Tag: Saudi Arabia
Whether Sauds, in Effect, Own the U.S. Government
“A dollar paid by a member of the Saudi royal family (or any other foreigner) smells just as sweet to a U.S. Government official as does a dollar paid by an American, especially in the current era of untraceable offshore accounts.”
Hillary Clinton, the Podesta Group and the Saudi Regime: A Fatal...
The Clintons have said that if Hillary Clinton gets elected, the foundation will stop taking foreign donations. But what about no longer taking campaign contributions from people who are paid by the Saudi government to whitewash its image?
Congress Must Take Action to Block Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
Congress has thirty days to block the sale of these weapons. It is a moral imperative that they do so.
Islamic State’s Attacks on Saudi Arabia Are Aimed at Undermining the...
Daesh is facing its final year as a state. As it goes down it is lashing out like a fatally wounded crocodile.
President Obama Can Help Save Saudi Youth Facing Beheading
If the Saudi government beheads these young men, it will further ignite sectarian hatred.
28 Pages That Could Implicate Saudi Arabia In 9/11
As Obama prepares to visit the Gulf Kingdom, controversy surrounding the 28 pages has been renewed.
Three Surprising Reasons Saudi Arabia May Be Getting Out of the...
In as little as fifteen to twenty years, petroleum may be illegal in some places; and will be in retreat everywhere.
Energy Wars of Attrition
In the end, the oil attrition wars may lead us not into a future of North American triumphalism, nor even to a more modest Saudi version of the same, but into a strange new world in which an unlimited capacity to produce oil meets an increasingly crippled capitalist system without the capacity to absorb it.
Let’s Talk About Hillary Clinton and Saudi Arabia
U.S. activists must follow the example of our European allies and demand that our government stop supplying the Saudi rulers with weapons to bomb civilians in Yemen and repress its own citizens.
The Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the...
The killing of Sheikh Al-Nimr should serve as a prime moment for the U.S. to reconsider its alliance with the Saudi regime, a regime that not only denies human rights to its own people but exports death and destruction abroad.
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CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...
One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation.
“If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.