Epstein Secrets

e zones in Syria and Iraq, and it has increasingly drawn on Afghan recruits in addition to Arabs. Iran's regional rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies

sumably repair reputational damage caused by the Chinese government's intensifying domestic repression, its aggressive territorial policies in the South China Sea, and a push by Chinese companies to acquire crucial assets in democratic countries. The firms that participated in the public relations audition w

ired by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard during "the drill resulted in American troops being put on alert at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Al-Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of the U.S. military's Central Command in Qatar." Rebarich condemned "this type of irresponsible an

out the region and beyond that they said had grown worse in recent years." The two sides also "accused China of violating international norms in the South China Sea and vowed to uphold freedom of navigation and the rule of the law as well as democratic freedoms in Hong Kong." Report: US To Order Drastic Reducti

fired by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard during "the drill resulted in American troops being put on alert at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Al-Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of the U.S. military's Central Command in Qatar." Rebarich condemned "this type of irresponsible EF

out the region and beyond that they said had grown worse in recent years." The two sides also "accused China of violating international norms in the South China Sea and vowed to uphold freedom of navigation and the rule of the law as well as democratic freedoms in Hong Kong." Report: US To Order Drastic Reducti

TIONS FBI Arrests Nigerian National For Cyber Fraud. The AP (7/3) reported Nigerian national Olalekan Jacob Ponle, who "was arrested last month in the United Arab Emirates," has "appeared in federal court in Chicago Friday accused of orchestrating an international cyber fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say defraud

In Venezuela. • Pearl's Killers Could Soon Be Free. • Men Of Color Say They Are Singled Out By French Police. EFTA00148623 • Two US Carriers In South China Sea For Drills. • Africans Outraged Over Killing Of George Floyd Call Attention To Abuses In Own Countries. • Analyst: Foreigners At Risk Under New Hon

cked" Off UAE Now In Iran. The AP (7/19, Gambrell) reports a UN agency "acknowledged Sunday that a US-sought oil tanker 'hijacked' off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in Iranian waters." The International Labor Organization said the MT Gulf Sky was hijacked July

n June 27, "U.S. fighter planes intercepted Russian jets" near Alaska, and "a week later, the U.S. and Chinese navies held dueling exercises in the South China Sea." Taken together, the Times says, "the incidents highlight what national security sources describe as a 'new normal' of a 21st-century global confl