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Category Archives: Jordan
A truck tries to penetrate into the Quantico Marine Corps Base
By Robert Willmann Back on Friday, 3 May 2024, a box truck pulled up to the gate of the Quantico Marine Corps Base on Fuller Road in Virginia. The two men in the cab of the truck claimed they were … Continue reading
“Kataib Hezbollah: Iran-backed group suspends attacks against US after drone strike”
An Iran-backed Iraqi militia suspected of a drone strike in Jordan that killed three US soldiers says it has suspended operations against US forces. Kataib Hezbollah, which is part of an umbrella group that claimed Sunday’s attack, said this was … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan, Middle East, The Military Art, TTG
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“Pete Hegseth says Hamas ‘must be crushed:’ They’re trying to ‘wipe Israel off the map'”
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on the brink of causing a full-out war after Hamas, the terrorist organization in control of the Gaza Strip, rained down rockets on Israeli civilians – leading to Israeli retaliatory strikes against the radical militant group. The latest escalation in the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Policy, Religion
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Macgregor got it part right on Carlson’s show last night
Colonel (ret.) Douglas Macgregor was on Tucker Carlson's show last night. He is a smart man. Tucker is a smart man. Carlson's show is an outpost of sanity in a neocon run US foreign policy establishment (the Borg). Carlson deserves … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs, government, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Policy, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
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Giddoutahere!
"Things keep heating up in Venezuela, with possible “military options” now being seriously discussed at the Pentagon. And of course you know what that means! That’s right, it means we can expect to see even more lies and manipulations from … Continue reading
Posted in government, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine, Syria
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A collapse in the House of Bolton?
"The Baghdad Summit is scheduled to take place on April 20th with several Middle Eastern countries set to participate in this conference organized by Iraq. The list of countries participating in the Baghdad Summit are as followed: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria
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Yet another piece of Kushner’s “Deal of the Century”
"The king said that the plan was dangerous and not simple to implement, in particular the part relating to the land swaps in Tzofar, a moshav in the Arava desert, and Naharayim, where Jordan conquered in 1948 the Island of … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria
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The H-4 airbase in Jordan
"This airfield was built to support the H4 oil pumping station of the Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline built by the Iraq Petroleum Company between 1932 and 1934 in the Emirate of Transjordan at that time a protectorate of the British Empire. … Continue reading
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More than 33,000 refugees have returned to Syria from Jordan since reopening of Nassib Crossing
"Up to 33,500 refugees have reportedly returned to Syria from Jordan through the Nassib border crossing within past two months, footage released on Friday shows. According to the Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, between 600-700 Syrian … Continue reading
Jack Keane doesn’t know that the Al as-Saud ARE the Wahhabis
"Muhammad ibn Saud and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab had concluded a formal agreement in 1744: according to one source, Muhammad ibn Saud had declared when they first met, "This oasis is yours, do not fear your enemies. By the … Continue reading
Posted in government, History, Jordan, Middle East, Religion, Saudi Arabia
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