Israel nukes Yemen for Saudi Arabia

VT | 21 May 2015 Theory: neutron bomb dropped by IAF plane with Saudi markings… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7UHl3CxP-A?feature=player_embedded] A video received from Yemen, believed to be taken May 20, 2015, of an explosion, when analyzed by nuclear weapons experts is, by very high probability, a neutron bomb that could only have been an Israeli attack.  The…

US to sell bombs to Israel, helicopters to Saudis

AFP | May 21, 2015 $1.9 billion deal with Israel would provide 3,000 Hellfire missiles, 250 medium-range air-to-air missiles, 4,100 glide bombs and 50 BLU-113 “super penetrator” bombs Washington (AFP) – The United States said Wednesday it plans to sell thousands of bombs and missiles to Israel as well as 10 Seahawk helicopters to Saudi…

Climbing into Bed with Al-Qaeda

Consortium News | 2 May 2015 President Obama is tolerating the smuggling of high-tech U.S. weapons to a Syrian rebel coalition led by an Al-Qaeda affiliate, as these Islamists — supported by the Saudis and other U.S. allies — mount a new offensive to topple the secular government in Damascus, as Daniel Lazare explains. After years…

Trade always trumps human rights

NZ Herald | 3 May 2015 The sound of sanctimonious tut-tutting rose to a roar last week, almost drowning out the sighs of relief as people everywhere woke to the realisation The Bachelor was nearly over. Much of the muttering was inspired by the sight of Saudi Arabian royalty sitting down for some quality face…

Syria’s Nightmarish Narrative

Robert Parry | 27 April 2015 With military and political help from Saudi Arabia and Israel, the nightmare scenario of an Al-Qaeda and/or Islamic State victory in Syria may be coming true, as the army of the more secular Syrian government retreats and as President Obama seems frozen by indecision, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry The Saudi-Israeli…

Did Money Seal Israeli-Saudi Alliance?

Robert Parry | 15 April 2015 The odd-couple relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel may have been sealed with more than a mutual desire to kiss-off Iran. According to an intelligence source, there was a dowry involved, too, with the Saudis reportedly giving Israel some $16 billion, writes Robert Parry. For more than half a…