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Saudi law made to fend off threats of Democracy, human rights accountability
Saudi law warns US not to interfere in domestic affairs, democracy or human rights – advocate 4 February, 2014 – Voice of Russia Saudi Arabia has signaled to the United States ahead of US President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to the country that human rights will be subordinated to the pursuit of terrorists. Unde the more »
Scrambled Brains: Prince Bandar suffers from Uncooperative Fascist Syndrome
Rumours of reshuffling in Saudi Arabia Voltaire Network – 4 February, 2014 King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia is supposedly on the verge of overhauling his foreign policy and preparing his succession, according to rumors circulating in London and Geneva. With this in view, his intelligence chief Prince Bandar Ben Sultan has allegedly been accused of more »
Obama to Meet with Saudi's to shore up plans for Regional War
Obama to visit Saudi Arabia in March By David Nakamura – 3 February, 2014 – Washington Post President Obama will make his second trip to Saudi Arabia in March, the White House announced Monday, in a bid to reassure a key U.S. ally about the administration’s policies in the Middle East. Obama will meet with more »
Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia by legalizing Human Rights Violations
HM the King issues four laws 4 February, 2014 – BNA (BNA) – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued four laws for this year. According to Law 1, Article 214 of Penal Code of 1976 was amended as follows: “A prison sentence of a minimum of one year and a maximum more »
New Saudi law legalizes a range Human Rights Violations
Amnesty International censures KSA over controversial law 4 February, 2014 – Shia Post Amnesty International has censured Saudi Arabia over a controversial counter-terrorism law, calling it the kingdom’s new tool to crush peaceful expression. The UK-based rights body says the new Saudi law legalizes a range of ongoing human rights violations. In a Monday statement, more »
American Disphoria – Obama remakes Al Qaeda as the 'Good Guys'
“True to its origins as a Western intelligence asset, al-Qaeda is helping to create an illusion in Syria that will enable US weapons supply to the militants to continue,” Re-inventing al-Qaeda as ‘good guys,’ huh? 4 February, 2014 – By Finian Cunningham – PressTV The titular head of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has reportedly disavowed the more »
Bahrain: Abducted, Beaten and Threatened by Police with Impunity
Bahrain: Abducted, Beaten and Threatened 3 February, 2014 – Bahrain Center for Human Rights The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses concern about the continuation of grave violations including abduction of civilians, severe beatings and leaving them in a stranded area. These actions appear to come as a form of punishment and threat for those more »
Manufacturing Dissent
From Egypt, Ukraine, the Turkish-Syrian border, Cuba and Thailand Manufacturing Opposition Movements by Andre Vltchek – 3 February, 2014 – Dissent Voice Government buildings are being trashed, ransacked. It is happening in Kiev and Bangkok, and in both cities, the governments appear to be toothless, too scared to intervene. What is going on? Are popularly more »
Syria and Sorting Out A New Balance of Power in the Middle East
The war against Syria and the illusion of compromise By Ghaleb Kandil – 2 February, 2014 – Voltaire.net Some politicians believe that Russia and the United States agreed on compromises in the region, and that everything that happens politically and militarily in Syria is part of a scenario to implement these arrangements. In fact, international more »