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Gabbard Urges Trump: Don't Drag Us Into War At Bidding Of Islamist Dictator Of Turkey
Tulsi Gabbard has once again gone on the offensive, skewering Washington mainstream foreign policy and the Trump administration's refusal to stand up to "dictator" Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Trump reportedly told Erdogan in a phone call last week as the Idlib crisis escalates, now in an open state of war between the Turkish and Syrian armies, and with Russia supporting the latter, that the US "reaffirmed" its support for Turkey in Idlib. Ankara is now demanding greater support from NATO as well, after Russian jets were widely believed behind last Thursday's massive air strike which killed 33 Turkish soldiers.  More

US Carrier Strike Group Enters Mediterranean As Syria & Turkey Move To State Of War
Erdogan is urging US and NATO help to halt the Syrian-Russian offensive in Idlib, and elsewhere Libya is also turning into a full-blown major conflict involving external powers, notably also Turkey which is providing military support to Tripoli against Gen. Haftar's offensive. Turkey and Syria are currently downing each other's aircraft over Idlib province in a major escalation.
And now the Marine Traffic maritime information portal has identified along with other international reports that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (or "Ike") crossed through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea late Friday into Saturday, accompanied by multiple support ships. More

Jacks Time Has Come
A major Republican donor has Elliott Management Corp. has taken a sizable stake in Twitter and is reportedly seeking to oust its chief executive, Jack Dorsey.