by drjmcurtis | Sep 30, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tilleron on a visit to Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping said today that the U.S. has “direct” talks with North Korea. In the first signs of dialogue, Tillerson said he’s trying to “calm things down” after North Korean President Kim...
by drjmcurtis | Sep 28, 2017
Hiding somewhere in Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS]-controlled territory, 46-year-old Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi spoke to his crumbling caliphate, urging what’s left of his terrorists to burn their enemies, targeting “media centers of the infidels.” After the death...
by drjmcurtis | Sep 27, 2017
Defying all regional states, including Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria, that have oppressed the Kurds for nearly 100 years, 72-year-old Kurdish Regional Government [KRG] President Masoud Barzani went ahead with the Sept. 25 independence vote. By an overwhelming majority,...
by drjmcurtis | Sep 26, 2017
Falling into today’s African American NFL protests, 71-year-old President Donald Trump threw gasoline on the fire, telling a rally in Huntsville, Alabama Sept. 22 that players who took a knee during the National Anthem should be “fired.” Trump’s remarks prompted a...
by drjmcurtis | Sep 25, 2017
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said 71-year-old President Donald Trump declared war on North Korea when he told the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 19 that if dictator Kim Jong-un continued to threaten the United States he’d have no choice but to “totally...