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Oil Prices Soar After US Strikes Syria – A Promising Development For Trump’s Saudi Allies

Saudi Arabia’s economy has been on shaky ground in recent years due to continuous drops in oil prices. But new U.S. airstrikes in Syria have sent oil prices climbing, which will prove to be a boon for the U.S.’ Saudi ally both economically and geopolitically.

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A Saudi man walks at the Tadawul Saudi Stock Exchange, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 15, 2015. Saudi Arabia's stock market, valued at $585 billion, opened up to direct foreign investment for the first time Monday, as the kingdom seeks an economic boost amid low global oil prices. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

MINNEAPOLIS-- While the geopolitical implications of Trump’s recent airstrikes against the Syrian government have dominated both mainstream and alternative news outlets, what has been largely overlooked thus far is their economic impact. Soon after the strikes took place, crude oil prices jumped, reaching a one-month high on Friday by surpassing 55

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Comey May Have Been Blocked From Reporting Russia’s Tampering In U.S. Election

A recent Newsweek report claims that the Obama administration may have prevented FBI Director James Comey from revealing the full extent of Russia’s alleged tampering in last year’s U.S. presidential election. The revelation comes as the Russia scandal continues to dominate mainstream press.

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In this Oct. 28, 2013 photo, President Barack Obama and FBI Director James Comey participate in the installation ceremony for Comey as FBI director, at FBI Headquarters in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In the latest bizarre twist in the saga of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Obama White House has now become the target of disillusioned Hillary Clinton supporters. According to a new report from Newsweek, the Obama administration allegedly blocked FBI Director James Comey from going public in the summer of

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Senators Debut New Anti-Iran Legislation Just Days Before AIPAC Conference

Just days before a powerful Israeli lobbying organization began its annual conference in Washington, D.C., new legislation targeting Iran was introduced by U.S. senators. The timing is likely far from being a coincidence.

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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., addresses the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2013 Policy Conference. (AP/Susan Walsh)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Even though fresh sanctions against Iran were put in place less than two months ago, those measures – as well as last year’s decade-long extension of existing sanctions – were apparently not enough for several U.S. senators. Last Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. Robert Menendez

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The True Legacy Of David Rockefeller

While often remembered for his philanthropy, the last surviving grandson of America’s first billionaire died today, leaving behind a dark legacy indicative of how American nobility often shape policy from behind the scenes.

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David Rockefeller’s true legacy is much more mired in controversy than major publications seem willing to admit. (Photo: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx)

MINNEAPOLIS - No one person encapsulates the enduring legacy of the “robber barons” of the Industrial Age quite like David Rockefeller. Rockefeller, who died today at the age of 101, was the last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller, the oil tycoon who became America’s first billionaire and the patriarch of what would become one of the most

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Saudi Arabia’s Blockade Of Yemen’s Largest Port Expected To Worsen Humanitarian Crisis

Despite a warning from the UN to end its existing blockades of Yemeni ports, a Saudi-led coalition is planning another major assault on the nation’s largest port city of Al Hudaydah, a move that threatens to worsen Yemen’s already unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

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A Yemeni man looks at a World Food Program ship at the port of Aden, Yemen

MINNEAPOLIS – While the Syrian conflict has long dominated international coverage of Middle Eastern crises, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen has been continually overlooked by the mainstream media. Since March 2015, the nation has been in a state of chaos following the overthrow of former Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who was installed by

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Trump Gave CIA Secret New Authority To Launch Drone Strikes

The move is aimed at dialing back Obama’s efforts to transfer drone strike authority to the Pentagon.

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)

While President Obama’s terms in office marked the beginning of widespread use of CIA drones for assassination campaigns, in his last couple of years in office, he dramatically shifted focus, aiming to limit CIA drone operations to intelligence gathering and confining the authority to carry out strikes to the Pentagon. President Trump appears to

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U.S. Army Announces Troops Will Stay In Syria After ISIS Defeat

The U.S. Army made it clear that U.S. forces will remain in Syria after freeing Raqqa from Daesh’s control in order to stabilize the region, but Syrian President Assad’s recent remarks that the U.S. troops are “invaders” could lead to even more complications for the embattled nation.

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Syrian Rebel Fighters stand near U.S military vehicles on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, Syria, March 7, 2017. (Arab 24 via AP)

MINNEAPOLIS – As the Syrian conflict has dragged on for the better part of six years, foreign troops have continually played a major role in the fighting and in the conflict’s escalation, causing some to comment that Syria’s so-called civil war is really a proxy war between competing geopolitical interests. The presence of foreign troops has

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