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Americans Now Dying in Syria to Protect Syrian Oil Fields the U.S. Military Seized March 26, 2023 5:02 pm Americans in the U.S. military and with military contractors came under fire in Syria this past week, suffering casualties from alleged Iranian drone strikes. Why is the U.S. military still in Syria?  It's hard to say.  No U.S. president since Barack Obama has offered a rational explanation.  Syria continues to act as a remnant of establishment war-hawk policies from the Bush era, with Obama, Biden and Hillary Clinton using the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan as a jumping-off point for their covert Arab Spring operations. In infamous comments made in 2019, former U.S. President Donald Trump said: "We're keeping [Syria's] oil. We have the oil. The oil is secure. We left troops behind only for the oil." Was President Trump's seizure of Syrian oil fields in 2019 legal? The attacks on the U.S. military bases in Syria followed the recent announcement that Saudi Arabia was normalizing relations with Iran, a peace initiative brokered by China. Saudi Arabia announced last week that they would reopen their embassy in Syria. Read More... Largest Protest in the History of Israel as Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets March 26, 2023 10:57 pm Massive protests have erupted across Israel tonight after PM Netanyhau fired his Defense Minister, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country. As a reminder, Netanyahu and his allies say the plan will restore a balance between the judicial and executive branches and rein in what they see as an interventionist court with liberal sympathies. But critics say the constellation of laws will remove the checks and balances in Israel's democratic system and concentrate power in the hands of the governing coalition. Gallant's dismissal signaled that Netanyahu will move ahead this week with the overhaul plan, which has sparked mass protests, angered military and business leaders and raised concerns among Israel's allies. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Saturday night's crowds were reportedly the largest ever. Will there be a military coup in Israel? Read More...

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