New Eastern Outlook

US Overseas Military Bases Losing Local Support

Since 1972 American troops have committed almost 6,000 crimes while stationed in Japan, 571 of which may be categorized as grave offenses.

Protesters hold placards with a slogan that reads: "No to Henoko new base" during a rally in Tokyo as they show their strong support to Okinawans after the Japanese government took the local government in Okinawa to court in mid-November, launching a legal battle in their longstanding dispute over the planned relocation of a U.S. military air base on the southern island.

Recent scandals involving US military personnel have been widely covered by the international media. Instead of being the “bulwark of American democracy” and the “defenders of peace and security” American bases and their occupants are rapidly becoming a symbol of lawlessness and crime, as evident by the vocal criticism that has been voiced by

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US Sanctions On Russia Are Hurting Ukraine’s Economy

Like a geopolitical wrecking ball, US intervention in Ukraine first destabilized and destroyed Ukraine’s economy, before brushing into Russia and now with sanctions ongoing ever since, the effects have swung back to hit Europe and even the United States itself.

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US sanctions aren’t just hurting everyone including the US, they are accomplishing nothing. The US State Department’s Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) notified readers of a diplomacy campaign by the United States aimed at “urging” Europe to maintain sanctions against Russia. While the US claims the necessity of these sanctions are

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Myanmar’s New US-Backed Dictator Doubles Down On Persecution Of Rohingya

The predicted disillusionment of Suu Kyi’s supporters worldwide will continue – those who genuinely uphold the principles of defending human rights and representative governance cannot reconcile the fact that Suu Kyi and her NLD clearly represent neither.

Aung San Suu Kyi attends the presidential handover ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Myanmar’s “de facto leader” Aung San Suu Kyi recently warned the United States to not refer to the Rohingya ethnic minority as “Rohingya,” in an attempt to deny them the dignity and human rights she and her party posed as renowned defenders of. For those critically examining and long-following political developments in Myanmar and their wider

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How Washington Has Been Profiting From “Helping Opposition Forces”

Washington has started a large number of training programs in Syria, Afghanistan and other hot spots, and despite spending considerable amounts of taxpayers’ money, have never achieved their stated objectives.

US Army personall train future Iraqi soldiers.

A curious report has recently been published by Breitbart. It shows that an ever increasing number of Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) operatives trained by US instructor is defecting to the Taliban. The report notes that over the last 10 years Washington has spent a total of 70 billion of American taxpayers’ dollars to train ANSF. One

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New Armenia Protests, Same US-Backed Mobs

In partnership with the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the third 11-day evening DemSchool was launched at the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs with “Challenges to Democracy” heading.

Another day, another protest in Armenia. And if we were to simply believe the Western media regarding this ‘other protest,’ we might get the impression that the Armenian people are upset with Russian policy and “Putinism.” In reality, the protests are led by the same verified US-proxies exposed at the height of the “Electric Yerevan” protests

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The US Is Pulling The ‘Arabian String’

A long of war attrition fought with the help of U.S. made weapons would certainly boost the U.S. military-industrial complex’s profits.

A Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force pilot adjusts his oxygen mask while in the cockpit of a an American-made F-5 Tiger II aircraft prior to flying a training mission at Williams Air Force Base.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – While Russia and Saudi Arabia may have reached some sort of understanding regarding the production of oil, the Syrian question remains unresolved and it is likely to remain so unless the ‘production’ of proxy groups is absolutely cut down to zero. Against the Syrian forces’ successful operations against such groups, the

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Turkey: Bombing Its Way To A Better Narrative

And as long the charade can continue convincingly, Turkey can continue pursuing it’s goal of destroying Syria.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan applauds after he received an honorary doctorate from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 2, 2015. Turkey and Qatar are two of the main benefactors of the Syrian rebels. (AP Photo)

A recent bombing in the Turkish city of Istanbul has left at least 10 dead and 15 injured. The government in Ankara was quick to blame the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh), claiming the bomber was “Syrian” and had crossed over from Syria into Turkey before carrying out the terrorist attack. The Guardian would report in its article,

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