Tag: middle east

Genesis of US-Saudi "Al Qaeda Frankenstein" in Syria
August 11, 2012 0

Genesis of US-Saudi "Al Qaeda Frankenstein" in Syria

By News Desk

Saturday, August 11, 2012 Genesis of US-Saudi "Al Qaeda Frankenstein" in Syria Al Qaeda militants funded, armed and arrayed against Syria by the West since at least 2007 receive PR boost from Western media as public awareness grows of their presence.  by Tony Cartalucci August 11, 2012 – "To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East. In Lebanon, the Administration has coöperated with Saudi Arabia’s government, which is Sunni, in clandestine operations that are intended to weaken Hezbollah, the Shiite organization that is backed by Iran.

Introducing the Gulf State Despots: 10 Facts about Saudi Arabia
August 9, 2012 0

Introducing the Gulf State Despots: 10 Facts about Saudi Arabia

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Astounding hypocrisy, self-censorship, and complicity by the West regarding one of the most regressive regimes on Earth. by Tony Cartalucci August 9, 2012 –  The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) comprises of 6 nations, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. In principle, Kuwait and Bahrain are considered “constitutional monarchs,” in practice, all 6 are despotic autocracies with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman overtly “absolute monarchs.” Devoid of even a feigned semblance of representative governance, these regimes brutally repress not only their own subjects, but play active roles in repressing the people of other nations, both on their borders and well beyond them.

Massacres in Aleppo, Syria
August 4, 2012 0

Massacres in Aleppo, Syria

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Saturday, August 4, 2012 Massacres in Aleppo, Syria "Responsibility to Protect" crumbles as Western-armed terror front slaughters civilians while foreign sponsors attempt to tie hands of Syrian security forces.  by Tony Cartalucci  August 4, 2012 – For the people of Aleppo, their only hope is Syria’s security forces restoring order. In the pockets of Syria’s largest city the so-called "Free Syrian Army" (FSA) has dug into, a campaign of systematic detention, torture, and mass murder has been carried out against "enemies of the revolution." Demonized as either "Shabiha" or "government supporters," men have been rounded up, lined up against walls, and gunned down en mass . Others await barbaric " drumhead trials " where FSA warlords deal out arbitrary justice under the guise of "Sharia law." Image : The Western media is covering – or more accurately, "spinning" – an unfolding sectarian genocide in Syria’s largest city Aleppo