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It is now confirmed that Saudi Arabia is shipping arms to foreign fighters and Syrian rebels operating out of Jordan. The Australian reports in their article, "Bombs in Syria as Saudis 'send arms to rebels'," that "Saudi military equipment is on its way to Jordan to arm the Free Syrian Army," quoting an Arab diplomat. Of course, as reported below, …
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Asia Accounts for World’s Five Largest Arms Buyers By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19, 2012 (IPS) – China, India and South Korea – three of the most vibrant economies in Asia – are also beefing up their military arsenals with new weapons systems from the United States, Russia, Germany, France and UK. According to the latest figures released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the world's five largest arms …
Read More »The Kandahar Massacre By M A Niazi
Washington’s dirty little secret is out! Pakistanis were not very surprised when an American soldier ran amuck in Kandahar and shot up 16 Afghan civilians, which came hot on the heels of another incident of American callousness in Afghanistan, i.e. the burning of copies of Holy Quran at the Bagram Airbase. Just as Pakistan had experienced the Raymond Davis affair, …
Read More »Killing spree continues in Syria City of Homs a virtual ghost city By Latheef Farook
Rivers of innocent people’s blood, especially in and around the Sunni Muslim city of Homs, flow while indiscriminate bombing turned Syrian cities and villages into virtual graveyards causing untold misery to harmless people. Senseless bombing and destruction of infrastructure deprived people of food, water, electricity and shelter forcing them to abandon their homes and flee for safety, leaving all …
Read More »“The most dangerous man in the world” Netanyahu v Obama By Alan Hart
The headline over an article in Ha-aretz by Bradley Burston on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s poker game with President Obama was If Obama wins in November, is Netanyahu in trouble? That’s a question I’ve had in my own mind for quite some time and it begs another. What, really, worries Netanyahu most – the prospect (not real) of Iran posing an existential threat to Israel …
Read More »Israeli war crimes on Palestinians UN ignored its own reports and resolutions? By Latheef Farook
Why does the United Nations remains silent on its own report on Israeli war crimes on dehumanized and starving Palestinians in Gaza? Where are United States and its UNHCR resolution on Israeli war crimes? These are questions no one dare ask. Raising such questions means paying heavy price- be it UNHRC Commissioner Navi Pillay, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon …
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