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Shaker Aamer: Hostage to the Special Relationship
Guantanamo prisoner Shaker Aamer is a pawn in the power games of others.
Big Oil’s Broken Business Model: The Real Story Behind the Oil Price Collapse
The oil giants will either have to adapt to new circumstances, or face takeovers.
Meet ISIS: Saudi Arabia’s Newest Frankenstein
We have a modern-day Frankenstein story on our hands. In this story, Saudi Arabia is Dr. Frankenstein, and ISIS is its monster.
Homage to a Beheading Royal – Really?
How is a monarch who owned slaves a suitable subject for honor, a suitable partner for an alliance, and an acceptable recipient of massive amounts of US military hardware …
Trouble Already Brewing for Saudi Arabia’s New King
Although some have viewed Salman as an excellent mediator, his first week in office has been marred by the public beheading of four citizens.
Remembering Saudi’s King Abdullah: “He Was Not a Benevolent Dictator, He Was a Dictator”
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died.
Russia Blamed, US Taxpayers on the Hook, as Fracking Boom Collapses
The right is blaming environmentalists and Russia for the demise of the US fracking boom. But Wall Street inflated this gas bubble.
Saudis Tell Shale Industry It Will Break Them, Plans to Keep Pumping Even at $20 a Barrel
The Saudis will keep pumping oil even as prices slide, and by implication, will force production cuts on others.
Richard Falk Talks About the Impact of Civil Society in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk contextualizes the Palestinian struggle.
Did We Really Create ISIS?
It has been alleged in many online circles that Western powers and their allies created ISIS, which a US-led coalition is now battling in Syria. How accurate is this …