Houthi attack on Saudi oil facility proves Turkey’s S-400 purchase was the right choice
Paul AntonopoulosFRN September 14 would prove to be a major wake up call for Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter and producer of oil in the world, as its daily supply was cut by nearly 50 percent because of drone and missile attacks against state-owned oil company, Aramco. The attack by the Yemeni Shi’ite Houthi-led…
Not a free speech platform: Facebook proclaims it’s a ‘publisher’ and can censor whomever it wants, walking into legal trap
RT Facebook has invoked its free speech right as a publisher, insisting its ability to smear users as extremists is protected, but its legal immunity thus far has rested on a law which protects platforms, not publishers. Which is it? Facebook has declared it has the right, as a publisher, to exercise its own free…
The Crisis Over The Attack On Saudi Oil Infrastructure Is Over – We Now Wait For the Next One
Moon of Alabama The crisis about the Yemeni drone and cruise missile attack on two Saudi oil installations is for now over. The Saudis and the U.S. accuse Iran of being behind the “act of war” as Secretary of State Pompeo called it. The Saudis have bombed Yemen with U.S. made bombs since 2015. One wonders how…
Is Our War With the Nephilim?
Henry Makow “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.” Genesis 6:4 The underlying current of world history is the war…
Iranian Official: Saudis Received Advance Warning of Aramco Attack
SourceAn Iranian official says the Yemeni Ansarullah forces had already warned Saudi Arabia that its oil installations were a potential target for retaliatory attacks under the relentless acts of Saudi-led aggression. In remarks on Wednesday, senior adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian commented on a recent drone strike the…
Houthis reveal new attack drone, threaten UAE with dozens of strikes: ‘Protect your glass skyscrapers!’
RT Yemen’s Houthi rebels has threatened to launch attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its bustling financial center of Abu Dhabi using new drones, after taking credit for a recent attack on Saudi oil facilities. On the heels of a Saudi press conference blaming Tehran for this weekend’s oil field and refinery attacks,…
Truth bomb: Russian army says Saudi air defenses like Patriot & Aegis don’t match their advertised properties, unfit for real combat
RT Multiple Patriot launchers, Aegis destroyers and radars are guarding Saudi skies, but they failed to stop a massive strike on an oilfield because their actual properties aren’t what the US advertises, a Russian Army source says. Benefiting from the US arms deliveries, Saudi Arabia managed to build up “the most powerful air defense system in…
US defense failure… Why Washington has to blame Iran over Saudi attacks
Finian Cunningham RT The devastating blitz on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry has led to a flurry of accusations from US officials blaming Iran. The reason for the finger-pointing is simple: Washington’s spectacular failure to protect its Saudi ally. The Trump administration needs to scapegoat Iran for the latest military assault on Saudi Arabia because to…
Putin to Saudi Arabia: Our air defenses can protect you, like they do Turkey and Iran
RT Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested Saudi Arabia should buy Russian air defense systems to protect its oil facilities from drone attacks, pointing to Iran and Turkey, who operate S-300 and S-400 missiles, respectively. “Saudi Arabia needs to make a smart decision, as Iran did by buying our S-300, and as Mr. Erdogan did…
Russia warns against ‘hasty conclusions’ over attacks on Saudi oil facilities
Russia has warned against drawing “hasty conclusions” on who carried out recent drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities in the eastern part of the kingdom amid allegations by US officials who point the incriminating finger at Iran. “We call on all countries to avoid hasty steps or conclusions that could exacerbate the situation, and…
A timeline of Yemeni missile, drone attacks inside Saudi Arabia
For more than four years, Yemen’s army and allied popular forces — led by the Houthi Ansarullah movement — have been defending the country against a devastating Saudi-led military campaign meant to reinstate a former Riyadh-friendly government. The war has so far claimed over 91,000 lives and taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s infrastructure, plunging…
‘Iran, Russia, Turkey on Verge of Reaching Final Deal on Syria’
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Tehran, Moscow, and Ankara are on the brink of achieving a final deal on the political settlement of the Syria crisis as the three states’ leaders convene in Ankara. Speaking in a press briefing in Tehran on Monday, Mousavi expressed the hope that the Monday talks between…
Damage At Saudi Oil Plant Points To Well Targeted Swarm Attack
Moon Of Alabama Saturday’s attack on the Saudi oil and gas processing station in Abqaiq hit its stabilization facility: The stabilization process is a form of partial distillation which sweetens “sour” crude oil (removes the hydrogen sulfide) and reduces vapor pressure, thereby making the crude oil safe for shipment in tankers. Stabilizers maximize production of valuable hydrocarbon liquids,…
Hezbollah’s new missile specialized in ‘destroying all military battleships’
Press TV A missile recently unveiled by Hezbollah is capable of destroying all kinds of military battleships, a twitter account affiliated to the Lebanese resistance movement says. The weapon is “specialized in destroying all military battleships of all kinds, and annihilating all who are on board,” it said under a photo of the new missile. The tweet, widely covered in…
Yemen’s military warns foreigners to leave Saudi oil plants
Press TV Yemen’s military has warned foreigners in Saudi Arabia to leave Aramco’s oil processing plants, saying they are still a target and can be attacked “at any moment.” The warning came after Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army deployed as many as 10 drones to bomb Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities run by the Saudi state-owned oil company…
Saudi says unclear when oil output will return to normal after ‘massive’ damage
Press TV An informed Saudi source says the damages inflicted on the Aramco oil facilities in the recent Yemeni drone attacks are so massive that it is not clear when the country’s oil output can return to normal. Attacks by 10 Yemeni drones on Saudi Arabia’s key oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais have shut down…
Scientist Proposes Cannibalism to “Save the Climate” on Swedish TV
Behavioral scientist Magnus Soderlund suggested that cannibalism was an answer to climate change. It’s another example of mass media rationalizing cannibalism to the masses. By Vigilant Citizen The Stockholm fair recently held a “Gastro Summit” event which discussed the “future of food”. And the future of food sounds terrible. Indeed, the summit featured a seminar led…
Russia prevents Israeli airstrikes in Syria
The Jerusalem Post reports: The controversy between Israel and Russia regarding airstrikes of Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq continues, despite the meeting Between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported on Friday by Independent Arabia. According to the report, Moscow has prevented three Israeli air strikes on three Syrian outposts recently, and even threatened…
How The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville Created Fairytales Of Underground Hospitals In Syria
Moon of Alabama In August 2013 the BBC produced a fake video headlined “Saving Syria’s Children” about an alleged chemical weapon attack in Syria which it claimed was caused by the Syrian government. Robert Stuart has since pressed the BBC to admit the obvious fabrication of these scenes. Today the BBC posted on its website another Syria clip under the title Idlib’s secret hospitals…
Putin Trashes Marx and Lenin: Marxism Was Wrong, Family Matters
Vladimir Putin loves the traditional family. It is so refreshing to see a world leader talk about family with such vitality, such dedication, such awe and respect. On national television, the Russian President said that Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and Vladimir Lenin were wrong in their theories about the traditional family. Putin says children need to experience the love of both a mother and a…