Day: September 21, 2019

Saudi Arabia up in Flames: Riyadh Is Headed for a Major Disaster

September 21, 2019

On Saturday September 14th, Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced that they had conducted a massive attack on several Aramco plants in Saudi Arabia, including the largest oil refinery in the world in Abqaiq…

The Ansarullah’s Aramco Drone Strike & The Real Act of War

September 21, 2019

Opinion

Pompeo's provocative pronouncement that the Ansarullah's drone strike on Aramco's oil facilities was an "act of war" is extremely hypocritical because it ignores the fact that the Saudis were the ones…

Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil Fields – A False Flag?

September 21, 2019

Opinion

On Saturday morning, September 14, 2019, a few drones – were they drones or long-range missiles? – hit the Saudis most important two oil fields, set them ablaze, apparently knocking out half of the Sa…

30+ Afghans Killed in Drone Strike While CIA Celebrates 18 Years of War on Afghanistan

September 21, 2019

Opinion

From the abstract of a (paywalled) piece about the never ending U.S. war on Afghanistan: Slow failure: Understanding America’s quagmire in Afghanistan The United States government has no organised way…

Israelis Have Shown Netanyahu the Door. Can He Inflict More Damage before He Exits?

September 21, 2019

Opinion

For most Israelis, the general election on Tuesday was about one thing and one thing only. Not the economy, nor the occupation, nor even corruption scandals. It was about Benjamin Netanyahu. Should he…

Netanyahu’s Power Is Waning, Leaving Trump to Deal with Iran

September 21, 2019

Opinion

There is an extraordinary irony in the fate of both Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran. The first has been captaining the Titanic, in the words of one Israeli academic, through the past couple of d…

Washington’s Iran Policy Is Backstreet Thuggery Masquerading as Statecraft

September 21, 2019

Opinion

The war drums beating in Washington, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv when it comes to Iran have not been this loud since the lead-up to the war in Iraq in 2003. With the aforementioned military pressure Iran has…

Israeli Elections: Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic

September 21, 2019

Opinion

Israel's second election in the past five months has led to yet another political stalemate. As occurred in April, the two main political parties, the far-right Likud and centre-right Blue and White, …