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2019-11-20: Social Media Postees

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Houthis release S. Korean, Saudi vessels captured in Yemen
rt.com | 2019-11-20
Yemen's Houthi movement released three vessels and 16 people it had seized, South Korea's Foreign Ministry and a Houthi military source in Yemen said on Wednesday. | The seizure on Sunday was the latest incident at sea around Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Arab states against the Houthis, who control the capital and most population centers and have been accused of attacking shipping, Reuters said. | Of the vessels freed on Tuesday, two were South Korean and one was Saudi Arabia-flagged, the South Korean ministry said. The Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday the incident was over and the…
rt.com/newsline/473902-houthis-korea-saudi-vessels/

Saudi King Blams Iran for 'Chaos' in the Middle East
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-20
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-King-Blams-Iran-for-Chaos-in-the-Middle-East-20191120-0006.html

Trump Increases US Military Presence in Saudi Arabia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-19
United States President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the deployment to Saudi Arabia of additional military forces, including troops, radars and air defense systems with the aim of counteracting a potential "threat" from Iran. | RELATED: | Trump's Child Separation Policy Violates Int'l Law: UN Expert | In a letter to Congress, Trump has referred to the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East as a measure taken to "protect the interests of the United States and enhance t…
telesurenglish.net/news/trump-increases-us-military-presence-in-saudi-arabia-20191119-0021.html

Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors
William D. Hartung | thenation.com | 2019-11-19
Trump Is an Aggressive Arms Dealer. So Were His Predecessors.
thenation.com/article/trump-saudi-arms-deal/

Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-11-18
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.
theintercept.com/2019/11/18/iran-muslim-brotherhood-quds-force/

2019-11-19: News Headlines

RT (2019-11-19). Yemen's Houthi rebels seize one Saudi, two S. Korean vessels. rt.com Yemen's Houthi rebels seized a Saudi-flagged tug and two South Korean vessels at the weekend, the insurgents and officials in Seoul said on Tuesday. The incident follows a lull in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as one Riyadh official said the kingdom had established an "open channel" with the rebels in a bid to end the four-year conflict, AFP reported. | The Houthis acknowledged they had seized three ships, including a Saudi one, in the Red Sea a few miles off Uqban island, west of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. The three ships were seized after they entered "territorial waters without prior notice," the rebels…

William D. Hartung (2019-11-19). America's Arms Sales Addiction: 50-Year History of U.S. Dominance of the Middle Eastern Arms Trade. globalresearch.ca 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 …

William D. Hartung (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.

James Risen (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.

United Nations (2019-11-15). Over 1 million health consultations provided in Yemen in 2019: UN migration agency. un.org Since the beginning of the year, the UN Migration Agency has carried out over one million health consultations for displaced and conflict-affected Yemenis and migrants struggling to reach the help they need, the organization announced on Friday.

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-11-11). The Houthis Are Preparing for a Planned Israeli Attack on Yemen. mintpressnews.com There are strong indications that Israel is planning to launch airstrikes against Yemen under the pretext of preventing an Iranian military presence from taking hold, much as it did in Syria and Iraq.

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-17). Iran 'Has Evidence' US, Israel, Saudis Attacked Tanker & Why The Kurds In Syria Are Just Terrorists. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

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 …