Omar Abdulaziz, a Saudi dissident who sought refugee status in Canada, was a close associate of murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. They planned a number of projects to promote reform in their native country and combat Saudi propaganda efforts on social media. Around the time Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi assassins, Abdelazziz discovered that his … [Read more...]
House of Saud, House of Trump: Tale of Two Crime Families
The Saudi crown prince ushers Kushner and Ivanka Trump (Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) The NY Times today published a blockbuster story about collusion between Jared Kushner and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to silence the scandal surrounding the savage murder of Saudi dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Times reporters received previously … [Read more...]
Trump’s Saudi Coverup
NOTE: Over the past few days, I've published two new pieces. The first deals with Israel's arms trade with some of the most genocidal regimes in the world. It's my first piece published at Jacobin Magazine. The second, published by Middle East Eye, puts into context the recent Gaza hostilities, their impact on Israeli politics, and the likelihood the … [Read more...]
Who Needs Saudi Arabia?
Apparently, Donald Trump needs the Saudis. And every U.S. president going back to FDR needed them. We need their oil. Sometimes, we need their military muscle when we face an ornery Middle East dictator like Saddam Hussein. George Bush made common cause with the Saudis in their jihad against their Shiite enemy, Iran. He even invited the King to his … [Read more...]
