Ivan Plis on September 30, 2015 Britain’s top diplomat has said Russia’s military support of Syria’s government could lead to shared responsibility for the Syrian regime’s war crimes. “We are clear that if Russia wants to join with the coalition in air strikes against [ISIS] then we would welcome that,” Philip Hammond, the U.K. foreign secretary, told…
Juliegrace Brufke on October 1, 2015 Russia-based hackers attempted to hack into Hillary Clinton’s private email server on at least five occasions while she was serving as secretary of state, according State Department emails released Wednesday. The former first lady received multiple phishing emails disguised as speeding tickets in August 2011, it hasn’t been confirmed whether she…
Ivan Plis on September 30, 2015 Reports Wednesday suggest Russia’s first-ever Syrian airstrikes were directed against civilians and Western-backed rebels, not Islamic State. President Vladimir Putin’s main message at the U.N. General Assembly Monday was the formation of a “truly international” coalition to fight the jihadi group. But there is no evidence that the first…
By: Laura Meyers Mark Dice is at it again. Equipped with an Obama shirt and clipboard, Dice persuades beachgoers in San Diego to sign a petition to nuke Russia in order to maintain America’s superpower. “Launching a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Russia is one of the only things we can do to maintain our superiority,…
The First Casualty In War? The Truth. The Russian incursion into the Crimea region of Ukraine has left many people flummoxed. No matter where you stand on the issue, knowing the proper definition of these terms and not conflating them is important if they wish to be taken seriously on matters of foreign policy. Secession vs….
The economic cost of unilateral action Keith Farrell The United States and its western allies are preparing to impose economic sanctions on Russia in response to that nation’s military aggression in Ukraine. It appears that the economic costs of that intervention are already being felt in Russia, even without sanctions. Follow TLR on Google+ In…
A Tyrant By Any Other Name… A disturbing trend among some libertarians and conservatives has been to make excuses for Vladimir Putin and his actions in Ukraine. A distaste for Western intervention and the popularity of a world leader whose macho persona begs to be satirized online has probably helped to fuel a sympathetic narrative of…
Protest group crashes Sochi games, puts spotlight on Russian Rights Keith Farrell The protest rock group Pussy Riot recorded their first song since two of the members were freed from Russian prison. Members of the group filmed a video on them trying to perform their song in Sochi while being whipped by Cossack guards. The…