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The Lutfallah II Caper... Another Watergate Unfolding?

Follow the Money and follow the Weapons!
Graphics by Alex.

(TRIPOLI, Lebanon Al Manar) - What did Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Obama Administration, NATO, Israel, Turkey and UNIFIL know about the alleged arms shipment to “rebels” in Syria, and when did they know it?

It would be an incautious stretch to suggest any sort of parity between Watergate and the unfolding Lutfallah II arms shipment to Syria drama, that each day brings more revelations.

Saudi Arabia: Dancing to Israel`s tune

Recent WikiLeaks reports suggest that Saudi officials have been working closely with Mossad to step up pressure against Iran.

(TEHRAN) - The fact that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has joined the vicious triangle of the United States, Israel and Britain to destabilize the Islamic Republic of Iran and put pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program is not a secret anymore.

The Saudi officials have openly stated their opposition to Iran's access to peaceful nuclear energy...

UN Blames Assad, Assad Blames Opposition for Violence Ahead of Ceasefire

People, all against international interference in Syria, are showing support for the reform program Assad promised to implement.

(MOSCOW, RTV) - Thousands of people have taken into the streets of Damascus in a massive pro-government rally.

Syrian President Assad, meanwhile, has sent a message to the UN blaming the opposition for the recent spate of violence ahead of the ceasefire deadline.

USCIRF Urges Secretary Clinton to Raise Religious Freedom Issue During Saudi Visit

One of the United States' longtime allies proposes elimination of Christianity in the land of oil.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Saudi Grand Mufti Abdulaziz ibn Abdullah Al al-Sheikh, says it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.”

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urges Secretary of State of State Hillary Clinton to raise religious freedom concerns, during her visit tomorrow to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

US-NATO subversion in Syria

Saudi Arabia Is Arming Syrian "Opposition" As Twin Car Bombs Kill 27 In Damascus

(WASHINGTON DC) - Within hours of a twin car-bomb attack in the Syrian capital that left at least 27 dead and 100 injured, a senior Arab diplomatic source has confirmed that Saudi Arabia is arming anti-government factions.

It has been long suspected that Saudi Arabia and other pro-Western Gulf Arab states, including Qatar, are actively fueling the conflict in Syria over the past year.

Russia Suddenly Flops on Syrian Regime Change

A multi-national invasion may be imminent.

(LOS ANGELES) - It all started early on this morning when Zero Hedge reported that oil trading had been halted at the CME. Later in the afternoon they posted this explanation: Today's Black Gold Swan - Presenting The Reason Why The CME's Crude Market Was Halted For Over One Hour

Zero Hedge handled this masterfully and with great professionalism.

The Al Saud runs the country as a family fiefdom

Women are not registered, when they disappear, nobody misses them, and families are not held accountable.

(DUBLIN) - Ib Saud, founding father of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, told his informal adviser, Englishman Harry St. John Philby, that he had married one-hundred-and-thirty-five virgins and about one-hundred other women, but planned, in future, to limit himself to two new wives a year.

He complied with Islamic law by never being married to more than four wives at once. He married and divorced rapidly.

Israel is under Cyber Attack

Needless to say that the Jewish State is pretty devastated by the Idea that a bunch of ‘indigenous Arabs’ are far more technologically advanced than its own chosen cyber pirates.

(LONDON) - The ‘Arab hackers’ attack on Israel escalated today. The Israeli Stock Exchange’s and El Al’s sites collapsed on Monday. The hackers say that it is within their capability to crash every Israeli server.

“If Israel apologises to the people of the Gaza genocide, we may reduce the attacks," said Saudi Hacker OxOmar to Ynet in an interview via email.

Reflections of the Iraq War

It's a war where nationalism drove an aggressive U.S. to mirror the behavior it supposedly believed Iraq was 'capable' of committing.

(SALEM) - For many the war in Iraq will never end, and for their sake everyone should understand as much as possible about this military operation that claimed far more lives than western media sources accurately reveal.

There is right and there is wrong and there is popular opinion. U.S. politicians with few exceptions, follow that third option.

Stop On Red Go On Green

Saudi Arabia, America's friend, sure has some nasty policies for women.

(CLEVELAND) - A sentence of 10 lashes for a Saudi woman convicted of driving a car, was overturned by King Abdullah this week.

This oil rich ally of the Americans has extraordinarily laws against women that not only keep them from legally being able to drive and vote, but also forces them to wear tent like garments known as burqas, popular in other Middle eastern countries, 'allies' of the U.S. like Afghanistan.