(2024-12-08). Al-Qaeda-Linked 'Rebels' In Syria Say They 'Love Israel'. popularresistance.org The United States spent billions over years arming and training militants in Syria, many linked to Al-Qaeda and ISIS. | Current US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan admitted back in 2012 that "AQ [Al-Qaeda] is on our side in Syria". | In late November 2024, armed extremists took over Syria's second-biggest city, Aleppo, in an operation sponsored by NATO member Turkey. | Some of the Al-Qaeda-linked "rebels" that rule the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Idlib told the Israeli media that they "love Israel". They vowed to establish a new pro-Western regime in Syria.
(2024-12-08). Two parents working full time cannot even meet the bare minimum standard of living, CPAG finds. thecanary.co A couple with two children working full time on the minimum wage are still £138 short per week of a basic standard of living, research has revealed. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has released its annual report on the 'Cost of a Child' that shows, for the first time since research started in 2008, […] | By
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a sweeping overhaul of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector by passing the much-anticipated TVET Bill. The legislation, which now awaits presidential assent, promises to streamline the coordination, regulation, and promotion of TVET in the country. The bill passed on Tuesday after a heated …
Angela Bishop has been struggling with what she describes as "the cost of everything lately." Groceries are one stressor, although she gets some reprieve from the free school lunches her four kids receive. Still, a few years of the stubbornly high cost of gas, utilities, and clothing have been pain points. | "We've just seen the prices before our eyes just skyrocket," said Bishop, who is 39. She moved her family to Richmond, Virginia from California a few years ago to stop "living paycheck to paycheck," but things have been so difficult lately she's worried it won't be long before they are once again barely ge…
There are certainly a number of highly political and socioeconomic insights about the Trump catastrophe, and here I offer some psychoanalytic ideas about Trump and his hold on some of the public. The psychological term "holding environment" refers to the provision of safety and security provided in earliest life. It is often depicted as holding with loving hands