(2020-09-13). Trump Boasts That He 'Saved' Mohammed bin Salman After the Khashoggi Murder. strategic-culture.org Daniel LARISON | The president reportedly The report isn't so much a revelation as it is a confirmation of our worst assumptions about Trump's dealings with the Saudis. He ta…
(2020-09-13). Saudi-led planes strike Houthi rebel positions in Sanaa. yenisafak.com The Saudi-led coalition launched 11 airstrikes on positions of Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, the Shia group said.Five airstrikes targeted the vicinity of the Sanaa airport, while other attacks targeted northern and central Sanaa, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said, citing a security source.It remains unclear whether the attacks had resulted in any casualties.The Saudi-led coalition has yet to comment on the report.Sunday's airstrikes came as Houthi rebels have stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi territories in recent days.Yemen has been beset by violence and chaos since 2014, wh…
(2020-09-12). Saudi Arabia's Mysterious Coronavirus Survival Abilities. strategic-culture.org 
Since the very onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic, economists and the media have been warning the public about the damaging effects that quarantine would and is having on the financial world. The yearly "growth" that we would normally expect was negative for many nations, especially in the West. However, the most interesting tale of economic survival in 2020 would have to be Saudi Arabia. Logically and statistically their country should look like North Korea in the 90's and yet all things are quiet on the Arab front. How could this possibly be? Let's take a look at this peculiar paradox and see what is in store fo…
(2020-09-12). Bahrain's normalization deal: mission of godfather's pawns. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia, the godfather, has sent off its insignificant pawns to play the chess game of "normalization of relations with Israel" first to test the waters for its own normalization of relations with the regime.
(2020-09-11). Costs of War: After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Around the World. democracynow.org 
As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001. The Costs of War Project at Brown University also found more than 800,000 people have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen, at a cost of $6.4 trillion to U.S. taxpayers. "The U.S. has played a disproportionate role in waging war, in launching war and in perpetuating war over the last 19 years," says…
(2020-09-11). NY judge greenlights deposition of Saudi officials in lawsuit by 9/11 victims' families, despite ongoing Justice Dept opposition. rt.com 
The Saudi government must make 24 current and former officials available to testify on their knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, a US judge has ruled, in a victory for victims' families despite opposition from the Attorney General. | Riyadh was ordered to make the officials — including a prince and his chief of staff — available for deposition in a judgment made public on Thursday, just a day before the 19th anniversary of the worst terror attack ever to take place on US soil. | Manhattan federal Judge Sarah Netburn ruled the victims' families have the right to question Saudi officials about their alleged…
(2020-09-11). New UN Report Recommends ICC Investigate Possible War Crimes by All Sides—Including US-Backed Coalition—in Yemen. commondreams.org "Yemen has been ravaged in ways that should shock the conscience of humanity," said one of the report's authors. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/famine.jpg …
(2020-09-11). Iran reacts to Human Rights Council's report on Yemen crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to a report by United Nations Human Rights Council on situation in Yemen, saying that Iran's name along with providers of weapons for Saudi Coalition is an absolutely incorrect act.
(2020-09-11). US Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Since 9/11 Attacks. truthout.org As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001. The Costs of War Project at Brown University also found more than 800,000 people have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen, at a cost of $6.4 trillion to U.S. taxpayers. "The U.S. has played a…
(2020-09-11). Woodward book: Trump's virus, Saudi leader revelations. yenisafak.com President Donald Trump intentionally played down the novel coronavirus and called it "deadly stuff," according to audio recordings from some of Bob Woodward's interviews with the president for his forthcoming book Rage.Trump said in early February that he knew coronavirus was dangerous, highly contagious, airborne, "deadly" and maybe five times "more deadly" than the flu, according to recordings obtained by CNN."This is more deadly. This is five per- you know, this is five percent versus one percent and less than one percent. You know? So, this is deadly stuff," Trump said in the audio, which is recorded 19 days…
(2020-09-11). Bob Woodward: Trump Saved Saudi Crown Prince after Khashoggi Murder. dissidentvoice.org Besides the admission that Trump knew coronavirus was deadly yet he deliberately downplayed the outbreak, Bob Woodward has made several other startling revelations in his book Rage set to be released on September 15. President Donald Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from congressional scrutiny after the brutal assassination …