Epstein Secrets

defense budget has doubled over the same period. Few would believe that these arms have been merely gathering dust in Syrian army warehouses. The Kremlin's Middle East policy is also looking self-defeating in the case of Iran. This might not be apparent on first glance. Moscow has been acting as a me

asingly indoctrinated" due to the country's internal political, social and economic crisis. The Kremlin's support for discredited dictators such as Gadhafi, Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not just disastrous PR. For Russia, betting on the wrong horse may yet result in catastrophe. Ms. Lazare

he considers Syria less important than bolstering the Security Council as a means of constraining American power. The same was true last year when Moammar Gadhafi was attacking Libyan cities and coming close to the complete annihilation of the rebels. Mr. Obama would not intervene until the Arab League and t

defense budget has doubled over the same period. Few would believe that these arms have been merely gathering dust in Syrian army warehouses. The Kremlin's Middle East policy is also looking self-defeating in the case of Iran. This might not be apparent on first glance. Moscow has been acting as a me

he considers Syria less important than bolstering the Security Council as a means of constraining American power. The same was true last year when Moammar Gadhafi was attacking Libyan cities and coming close to the complete annihilation of the rebels. Mr. Obama would not intervene until the Arab League and th

asingly indoctrinated" due to the country's internal political, social and economic crisis. The Kremlin's support for discredited dictators such as Gadhafi, Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not just disastrous PR. For Russia, betting on the wrong horse may yet result in catastrophe. Ms. Lazareva

2020/11/08/us/election-results#putin-is-silent-on-bidens-victory- foreshadowing-tense-years-ahead> (11/8, Hulse, 18.61M) reports four years ago, "the Kremlin rushed out a message for President Trump within hours of the American television networks calling the race on election night." The Times adds that

t Libyan military leader Khalifa Haflar faces lawsuits from the US accusing him of war crimes following that country's civil war. Haflar broke with Moammar Gadhafi in the 1980s, after which he led a CIA-supported operation against the Libyan regime. Haftar owns properties in the United States. Lawsuits filed in

den, others, such as the leaders of China, Russia and Iran, have been silent. The New York Times (11/8, Hulse, 18.61M) reports four years ago, "the Kremlin rushed out a message for President Trump within hours of the American television networks calling the race on election night." The Times adds that t

t Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar faces lawsuits from the US accusing him of war crimes following that country's civil war. Haftar broke with Moammar Gadhafi in the 1980s, after which he led a CIA-supported operation against the Libyan regime. Haftar owns properties in the United States. Lawsuits filed i

nd negotiate a transition with the opposition. The regime responded yesterday by blasting this "blatant interference in its internal affairs." The Kremlin's support makes it harder to ease Mr. Assad out peacefully in Damascus. But perhaps Mr. Putin's loyalty can be explained by the fact that he faces

contests, pulled out of the mission in horror. Qatar, which played an instrumental role in building support for armed intervention against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, called for Arab forces to deploy and "stop the killing," in the words of its emir. The League didn't go that far this weekend but did propose a pl

iderable degree, the U.S. talks with Iran also allow Washington to deny the Russians an Iranian card, although the Syrian theater still allows the Kremlin some room to maneuver. The United States is not prepared to intervene in the former Soviet Union. Russia is not a global power, and its military ha

xample of the old policy is Libya, where the United States directly intervened with air power and special operations forces on the ground to unseat Moammar Gadhafi. Western efforts to replace him with a regime favorable to the United States and its allies have not succeeded. The new strategy can be seen in Syr

den, others, such as the leaders of China, Russia and Iran, have been silent. The New York Times (11/8, Hulse, 18.61M) reports four years ago, "the Kremlin rushed out a message for President Trump within hours of the American television networks calling the race on election night." The Times adds that t

t Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar faces lawsuits from the US accusing him of war crimes following that country's civil war. Haftar broke with Moammar Gadhafi in the 1980s, after which he led a CIA-supported operation against the Libyan regime. Haftar owns properties in the United States. Lawsuits filed i