Day: October 25, 2018

So It Turns Out That Saudi Arabia Isn’t Exactly an American Puppet After All

October 25, 2018 Opinion

The US’ decision to revoke the visas of 21 Saudis who it claims are responsible for dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing and possibly impose Magnitsky Act sanctions against them proves that …

The Middle East: What does Tomorrow have in Store for Us?

October 25, 2018 Opinion

The more time elapses after the sad day of October 2, when the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, the more clearly one may see the details of his…

Leak by Leak: Erdogan Exerts His Leverage Over the Saudis

October 25, 2018 Opinion

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a skilful politician who knows how to maximise his advantages and this was very much on display in his speech to the Turkish parliament. He contemptuously dismissed t…

First Cut Won’t be the Deepest – Deeper Wounds Are Yet to Come in the Killing of Khashoggi

October 25, 2018 Opinion

As Khashoggi's “disfigured face and body parts” are reportedly found in the garden of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the party is over for the Western collaborators with Arabian tyranny. After Khash…

Listening In to Killings – and Everything Else

October 25, 2018 Opinion

It was intriguing that the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 was apparently recorded in some fashion. The BBC reported that “A Turkish security…

Why Do Yemen’s Dead Not Merit the Attention of Jamal Khashoggi?

October 25, 2018 Opinion

The apparent murder of Saudi Arabian dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a shocking crime that merits the international attention it has received, but nonetheless it is impossible not to wonder wh…

The White Helmets Ride Again

October 25, 2018 Opinion

I am often asked to explain why countries like Iran appear to be so aggressive, involving themselves in foreign wars and seeking to create alliances that they know will provoke the worst and most para…

The Caravan Crisis 2.0 Shows That Central America Needs the US’ Support

October 25, 2018 Opinion

There’s a new migrant caravan creeping up from Central America to the US border. Just like what happened earlier this year, another massive group of people are making their way towards the US as part …