LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to investigate whether or not Russia was involved in Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack in Syria. Defense officials are not currently aware of any Russian involvement in the attack, which killed 72 and injured potentially hundreds more. However, a Russian-made drone was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “These things happened.They were glorious and they changed the world… and then we fucked up the endgame.” – Charlie Wilson Hot on the heels of the Syrian missile strike, it seems appropriate to talk about Mr. Charlie Wilson. See, Charlie Wilson is responsible for “Operation Cyclone,” which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa Tuesday morning the world received word that Syrian civilians were attacked with poisonous gas. Although the attack was just hours old, the official word was that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to blame. The New York Times went to press Tuesday with the story, noting that Syrian officials charged…
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Late 2015 Vox put together this informative video explaining the complicated powers dispute that is Syria’s War. From Vox: Syria’s civil war has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. To understand how Syria got to this place, it helps to start at the beginning. Keep up to date with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A Russian warship entered the eastern Mediterranean Friday and was heading toward the area where two U.S. Navy destroyers launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has reported. Following the US airstrikes on Syrian air bases, Fox News is reporting that a Russian military ship is headed in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The United States has finally struck the government of President Bashar Al-Assad with fifty to sixty cruise missiles on airfields controlled by the Syrian regime. This is the first time the U.S has directly attacked the Syrian regime, though the U.S has not been on friendly terms with them. This…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA), has announced that he will step aside from leading his committee’s investigation into Russia’s efforts to disrupt last year’s presidential election. The California Republican’s recusal comes amid reports that the House Committee on Ethics said an investigation into Nunes had begun do to public reports…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday his thinking on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has changed since a Tuesday chemical weapons attack that killed more than 70 people. Trump, appearing a joint press conference with Jordanian King Abdullah, said his “attitude has changed very much” with regard to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Paul Meekin Russia claimed at a U.N meeting today that the chemical weapons attack that killed nearly 100 people in Idlib, Syria, was the fault of the rebels – claiming the airstrike carried out by the Syrian government was designed to attack a rebel weapons cache, which in turn ignited…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Russia tried to absolve the Assad regime of responsibility for a cruel chemical weapons attack in Syria Monday by making the dubious assertion the attack was actually the result of an anti-terror air strike. Assad forces struck a “large terrorist warehouse” near the scene of the chemical attack where…