Sales of more U.S. weapons to Saudi Arabia may portend more chaos in the Middle East but President Trump justifies the move with his rhetoric about “jobs, jobs, jobs,” as Trita Parsi explained at Middle East Eye.
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‘Getting Trump’ with the New McCarthyism
Ukraine Factions Vie for Lobbying Edge
Growing Poverty Fuels Europe’s Extremism
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New Cracks in Russia-gate ‘Assessment’
Turkey’s Varied Tactics of US Lobbying
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Trump Lets Saudis Off on 9/11 Evidence
Like his predecessors, President Trump made nice with the rich royals of Saudi Arabia, despite damning evidence that they have supported Islamic terrorists, including the 9/11 attackers, notes 9/11 widow Kristen Breitweiser.
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US Journalism’s New ‘Golden Age’?
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Saudis Win Hearts by Lining Pockets
Trump Panders to the Saudi Royals
Israel Lobby Pays the Political Piper
Not Remembering the USS Liberty
Saudis Embrace Embattled Trump
Escaping the tribulations of Washington, President Trump basked in the Saudi monarchy’s gilded welcome and promised a flood of U.S. weapons to tilt the region’s military balance against Iran, a bad bet on the past, says JP Sottile.
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How China Lobby Shaped America
Iran’s Victory for Moderation
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The Long Ordeal of Julian Assange
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The Gaping Holes of Russia-gate
The Open Secret of Foreign Lobbying
Donald Trump at a Lonely Crossroads
Battered for months by Russia-gate innuendo, Donald Trump finds his unlikely presidency at a dangerous crossroads with no clear-cut path ahead, writes ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke.
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