Counter Punch | 14 Dec 2015 A Saudi-led plan to draw “moderate” Syrian opposition groups into a unified political front collapsed on Wednesday when a powerful Islamic militia refused to participate in the meetings after their demands were rejected. Ahrar al-Sham, a hardcore amalgam of Wahhabi extremists and fanatical jihadis, withdrew from the anti-Assad confab…
The Telegraph | 6 Dec 2015 In a highly unusual moment of a Western politician attacking a critical Arab ally, Sigmar Gabriel says the time has come to make it clear to Riyadh the time of looking away is over The German vice-chancellor has publicly accused Saudi Arabia of financing Islamic extremism in the West…
Daily Caller | 24 Nov 2015 While the United States and Europe argue over how many Syrian refugees to allow in, the richest Persian Gulf states have accepted exactly zero. The Muslim countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council that include Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates steadfastly refuse to accept any…
Moon of Alabama | 11 Nov 2015 On October 30 an international conference on Syria agreed on a framework for ending the conflict in Syria. The communiqué states: While substantial differences remain among the participants, they reached a mutual understanding on the following:1) Syria’s unity, independence, territorial integrity, and secular character are fundamental. … 6)…
NEO | 1 Nov 2015 The marriage between Saudi Arabia and Israel is at the heart of ISIS. The money and power of these two nations who, along with Turkey, rule the influence peddling industry that is at the heart of Washington DC, may well be not only wielding the CIA but is likely behind…
The Intercept | 27 Oct 2015 The BBC loves to boast about how “objective” and “neutral” it is. But a recent article, which it was forced to change, illustrates the lengths to which the British state-funded media outlet will go to protect one of the U.K. government’s closest allies, Saudi Arabia, which also happens to be…
Economic Collapse News | 22 Oct 2015 The world’s wealthiest kingdom may be bankrupt by the year 2020, says a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Earlier this week, the IMF released its World Economic and Financial Regional Surveys, and it found that the Middle Eastern region is set to experience an all…
Truthout | 15 Oct 2015 The aftermath of a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, September 5, 2015. The United States, Britain and France, bowing to pressure from Saudi Arabia, dropped plans for an international investigation into the war in Yemen, to the dismay of human rights groups. (Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) The…
Webster G. Tarpley | 13 Oct 2015 In the wake of the threat of Islamist terrorism against Russia delivered by the out-of-control US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Belgium last Thursday, representatives of the degenerate absolute monarchy of Saudi Arabia have reiterated their own parallel threat to…
Webster G. Tarpley | 10 Oct 2015 Defense Secretary Ashton Carter shocked the world on Thursday by making it clear that parts of the US government look with favor on Saudi Arabia’s proclamation of Holy War (jihad) against the Russian Federation because of Moscow’s decision to wage a real war – as distinct from the…