministry of the Peshmerga. There has been no agreement between us. There was a draft agreement that was presented by the Iraqi military delegation; on the day following the meeting between the Iraqi government and … Continue reading Statement from KRG Council of Ministers on the dialogue with federal Iraqi government
November 1, 2017 Mr. Haidar Abadi, Iraq's Prime Minister, stressed that the Kurdistan Region's people are full citizens and that he will not cause them harm. Moreover, he expressed the federal government's readiness to pay the salary of public servants in the Kurdistan Region. The KRG Council of Ministers welcomes the initiative from Mr. … Continue reading Statement from the KRG Council of Ministers on the proposed federal Iraqi budget
November 1, 2017 The KRG Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs condemns in the strongest terms the baseless statementissued by Iraq's Joint Operations Command. It demonstrates Iraq is not interested in allowing the technical negotiation team between Erbil and Baghdad to reach an agreement. Senior Peshmerga officials presented the following proposal to the Iraqi Federal Government on … Continue reading Statement by KRG Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs
Following the aggressive actions against Kurdistan taken by Iraqi security forces in the disputed territories since October 16, which resulted in the deaths of civilians and security forces on both sides as well as the displacement of 168,000 civilians to Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) issued a call for dialogue to prevent the escalation of a civil … Continue reading Statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States
On Oct. 26 at 0600hrs Erbil time Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) began an unprovoked, four-pronged assault on Peshmerga positions in north-west Mosul; Bardiya and Hamad Agha towards Ain Ouais, Mosharaf towards Sufaya, and from Rabia towards Mahmoudiya. The following Iranian-backed PMF played a role in the attacks: Kataib Imam Ali, Harakat … Continue reading Multiple Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed PMF attacks against Peshmerga positions
In early 2016, a YouGov survey asked participants whether they viewed masculinity in a positive or negative light. The results found that while later generations had a fairly positive viewpoint of the term, younger men and women did not. It’s not surprising that the younger generations have a negative view of masculinity. Through a variety … Continue reading Sorry snowflakes. Masculinity growing in popularity
As the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Party Congress came to a close last week, Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping consolidated his leadership cohort for the next five years. While his precise policies are unlikely to be revealed before the Third Plenum of the 19th Party Congress early next year, his recent speech to the … Continue reading Communist Dictator Xi Jinping Draws Harder Lines at Outset of Second Term
Conservative lawmakers say they oppose the Alexander-Murray health care legislation because it would bail out health insurance companies. The congressmen discussed the issue Tuesday at the monthly Conversations With Conservatives panel on Capitol Hill. The health care legislation was introduced by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., after multiple attempts by Senate Republicans … Continue reading Conservative Lawmakers Oppose Bill to ‘Bail Out Insurance Companies’
Ken Stern spent eight and a half years at NPR, first as the network’s Executive Vice President, then as its CEO. Then in 2016, spurred by why he called a deep fear that the red and blue division in America was tearing the nation apart, he did something extraordinary. “I decided to venture out from my overwhelmingly … Continue reading Former NPR CEO Spent Year with Trump Voters. He Was Stunned.
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