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Category Archives: Middle East
Behind the U.S. Labeling of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Organization by ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEH
It can be readily demonstrated that the proffered U.S. justifications for labeling Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization are no more than harebrained excuses designed to put further pressure on the Iranian people in pursuit of its long-standing policy … Continue reading
How the Saudi Plot to Topple the Lebanese Government Backfired by ROBERT FISK
The Saudis may be holding the Lebanese Prime Minister hostage but their apparent plan to topple the Beirut government has gloriously backfired. Far from breaking up the cabinet and throwing Hezbollah’s ministers to the wolves, the Lebanese nation has suddenly … Continue reading
Why the Anti-Corruption Drive in Saudi Arabia is Doomed to Fail by PATRICK COCKBURN
About eight or nine years ago, I had an Afghan friend who previously worked for a large US aid agency funding projects in the Afghan provinces. He had been hired to monitor their progress once work had got underway, but … Continue reading
Yemen’s Children Are Being Shelled While the World Sits Back By Kristine Beckerle
Deadly Attack in Taizz Shows Need for International Inquiry Yemenis were again mourning their children this weekend – this time in Taizz, Yemen’s third largest city. Houthi-Saleh forces indiscriminately shelled a residential neighborhood killing three children – two of whom … Continue reading
Israel’s 6th War on Lebanon: What Price Will Hezbollah Pay? by FRANKLIN LAMB
The price Hezbollah will pay during Israel’s coming 6th war on Lebanon will likely be less militarily consequential long term, than the near certain acceleration of the Party of God’s loss of its “Resistance” brand. The latter already being eschewed … Continue reading
Why the campaign against Qatar is doomed
Saudi Arabia and UAE bit off more than they can chew once they took on Qatar, a country with vast wealth and powerful allies It has been apparent for some time that the war against the Islamic State (IS) group … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf crisis, King Salman, Qatar, saudi arabia
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Israeli soldiers shoot 15-year-old Palestinian girl, Settlers taunt her, wish her to die
They are very experienced at shooting kids
Trump, Israel and Saudi Arabia – Targeting Iran by CHANDRA MUZAFFAR
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s visit to West Asia, is there even a faint glimmer of hope for peace in the most conflict-ridden region of the world? Or, has his visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel from the … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Empire, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Zionism
Tagged iran, israel, saudi arabia, trump, war
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The Real Aim of Trump’s Trip to Saudi Arabia by ROBERT FISK
Donald Trump sets off on Friday to create the fantasy of an Arab Nato. There will be dictators aplenty to greet him in Riyadh, corrupt autocrats and thugs and torturers and head choppers. There will be at least one zombie president – the … Continue reading
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Tagged saudi arabia, trump
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Slavery Now: Migrant Labor in the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia by CHRISTIANE SALIBA
Slavery still exists today. And it exists in the Gulf states and in Saudi Arabia. I am Syrian, but I was born and raised in Dubai where my parents worked. When I was in grade school we often collected donations … Continue reading