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US Bombs Its Own Base In Syria To Prevent NATO Ally Turkey From Using It

ByGuest Post

Audrey Conklin Two U.S. jet fighters bombed an American military base in Syria on Wednesday to keep Turkey from taking control of the facility, the U.S. military said. The decision to conduct a pre-planned airstrike on the base formerly used to train U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters — LaFarge Cement Factory — came after Turkish fighters began…

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Senate Hopeful Nicholson talks trade, inter-generational transfers, and Kurdistan

ByGary Doan

The following is an excerpt of our conversation with Kevin Nicholson in October, reprinted because Wisconsin’s primary is now just days away… The contours of Wisconsin’s Republican US Senate primary in 2018 seem pretty straightforward. Leah Vukmir is a state Senator, and has held elected office since 2002. In the estimation of most Wisconsin Republicans, she’s…