Deployment and dispatch of famous commander reinforce perception of new stage in support for Assad.

An Assad government that has been fully restored.

Washington Times | “Why is it that we have background checks for guns but not background checks for ammunition? It makes no sense.”

“Why is it that we have background checks for guns but not background checks for ammunition? It makes no sense.”

Joshua Krause | All residents aged 21 or over will no longer need a permit to carry a pistol or revolver on their person, when traveling on foot or in their vehicles.

All residents aged 21 or over will no longer need a permit to carry a pistol or revolver on their person, when traveling on foot or in their vehicles.

Daniel McAdams | Can another US intervention solve the problems created by intervention in the first place?

Can another US intervention solve the problems created by intervention in the first place?

This is more than just Moscow betting it could support Assad and Washington would simply move out of the way.

Zero Hedge | This is more than just Moscow betting it could support Assad and Washington would simply move out of the way.

Zero Hedge | “It’s just a matter of time when it happens,” one government source told WSJ.

“It’s just a matter of time when it happens,” one government source told WSJ.

Mac Slavo | A new report from the World Bank has some very unsettling news.

A new report from the World Bank has some very unsettling news.