Daily Archives: June 18, 2022

2022-06-18: News Headlines

_____ (2022-06-18). The Lethality Of Washington's Global Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org This past week, as part of its policy to dominate the American hemisphere, the United States government organised the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. US President Joe Biden made it clear early on that three countries in the hemisphere (Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) would not be invited to the event, claiming that they are not democracies. At the same time, Biden was reportedly planning an upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia — a self-described theocracy. Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador questioned the legitimacy of Biden's exclusionary stance, and so Mexico, Bolivia, and Honduras refuse…

Staff (2022-06-18). Saudi attacks on Yemen's Saada leaves several killed, injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) — News sources on Friday night reported that 2 people were killed and one other was injured in Saudi attacks on the Yemeni Saada province.

Tamara Nassar (2022-06-18). Biden hopes to preside over Israel-Saudi wedding. electronicintifada.net US leader's visit to Saudi Arabia will be first since murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Editor (2022-06-17). Glenn Greenwald : Joe Biden's Submissive — and Highly Revealing — Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Substack | Then-Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (2nd R) welcomes then-US Vice President Joe Biden (C) at the Riyadh airbase on October 27, 2011, upon his arrival in the Saudi capital with a US official delegation to offer condolences to the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz following the death of his brother, Crown Prince Sultan. AFP PHOTO/STR (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) | In 2018, President Trump issued

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-17). Biden Attempts to Downplay Plans to Meet MbS in Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com On Friday, President Biden Biden made the comments when asked how he will handle the Saudi killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he visits Saudi Arabia next month. "The same way I've been handling it," he told reporters. | "I'm not going to meet with MBS. I'm going…

Editor (2022-06-17). MBS and Putin: Why Talk to One and Not the Other? scheerpost.com By Daniel Warner / CounterPunch President Biden is confronted with two decisions: The first is whether to go to Saudi Arabia this summer to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to try to persuade him to increase his country's oil output. The second is whether to speak directly with Vladimir Putin to try …

Anonymous669 (2022-06-17). Israel Threatened To Bomb Syrian President's Palace — Report. southfront.org Syrian President Bashar Assad. FILE IMAGE: Michael Klimentiev/TASS | Israel has warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad that one of his palaces would be targeted if he continued to allow Iranian weapon transfers through his country, Saudi Elaph reported on June 13. | According to online news outlet, a senior Israeli official said that Israel is preparing for operations deep inside Syria, without informing Russia. However, the source noted that Russia was alerted before recent Israeli airstrikes on the country. | The…

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