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Posted on July 10, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ – The Iraqi forces have declared victory over ISIS in Mosul, as AFP declares victory for Obama: The Iraqi military’s hard-fought […]

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Posted on June 11, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

DID THEY BAG DADDY? – Another round of unconfirmed reports that the ISIS head had been cut off so to speak: Syrian state television has […]

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Posted on June 1, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

JUST A REMINDER… – It’s not just Manchester. If you follow the news, you would of course be familiar with these outrages, but just to […]

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While you were sleeping…

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

…American armour – in Syria – is interposing itself as a shield between Turkey and the American backed Syrian Kurdish rebels: U.S. armored vehicles are […]

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The Problem from Hell

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

Some 14 years ago, Samantha Power, the then Professor of Human Rights Practice at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, wrote a weighty and important […]

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Posted on March 9, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

STRAIGHT OUTTA MOSUL – The Calirat is deserting his sinking Caliphate: US and Iraqi officials believe the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, […]

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Posted on February 7, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

GOOD NEWS FROM MOSUL: “WE WILL FIND YOU AND KILL YOU” – In the recently liberated east Mosul, the only good ISIS are dead ISIS, […]

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House of War, House of Peace

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Arthur Chrenkoff

The Islamic theology divides the world into two parts: Dar al Islam and Dar al Harb, or the House of Islam and the House of […]

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In defence of Wyatt “Earp” Roy

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Arthur Chrenkoff

Yeah, I know; who would have thought I would ever write a blog post with this title. We truly live in strange times, and 2016 […]

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A modest proposal to solve the European refugee crisis

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Arthur Chrenkoff

Anyone can become a refugee. According to a United Nations Refugee Convention definition, refugee is anyone who cannot remain in their own country because of […]

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Trump vs Hillary â€“ your short foreign policy guide

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Arthur Chrenkoff

Foreign policy can be confusing. Political candidatesâ€™ foreign policy positions can be even more confusing. Confused? Fret not; here is your Daily Chrenkâ€™s short guide […]

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