Daily Archives: September 15, 2019

2019-09-15: News Headlines

RT (2019-09-15). Trump authorized release of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed to keep markets supplied. rt.com US President Donald Trump has said he green-lighted the release of oil from the US strategic reserves and ordered to streamline pipelines' approvals to keep the oil market "well-supplied" in wake of the attacks on Saudi Aramco. | The drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's largest Abqaiq oil processing plant and another oil facility have cut the state-run oil giant's daily production in half, sending Saudi stocks into a nosedive and sparking fears that oil prices can rise to triple-digits. | In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump said that the US would draw from its oil reserves "if needed, in a to-be-determined amoun…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-15). US Sponsored War: Formidable Yemeni Houthi Fighters Strike Back. globalresearch.ca Things aren't going well for the US, NATO, Israel, Riyadh, and their jihadist proxies in Yemen. | They're losing endless war to Ansarullah Houthi rebels, their capabilities much more sophisticated than earlier believed. | Their explosive-laden drones and missiles are able to …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-15). Sen. Graham Wants to Bomb Iran in Response to Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil. globalresearch.ca Following the early morning attack on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing facility—the largest oil processing plant in the world—and a similar drone attack at the Khurais oil field on Saturday, the neocon senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, has …

Tyler Durden (2019-09-15). Ready for "Full-Fledged" War: Iran Responds to US Claim It Launched Saudi Oil Attack. theantimedia.com Iran has warned it stands ready for a "full-fledged" war with the United States.

Global Research News (2019-09-15). Selected Articles: Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil. globalresearch.ca A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …

RT (2019-09-14). Pompeo blames Iran for drone attack on Saudi oil facilities, Senator Graham urges US to strike it. rt.com A drone attack on Saudi oil facilities claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels prompted Washington to blame Tehran, with US warhawk, Senator Lindsey Graham, calling for a strike against Iran. | The smoke from the huge fires at the world's largest oil processing plant caused by the strike had barely dissipated when officials in Washington jumped at the opportunity to use the occasion to push an anti-Iranian agenda. | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Tehran for what he called "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply" but stopped short of suggesting any retaliatory measures. | Meanwhile Graham was q…

Staff (2019-09-14). Yemen's Houthi Rebels Attack Key Saudi Oil Sites. truthdig.com DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies. | It remained unclear hours later whether anyone was injured at the Abqaiq oil processing facility and the Khurais oil field or what effect the assault would have on oil production. Rising smoke from the fires at the sites could be seen by satellites. | The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the war against a Saudi-led coalition comes after weeks of similar drone…

Ahmed AbdulKareem (2019-09-14). Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters Its Fifth Year. theantimedia.com An absence of law and order in Yemen has given rise to a black market of human trafficking on a scale never before seen in the nation.

Middle East Eye (2019-09-14). Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Half Its Oil Output After Drone Strikes. theantimedia.com Yemen's Houthi group says it attacked the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, including the world's biggest petroleum processing facility.

teleSUR (2019-09-14). Yemen: Houthis Attack Saudi Oil Fields Cuts 50% of Output. telesurenglish.net UPDATE: 14/09/2019 20h00 | The attacks will cut the kingdom's output by 5.7 million barrels per day (bpd), according to a statement from state-run oil company Saudi Aramco, or more than 5% of global oil supply, knocking out more than half the Kingdom's output. | RELATED: | No Agreement Reached to End Power Struggle in Southern Yemen | And while Aramco is confident that it can recover quickly, if it can't, however, the world could face a production shortage of as much 150 million…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-09-13). Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters its Fifth Year. mintpressnews.com A complete absence of law and order in Yemen has given rise to a black Suq (market) of human trafficking on a scale never before seen in the war-torn and war-weary nation.

South Front (2019-09-13). Video: The Arabian Peninsula's "New Cold War". The UAE-Saudi Confrontation in Southern Yemen. globalresearch.ca On August 29, the United Arab Emirates carried out a series of airstrikes on forces loyal to the Saudi-backed government of Yemen. The strikes reportedly killed or wounded over 300 people. The UAE said that the targets were some "terrorist …

Israel Shahak (2019-09-13). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Janine Jackson (2019-09-10). 'Yemen Was Called the Forgotten War, but Activists Are Refusing to Forget' – CounterSpin interview with Hassan El-Tayyab on US out of Yemen. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed the Friends Committee on National Legislation's Hassan El-Tayyab about US war crimes in Yemen for the September 6, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Janine Jackson (2019-09-10). 'Under the Trump Administration, the [NLRB] Appointees Have Been Extremists' – CounterSpin interview with Kate Bronfenbrenner on Trump's anti-labor Labor Board. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Cornell's Kate Bronfenbrenner about Trump's anti-labor Labor Board for the September 6, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

unitedEditor (2019-09-07). Saudi Arabia and the UAE's Proxy-War and the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Yemen. uwidata.com A rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE has emerged in southern Yemen, the winner of which stands to greatly strengthen its position in the international arena. However, this power struggle is taking place as a result of the crisis in Yemen, likely the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. THE SIDES OF …

CounterSpin (2019-09-06). Hassan El-Tayyab on US Out of Yemen, Kate Bronfenbrenner on Labor Board vs. Labor. fair.org Media…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-09-03). As Saudi and UAE Proxies Trade Blows in Southern Yemen, Yemeni Civilians Pay the Price. mintpressnews.com According to Yemenis in Aden, the victims of the fighting are always Yemeni, not citizens or soldiers from Saudi Arabia or the UAE, and are part of a larger Saudi-UAE strategy to keep Yemen divided.

Paul Kawika Martin (2019-06-20). Senate Votes to Block Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 20, 2019 — In response to the Senate voting to block arms sales involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "When Trump vetoed legislation earlier this year to end U.S. involvement …

2019-09-15: Social Media Postees

US Sponsored War: Formidable Yemeni Houthi Fighters Strike Back
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Things aren't going well for the US, NATO, Israel, Riyadh, and their jihadist proxies in Yemen. | They're losing endless war to Ansarullah Houthi rebels, their capabilities much more sophisticated than earlier believed. | Their explosive-laden drones and missiles are able to …
globalresearch.ca/formidable-yemeni-houthi-fighters/5689250

Ready for "Full-Fledged" War: Iran Responds to US Claim It Launched Saudi Oil Attack
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-15
Iran has warned it stands ready for a "full-fledged" war with the United States.
theantimedia.com/full-fledged-war-iran-responds/

Trump authorized release of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed to keep markets supplied
rt.com | 2019-09-15
US President Donald Trump has said he green-lighted the release of oil from the US strategic reserves and ordered to streamline pipelines' approvals to keep the oil market "well-supplied" in wake of the attacks on Saudi Aramco. | The drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's largest Abqaiq oil processing plant and another oil facility have cut the state-run oil giant's daily production in half, sending Saudi stocks into a nosedive and sparking fears that oil prices can rise to triple-digits. | In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump said that the US would draw from its oil reserves "if needed, in a to-be-determined amoun…
rt.com/usa/468875-trump-authorized-release-oil-reserve/

Sen. Graham Wants to Bomb Iran in Response to Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Following the early morning attack on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing facility–the largest oil processing plant in the world–and a similar drone attack at the Khurais oil field on Saturday, the neocon senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, has …
globalresearch.ca/graham-wants-bomb-iran-response-houthi-attack-saudi-oil/5689229

Selected Articles: Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-houthi-attack-saudi-oil/5689270

Yemen: Houthis Attack Saudi Oil Fields Cuts 50% of Output
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-14
UPDATE: 14/09/2019 20h00 | The attacks will cut the kingdom's output by 5.7 million barrels per day (bpd), according to a statement from state-run oil company Saudi Aramco, or more than 5% of global oil supply, knocking out more than half the Kingdom's output. | RELATED: | No Agreement Reached to End Power Struggle in Southern Yemen | And while Aramco is confident that it can recover quickly, if it can't, however, the world could face a production shortage of as much 150 million…
telesurenglish.net/news/Yemen-Houthis-Attack-Saudi-Oil-Fields-Cut-50-of–Kingdoms-Output–20190914-0006.html

Yemen's Houthi Rebels Attack Key Saudi Oil Sites
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-14
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies. | It remained unclear hours later whether anyone was injured at the Abqaiq oil processing facility and the Khurais oil field or what effect the assault would have on oil production. Rising smoke from the fires at the sites could be seen by satellites. | The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the war against a Saudi-led coalition comes after weeks of similar drone…
truthdig.com/articles/yemens-houthi-rebels-attack-key-saudi-oil-sites/

Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Half Its Oil Output After Drone Strikes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-14
Yemen's Houthi group says it attacked the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, including the world's biggest petroleum processing facility.

Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Half Its Oil Output After Drone Strikes

Pompeo blames Iran for drone attack on Saudi oil facilities, Senator Graham urges US to strike it
rt.com | 2019-09-14
A drone attack on Saudi oil facilities claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels prompted Washington to blame Tehran, with US warhawk, Senator Lindsey Graham, calling for a strike against Iran. | The smoke from the huge fires at the world's largest oil processing plant caused by the strike had barely dissipated when officials in Washington jumped at the opportunity to use the occasion to push an anti-Iranian agenda. | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Tehran for what he called "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply" but stopped short of suggesting any retaliatory measures. | Meanwhile Graham was q…
rt.com/usa/468837-senator-graham-strike-iran-saudi/

Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters Its Fifth Year
Ahmed AbdulKareem | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-14
An absence of law and order in Yemen has given rise to a black market of human trafficking on a scale never before seen in the nation.

Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters Its Fifth Year

Video: The Arabian Peninsula's "New Cold War". The UAE-Saudi Confrontation in Southern Yemen
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-13
On August 29, the United Arab Emirates carried out a series of airstrikes on forces loyal to the Saudi-backed government of Yemen. The strikes reportedly killed or wounded over 300 people. The UAE said that the targets were some "terrorist …
globalresearch.ca/video-the-arabian-peninsulas-new-cold-war-the-uae-saudi-confrontation-in-southern-yemen/5689151

"Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
Israel Shahak | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-13
When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815

Human Trafficking is Booming in Yemen as the War Enters its Fifth Year
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-13
A complete absence of law and order in Yemen has given rise to a black Suq (market) of human trafficking on a scale never before seen in the war-torn and war-weary nation.
mintpressnews.com/human-trafficking-booming-yemen-war/261818/

'Yemen Was Called the Forgotten War, but Activists Are Refusing to Forget' – CounterSpin interview with Hassan El-Tayyab on US out of Yemen
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-09-10
Janine Jackson interviewed the Friends Committee on National Legislation's Hassan El-Tayyab about US war crimes in Yemen for the September 6, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/yemen-was-called-the-forgotten-war-but-activists-are-refusing-to-forget/

'Yemen Was Called the Forgotten War, but Activists Are Refusing to Forget' – CounterSpin interview with Hassan El-Tayyab on US out of Yemen
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-09-10
Janine Jackson interviewed the Friends Committee on National Legislation's Hassan El-Tayyab about US war crimes in Yemen for the September 6, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/yemen-was-called-the-forgotten-war-but-activists-are-refusing-to-forget/

Saudi Arabia and the UAE's Proxy-War and the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Yemen
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-07
A rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE has emerged in southern Yemen, the winner of which stands to greatly strengthen its position in the international arena. However, this power struggle is taking place as a result of the crisis in Yemen, likely the worst humanitarian disaster of the 21st century. THE SIDES OF …
uwidata.com/5243-saudi-arabia-and-the-uaes-proxy-war-and-the-humanitarian-crisis-in-southern-yemen/

Hassan El-Tayyab on US Out of Yemen, Kate Bronfenbrenner on Labor Board vs. Labor
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-09-06
Media…
fair.org/home/hassan-el-tayyab-on-us-out-of-yemen-kate-bronfenbrenner-on-labor-board-vs-labor/

As Saudi and UAE Proxies Trade Blows in Southern Yemen, Yemeni Civilians Pay the Price
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-03
According to Yemenis in Aden, the victims of the fighting are always Yemeni, not citizens or soldiers from Saudi Arabia or the UAE, and are part of a larger Saudi-UAE strategy to keep Yemen divided.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-uae-proxies-trade-blows-aden-yemen-civilians-pay-price/261661/