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What is Saudi Arabia Up To? Part I
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Something unprecedented is going on in the Middle East. Not that war and chaos are anything new. But the seemingly new-found independence of some of the actors...
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Part II: Saudi and Israel Joined at the Hip
In Part II of his analysis, Richard Silverstein explores the dangerous coalition of Israel under Netanyahu with Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Salmon. Both seek to diminish Shiite Iran’s influence in...
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Part III: Russia Moves In
Putin Embraces Syria’s Assad In the final instalment of Richard Silverstein’s exploration of the massive changes going in the Middle East, he looks at just how effective Russia has been in filling the...
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Trumps Strikes Nuclear Match to Middle East Tensions
Richard Silverstein OK. So you have the Iranians getting nuclear plants, technology, and uranium enrichment expertise from the Russians. As a result, some fear the Iranians may be using these as...
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The Trump Middle East Peace “Plan”
b. traven Well known, veteran Middle East journalist, Robert Fisk. tells how he really feels about our president. Of course it is “fake” news but if words like “Booby,” “Crank,” “Crackpot” and “Mad”...
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When will We Bottom Out?
Richard Silverstein One of the many great tragedies of the Trump presidency is, just when you thought he couldn’t go any lower, he somehow figures out a way to do just that. Every day brings another...
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Congress Shifts, the Middle East Rattles
Richard Silverstein 2018 was a terrible year for the Middle East. Months of massacres in Gaza, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah on its northern border, Qatar under siege from its Sunni...
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Saudi Arabia – State Sponsor of Terrorism
Libyan Gen. Haftar meets with his patron, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Richard Silverstein You can forget that claim you hear from Trump, Netanyahu and MBS that Iran is the greatest sponsor of state...
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Washington’s Pro-Israel, Pro-Saudi Arabia, Anti-Iran War Drumbeat
Flightpath of US Drone according to Iran Richard Silverstein Events in the Gulf are unfolding so quickly and ominously that it’s impossible to keep up. They could easily spiral out of control. You...
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Bernie’s Bombshell
b. traven Interviewed on MSNBC’s All In, Bernie Sanders responded to Israel’s revocation of visas previously issued to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. He suggested that if Israel does not want US...
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