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America’s Vampire Aristocracy
America’s Vampire Aristocracy On January 2nd, America’s NBC News bannered “Arab Spring Cleric Nimr al-Nimr Among 47 Executed by Saudi Arabia,” and, one-third of the way into their report, showed this tweet: “Saudi execution of Nimr al-Nimr along w/ al Qaeda members is straight from Assad’s playbook – lumping nonviolent activists with terrorists. — DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) January […]
Sunni & Shia Tensions Rise in Middle East
Sunni & Shia Tensions Rise in Middle East Protesters stormed and ransacked Saudi Arabia’s embassy on Sunday after gathering to denounce the kingdom for executing a prominent Shia cleric. They stormed the embassy, smashed furniture, setting the embassy on fire, and threw papers from the roof. They were eventually cleared away by the police, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported. On Saturday, Saudi […]
Protesters Set The Streets On Fire In Bahrain After Saudis Kill Top Shiite Cleric
Protesters Set The Streets On Fire In Bahrain After Saudis Kill Top Shiite Cleric Earlier today, we documented Saudi Arabia’s largest mass execution in 25 years. In what was billed as an effort to rid the world of 47 “terrorists”, the Saudis killed dozens of al-Qaeda affiliates and four Shiites who stood accused of shooting policemen in […]
The Saudis Are Stumbling – They May Take the Middle East With Them
The Saudis Are Stumbling – They May Take the Middle East With Them America’s leading Sunni ally is proving how easily hubris, delusion, and old-fashioned ineptitude can trump even bottomless wealth For the past eight decades Saudi Arabia has been careful. Using its vast oil wealth, it’s quietly spread its ultra-conservative brand of Islam throughout the Muslim […]
Why Is Washington Supporting Saudi Arabia’s Massacre In Yemen?
Why Is Washington Supporting Saudi Arabia’s Massacre In Yemen? For a month now, the Saudi air force has been bombing Yemen to reverse a takeover of that nation of 25 million by Houthi rebels, and reinstall a president who fled his country and is residing in Riyadh. The Saudis have hit airfields, armor and arms […]
Leave the Houthis Alone!
Leave the Houthis Alone! Saudi Arabia‘s US-backed aggression against the sovereignty of Yemen is a textbook example of how local conflicts are internationalized – and become tripwires for regional wars and even global conflagrations. Like Libya, Yemen is yet another Middle Eastern country that doesn’t really exist: it is actually at least two separate countries, perhaps three – the southern provinces, […]
In Yemen, It’s The Bad Guys Vs. The Bad Guys
In Yemen, It’s The Bad Guys Vs. The Bad Guys Saudi Arabia and Egypt stand poised to conduct a massive ground invasion of Yemen, and the western media will be full of tales about how “Operation Decisive Storm” is liberating that country from the evil Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And without a doubt, the Houthis are […]
Yemen Ground Invasion By Saudi, Egyptian Troops Imminent
Yemen Ground Invasion By Saudi, Egyptian Troops Imminent As reported first thing today, while the initial phase of the military campaign against Yemen has been taking place for the past 18 hours and been exclusively one of airborne assaults by forces of the “Decisive Storm” coalition, Saudi hinted at what is coming next following reports that […]
Another Middle East War Breaks Out: US-Supported Saudi Arabia Begins Bombing Yemen, Tanks Cross Border
Another Middle East War Breaks Out: US-Supported Saudi Arabia Begins Bombing Yemen, Tanks Cross Border UPDATE: US providing support to Saudi Arabia – US Official (so US weapons are being used on both sides) Earlier today we reported that, on very short notice, Saudi Arabia had moved heavy military equipment including artillery to areas near its border with […]
ISIS Burn Iraqi Oil Fields To Hold Off Iraqi Offensive
ISIS Burn Iraqi Oil Fields To Hold Off Iraqi Offensive Thick black smoke billowing from oil wells northeast of the city of Tikrit is obstructing Shi’ite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers attempts to drive ISIS from the Sunni Muslim city after militants set them on fire. Reuters reports a witness and a military source said Islamic State fighters […]
How ISIS Pays Its Fighters——From Gulf State Bankrollers
How ISIS Pays Its Fighters——From Gulf State Bankrollers Islamic State is still receiving significant financial support from Arab sympathisers outside Iraq and Syria, enabling it to expand its war effort, says a senior Kurdish official. The US has being trying to stop such private donors in the Gulf oil states sending to Islamic State (Isis) […]
Yemeni Houthi fighters fire on protesters after clashes kill 26
Yemeni Houthi fighters fire on protesters after clashes kill 26 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in several cities on Saturday against the rule of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement whose gunmen fired on protesters in the central town of Ibb and wounded four, medics said. It was the second day of nationwide […]
#BahrainSchism: Anti-government protests break out after arrest of Shia opposition leader — RT News
#BahrainSchism: Anti-government protests break out after arrest of Shia opposition leader — RT News. Protests in Bahrain against the detention of the head of the banned Shia movement, Al-Wefaq, on Sunday, have been marked by clashes with security forces. Sheikh Ali Salman boycotted parliamentary elections, influenced by the ruling Sunni royal family. Opposition groups protested […]
Bahrain arrests main Shia opposition leader — RT News
Bahrain arrests main Shia opposition leader — RT News. Bahrain’s main opposition group says its leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been arrested after hours of interrogation. The Bahraini Interior Ministry said in a statement issued earlier that Salman was questioned about “violating certain aspects of the law,” but did not go into any further details. […]
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Five explosions rock Yemeni capital – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. Five bombs have exploded in Sanaa’s old quarter, where many supporters of the Shia Muslim Houthi group live, killing at least one person and wounding another, according to a Yemeni security official. No one claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attacks, but the Houthis have been fighting […]
