Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

Meet the Quds1 cruise missile. Made in Yemen?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Pat Lang

"On September 14, several explosions rocked the Khurais oilfield as well as the Abqaiq refinery, one of Saudi Arabia’s most vital petrochemical installations. Several hours later, the Houthis claimed that they had targeted both facilities with ten drones as part … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, weapons, Yemen | 84 Comments

Houthi UAVs set big Saudi refinery alight. al-jazeere, etc.

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Pat Lang

"Saudi Arabia is shutting down half of its oil production after drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in the kingdom, The Wall Street Journal reported. The closure will impact almost five million barrels of crude production a day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Saudi Arabia, weapons, Yemen | 118 Comments

Will Saudi Arabia survive the Yemen War? – Re-published 2 September 2016, Republished again 30 August 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Pat Lang

(In light of; the decline in the economy of SA, the apparently successful Yemeni guided missile attack on Taif, SA (700 Km from the Yemen border), and the presence of Yemeni forces in the Asir Province of SA it seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Borg Wars, Current Affairs, Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen | 93 Comments

Gabbard was right about the USG and al-qa’ida

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Pat Lang

Tulsi Gabbard is being thrashed today in the Trump Is Always Perfect camp for saying that He is supporting AQ.  If she had expanded the accusation to include actions taken in the Obama administration she would have been exactly correct. … Continue reading →

Posted in Borg Wars, Middle East, Politics, Saudi Arabia | 48 Comments

A collapse in the House of Bolton?

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Pat Lang

"The Baghdad Summit is scheduled to take place on April 20th with several Middle Eastern countries set to participate in this conference organized by Iraq. The list of countries participating in the Baghdad Summit are as followed: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria | 7 Comments

Should the resolution on Yemen under section 1544(c) of the War Powers law be faithfully executed by the president rather than be subject to a veto?

Posted on April 18, 2019 by willmann

By Robert Willmann On 4 April 2019, Congress passed a resolution under the War Powers Act, officially known as the War Powers Resolution, Public Law 93-148, to stop most operations by U.S. Armed Forces in Yemen.  This was noted here … Continue reading →

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Congress finally uses the War Powers law to try to stop involvement in Yemen

Posted on April 5, 2019 by willmann

By Robert Willmann While the mass media tries to distract and influence the people by using topics on the federal income tax returns of Donald Trump's numerous limited liability companies and corporations, and what the Robert Mueller group might have … Continue reading →

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Yet another piece of Kushner’s “Deal of the Century”

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Pat Lang

"The king said that the plan was dangerous and not simple to implement, in particular the part relating to the land swaps in Tzofar, a moshav in the Arava desert, and Naharayim, where Jordan conquered in 1948 the Island of … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia – an absolutist tyranny

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Pat Lang

"The Rapid Intervention Group also appears to have been involved in the detention and abuse of about a dozen women’s rights activists, who were detained last spring and summer. The activists, who had campaigned for lifting the kingdom’s ban on … Continue reading →

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Let the Russians or the Chinese fight over Saudi money, not us!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Pat Lang

Mister President, in the patois of your native New York City, pull your head out of your ass concerning the Middle East.  The Saudis AND their government are nearly all religious fanatics of the Wahhabi, Sunni variety.  The Al- Saud … Continue reading →

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