UK Column News | Mike Robinson is joined by Patrick Henningsen, along with Lebanese political analyst Marwa Osman, to discuss the top stories internationally.
UK COLUMN: Marwa Osman on Saudi Purge, Iraqi PMU’s Defeat ISIS, Paradise Papers & More
Saudi Purge and Lebanese PM Resigns: New Front in the War for the Middle East?
21WIRE + Moon Of Alabama | Lebanon’s Prime Minister announces his resignation in Saudi Arabia – on the same day as a major Saudi purge. Is the Kingdom now shifting focus from Syria to Lebanon in its proxy war against Iran?
Outlaws and Sheriffs in the Wild Wild Mid-East – A Birds Eye View
Andrew Korybko | Five interconnected events took place over the past week in powerfully shaping the future of Mideast geopolitics.
Last Bid Scramble by US and Client States to Save Face as Syria Marches to Victory
Finian Cunningham | Washington are exposed as the fount of conflict in the Middle East.
Hezbollah is threat to Israel – but not to the United States
Sharmine Narwani | For Lebanon, Hezbollah is more than just the first Arab force to militarily expel the Israeli Defense Forces.
Israel Now Facing ‘New Rules of Engagement’ with Syria, Hezbollah
Elijah J. Magnier | Syria game changer: Israel understood the new rules of engagement.
Rogue State Israel Challenged by Syria While Spying on Lebanon
Muhammad Ali Carter | Syria has sent a significant signal to the IDF by targeting an Israeli spy plane in Lebanon.
A Lebanese Journalist’s Journey to North Korea – “Leave These People in Peace”
Al Akhbar | Look into the eyes of your beloved ones, finally see the depth of your own tragedy – and also begin to resist.
REAL WAR ON TERROR: ISIS Driven Out of Strategic Area in Western Qalamoun
SANA | A number of ISIS vehicles, positions, and hideouts were destroyed in the airstrikes and scores of terrorists were killed.
SYRIA: President Bashar Al Assad’s Full Speech to Journalist Union in Damascus 2006
Syria Times | “In the final analysis, that the world does not care about our interests and rights except when we are powerful.”
Dear USA: There Will Be No Partition in Syria
Sharmine Narwani | Any partition of Syria would, therefore, benefit ISIS and Al-Qaeda primarily – and all the parties know this.
CIA Drug Wars Could Explain Why Syrian ‘Rebels’, ISIS Violence Fuelled by Captagon Pills
Patrick Henningsen | In addition to fuelling the West’s insurgency, these drugs are being used to terrorize local populations and shock western media consumers.
Lebanon: The NATO-backed Terrorist Threat Held Back by Combined Resistance Forces
Vanessa Beeley | The resistance shield protecting Lebanon from a terrorist tsunami.
FILM: The Real ‘Migrant Crisis’ Is Not In Europe, It’s In Lebanon
SUNDAY SCREENING | Our weekly documentary feature curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE.
Brief Overview: US Military Sales to Lebanon
Christian Sorensen | The U.S. relies on overseas sales of its military industrial goods in order to sustain its giant defense sector.
The World is Not Enough: JaysAnalysis w/Patrick Henningsen
Jay Dyer | Patrick Henningsen joins Jay Dyer for another graduate level course in geopolitics.
Inside the Mountain: The Battle for South Lebanon
21WIRE | A look inside two different fortresses, old and new, located in one of the most highly contested territories on earth.
Suspicious Weapon Shipment from Turkey to Lebanon SEIZED as Saudis Call Hezbollah ‘Terrorists’
21WIRE | Was a coup d’état just inadvertently avoided in Lebanon thanks to Greek port authorities?
ISIS Mayhem Being Fueled by Drugs, Arms – Supplied by Saudi Arabia and the CIA
21WIRE + Burning Blogger of Bedlam | Gaddafi warned the world, and the world didn’t listen. ISIS is only the latest in a long line of narco-corruption by covert forces.
TRASH CITY: Beirut Garbage War Could Topple ‘Impotent’ Central Government
21WIRE + Beirut Report | Lebanese riot police battled protesters for a third night over government paralysis and an ongoing trash crisis.