United States of America (USA) Archive
NYT’s editorial : The world reaps what the Saudis sow – Agha Shaukat Jafri: The Editorial Board of the New York Times have exhibited all the moxie and the mettle in offering the summation of a most comprehensive and convincing investigation by that Newspaper’s foreign correspondent Carlotta Gall. Not much can be
[EXCLUSIVE] The village turned to rubble in Yemen’s “forgotten war”: As part of the mission covering the war in Yemen, Euronews correspondent Mohammed Shaikhibrahim visited the historic village of Attan Fort. It was built by the ancient Yemenis or people who are known as “the Montagnards” in Yemen. It
The world reaps what the Saudis sow: Saudi Arabia has frustrated American policy makers for years. Ostensibly a critical ally, sheltered from its enemies by American arms and aid, the kingdom has spent untold millions promoting Wahhabism, the radical form of Sunni Islam that inspired the
Saudi Arabia: Eight of King Salman’s 11 surviving brothers want to oust him: Eight of the 12 surviving sons of Saudi Arabia’s founding monarch are supporting a move to oust King Salman, 79, the country’s ailing ruler, and replace him with his 73-year-old brother, according to a dissident prince. The prince also
Senate passes bill exposing Saudi Arabia to 9/11 legal claims: WASHINGTON — A bill that would let the families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the terrorist plot passed the Senate unanimously on Tuesday, bringing Congress closer to
ملا منصور کی موت کی اصل کہانی سامنے آ گئی: امریکی ڈرون حملے میں بلوچستان کے علاقے نوشکی میں مارا جانے والا تحریک طالبان افغانستان کا سربراہ ملا اختر منصور دیوبندی شناختی کارڈ اور پاسپورٹ کے مطابق کراچی کا رہائشی تها کراچی کا دیوبندی مدرسہ مافیا نیٹ ورک جس
9/11 families call Saudi counter-terrorism assertions a ‘whitewash’: WASHINGTON – A Saudi government white paper detailing the country’s counter-terrorism efforts is a “whitewash’’ that makes no mention of events leading up to 9/11, say families who lost loved ones in the 2001 attacks. The families released the
Chomsky: Saudi Arabia is the “center of radical Islamic extremism” now spreading among Sunni Muslims: As Saudi Arabia continues to fund fighting in Syria and Yemen, Noam Chomsky says it is “the center of radical Islamic extremism.” Chomsky adds that the U.S. ally is “a source of not only funding for extremist
Saudi officials were ‘supporting’ 9/11 hijackers, commission member says: A former Republican member of the 9/11 commission, breaking dramatically with the commission’s leaders, said Wednesday he believes there was clear evidence that Saudi government employees were part of a support network for the 9/11 hijackers and that
When liberals run out of patience: the Impolite exile of Seymour Hersh: Seymour Hersh’s The Killing of Osama bin Laden a pocket-size collection of stories written for the London Review and printed during the second Obama administration arrives at an awkward moment for the expatriate journalist who not so long ago was
حلب نامہ – قاری حنیف ڈار: شام کے شہر حلب میں مظالم نے اسرائیل کے شقی القلب یہودیوں کو بھی پیچھے چھوڑ دیا ھے ،، ھر ملک اپنی اپنی جنگ شام میں لے آیا ھے اور قیمت شامیوں کا خون ادا کر رھا ھے ،
Citizen Journalism on Syria – by Janice Korthamp: I knew this trip would be an emotional roller coaster…and I had no idea. I have been in non-stop meetings with goverment ministers, high level officials as well as talking with soldiers, office workers, taxi drivers etc. thanks
Yemen: War crimes not addressed: (Beirut) – Participants to the Yemen peace talks should support international investigations, transitional justice, and victim compensation as key elements of any agreement. The United Nations-backed talks began in Kuwait on April 21, 2016. The armed conflict in
UK’s claims over Saudi bombing in Yemen ‘deeply disappointing’, say MPs: The British government’s claim that Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign in Yemen has not breached international humanitarian law is “deeply disappointing” and contributes to an “anything goes” attitude from the opposing sides in the conflict, the international development select
Yemen: US bombs used in deadliest market strike: (Sanaa) – Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes using United States-supplied bombs killed at least 97 civilians, including 25 children, in northwestern Yemen on March 15, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The two strikes, on a crowded market in
Syria ‘White helmets’ exposed: Propaganda instrument. Nobel peace prize for Al Qaeda?: As the Syrian battle front rages in Aleppo, the ‘White Helmets’ are emerging even more strongly as part of the long arm of US and UK propaganda in Syria. The Manhattan campaign managers at Purpose Inc have sprung into action.
The unspoken truth is that America is supporting Al Qaeda: Heavy propaganda rages in the battle for Aleppo. The terrorists are portrayed as “Freedom Fighters”: Heavy propaganda accompanies the strategic battle in Aleppo between the Syrian Army and its allies (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and other militia) and the Saudi-Turkey-NATO backed terrorist groups (Jabhat al Nusra, Jaysh al Islam, Ahrar as Sham and ISIS).
US-created system In Iraq Is collapsing: Protesters storm parliament, state of emergency declared: Less than two years ago, the US set up another puppet government in the mid-east this time in the state of Iraq when following substantial US pressure, on August 14, 2014 then prime minister al-Maliki agreed to stepped
Western media break their silence on Aleppo with flagrant lies, omissions, obfuscations: Syrian News: “Abdulrahman was killed by a terrorist rocket on his way home back from school today (April 25).” -Eva Bartlett, In Gaza (republished at SOTT.net, Uprooted Palestinians) Terrorists mortars, rockets, and Hell Cannon-fired gas canister bombs continue
Yemeni ex-leader Saleh to RT: No difference between Saudi regime and ISIS, Al-Qaeda: In the aftermath of thousands of Yemeni civilians’ deaths at the hands of the Saudi-led coalition, Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh told RT that there is no difference between the “Saudi regime” and terror groups like Islamic State
Syria: The real US-NATO creators of hell in Aleppo: As US and NATO propaganda reaches another crescendo in Aleppo, it is important to remind ourselves of a few salient facts. First and foremost we need to understand that the prevailing force occupying Aleppo and terrorising civilians is
Uyghur Militants in Syria: The Turkish Connection: The Chinese authorities have claimed that since 2013, “hundreds” of Uyghurs have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State and other jihadist organizations; such claims have been used as justification for new counter-terrorism policies (Xinhua, July
Saudi government has vast network of PR, lobby firms in U.S: The Saudi government and its affiliates have spent millions of dollars on U.S. law, lobby and public relations firms to raise the country’s visibility in the United States and before the United Nations at a crucial time. And some of Washington’s premier law and lobby
World played with fire in Syria, scholar says – John Rosenthal: Pakistan was greatly damaged when the military dictator Genreral Zia ul Haq streamlined the practice of using radical Deobandi and Wahhabi (Ahle Hadith) militants as an instrument of foreign policy. His successor PM Nawaz Sharif has never explicitly
Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria: In part because my father was murdered by an Arab, I’ve made an effort to understand the impact of U.S. policy in the Mideast and particularly the factors that sometimes motivate bloodthirsty responses from the Islamic world against our
Obama’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are hurting our security and devastating Yemen: Last week, Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a bill to halt the sale of American arms to Saudi Arabia, only permitting munitions transfers to resume on a few key conditions. If the measure passes,
عورتوں سے مصافحہ یر جاوید احمد غامدی کی رائے پر اعتراضات کے پس منظر میں: فقہ اسلامی میں غیر محرم لونڈی کے ستر وحجاب کے احکام – عمار خان ناصر: نوٹ: عورتوں سے مصافحہ یر جاوید احمد غامدی کی رائے پربعض افراد بشمول تکفیری دیوبندی لابی نے اعتراضات کیے، اس پس منظر میں علامہ عمار خان ناصر کی مندرجہ ذیل تحریر قابل غور ہے ہمیں حقوق انسانی کے
How to discipline your wife Wahhabi Style: Advising Muslim men on the ‘correct way’ to discipline their spouses the sick Saudi doctor spouts about how women should be disciplined with handkerchiefs and toothpicks.Khaled Al-Saqaby appears in the ‘show’ which is put out on YouTube, which includes
More evidence emerges linking Saudi government To 9/11: Earlier this week we reported that the U.S. government had potentially covered up Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11, but now yet another shocking revelation has been made. Speculation has been rife throughout the course of the past couple of weeks,
Saudi Arabia, 9/11, and what we know about the secret papers that could ignite a diplomatic war: Twenty-eight secret pages of a report locked away in a room in the Capitol in Washington lie in the centre of a crisis between America and Saudi Arabia which threatens to have severe and widespread repercussions. The US
Finally, some coverage of Saudi Arabia and 9/11: Finally, The Times decided to print articles on Saudi Arabia’s connection to the 9/11 attacks. (“9/11 attacks reemerge as a critical test of U.S.-Saudi relationship,” April 21) The unreleased 28 pages of the 9/11 Commission report are at
The U.S. might be better off cutting ties with Saudi Arabia: Our close association could undermine America’s role in the Middle East When President Barack Obama visited the Gulf this week to meet with leaders from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the big question on many
دہشتگردی میں ملوث دیوبندی وہابی سلفی نظریات – عبدلقادر: یورپ میں رہنے والے مسلمان دہشتگردی میں ملوث ہیں Let us try to understand it لیکن مسلمانوں کے تو کئی فرقے و مسلک ہیںلہذا سوال پیدا ہوتا ہے کہ کس مسلک سے تعلق رکھنے والے مسلمان ملوث ہیں؟ اب
Want to fight the terrorist enemy? Start with allies Like Saudi Arabia: It began, as these things usually do, with a carrot. After President Obama assailed Saudi Arabia for being a “free rider” in an interview with The Atlantic, Prince Turki al Faisal published a rejoinder at Arab News where he
All terror linked to Wahhabism, itself promoted by Saudi Arabia: Paris correspondent for American Herald Tribune: Press TV has conducted an interview with Gearoid O Colmain, the Paris correspondent for online media outlet American Herald Tribune, about a warning made by the European Union (EU) about “significant gaps” in intelligence-sharing among its member states
Setting the stage for war with Pakistan: Attempts to paint Pakistan as a dangerous enemy of the West and a prime candidate for military intervention has been made once again by those in the Western media. ABC News, in an article titled, “‘Double dealing’: How
Seymour Hersh: Saudi Arabia bribed Pakistanis to hide bin Laden so Americans couldn’t question him: Award-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh talked in a wide-ranging interview with journalist Ken Klipperstein about the complex relationship between the United States, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which he reported on extensively in his new book, The Killing
Saudi Arabia’s rights abuses have only gotten worse since Obama’s last visit: President Barack Obama is meeting with Saudi Arabia’s king and other Gulf Cooperation Council leaders key issues including counterterrorism. But his arrival in the capital Riyadh on Wednesday has also shone a spotlight on the U.S. ally’s appalling human
Obama in Saudi Arabia, exporter of oil and bigotry: A college senior boarded a flight and excitedly called his family to recount a United Nations event he had attended, but, unfortunately, he was speaking Arabic. Southwest Airlines kicked him off the plane, in the sixth case reported
How Saudi Arabia dangerously undermines the United States: Iran is our external enemy of the moment. Saudi Arabia is our enduring internal enemy, already within our borders and permitted to poison American Muslims with its Wahhabi cult. Oh, and Saudi Arabia’s also the spring from which the