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The Saudi and American Way
The Saudi and American Way The U.S.-Saudi-UAE “Operation Restoring Hope” has become their plan to bomb the food-supply route that the residents in the Shiite Houthi area of Yemen rely upon in order to receive food, and thereby for the U.S.-Saudi-UAE alliance to win their war against the Houthis — who are Shiites — and to take full […]
On The Verge Of Catastrophe: Saudi Arabia Says Lebanon Declared War
On The Verge Of Catastrophe: Saudi Arabia Says Lebanon Declared War As expected, Saudi Arabia has cast itself as the victim of external Shia plotting after its internal weekend of chaos which included a missile attack from Yemen, the deaths of two princes and other high officials within a mere 24 hours, and an aggressive crackdown […]
A “Nervous” NATO Fears Turkey, Russia May Soon Go To War
A “Nervous” NATO Fears Turkey, Russia May Soon Go To War If you want our take – and let’s face it, you must because that’s why you’re here – we wouldn’t put too much faith in today’s announced Syrian “ceasefire” agreement. Although the deal calls for the cessation of hostilities as of Saturday at midnight, […]
Turkey, Saudi Arabia Mull Syria Ground Invasion As Russia, Hezbollah Decimate Rebels
Turkey, Saudi Arabia Mull Syria Ground Invasion As Russia, Hezbollah Decimate Rebels “What’s going on in Syria can only go on for so long. At some point it has to change,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on a plane back to Turkey from Latin America over the weekend. As we’ve documented extensively over […]
Risking World War III in Syria
Risking World War III in Syria Exclusive: After Saudi-backed Syrian rebels balked at peace talks and the Russian-backed Syrian army cut off Turkish supply lines to jihadists and other Syrian rebels, the U.S. and its Mideast Sunni “allies” appear poised to invade Syria and force “regime change” even at the risk of fighting Russia, a gamble […]
Saudi Arabia “Ready To Send Ground Troops To Syria”
Saudi Arabia “Ready To Send Ground Troops To Syria” Last month, when Saudi Arabia announced it would be heading (that’s heading, not beheading) a 34-nation “anti-terror coalition”, everyone who knows anything at all about the Mid-East and about the sectarian divide laughed hysterically. Why? Because Saudi Arabia is without question the world’s number one state sponsor […]
One Map That Explains the Dangerous Saudi-Iranian Conflict
One Map That Explains the Dangerous Saudi-Iranian Conflict The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday. Hours later, Iranian protestors set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran. On Sunday, the Saudi government, which considers itself the guardian of Sunni Islam, cut diplomatic ties with Iran, which is a Shiite Muslim […]
Saudi Arabia’s Gruesome Provocation
Saudi Arabia’s Gruesome Provocation Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent political leader of the monarchy’s Shiite minority has worsened Mideast tensions and is forcing the Obama administration to decide if there are any limits to the outrages that the longtime U.S. “ally” may commit, as Trita Parsi explains. There should be little doubt that Saudi Arabia wanted […]
From Baghdad to Bahrain…From Beruit to Tehran – Tensions Are Exploding Across the Middle East
From Baghdad to Bahrain…From Beruit to Tehran – Tensions Are Exploding Across the Middle East Either the rebel prince succeeds in convincing enough people who matter to remove the King, or the King counters and drives the prince out. The former situation is far and away the best option for stability in the Middle East, […]
After Executing Regime Critic, Saudi Arabia Fires Up American PR Machine
After Executing Regime Critic, Saudi Arabia Fires Up American PR Machine Saudi Arabia’s well-funded public relations apparatus moved quickly after Saturday’s explosive execution of Shiite political dissident Nimr al-Nimr to shape how the news is covered in the United States. The execution led protestors in Shiite-run Iran to set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, precipitating a major […]
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 […]
ISIS: The ‘Enemy’ the US Created, Armed, and Funded
ISIS: The ‘Enemy’ the US Created, Armed, and Funded To delve into Daesh’s convoluted money trail, one must first explore its equally convoluted origins. And in both areas, the role of the U.S. and its allies can not be ignored. (MINTPRESS) Out of nowhere, it seems, Daesh, also commonly referred to as ISIL or ISIS, spontaneously […]
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 […]
Historic New Harpers Article Exposes Who Controls America
Historic New Harpers Article Exposes Who Controls America There can be little doubt now: America’s decades-long catastrophic failures to make significant progress in eliminating even a single one of the numerous jihadist groups around the world is due to the American government’s secret under-the-table crucial ongoing assistance to those groups, and this American-government support has […]
Saudi Royal Family Announces Its New Global Sunni Military Empire
Saudi Royal Family Announces Its New Global Sunni Military Empire (NOTE: Some news-media have made clear to me flat-out that they won’t publish anything that criticizes the Saudi royal family, especially not as being what they really are, but I have included those media on my distribution-list anyway, as I always do. I send everything […]
