Author Archives: Decameron

Putin, Erdogan Agree On New Cease Fire In Idlib

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Decameron

by Willy B For weeks Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been threatening to push the Syrian Arab Army back to the lines that existed in northwestern Syria at the time of the September 2019 agreement he struck with Vladimir Putin for … Continue reading →

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Turkey Double Talks Its Way Into Northeastern Syria by Willy B

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Decameron

The Turks have now launched their long threatened military operation in northeast Syria, under the Orwellian name of "Operation Peace Spring." "Our mission is to prevent the creation of a terror corridor across our southern border, and to bring peace … Continue reading →

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The Tanker Attacks In the Gulf of Oman: Cui Bono?

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Decameron

by Willy B             So who was really responsible for the attacks, yesterday morning, on the two tankers in the Gulf of Oman? Was they really the result of Iran lashing out in a frustrated response to U.S. sanctions, as … Continue reading →

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Is Bolton Trashing Yet Another Arms Control Agreement?

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Decameron

by Willy B There's been a lot of verbiage lately about the alleged nuclear threat emanating from Russia, often citing Russian President Vladimir Putin's March 1, 2018 address to the Federal Assembly as proof of Russia's malignant intentions. Mark Schneider, … Continue reading →

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Yemen Situation Report

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Decameron

by Willy B President Trump’s April 17 veto of the Congressional resolution calling for the ending of US support to the Saudi war in Yemen, it seems, won‛t end the conflict in that country, regardless of what side you’re on. … Continue reading →

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Who Does John Bolton Actually Work For? By Willy B

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Decameron

A review of publicly available reporting that I have accumulated in my files over the past two years would suggest that John Bolton's boss is really Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas casino king who has plied the Republican Party with … Continue reading →

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Is Pentagon Planning To Stay in Syria Despite Trump?

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Decameron

by Willy B Trump may have vacillated on the time line for the US military withdrawal from Syria but the available evidence suggests that he is determined that it will happen. At the same time, elements of the US national … Continue reading →

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Trump Fought For His Withdrawal For a Year by Willy B

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Decameron

Gareth Porter, in an article published in the American Conservative, definitively shows that Trump's Dec. 19 announcement of the US withdrawal from Syria was, in fact, the end of a fight of at least a year, between Trump on the … Continue reading →

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The Shoot Down of the Russian IL-20: Who’s Responsible?

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Decameron

by Willy B All of the facts have yet to be known but the Russian Defense Ministry has little doubt: the Israelis created the conditions by which Syrian air defenses took down a Russian Il-20 electronic intelligence aircraft in the … Continue reading →

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Will World War III Start This Week?

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Decameron

by Willy B A report posted by the Wall Street Journal, late yesterday, gives reason to ask that question. "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has approved the use of chlorine gas in an offensive against the country's last major rebel stronghold, … Continue reading →

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