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What Everybody Gets Wrong About Kushner’s Legal Woes
The so-called experts talking about potential legal problems for President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are looking in all the wrong places.
Syria Is Burning, The Pope Is Pontificating & Bumblebees Are Dying: July 10, 2015
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy RadioWhoWhatWhy: Fanning the Flames of Syria By Jeff Schechtman Just how bad is the situation in Syria? Four million Syrians have fled the country in the past four years as its cities smolder and civil war rages on. Strategic dysfunction on the part of the international community, led by the US, continued airstrikes, and […]
RadioWhoWhatWhy: Fanning the Flames of Syria
Just how bad is the situation in Syria? Four million Syrians have fled the country in the past four years as its cities smolder and civil war rages on. Strategic dysfunction on the part of the international community, led by the US, continued airstrikes, and growing violence perpetrated by the Islamic State are definitely part of the story that led to Syria’s descent into chaos. RadioWhoWhatWhy’s Jeff Schechtman sits down with Charles Glass, author of Syria Burning, to learn the rest of it.
Leaked Kerry Audio Shows Hidden Syria Backstory
It appears CNN and The New York Times gave the public a sanitized report on US Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting with Syrian opposition leaders back in September. Unlike those two media giants, Wikileaks released the full, unscrubbed audio of the 35-minute conversation this week. Included was the revelation that the White House knew […]
Erdogan Moves Against Syria’s Kurds
Following several days of intense artillery bombardment and air strikes, the Turkish army launched a ground invasion of the Syrian Kurdish canton of Afrin on Monday. WhoWhatWhy reported on the likelihood of such an operation last August. Many experts are now saying what we wrote months ago: that the Turkish operation tests American resolve […]
Refugee Hypocrisy: Poland Embraces Ukrainians, Shuns All Others
Since the Russian invasion, millions of Ukrainian refugees have been met with solidarity and support in Europe. Meanwhile, refugees from other conflict zones are left behind.
Sympathy for Ukraine Highlights Western Apathy Toward Other Conflicts
An Iranian American feels empathy with beleaguered Ukrainians but resents the lack of a global response to the suffering of Muslim and dark-skinned war victims.
Why Vets ‘Miss’ War
New GOP Head of Russia-Nunes Investigation Keeps It Partisan ; McCain ‘Partially’ Blames Trump for Syrian Gas Attack …and More Picks for 4/10
How Will Iran Respond After US Killing of Top General?
The assassination of Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani could trigger an escalation of violence in the Middle East. Six months ago, we told you about him… and the other men who could start a war between the US and Iran.
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More US Visas for Jihadis, Fox Takes Over National Geographic, and Bullet-Proof SUVs: Sept 10, 2015
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. Here’s one: Donor Network Coordinator. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Visas for Al-Qaeda, Part 2: Treachery By J. Michael Springmann In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA […]