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The CBS Interview With Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Was a Crime Against Journalism
Photo: Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/AP The CBS Interview With Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Was a Crime Against Journalism “AT JUST 32, Mohammed bin Salman seems fearless and determined. He has quickly become the most dominant Arab leader in a generation.” That’s how “60 Minutes” began its interview with, and profile of, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]
What Results When U.S. Invades a Country
What Results When U.S. Invades a Country The U.S. Government certainly leads the world in invasions and coups. In recent years, it has invaded and occupied — either by military assault or by coup, but in either case followed by installing (or trying to install) a new regime there — a number of countries, especially […]
Under Trump, U.S. Still Leads World’s Arms Exporters–And Yemenis Are Still Paying the Price
Photo: Abdullah Al-Qadry/AFP/Getty Images UNDER TRUMP, U.S. STILL LEADS WORLD’S ARMS EXPORTERS — AND YEMENIS ARE STILL PAYING THE PRICE UNDER THE TRUMP administration, the U.S. government and weapons manufacturers are making a killing through arms sales to other countries. A report released by the Security Assistance Monitor documented that more than $80 billion worth […]
US Still Pouring Massive Supply of Weapons Into War-Torn Yemen
US Still Pouring Massive Supply of Weapons Into War-Torn Yemen (ANTIWAR.COM) — Three years into the 2015 Saudi-led invasion of Yemen, untold thousands are dead. Northern Yemen has been through the worst cholera outbreak in human history, and civilians continue to die in bunches from Saudi airstrikes against the region. To call Yemen war-torn is really putting […]
Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network?
Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network? A recent study revealed that MSNBC’s coverage of ‘Russiagate’ vastly outweighs its coverage of other issues, such as the US-backed humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and the network’s refusal to correct the disparity could lead to dangerous conclusions, notes Norman Solomon. The evidence is damning. And the silence […]
Is Sweden complicit in war crimes in Yemen?
Is Sweden complicit in war crimes in Yemen? Despite the documented crimes of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Sweden continues to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. A Yemeni man inspects the damage caused by an alleged Saudi-led air strike in Sanaa, Yemen, 04 February 2018. Picture by Hani Al-Ansi/DPA/PA Images. […]
How to Sell Invasions to Americans
How to Sell Invasions to Americans Here’s an automated email that I received on January 9th from the neoconservative Foreign Policymagazine’s publicity department, pumping the magazine’s five top stories of that day, all of which suggest that the same U.S. Establishment which had deceived Americans into supporting their country’s invading Iraq, Libya, and other countries […]
Fabricating a War on Iran
Fabricating a War on Iran Photo by futureatlas.com | CC BY 2.0 Secretary of State Colin Powell brandished a vial he claimed contained anthrax at the UN Security Council on 5 February 2003, and showed satellite photos of secret sites where chemical weapons were supposed to be manufactured. He later admitted the story was fabricated, […]
Saudi airstrikes kill 48 Yemeni civilians in 24 hours
Saudi airstrikes kill 48 Yemeni civilians in 24 hours BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – At least 48 Yemeni civilians have been killed by the Saudi Coalition in the last 24 hours, the Saba News Agency reported. “A total of 48 civilians, including women and children, were killed and wounded in 51 airstrikes launched by US-backed […]
Saudis Intercept Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Riyadh Royal Palace
Saudis Intercept Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Riyadh Royal Palace For the third time in roughly seven weeks, Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesperson. This time, the target was al-Yamamah palace in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. US President Donald Trump notably held meetings with the Saudi king at […]
Middle East Tensions Near Boiling Point
Middle East Tensions Near Boiling Point The 38th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit resulted in a showdown between Qatar and its Saud-led alliance counterparts. Saudi King Salman decided to send a lower diplomatic delegation in his place, chipping away at the stability in the region. Additionally, in an unexpected move, Saudi Arabia and the United […]
The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade
The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade Our aim is to “starve the whole population — men, women, and children, old and young, wounded and sound — into submission,” said First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill. He was speaking of Germany at the outset of the Great War of 1914-1918. Americans denounced as inhumane this starvation blockade […]
Arab League Holds Emergency Session: Iran And “Terrorist” Hezbollah Must Be Stopped
Arab League Holds Emergency Session: Iran And “Terrorist” Hezbollah Must Be Stopped Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, in opening remarks to the Arab League today, declared that the kingdom “will not hesitate to defend its national security to keep its people safe” while requesting that joint action be taken to stop Iranian “aggression” and attacks on Arab […]
Millions Face Starvation in Yemen Due to Saudi Arabia’s Blockade
Millions Face Starvation in Yemen Due to Saudi Arabia’s Blockade Two years ago, German intelligence warned the world of the unique risks Saudi Arabia posed to the region. I covered it at the time in the post, German Intelligence Warns – Saudi Arabia to Play “Destabilizing Role” in the Middle East. Here’s an excerpt: Saudi Arabia […]
Drums of Big War Heard in Middle East
Drums of Big War Heard in Middle East Summing up the recent events in the Middle East leads to the conclusion that the threat of a Saudi-Iranian war is looking increasingly credible as tensions rise in the Middle East. There are visible signs that the region is heading into an out and out conflict, waged […]
