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Like China and the US, Russia are a big nuclear power with their own interests. Since they've recovered from the collapse of the Soviet Union in the last 5-10 years, they've been faced with an ultimatum from the west - get with our program or we'll make you. It should be any sovereign nations...

A US led airstrike has apparently hit and killed Syrian Government soldiers. Mistake or no, what the hell are the west thinking? They've been reckless in the past but they're taking it to a new level. The aggression against Russia and China, neglecting (even abetting) the expansion of ISIS. The...

It's not exactly a ludicrous accusation either. ISIS are making tens of millions of dollars a day from oil sales. Not exactly small time trade. And looking at other nations sharing borders with Iraq and Syria, it's hard to see any other country facilitating the trade (except for Saudi Arabia)...

Watching Labour fall apart under Corbyn is intriguing from a neutral point of view. With virtually no support from his MP's and emphatic support from Labour's constituency, the party is basically fucked for the foreseeable future.

The UK Parliament approved air strikes in Iraq only. Restraint for the sake of restraint. It's inevitable that they'll have another vote to expand their operations into Syria sooner or later.

Btw the Iraqi army have finally begun a big offensive to take back Anbar province. Apparently they're in a good position to take back Ramadi in the next week or so.

Man some of the words from Erdogan, Hollande and Obama urging Russia to stop targeting the rebels they're arming and supporting because "this is what happens". They're making it pretty obvious that there's another reason why that plane got shot down.

How is that statement deescalating tension? It's a partisan statement at a time of uncertainty, a verbal attack on Russia without any clarity on what actually occurred yet. The Australian foreign minister called for cool heads and a thorough investigation. That's the sort of rhetoric you want to...

The British don't seem to care about deescalating tensions - "Turkey has the right to defend it's airspace". This after deploying troops in Poland recently. What is wrong with the British government?

Were they? I'm pretty sure the Japanese were relentlessly cruel to all their prisoners of war. The Germans and the British let each others officers live in manors and served them tea.

Holy christ. - - - Updated - - - Completely fucked development.

The U.S military won't have any direct role in fighting the SAA.

Very interesting for those from western countries... http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/misunderstood-syria/4746936

Good to see Vice doing an episode without their own simplistic narration over the top. Let the images and the people do the talking.

Does anyone know? The regime is apparently close to beginning their assault on Aleppo.

p.s what's snoops twitter?

Fair enough. Its probable that he has rigged every election he has contested. Even if he isn't the legitimate leader of Syria, when a countries population has to decide between stability and chaos its pretty clear what they will choose. Both sides are committing unspeakable terror but while the...

I'm pretty inclined to agree with him on the subject. You have to respect Syria's sovereignty and considering the Bashar regime has majority support among its citizens, he is the legitimate leader of Syria. Both sides are responsible for unspeakable atrocities but consider the outcome of this...

How's Snoop doing?