(2019-11-21). The US Government Continues To Side With Saudi Arabia Over 9/11 Families. mintpressnews.com 
For years, the U.S. government's handling of the investigation surrounding the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks has been a slap in the face for the families of victims.
(2019-11-21). America's Arms Sales Addiction. counterpunch.org It's no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How do we know? Because he tells us so at every conceivable opportunity. It started with his much exaggerated "$110 billion arms deal" with Saudi Arabia, announced on his first foreign trip as president. It continued with his White More
(2019-11-21). Joe Biden, in Departure From Obama Policy, Says He Would Make Saudi Arabia a "Pariah" theintercept.com Foreign policy took center stage in Wednesday night's Democratic debate, with former Vice President Joe Biden saying he would not sell weapons to Saudi Arabia — marking a sharp contrast with the Obama administration — and stressing he would make the Saudis "pay the price" for their killing of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. | "I would make it very clear we were not going to in fact sell more weapons to them," Biden said. "We were going to in fact make them pay the price, and make them in fact the pariah that they are." Biden also said there is "very little social redeeming value in the pr…
(2019-11-21). Bernie Sanders Criticizes U.S. Relationships with Saudi Arabia and Israel at Democratic Debate. democracynow.org 
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday for the party's fifth presidential debate, co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. Toward the end of the evening, Senator Bernie Sanders criticized former Vice President Joe Biden's support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and laid out his foreign policy vision, including strong criticism of traditional U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Israel. "It is no longer good enough for us to be pro-Israel — I am pro-Israel — but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve," he said. We speak with Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at th…
(2019-11-20). 'Yemen One of The Worst Places to Be a Child': Unicef. telesurenglish.net Yemen is one of the worst places to be a child warned Tuesday the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), as around 12 million children, a number representing almost all the country's children, need urgent humanitarian assistance. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia Uses Human Trafficking to Hire Soldiers: Report | Despite gains made for children's rights since the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted in 1990 by the U.N., ‚Äã‚Äã&sbquo…
(2019-11-20). US Secretary of State and VP at the Heart of Impeachment. telesurenglish.net Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, appeared before Congress in the latest audience which has thrown the secretary of state and vice president into the center of the stage of the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Saudi King Blams Iran for 'Chaos' in the Middle East | Reuters reported that Sondland expressed he was following president's orders to work with Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was pushing Ukraine to carry out two investi…
(2019-11-20). Saudi King Blams Iran for 'Chaos' in the Middle East. telesurenglish.net Saudi Arabia's King Salman blasted Iran in a statement on Wednesday, as he accused the Islamic Republic of being behind the 'chaos' in the Middle East region. | RELATED: | Trump Increases US Military Presence in Saudi Arabia | In a defiant note against the kingdom's enemies, King Salman said that the missile and drone strikes on the Aramco facilities, which he blames on Iran, had not halted development and reiterating that Riyadh will not hesitate to defend itself. | In an annual addres…
(2019-11-19). Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors. thenation.com Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.
(2019-11-18). Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia. theintercept.com 
An Iranian intelligence document describes a meeting between Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood in a Turkish hotel. It didn't go well.
(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 …