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This fiery commentary dissects the dramatic reversal in U.S.-Saudi relations under President Biden and former President Trump. Once shunned for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is now portrayed as a modernizing force outpacing the Biden administration on global security and economic diplomacy. The discussion critiques Biden's approach to MBS, foreign oil dependency, and alleged support for hostile actors, while highlighting Trump's renewed efforts to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia, boost U.S. economic influence, and counter China through strategic alliances and tech partnerships.

A massive shift is underway in the Arab world, as large numbers of people are quietly leaving Islam. Even leaders like Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) are signaling unprecedented changes, raising questions about the future of Islam in the region. What is driving this silent exodus? Is the Islamic world on the brink of a transformation?

Ghost takes a deep dive into the rise of Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and how his leadership is reshaping Saudi Arabia, global geopolitics, and Trump's strategic alliances. Originally planning to cover Trump Tower, Ghost pivots to a detailed breakdown of MBS's unexpected path to power, his war on corruption, and his vision to modernize the Kingdom. From the collapse of the old Saudi establishment to MBS's role in dismantling Wahhabism, this episode unpacks why global elites underestimated him, and why that was a colossal mistake. Ghost also explores the unfolding connections between Trump, Putin, and MBS, the Vegas shooting tie-ins, and why Kanye West is suddenly obsessed with Saudi Arabia. Also in this episode: The real history of Saudi Arabia, how the West manipulated Middle Eastern politics, and what MBS's rise means for the Deep State's long-term plans. This is layered storytelling at its best...don't miss it!

//The Wire//1800Z June 14, 2024////ROUTINE////BLUF: HOUTHI TARGETING AGAIN INTENSIFIES IN THE RED SEA. SAUDI CROWN PRINCE CANCELS ATTENDANCE OF G7 SUMMIT. PUTIN PUBLICIZES TERMS OF POTENTIAL UKRAINE PEACE TALKS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Red Sea/HOA: Houthi targeting increases with two major incidents occurring over the past few days. Yesterday, three ASCMs successfully targeted the M/V VERBENA in the Gulf of Aden, causing severe damage. CENTCOM confirmed that at least one crew member was medically evacuated from the VERBENA due to wounds sustained during the attack.On Wednesday, Houthi forces successfully targeted the M/V TUTOR, a Greek-flagged cargo vessel (carrying coal) in the Red Sea. This attack was carried out via an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) and resulted in the TUTOR sustaining severe damage to the engine room. Per the latest reports, the vessel is experiencing severe flooding, and is reportedly not under command at this time. However, her current status remains unclear.AC: These attacks come as a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report was released yesterday confirming that maritime traffic through the Red Sea has decreased by approximately 90% since Houthi targeting began.Middle East: Tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia quietly increase following various diplomatic slights over the past few weeks. Last week, the 1974 petrodollar agreement between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. allegedly expired, with no replacement treaty scheduled to take effect. AC: While the 1974 agreement is legitimate, it's not clear as to if a 50-year expiration date is indeed contained within the text of the agreement. Regardless of the formalization of such a specific expiration date, the opportunity not being taken to renew Saudi-US relations during such a critical time in both nation's histories speaks volumes.Notwithstanding the formalization of such poor relations, the Saudis have been trading in oil using non-USD currencies for some time now (most famously including the recent unconfirmed claims of OPEC shifting to the Chinese Yuan). This recent diplomatic spat continues the already apparent shift in the diplomatic status between the two nations, and probably will result in more OPEC+ member states shifting away from the United States and more favorably in the direction of BRICS+.Additionally, Saudi Arabia has more directly signaled increasing dissatisfaction with the U.S. via Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) abruptly canceling his attendance of the G7 summit currently underway in Italy. AC: MBS was scheduled to be a critical attendee of the summit (as Italy seeks to improve relations with the Middle East, and court various trade agreements that have been in the works for months). However, he canceled his trip just a few hours before he was supposed to arrive in Rome, citing pressing duties to oversee the Hajj season (which is a poorly-camouflaged excuse, as his attendance is not required for this holiday season, which has likewise been scheduled for many months). This G7 summit would have been his first attendance as he increasingly takes over the duties of the Saudi empire.Europe: In a televised press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly stated the conditions for a peace proposal in Ukraine.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Though the publicity of Putin's proposal may be surprising to some, this is probably Russia's last warning before the summer offensive comes to fruition. Though Putin's demands may seem unfair to the West (the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson, along with dropping Ukraine's NATO bid), Ukraine is almost certainly not in a position to offer much flexibility in negotiations (if they were to occur). Consequently, this may be the best deal Ukraine is likely to get. Despite the hubris of the

In this episode of Narativ With Zev Shalev, We delve into the intriguing and controversial events surrounding the 2018 publication by American Media Inc. (AMI) that featured Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and its aftermath.  Our discussion begins with MBS's portrayal as an ally of the U.S. against terrorism despite Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in 9/11. The show details the peculiar events that followed Jeff Bezos's dinner with MBS, including hacking Bezos's phone via Pegasus malware. This hack led to the National Enquirer, also owned by AMI, exposing Bezos's affair using the data obtained from Bezos's phone.  We'll link these events to a broader narrative of autocratic manipulation, drawing parallels to similar tactics used by Donald Trump and David Pecker to influence the 2016 election by silencing stories about Trump's scandals, including the Stormy Daniels affair. The core theme is the 'subversion of democracy,' highlighting how personal information was weaponized to influence political outcomes and manipulate public perception.  The trial of Donald Trump is framed not just as a matter of hush money or personal misconduct but as a critical instance of democracy being undermined for personal and political gain. 00:00 Introduction to the Narrative 00:55 The Bezos-MBS Connection 02:09 The National Enquirer Exposé 03:23 Autocracy and Media Manipulation 03:37 Trump's Scandal Management 05:16 The Subversion of Democracy 07:27 The 2016 Election Interference 10:45 The Epstein Connection 14:03 The Role of Foreign Influence 18:30 The Legal Battle and Its Implications 25:07 The Smoking Gun Tape 26:48 The Consequences of Trump's Presidency 27:30 The Fight for Democracy 27:52 America's Unique Freedom 31:26 Global Threats to Democracy 35:14 The Importance of the 2024 Election 37:38 Supporting Independent Journalism 41:01 Conclusion and Call to Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Parallels between MBS-Bezos hack and Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial.  In this episode of Narativ With Zev Shalev, we delve into the intriguing and controversial events surrounding the 2018 publication by American Media Inc. (AMI) that featured Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and its aftermath. Our discussion begins with MBS's portrayal as an ally of the U.S. against terrorism despite Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in 9/11. The show details the peculiar events that followed Jeff Bezos's dinner with MBS, including hacking Bezos's phone via Pegasus malware. This hack led to the National Enquirer, also owned by AMI, exposing Bezos's affair using the data obtained from Bezos's phone. We'll link these events to a broader narrative of autocratic manipulation, drawing parallels to similar tactics used by Donald Trump and David Pecker to influence the 2016 election by silencing stories about Trump's scandals, including the Stormy Daniels affair. The core theme is the 'subversion of democracy,' highlighting how personal information was weaponized to influence political outcomes and manipulate public perception. The trial of Donald Trump is framed not just as a matter of hush money or personal misconduct but as a critical instance of democracy being undermined for personal and political gain. 00:00 Introduction to the Narrative 00:55 The Bezos-MBS Connection 02:09 The National Enquirer Exposé 03:23 Autocracy and Media Manipulation 03:37 Trump's Scandal Management 05:16 The Subversion of Democracy 07:27 The 2016 Election Interference 10:45 The Epstein Connection 14:03 The Role of Foreign Influence 18:30 The Legal Battle and Its Implications 25:07 The Smoking Gun Tape 26:48 The Consequences of Trump's Presidency 27:30 The Fight for Democracy 27:52 America's Unique Freedom 31:26 Global Threats to Democracy 35:14 The Importance of the 2024 Election 37:38 Supporting Independent Journalism 41:01 Conclusion and Call to Action

Biden pushed back against Republican claims of a country gripped by violent crime, pointing to stats that show a decrease in crime since he took office, President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, are making dueling appearances Thursday on the Texas border, and in Saudi Arabia Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held talks with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in an attempt to push for an end to the invasion of Ukraine and the return of prisoners of war from Russia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well over twenty House Republicans from across the ideological spectrum are against Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and will not vote for him on the floor, a source with knowledge told Breitbart News. Germany became the first European country to offer direct military aid to Israel on Thursday while promising a crackdown on Hamas terrorist supporters at home. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) went to Israel to help bring home Americans stranded amid the war. Iran President Ebrahim Raisi called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Wednesday to discuss the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel in the first telephone call between the two leaders since Tehran and Riyadh resumed ties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There finally seems to be some movement towards a peace settlement in the Yemen civil war, which has been raging for nine years now. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have been fighting the Saudi coalition forces, are now in talks with Saudi Arabia with Omani mediation. Although the negotiations are expected to take time before they yield results, there is some optimism in the air as the talks are happening in the aftermath of a China-mediated agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic relations. While war fatigue could be one trigger behind the talks, another seems to be a clear shift in Saudi Arabia's foreign policy engineered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). In recent months, in stark contrast to the aggressive foreign policy that he started out with --- starting the war in Yemen, the failed blockade of Qatar, the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, the house arrest of Lebanon's Prime Minister and so on – MBS seems to have made a conscious switch to a more tactical foreign policy centred on building relations with all the key powers in the region. So, what are the contours of Saudi Arabia's new foreign policy? What prompted it? And does it signal a more peaceful West Asia in the long run?

Friends,At President Biden's State of the Union address last week, Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly yelled “Liar!,” Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles shouted, “It's your fault!,” and another Republican yelled “B******t!”Fourteen years ago, Republican Rep. Joe Wilson was formally rebuked by the whole House after shouting “you lie” at Obama.Yet now, anything goes.Meanwhile, Rep. George Santos remains in Congress despite mounting revelations of outright lies, fabrications, and shady deals that years ago would have sent a member of Congress packing.We've also just learned about Jared Kushner's quid pro quo with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). As Middle East adviser to his father-in-law, Kushner gave MBS everything he wanted — Trump's first trip abroad, permission to blockade Qatar, a pass on imprisoning leading Saudi citizens until they paid him billions and another on killing and dismembering journalist Jamal Khashoggi (as Trump later put it, “I saved his [MBS's] ass.”).Then, after Kushner left the White House, MBS reciprocated by putting $2 billion from the sovereign wealth fund he chaired into Kushner's private equity company.Where's the shame?Elon Musk's concern about the dwindling number of people seeing his tweets prompted the zillionaire to convene a group of engineers last Tuesday to discover why his engagement numbers were tanking. When one of the company's two remaining principal engineers explained it was likely due to waning public interest in Musk's antics, Musk fired the engineer.We used to call such behavior shameless. Now, it's just what the rich and powerful do.Shame once reenforced social norms. Through most of human history, survival depended on extended families, clans, and tribes. To be shamed and ostracized for violating the common good often meant death.Charles Darwin, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, thought shame may have evolved as a way to maintain social trust necessary for the survival of a group and, therefore, of its members.In a 2012 paper, psychologists Matthew Feinberg and Dacher Keltner and sociologist Robb Willer found evidence that shame and embarrassment function as a kind of “nonverbal apology” for having done something that violates social norms. A display of embarrassment shows others that the embarrassed person is still aware of the group's expectations and is still committed to the group's well-being.Four centuries ago, public shaming included scarlet A's. “Ignominy is universally acknowledged to be a worse punishment than death,” wrote Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who also sought to put an end to public stocks and whipping posts.A more recent version of public shaming occurred in 1954 when Joseph Welch, then chief council for the U.S. Army, stood up to Sen. Joseph McCarthy before a nationwide television audience. During a hearing in which McCarthy accused the army of harboring communists, McCarthy attacked one of Welch's young assistants for having once belonged to the National Lawyers Guild, which McCarthy considered a communist front.Welch responded: “Until this moment, Senator, I think I have never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness …. Have you no sense of decency, sir?” Millions of Americans watching the proceedings from their living rooms saw McCarthy as the dangerous bully he was. By shaming him, Welch shamed America for having tolerated McCarthy and the communist witch hunt he was leading. It was the beginning of the end of McCarthy's reign of terror.But today, shamelessness has gained a certain elan. Audacity, insolence, and impudence are welcomed. Irreverence is celebrated. We hoot when someone gives society the bird. Many Americans love Donald Trump's loutishness. Meanwhile, instead of being directed at behavior that undermines the common good, shame is now often deployed against people who don't fit in. Social media unleashes torrents of invective on people for little more than saying something silly or looking different or being socially inept. Shaming like this can cause a sensitive teenager to take his or her life.Why are those who violate social norms now treated like Wild West outlaw heroes, while those who are different are ridiculed? Why are bullies now applauded while those at the margin are ostracized? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

The Midweek Edition of the top-rated news podcast, LegalAF x MeidasTouch, is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week's most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this episode, co-anchors national trial lawyer Michael Popok and former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo analyze and discuss: the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) being granted immunity from a suit brought by US Citizen Jamal Khashoggi's wife for his brutal murder and dismembering by Saudi security agents (joined by journalist Anthony Davis); the new revelation of a secret trial finding the Trump Organization in criminal contempt for its failure to produce records before the criminal tax fraud trial against it even began; New York Attorney General Leticia James' motion to dismiss Trump's Florida federal lawsuit that tries to interfere with her $250mm New York civil fraud case against Trump and his children; and the possibility that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals will find that the DOJ cannot indict Jan6 defendants for Obstruction with its 20 year sentence, and so much more. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: NUTRAFOL: https://Nutrafol.com/Men — Code “LEGALAF” MIRACLE: https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF — Code “LEGALAF” HIGHLAND TITLES: https://www.highlandtitles.com/ — Code “LEGALAF” GET MEIDAS MERCH: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Saudi Arabia of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is not the Saudi Arabia of his father. The relationship with the United States has changed, as have the roles of the religious establishment and women in society, and relations between the Kingdom and Russia, China and the State of Israel. Join us for a conversation with […]

Saudi Idol, Makin Menguatkan Liberalisasi di Arab Saudi Oleh. Mariyah Zawawi (Kontributor NarasiPost.Com) Voice over talent: Giriyani SS NarasiPost.Com-Arus liberalisasi yang dilakukan oleh penguasa Arab Saudi semakin nyata. Muhammad bin Salman (MBS), putra mahkota sekaligus perdana menteri Arab Saudi telah mengubah wajah negara itu. Dengan proyek Visi 2030, MBS hendak menjadikan Arab Saudi sebagai negara yang lebih terbuka. Tempat Dua Tanah Suci Di wilayah Arab Saudi terdapat dua tanah suci kaum muslimin, Makkah dan Madinah. Kedua kota itu merupakan tempat dilaksanakannya ibadah haji dan umrah. Kedua kota itu merupakan tanah haram yang tidak boleh ada peperangan di dalamnya. Kedua kota itu juga dilindungi oleh Allah Swt. dari dajal. Makkah adalah tanah tempat kelahiran Nabi Muhammad saw. yang mulia. Di kota itu pula, wahyu pertama kali diturunkan. Di sana juga terdapat Ka'bah yang menjadi kiblat kaum muslimin. Sedangkan Madinah adalah tempat didirikannya pemerintahan Islam yang pertama. Di dalamnya terdapat Masjid Nabawi, masjid pertama yang didirikan oleh Nabi Muhammad saw. Dari kota itulah Islam disebarkan ke berbagai penjuru dunia. Naskah selengkapnya: https://narasipost.com/2022/10/12/saudi-idol-makin-menguatkan-liberalisasi-di-arab-saudi/ Terimakasih buat kalian yang sudah mendengarkan podcast ini, Follow us on: instagram: http://instagram.com/narasipost Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/narasi.post.9 Fanpage: Https://www.facebook.com/pg/narasipostmedia/posts/ Twitter: Http://twitter.com/narasipost

Featured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Ambassador Robert Gallucci, Dr. Kenneth Katzman, Anna Jacobs, and Professor David Des Roches. Synopsis: U.S.-GCC relations have become more complicated. U.S. signals of reduced interest in the Middle East and the increase in American oil and gas production to the highest record ever just as the Russian invasion of Ukraine exploded on the scene have strained the relationship more than ever before. In actions unprecedented in the U.S.-GCC relationship, both Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) snubbed President Joe Biden's request for a telephone call. As of this writing, the response of both the Kingdom and the Emirates to Biden's request to increase oil production in order to dampen oil price rises and allow Europe to reduce its dependence on Russian energy seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi appear reluctant to end their commitment to the OPEC+ agreement with Russia to limit oil exports despite rapidly increasing oil prices worldwide, an increase with serious political and economic ramifications in the United States. To state that these developments have provoked great speculation about the future of U.S.-GCC relations would be an understatement. U.S.-GCC relations have had their frictions in the recent past. America has expressed concerns for more than a decade about growing economic and, in some cases, security and geopolitical, ties between all the GCC states and China. The decision of the Biden Administration to find a way to restore the JCPOA, Obama's 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran from which President Trump had withdrawn the U.S. in 2019, went down badly with those GCC states which had hoped for continued U.S. confrontation with Tehran. They saw the JCPOA as a signal that Washington sought to improve relations with Iran, reversing decades of unquestioned U.S. support for the Gulf Arab states and unbending hostility towards Tehran. Combined with Obama's announced “pivot to Asia” in 2009, U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, and American support for the “Arab Spring” anti-authoritarian uprising, one can understand the concerns of some Gulf monarchies that the U.S. no longer cared about their security. Also, long-term contradictions in GCC views of the U.S. have resurfaced. On one hand, Biden rewarded Qatar, naming it a Major Non-NATO Ally, for its long-time loyalty in supporting U.S. activities in the region –not least facilitating the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. On the other hand, the U.S. continues to publicly criticize the Saudi-led war in Yemen, although it continues to provide material support to Abu Dhabi and Riyadh to defend against Yemen's Houthis attacks on both countries. What do the GCC states expect from Washington? Are they allies or partners or “is it complicated”? How do the different GCC countries see their bilateral relationships with the U.S.? Is there a collective GCC view? Most importantly, how does Washington view its interests in the region?

US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia not only to discuss oil but also to pressure Riyadh to cut ties with China and Russia. This comes after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) killed key CIA ally Jamal Khashoggi and purged rivals in the royal family who were most loyal to Washington. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yf1raQ4FBt8 SOURCES: https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/17/biden-saudi-china-russia-cia-mbs

The New Arab Voice is back for a new season!On our first episode of season four, we're exploring the recent diplomatic visits of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), and looking ahead to the upcoming visit by US President Joe Biden to the Gulf nation. Earlier in June, MbS visited Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey, where a host of new deals were struck and steps were taken to get relations that had previously taken a hit, back on track. Perhaps the most notable visit by the Crown Prince was his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The trip marked an end to the international isolation he had experienced, following the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Why was it necessary for the Saudi Crown Prince to make the diplomatic regional tour? What does it mean for the kingdom's regional relations? Has the Arab and Islamic world moved past recent nefarious actions attributed to MbS? And are we going to see a new chapter in Saudi-US relations. We speak with Ömer Özkizilcik (@OmerOzkizilcik), a foreign policy and security analyst based in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and with Gerald M. Feierstein, Senior Vice President of the Middle East Institute (@MiddleEastInst) and the former US Ambassador to Yemen, under President Obama.This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge (@hugogoodridge). Theme music by Omar al-Fil (@elepheel). Other music by Blue Dot Sessions.To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email hugo.goodridge@alaraby.co.uk

Wachambuzi wanasema hii inaashiria pia azma ya MBS kutambuliwa katika jukwaa la ulimwengu na kumaliza miaka kadhaa ya kutengwa kimataifa kufuatia mauaji ya mwaka 2018 ya mkosoaji wa Saudi Arabia, Jamal Khashoggi mjini Istanbul, ambapo mkuu huyo amekanusha kuhusika binafsi

Read on for today's agenda below prepared by David (thank you very much). - Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations  David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience. 1)Putin is Threatening to Attack Deeper into Ukraine if US Supplies 'Medium Range Missiles' to Ukraine? : The Russians are attacking Donbass region in East Ukraine with missiles fired from Russian territory, but seem to think it is 'provocative' if Ukraine is given missiles that can fire back the same distance? Why is the missile range so important? What is going on?2)Israel Zionist Extremists Returning to Al Aqsa Mosque?: In a followup to their Jerusalem Day marches a week earlier which entered the Temple Mount Area, this last Saturday a large group of young Zionist Israeli citizens actually took over the Al Aqsa Mosque located there, with assistance from Israeli police. How did this happen? What is behind it?3)Is President Biden planning a Trip To Saudi Arabia Soon?: The New York Times on June 6th reported Biden is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia and while there meet w/ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who was involved in the murder of US resident and Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi. Biden talked tough on the campaign trail, promising to make the Crown Prince pay the price for his misdeeds. Now Biden is apparently going hat-in-hand, begging him to boost oil production and lower gas prices in time for the Nov mid-terms. Is this a flip-flop?

A recent article in Politico's Lockheed Martin-sponsored National Security Daily newsletter featured a quote from an empire think tanker who argued that the tyranny of Saudi Arabia's murderous crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) can be tempered by sending him to seminars. Reading by Tim Foley.

Wajah Arab Saudi dalam Pagutan Liberalisasi Oleh. Fitria Zakiyatul Fauziyah CH (Kontributor Tetap NarasiPost.Com) Voice over talent: Anita Yulianti NarasiPost.Com-Arab Saudi dikenal sebagai negara tempat terletaknya kota suci Makkah dan Madinah. Disebut juga dengan Haramain, yang merupakan dua kota suci umat Islam yang harus dijaga dan dimuliakan. Akan tetapi, kondisi Arab Saudi saat ini sangat disayangkan. Bagaimana tidak, banyak warga Arab Saudi yang disebut-sebut meninggalkan pranata negara yang sudah ada sejak Kerajaan dipimpin oleh Putra Mahkota Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) mulai dari 2017 lalu. Hal tersebut bisa terjadi dikarenakan MBS menginginkan modernisasi negara. Kebijakan-kebijakan MBS tersebut dalam rangka menjadikan Arab Saudi sebagai negara modern dan tempat nyaman bagi turis yang notabenenya dari Barat. Lalu ia mulai merevisi berbagai peraturan keagamaan yang konservatif. Ia memiliki program visi 2030 yang menuntut Arab Saudi melakukan modernisasi sistem ekonomi dari sektor non minyak. (cnnindonesia.com, 17/12/2021) Di antaranya ialah sektor hiburan dan pariwisata menjadi alternatif baru bagi kantong pendapatan negara. Kemudian mengizinkan pengunjung memakai bikini di pantai pada wilayah tertentu, perempuan boleh menyetir, perempuan boleh hidup sendiri tanpa wali, ganti nama tanpa persetujuan wali, dan perempuan masuk militer. Namun, kebebasan yang berhubungan dengan politik masih akan dibatasi, meski norma-norma dan budaya akan dilonggarkan. Naskah selengkapnya: https://narasipost.com/2022/05/30/wajah-arab-saudi-dalam-pagutan-liberalisasi/ Terimakasih buat kalian yang sudah mendengarkan podcast ini, Follow us on: instagram: http://instagram.com/narasipost Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/narasi.post.9 Fanpage: Https://www.facebook.com/pg/narasipostmedia/posts/ Twitter: Http://twitter.com/narasipost

Five years since then-Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) unveiled Vision 2030, reforms continue to be rolled out in Saudi Arabia. Early this year, for example, it announced new judicial reforms that set it on a course towards codified law – a major step for a country whose legal system is based on Islamic law.  While such reforms are aimed at boosting the liberalisation drive by softening the nation's austere image, jarring contradictions remain. Women's rights, for instance, remain a target of criticism – a recent article in The Washington Post revealed clandestine shelters that incarcerate “disobedient” women. This raises several questions: Is social change for real? What is the price of change? Social change is but one aspect of MBS' vision. Religion is another target. The crown prince has said that Wahhabism is akin to “deifying human beings”. This follows his championing of “moderate Islam” reining in the clerical class and resetting the role of religion in the state. How successful has this religious re-orientation been? What are the implications for Riyadh's role as the gatekeeper of the global Muslim community?

Putra Mahkota Arab Saudi yakni Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) telah resmi memboyong Newcastle United! Seperti konglomerat Timur Tengah lainnya yang membeli klub sepakbola Eropa (Sheikh Mansour yang membeli Manchester City dan Nasser Al-Khelaifi yang membeli Paris Saint Germain), MBS menginginkan agar klub yang berjuluk The Magpies ini menjadi klub raksasa di Eropa. Bedanya adalah, sang anak dari Raja Saudi ini memiliki kekayaan yang berkali-kali lipat dibanding kan Sheikh Mansour dan Nasser, membuat Newcastle United menjadi klub sepakbola terkaya sedunia! Dalam beberapa tahun ke depan, sang Crown Prince akan membangun fasilitas-fasilitas kelas dunia untuk tim Hitam Putih tersebut mulai dari stadium, akademi, training ground, dan masih banyak lagi. Dapatkah Newcastle United merengkuh gelar Premier League dalam dekade ini, atau bahkan menjadi jawara Champions League?

Journalist Daoud Kuttab discusses the Pandora Papers, a massive leak of more than 11 million confidential files to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which revealed the secret offshore holdings of a host of rulers across the Middle East. Jess & Jamal discuss the whitewashing and sportswashing of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), three years after the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. And the world's “favorite uncle,” the late Israeli PM and President Shimon Peres, was a sexual predator, according to former ambassador and Labor MK Colette Avital.

In this episode, Joel Rosenberg talks about his latest book, "Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East." He reviews why he considers certain countries enemies and allies in the region, and points to troubling and positive trends. Rosenberg then discusses what he learned from his multiple interviews and meetings with Middle Eastern leaders, including Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), as well as with Donald Trump and various American officials. He responds to questions about what America can do to salvage its relationship with Turkey and what leaders in the US and the region have done right and wrong. Rosenberg also explains why the Abraham Accords are so important. Listeners can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Allies-Unforgettable-Fast-Moving-Immensely/dp/1496453816 Joel Rosenberg is the founder and editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and the author of numerous books.

1)  Pres. Biden orders Dept. of Justice to release 9/11 files on Saudi Arabia2)  Will Saudi Arabia turn to Russia for 'Safe Harbor'? 3) Russia military cooperation w/ Iran4) Pakistan Intelligence Chief visits  Kabul: 5)  Counter-terrorism and Drone Strikes: ==============================Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations  David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience. Today's Agenda: 1)  Pres. Biden orders Dept. of Justice to release 9/11 files on Saudi Arabia:  On Sept 3, 2021 Pres.  Biden ordered the FBI to conduct a declassification review and release secret files which show Saudi government involvement in the Sept 11, 2001 attack on World Trade Center.  It responds to US victims suing the Saudi government and pressure from US Congress.  Will Biden be the latest US President to side w/ the Saudis and keep America in the dark about it's role in the attack?2)  Will Saudi Arabia turn to Russia for 'Safe Harbor'? Pres. Biden promised a 'recalibration' of relations w/ Saudi Arabia for its killing of journalist Jamal Kashoggi.  Last Feb, he released a US intelligence report that concluded  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was responsible.  And by this coming Sept. 11, the Dept of Justice is ordered to release it's classified findings about Saudi involvement in the 9/11 attack of Al Qaeda.  Will all this lead to a major break in US-Saudi relations? If so, will Saudi's turn to Russia as it's new 'safe harbor'?3) Russia military cooperation w/ Iran:  United Nations'  sanction restrictions on Iran's importation of weapons from foreign countries, including Russia,  expired October 18,  2020. Since then,  Russia has been expanding military cooperation and discussing arms sales w/ Iran. Russia-Iran agreed to conduct regular naval exercises—not only in the landlocked Caspian Sea but also in the Gulf and its Strait of Hormuz.  What can the US do? 4) Pakistan Intelligence Chief visits  Kabul:  On Sept 3, 2021 Pakistan's intelligence ISI Chief  Gen. Faiz Hamid arrived in Kabul  leading  a delegation of senior Pakistani officials. Gen Hamid is the highest ranking foreign official yet to reach Kabul on invitation of the Taliban Shura.  Rumor is that he was pushing for his 'boy'  Sirajuddin Haqqani to have a senior position in the new Taliban government. But Mr.  Haqqani is designated a  Specially Designated Global Terrorist w/ $5 million bounty in Rewards For Justice Program wanted for the January 2008 attack on a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed six people, including an American citizen, per FBI Most Wanted Poster? 5)  Counter-terrorism and Drone Strikes:  Pakistan PM Imran Khan said in June 2021 that Pakistan “will not allow the CIA or US special forces to base themselves inside his country ever again”.  Why?  And even if US drones are not operating from Pakistan bases, don't they need to fly through its airspace to reach Afghanistan to attack  Al Qaeda and ISIS targets?  Will Khan allow that?YOUR VISION IS OUR FOCUS Exceptional eye care in a professional, caring, & friendly environment. Cutter & Company -Financial Advisors We proudly serve individual investors, business owners and our financial advisors.

Few knew of Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) six years ago when his father, King Salman, appointed him the Saudi minister of defense. Today, few can forget him thanks to endless attention from by the media. Why was MbS chosen as Saudi Arabia’s future leader? How goes his grand project to remake a despotic monarchy long in cahoots with radical Islam and dependent on oil revenues?

Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has recently gone from a reformist figure of the Middle East, praised by leaders worldwide, to a suspect in the murder of a journalist, raising questions about the true nature of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Our Middle East Events Officer, Sara Al Soodi, discusses the complex nature of MBS and what that means for the future of Saudi Arabia, exploring the nature of individuals in power in the Middle East with Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck, co-authors of 'Blood and Oil'. Bradley spent seven years at the Wall Street Journal's offices in New York and London and before, he covered the Arab Spring from Cairo, Tripoli and Beirut. Justin has been writing about Saudi Arabia since 2016, and has worked at the Wall Street Journal since 2007 in San Francisco, London and New York. Interview by Sara Al Soodi. Music by Lorcan Cudlip Cook. Learn more about the Oxford Society for International Development at oxsid.org

Welcome to Rhett Palmer with  David Hunter in “The David Hunter Perspective” - Retired US Diplomat David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest and experience.Today's Agenda…1)  Biden gave Saudi Crown Prince an Slap on Wrist for Murder?:   By releasing an intelligence finding  recently, Biden revealed that Crown Prince Moh. bin Salman (MBS) was directly responsible for the brutal murder of Wash Post journalists Jamal Kashoggi.  Biden had promised to hold Saudis 'accountable' for their misdeeds.  He then announced sanctions on 76 Saudis involved in harassing activists and journalists, but he didn't announce any  sanctions on the Crown Prince.  Did Biden choke?   What do you think? 2) Is China pursuing Natural Gas Supplies from Iran?:  Will China turn to Iran for supplies of natural gas?  What would be the geopolitical impact? How would this complicate US policy towards Iran? 3) Pope Francis visits Iraq, and the ancient city of Ur:  Why did Pope Francis visit Iraq this last weekend.  And why go to Ur, the supposed birthplace of Prophet Abraham?  What did he hope to accomplish?C.J. Cannon's Restaurant Located at the Vero Beach Airport, where the only thing we overlook is the runway! Turning Your Dream Smile Into Reality We are proud of the service we provide at Planes Dental Arts. Come see what we can do for you!

Abdus Luqman of Luqman Nation joins us to discuss police reform and what police want from a Biden administration. A recent CNN article tries to rehabilitate or at least cast a blind eye towards policing. The article revolved around a survey of almost 400 police chiefs across the US, administered by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), which asked law enforcement leaders to identify priorities for the incoming administration. "A clear majority said they hope the Biden administration will help increase trust in police, with 76% calling it a priority, and 57% wanting to address calls for police reform," CNN noted. "Fewer than half of respondents - 43% - said crime reduction was among their top three priorities for next year."David Rosen, author of “Prohibition New York City: Speakeasy Queen Texas Guinan, Blind Pigs, Drag Balls & More,” joins us to give an update on the case of Ghislaine Maxwell - friend and confidant of the late sex criminal, financier and friend to the American political elite Jeffrey Epstein - and a recent bombshell about former US President Bill Clinton. The Clinton bombshell comes from a Vanity Fair interview with the former president’s longtime aide, Doug Band. Band insisted that he knew nothing of Epstein’s misdeeds, but “got enough bad vibes that he advised Clinton to end the relationship,” the outlet noted. Band also said he refused to accompany Clinton on a 2003 visit to Epstein's private island of Little St. James, claiming it was among the few trips he did not take with Clinton while working for him. A spokesperson for Clinton told Vanity Fair that the visit never happened. How many people sort of knew enough to joke about this, but figured as long as they weren’t trafficking people themselves, their hands were clean?Elisabeth Myers, lawyer and adjunct associate professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law, democracy lead at Democrats Abroad Morocco and former editor-in-chief of Inside Arabia, joins us to discuss reform in Saudi Arabia and the nation's role in global politics. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) at one point envisioned Saudi Arabia living without oil by 2020, which observers at the time said was not meant to be taken literally. Has Saudi Arabia made much progress diversifying its economy under MBS?Brianna Griffith, producer and host of the People's Republic radio show in Austin, Texas, joins us to discuss why Texas never turns blue, the eviction crisis in the state and retired US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin being nominated to head the Department of Defense for the Biden administration.Ron Placone, comedian and host of “Get Your News On With Ron,” joins us to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the film industry. This pandemic has been difficult for people who make their money touring and performing, but while the US government has decided the show definitely doesn’t need to go on for them, if you’re a multibillion-dollar film studio or, God help us, mobile phone application, well, by all means, don’t let a little thing like a pandemic get in your way. Last week, a very busy coronavirus testing site at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, was almost shut down for filming of a remake of the movie "She’s All That," which has cast a TikTok star in a leading role. Now, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti is trying to save face.

No último domingo, um encontro histórico aconteceu na Arábia Saudita: o príncipe-herdeiro do Reino, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) se encontrou com Benjamin Netanyahu, primeiro-ministro de Israel. A coluna extra de hoje, de Tanguy Baghdadi, fala sobre as implicações deste encontro para a política regional, comenta o assassinato do cientista iraniano Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, e olha para o cenário político doméstico israelense. Se você quer saber mais sobre o assunto, recomendo o curso sobre Oriente Médio do Petit Journal, lançado em parceria com o Clipping CACD, cujo tema da próxima aula é exatamente o Irã. Pra saber mais sobre o curso, acesse petitcursos.com.br E, pra se tornar apoiador do Petit Journal, acesse nosso site, www.petitjournal.com.br e clique em "Apoie o Petit". Sua contribuição é muito importante pra manutenção do nosso projeto!

Today we're discussing Fauci's dispute to claims that the U.S. coronavirus death toll is lower than reported, Trump's plans to visit Kenosha amid accusations of trying to politicize racial unrest, the fatal shooting in L.A. by the county sheriff's deputies of a black man, the lavish life of Saudi Arabia's party prince, Tesla and Apple's stock split and resultant spike, Tesla's plans to sell $5 billion in stock, Zoom's soaring stock, the FAA approval of Amazon's drone delivery service, ByteDance's reconsideration of selling TikTok, the plant-based Laird Superfood filing for $40 million IPO, Wish filing for IPO, As Seen on Social, and more. Group Chat is brought to you by The Menlo Club, the #1 Mens Clothing Subscription box in the world! Join today for only $45 (Reg. $60) and get a bonus item of the New Republic Bowery Sneaker, their NEW canvas sneaker! Don't wait any longer, get your style back no track with The Menlo Club: https://www.themenlohouse.com/club Use code DEE2020 for $15 off Social Media Ruined America – Group Chat News Dee shares the experience surrounding the delivery/pregnancy of Miles Frances Murthy. [1:20] Who the F*** is Dee? [15:00] Coronavirus, fake or real? [24:10] How social media has ruined America. [31:00] Trump’s new campaign slogan, Law and Order. [34:00] Like every city, LA is bubbling with protests. [45:11] Blood and Oil, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) rise to power. [50:57] Pete Reads the Ads. [57:38] The stock market has become, if you have a powerful brand, you can win. [58:35] We are one step closer to Amazon Drones. [1:14:10] The latest TikTok updates. [1:16:20] As Seen on Social. [1:18:50] Group Chat Shout Outs. [1:25:13] Related Links/Products Mentioned Fauci debunks claims of low CDC coronavirus death toll in the U.S. Trump to visit Kenosha amid accusations he's trying to turn racial unrest into election advantage Fatal shooting of Black man by L.A. County sheriff's deputies sparks protests and questions Models, private islands and yachts: Inside the lavish life of Saudi Arabia’s party prince Tesla and Apple Stocks Surge After Splits Become Effective Telsa to sell up to $5 billion in stock Plant-based food maker Laird Superfood files for $40M IPO Zoom shares soar after revenue more than quadruples from last year Bargain Shopping Platform Wish Files for IPO Amazon gets closer to drone delivery with FAA approval ByteDance Chief Reconsiders TikTok Options After New China Rules Behind Closed Doors Melrose Street Journal Group Chat News (@groupchatpod) • Instagram Group Chat - #1 PODCAST

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In Betrouwbare Bronnen aflevering 44:Michael Wolff over president Donald J. TrumpPieter Gerrit Kroeger over president Franklin Delano Roosevelt***Tijdlijn:00:00:00 - Intro met quotes Donald Trump en zang van Lady Gaga00:03:10 - Michael Wolff (part 1)00:39:58 - Michael Wolff (part 2)01:04:22 - PG (deel 1)01:47:39 - PG (deel 2)02:34:32 - Uitro02:35:35 - Einde***“Het presidentschap van Donald Trump draait uit op een politieke kernsmelting. De kans is groot dat Trump zich niet kandidaat stelt voor een tweede termijn.” Dat zegt Michael Wolff, auteur van twee boeken over Trump, in deze aflevering van Betrouwbare Bronnen.''Zijn karakter laat niet toe dat hij een nationale verkiezing verliest. Hij kan dat niet aan. Zijn hele leven heeft hij bij een ramp de complete overwinning uitgeroepen en daarna vertrok hij. Trump heeft op dit moment steun van ongeveer 40 procent van de kiezers en er komt niets meer bij. Als dat over een jaar nog zo is, is het heel goed mogelijk dat hij er vandoor gaat. Hij zal zeggen: ik heb mijn werk gedaan. Dan begint aan een nieuw media-avontuur. Als het maar lijkt of hij de winnaar is.”Trump is zelf-destructief, zegt Wolff. “En overal om hem heen zijn nog onderzoeken gaande. Hij is een oplichter, dat weet iedereen.”Volgens Wolff haat het Republikeinse partij-establishment Donald Trump. “Ze zouden er alles voor doen om van hem af te komen. Maar ze weten ook: als je hem vermoordt, dan moet-ie ook echt dood zijn. En niemand weet echt hoe je dat doet.”Trump verkeert in het Witte Huis in totale eenzaamheid, zet Wolff. Hij heeft nauwelijks medewerkers en kijkt de hele dag tv, ook in het Oval Office. “Een normaal mens zou breken. Maar hij leeft in het moment en op impulsen, blij als een mossel. Het enige succesvolle wat hij ooit heeft gedaan is: tv-persoonlijkheid zijn. Zijn presidentschap is daarvan de voortzetting.”Trump heeft geen plan. “Hij weet niet dat er een populistische agenda is. Daar moet hij altijd aan herinnerd worden. 'China slecht', heeft zijn voormalige strateeg Steve Bannon hem geleerd. En er is ‘De Muur’. Persoonlijk heeft Trump overigens niets tegen migratie.”Hij is een verkoper, zegt Wolff. “Voor een verkoper zijn er geen vijanden. Er zijn alleen kopers en niet-kopers. De enige in zijn omgeving die hij niet misbruikt voor zijn eigenbelang is zijn dochter Ivanka. De Trump Organisation is niet echt een bedrijf. het gaat om het promoten van Donald Trump. Zijn naam op gebouwen waarvan hij niet eens de eigenaar is. Dat hij echt rijk is, is fictie. Het is reality tv. Een show met elke dag een nieuw script.”Saoedi-Arabië zo goed als failliet, zegt wolff in Betrouwbare Bronnen. Trumps schoonzoon Jared Kushner helpt kroonprins Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) met het naar de beurs brengen van de nationale oliemaatschappij Saudi Aramco, zodat het koningshuis de steeds meer geld vragende Saoedische elite kan blijven betalen. Er is alleen één probleem: na 9/11 heeft Amerika een wet die slachtoffers het recht geeft Saoedische bedrijven aansprakelijk te stellen. Kushner zou MBS beloofd hebben die wet te schrappen. Zeker na de moord op Khashoggi - volgens een VN-rapport in opdracht van MBS - zal dat niet gebeuren.Als Amerika ze niet kan helpen, zijn de Saoedis gedwongen om geld aan te nemen van China, meent Wolff. Voor Kushner is steun van Bin Salman onontbeerlijk om zijn vredesplan voor het Midden-Oosten te doen slagen. “De Trumps en de Kushners leven hun leven op deze manier zolang ze ermee weg kunnen komen. Ooit zullen ze gepakt worden.”“Trump is president dankzij Steve Bannon. Het maakte ook van Steve een belangrijke stem in de wereld. Hij is nu geen marginale speler meer. De prijs daarvoor was omgaan met Donald Trump. Uiteindelijk kan Trump niet zonder hem, want in het hele Trump-universum is er maar één slimmerik en dat is Bannon. Hij is de enige met een coherente visie. En hij begrijpt Trump.”Vice-president Mike Pence is volgens Trump een 'religieuze gek', schrijft Wolff in zijn boek. “Pence maakt weinig indruk. Maar zijn vrouw Karen - die door Pence 'Moeder' genoemd wordt en dus door het hele Witte Huis - is een sterke persoonlijkheid die weet hoe ze het politieke spel moet spelen. Trump wilde de Witte Huis-dokter minister van Veteranenzaken maken. Iedereen vond die dokter een aardige vent, maar hij roddelde over een gynaecologische kwestie waarvoor hij Moeder over de vloer had gehad. Zij hoorde dat en voorkwam vervolgens dat hij minister werd. Zij is een bijzondere vrouw in het Witte Huis. Trump ziet vrouwen voornamelijk als seksueel attractief gezelschap.”“De president geeft je aandacht als je hem vleit. Doe je dat, dan zal hij jou ook loven. De reden dat hij zo'n hekel heeft aan Angela Merkel is dat zij hem niet vleit.”Leestip:Onlangs verscheen bij Prometheus Michael Wolffs boek ‘Staat van Beleg. Trump onder vuur’. Het is de opvolger van Wolffs eerste boek over Trump: ‘Vuur en Woede’.***Op Independence Day is het natuurlijk gepast in de historische rubriek eer te betonen aan de grootste president van de USA van de twintigste eeuw. Wie dat is, staat buiten kijf: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. En dat is temeer gepast nu wij de maand juni een van zijn grootste prestaties herdachten: de gewaagde en succesvolle grootste amfibische operatie in de wereldgeschiedenis, D Day. PG Kroeger zet aan de hand van een trilogie die de historicus Nigel Hamilton recent publiceerde uiteen wat FDR's strategie was toen de Verenigde Staten overvallen werden door Japan en Hitler Amerika de oorlog verklaarde in december 1941.Zijn grootse visie en weidse blik op de rol als 'Commander in Chief' leidde ertoe dat binnen vier jaar de beide militaire grootmachten gedwongen waren tot onvoorwaardelijke overgave. En de VS was de grootste macht op aarde geworden.Het was FDR en niet zijn generaals - en ook niet Churchill of Stalin - die deze strategie ontwierp en bijna zonder enige aarzeling doorzette, volhield en tot zo'n grote overwinning voerde. PG leest daarom de toast voor van Stalin bij het diner voor Churchills 69e verjaardag, waarin de Sovjet-dictator die zonder omhaal van woorden erkende.Ook vertelt hij over zijn gesprek met Lincoln Gordon, een jonge adviseur en ambtenaar van de staf van het Witte Huis, die nauw heeft samengewerkt met de president. "A brilliant man, our greatest President. But dévious, mister Kroeger....Dévious!"

Trump ballon az égen, aranyvécén tweetelő robot, de ez sehol nincs a többi rettenetes királynői látogatóhoz képest. Miután A TELJESSÉG IGÉNYE NÉLKÜL átmentünk néhány itt járt diktátorlátogatáson, beleugrottunk 3 fontos dokumentumfilm felemelő tanúságfelhőjébe, hogy aztán az NSYNC-n és AOC-n keresztül megérkezzünk Hajdú Eszter 2018-as filmjéhez ahol Bayer jobban égeti magát mint valaha. Talán választ adhattam az istenhívők legnagyobb melegek ellen felhozott kérdésére, ahogyan Eddie Izzard is megérdemelte az említést. Szerintem fontos epizód. Linkek: Lefty vlog: KATT IDE (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY07DDqCSVD4yYf6t5wU12Q) HUNGARY 2018 - Behind the Scenes of Democracy dokumentumfilmhez KATT IDE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDd296vblBU&t=1664s) Knock down the house-ról többet ITT TALÁLSZ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358052/) The Boy Band Con -hoz a Youtube Trailer itt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHavSOAP4BI) Ha már összeírtam, akkor ide is rakom: President Mobuto Sese Seko of Zaire A középafrikai ország veztője Mobuto Sese Seko 1978-ban vacsizott együtt a királynővel, az az az ember aki 12billió font körüli összeget rabolt el országa népéptől, és tobb mint 200ezer ember haláláért felelős…. President Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania Szintén 1978-ban fogadta a királynő a roman diktátort Nicolae Ceausescu-t akit állítólag annyira nem szívesen látott, hogy egy alkalommal konkrétan elbújt a bokorban, csak ne kelljen udvarias beszélgetésbe elegyednie. President General Suharto on Indonesia Öt évvel a látogatás előtt Suharto kormánya közel egymillió embert gyilkolt le mikor lerohanták a Kelet Timor nevű térséget, de ennek ellenére is az öreglány megtartotta a tisztelgő ünnepséget a kedves Indonéz uralkodó fogadására 1979-ben. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe Még jóval a látogatása előtt (ami 1994-ben volt) a Zimbabwe-i uralkodó több mint 10ezer ember halálával volt gyanusítva -mikor a l980-as lázadásokat brutális ezközökkel verte le. Mindezzel mit sem törődve nemes kitüntetést kapott “Honorary Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath”- címen. Később a kitüntetést visszavonták a kormány általánosan használt kegyetlenkedései miatt. President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria 2002-ben Toni Blair (az akkori miniszterelnök) hívta meg Assad-ot a szíriai vezetőt és az angol származású feleségét Asma to Britain, akik a látogatás során a Királynővel vacsorázhattak a Buckingham palotában. Mindezt akkoriban amikor egyre többen hangoztatták hogy a Szír vezér pénzeli a Palesztin és Iszlamista terror csoportokat. Később a kép tovább durvult mikor Assad vélhetőleg vegyi fegyverekkel ölte halomra saját népét. President Vladimir Putin of Russia A KGB ügynökből let Orosz elnök 2003-ban járt itt állami látogatáson, amire reagálva rengetegen vonultak az utcákra jelezve felháborodásukat a Csecsen szeparistákkal való brutális bánásmódra. 3 évvel később minden bizonyíték szerint az Orosz vezetés elrendelésére Londonban megölték Alexander Litvinenko, illetve 2018-ban Salisburi-ben kiséreltek meg egy szintén állami megbízású titkos merényletet. Azóta a feszültség egyre csak nő Oroszország és UK között…. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) 2018 márciusában minden előzetes tiltakozás ellenére MBS látogatta meg a királynőt. Ki más mint a világbohóc elvtelen paprikajancsi Boris Johnson fogadta, hogy aztán a szaudi kisherceg a királynővel ebédelhessen. Hogy mennire igaza volt a látogatás áellen tüntetőknek, azt gyorsan megtudta a világ. Hét hónappal később October másodikán Jamal Khashoggi-t a The Washington Post nevű amerikai lap újságíróját gyalázatos módon megölték , mindezt pofátlanul nyilvánvalóan a Saudi vezér utasítására Törökországban, a Saudi nagykövetség egyik hátsó szobájában. persze nagy nemzetközi hőbörgés volt, de semi más. Furcsa podcast... egyensulyozni probal a beteg faszsagok es ertelmes gondolatok terhe alatt -neha sikerul, neha nem. Szinte minden episode mas. Talan pont ez kell neked most.

Trump ballon az égen, aranyvécén tweetelő robot, de ez sehol nincs a többi rettenetes királynői látogatóhoz képest. Miután A TELJESSÉG IGÉNYE NÉLKÜL átmentünk néhány itt járt diktátorlátogatáson, beleugrottunk 3 fontos dokumentumfilm felemelő tanúságfelhőjébe, hogy aztán az NSYNC-n és AOC-n keresztül megérkezzünk Hajdú Eszter 2018-as filmjéhez ahol Bayer jobban égeti magát mint valaha. Talán választ adhattam az istenhívők legnagyobb melegek ellen felhozott kérdésére, ahogyan Eddie Izzard is megérdemelte az említést. Szerintem fontos epizód. Linkek: Lefty vlog: KATT IDE (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY07DDqCSVD4yYf6t5wU12Q) HUNGARY 2018 - Behind the Scenes of Democracy dokumentumfilmhez KATT IDE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDd296vblBU&t=1664s) Knock down the house-ról többet ITT TALÁLSZ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358052/) The Boy Band Con -hoz a Youtube Trailer itt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHavSOAP4BI) Ha már összeírtam, akkor ide is rakom: President Mobuto Sese Seko of Zaire A középafrikai ország veztője Mobuto Sese Seko 1978-ban vacsizott együtt a királynővel, az az az ember aki 12billió font körüli összeget rabolt el országa népéptől, és tobb mint 200ezer ember haláláért felelős…. President Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania Szintén 1978-ban fogadta a királynő a roman diktátort Nicolae Ceausescu-t akit állítólag annyira nem szívesen látott, hogy egy alkalommal konkrétan elbújt a bokorban, csak ne kelljen udvarias beszélgetésbe elegyednie. President General Suharto on Indonesia Öt évvel a látogatás előtt Suharto kormánya közel egymillió embert gyilkolt le mikor lerohanták a Kelet Timor nevű térséget, de ennek ellenére is az öreglány megtartotta a tisztelgő ünnepséget a kedves Indonéz uralkodó fogadására 1979-ben. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe Még jóval a látogatása előtt (ami 1994-ben volt) a Zimbabwe-i uralkodó több mint 10ezer ember halálával volt gyanusítva -mikor a l980-as lázadásokat brutális ezközökkel verte le. Mindezzel mit sem törődve nemes kitüntetést kapott “Honorary Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath”- címen. Később a kitüntetést visszavonták a kormány általánosan használt kegyetlenkedései miatt. President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria 2002-ben Toni Blair (az akkori miniszterelnök) hívta meg Assad-ot a szíriai vezetőt és az angol származású feleségét Asma to Britain, akik a látogatás során a Királynővel vacsorázhattak a Buckingham palotában. Mindezt akkoriban amikor egyre többen hangoztatták hogy a Szír vezér pénzeli a Palesztin és Iszlamista terror csoportokat. Később a kép tovább durvult mikor Assad vélhetőleg vegyi fegyverekkel ölte halomra saját népét. President Vladimir Putin of Russia A KGB ügynökből let Orosz elnök 2003-ban járt itt állami látogatáson, amire reagálva rengetegen vonultak az utcákra jelezve felháborodásukat a Csecsen szeparistákkal való brutális bánásmódra. 3 évvel később minden bizonyíték szerint az Orosz vezetés elrendelésére Londonban megölték Alexander Litvinenko, illetve 2018-ban Salisburi-ben kiséreltek meg egy szintén állami megbízású titkos merényletet. Azóta a feszültség egyre csak nő Oroszország és UK között…. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) 2018 márciusában minden előzetes tiltakozás ellenére MBS látogatta meg a királynőt. Ki más mint a világbohóc elvtelen paprikajancsi Boris Johnson fogadta, hogy aztán a szaudi kisherceg a királynővel ebédelhessen. Hogy mennire igaza volt a látogatás áellen tüntetőknek, azt gyorsan megtudta a világ. Hét hónappal később October másodikán Jamal Khashoggi-t a The Washington Post nevű amerikai lap újságíróját gyalázatos módon megölték , mindezt pofátlanul nyilvánvalóan a Saudi vezér utasítására Törökországban, a Saudi nagykövetség egyik hátsó szobájában. persze nagy nemzetközi hőbörgés volt, de semi más. Furcsa podcast... egyensulyozni probal a beteg faszsagok es ertelmes gondolatok terhe alatt -neha sikerul, neha nem. Szinte minden episode mas. Talan pont ez kell neked most.

It is Friday, and that means it is panel time! Starting with the G20 Summit: 19 leaders of the world's biggest economies and a representative of the European Union are meeting today and Saturday in Buenos Aries, Argentina, as part of the Group of 20, or G20, summit. US President Donald Trump, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade this morning at the G20. Most analysts say that Trump's new pact is more sizzle than steak, more hyperbole than reality. It's a reasonable update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), not a model agreement that changes the trade landscape forever. Despite Trump's use of the new USMCA tag, the Canadian prime minister referred to the deal as the "new North American Free Trade Agreement." He also said that the USMCA deal was more of a modernization of NAFTA. President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for a working dinner tomorrow evening. Both leaders will surely discuss their ongoing trade war; the US has placed around $250 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, to which Beijing has responded in kind. The two sides have yet reached a compromise to defuse tensions, with the US repeatedly pulling away from potential deals in hopes that China caves to its demands. One of Trump's hardest-line advisers on China trade, Peter Navarro, will participate in a Saturday dinner meeting. Is Trump underestimating China's resolve or overestimating his skills and understanding of The Art of the Deal?So, it's being reported that French President Emmanuel Macron confronted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi on the sidelines of the G20 summit Friday, French officials said. In a five-minute talk, part of which was caught on tape, Macron gave “very firm” messages to MBS over the killing, French officials told Reuters, and demanded that international experts take part in an investigation into the murder that the Saudi government is suspected of ordering. On the tape that I saw, I did not see a confrontation, but it was a good thing that Macron did at least raise the issue and call for an international investigation. It is also reported that the two spoke about the war in Yemen.Yesterday, President Trump abruptly canceled his planned meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, citing the unresolved naval standoff between Russia and Ukraine as the cause. I would like to get your thoughts on this, but I think the Ukraine issue is just a cover. First, the Cohen story breaks, and as I understand it, Trump and Putin are supposed to be discussing nuclear disarmament. Putin is trying to get Trump to the table to discuss that, but US National Security Advisor John Bolton, being the hawk and hard-line anti-disarmament voice in the room, seems to be carrying the day.We've got all these stories and much more!GUESTS:Colin Campbell — Multimedia journalist for a number of national and international outlets.Elisabeth Myers — Editor-in-Chief of Inside Arabia.

The CIA claims that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The Donald disagrees. What does this mean for the USA, Saudi Arabia and the Trump administration? Has a sitting US President ever openly rejected public intelligence from the CIA? CALL 619-638-8559 this Friday 11/30 at 9:00 PM. Last Friday of the month with guest host Rocco P.

President Trump has conceded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) "could very well" have known about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. But he's still not going to punish Saudi Arabia's government for it.The CIA has “high confidence” in its findings that MBS directed Khashoggi's murder, and Trump was expected to receive a full CIA briefing today. Still, the president signaled in a statement earlier today that no matter what the CIA tells him, he still won't take retaliatory action against the Saudi government. What does this indicate?Trump said Saudi Arabia is a "great ally," is "leading the fight against Radical Islamic Terrorism" and has deep economic ties to the US. Giving up those ties would "be a wonderful gift" to Russia and China, Trump said, adding that it would fail Trump's "America first" mission. Trump then cast doubts on what the CIA may have learned about Khashoggi's death, saying, "We may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder."A new study says traffic stops aren't effective at reducing crime in Nashville, Tennessee. The findings of the Policing Project, a national organization dedicated to strengthening the relationships between police and the communities they serve, were presented to the Metro Council Monday. The organization found the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department made more traffic stops than any other city it studied, and black drivers were stopped more often than white drivers, particularly for non-moving violations. This sounds fairly consistent with policing around the country and a direct cause of why the practice is not effective. The mayor's office asked the Policing Project to “advise in the development of strategies to address disparities and improve community-police relations in the city.” Many progressive Democrats that won their midterm election bids, from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York to Minnesota's Ilhan Omar, campaigned on radically changing US immigration policy. One of their slogans was to abolish the principal immigration law enforcement agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). To turn that campaign slogan into reality means defunding ICE, which Democrats can do, if they choose, now that they have a majority in the House of Representatives.President Trump continues to promote the US economy as evidence of the success of his administration. A new class of capitalism has been created, and as a result, the once-powerful proletariat has been weakened by deindustrialization, offshoring and a perfect storm of neoliberal policies. A new class, the “precariat,” defined by unstable labor arrangements, lack of identity and an erosion of rights, has been created. What are we to make of this, and what does it really mean? Guy Standing writes, "[H]istorically, every progressive surge has been propelled by the demands of the emerging mass class. Today's progressive transformation must, therefore, be oriented to the precariat, driven by a strategy that appeals to enough of all its factions to garner adequate strength." What is the precariat, and second, how does it differ from the classes that have come before it?GUESTS:Ray McGovern — Former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Peace.John Burris — Lead attorney and founder of the Law Office of John L. Burris. He is primarily known for his work in the area of civil rights, with an emphasis on police misconduct and excessive force cases.Anthony Robert Pahnke — Professor of international relations at San Francisco State University. His research covers development policy and social movements in Latin America.Guy Standing — Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London and a founding member and honorary co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), a non-governmental organization that promotes a basic income for all.

As more and very diverse voices call upon the Trump administration to take action against the Saudi government relative to the apparent murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continue to defend the US position by talking about weapons deals. Lockheed Martin is one of the nation's top weapons contractors, and according to Jeffrey St Clair, it rakes it in from the federal treasury at the rate of $65 million every single day of the year. How has Lockheed ascended to such heights? It is being reported that Secretary of State Pompeo warned Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) that his future as king is in peril over the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. What's really at stake here? Also, Saudi Arabia can weaponize oil production, and they've loaned us a few billion dollars in US bonds; does the US have any leverage here? A growing chorus of voices in the US political establishment — Senators Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio, for example — and in the private sector side are calling for action. As Turkey seems to be leaking out more data and info, how do you think this plays out? Senator Elizabeth Warren's release of a DNA test that suggested a lineage from a distant Native American ancestor has roiled the Cherokee Nation and others in indigenous communities frustrated about the seizure of cultural and social ties for political maneuvering. Why do some find this problematic? Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement, “It makes a mockery out of DNA tests and its legitimate uses while also dishonoring legitimate tribal governments and their citizens, whose ancestors are well documented and whose heritage is proven … Senator Warren is undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage.” Could there be any fallout for Senator Warren's DNA test? GUESTS: Pierre Sprey — Special assistant to the Secretary of Defense and a former defense analyst who is considered to be one of the fathers of the F-16 and A-10 fighter jets, and one of the country's foremost critics of the F-35.Gerald Horne — Professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including Blows Against the Empire: U.S. Imperialism in Crisis.Jay Winter Nightwolf - originator and host of The American Indian's Truths - Nightwolf - the Most Dangerous Show On Radio on WPFW 89.3 FM. His show is the only Native American program on FM radio in the mid-Atlantic region. Nightwolf is also the first Native American Indian to serve as a national advisory member of The Progressive Democrats of America.

The US government closed the 2018 fiscal year $779 billion in the red, its highest deficit since 2012 as Republican-led tax cuts pinched revenues, and expenses rose on a growing national debt, according to data released on Monday by the Treasury Department. New government spending also expanded the federal deficit for the 12 months through September. US President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have touted the tax cuts as a boost to growth and jobs, but what's really behind the numbers?So, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks with top Saudi leaders today as the kingdom is preparing to acknowledge that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Pompeo had a short discussion with King Salman before a longer meeting with the king's son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). There's a growing groundswell of people, such as senators Lindsay Graham and Marco Rubio, calling for MBS to go. Others, such as Pompeo and the president, seem to be working with the royal family to develop a cover story and make this go away. While damage control continues, what would be the international impact if MBS were replaced?Today is the last day to register to vote in 10 states and DC. In Georgia, there's a showdown in the race to become the next governor. Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams is calling foul play and asking for her opponent Brian Kemp to resign as the state's top elections official to avoid a conflict of interest. She accuses him of disenfranchising minorities for years, including his office's latest effort: suspending the processing of 53,000 voter registrations, mainly belonging to African-Americans. In North Dakota, voters are also protesting voter ID rules. Native Americans are pushing back on a Supreme Court ruling that could make it harder for them to cast their votes in the upcoming midterm elections. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled against overturning North Dakota's controversial voter ID law, which requires voters to present identification that verifies a current residential street address. Proponents of the law say it will help prevent voter fraud. Opponents say it will prevent many Native Americans from voting.GUESTS:Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression, who also writes at jackrasmus.com.Jefferson Morley — Journalist and editor who has worked in Washington journalism for over 30 years, 15 of which were spent as an editor and reporter at The Washington Post. The author of The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton and Our Man in Mexico, Morley has written about intelligence, military and political subjects for Salon, The Atlantic, and The Intercept, among others. Greg Palast — Author and award-winning investigative reporter featured in The Guardian, Nation Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, BBC and other high profile media outlets.

Moderate Rebels episode 27: Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by Saudi journalist and analyst Ali al-Ahmed to discuss Saudi Arabia's assassination of dissidents. Ali addresses the suspected killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and explains the power struggles inside the royal family. We also talk about the Western corporate media's systematic whitewashing of autocratic Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), and the Saudi monarchy's execution and oppression of Shia activists. We conclude on the war in Yemen, where Riyadh — with crucial support from the US and UK — has unleashed the largest humanitarian catastrophe on Earth.

Some interesting links regarding MBS & Saudi domestic and foreign policy: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, power behind the throne, BBC, 6/11/17 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40354415 How the War in Yemen Explains the Future of Saudi Arabia, The Atlantic, 8/11/17 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/saudi-arabia-iran-yemen-houthi-salman/545336/ Qatar blockade and Saudi Arabia: could there be a power shift in Doha? The Conversation, 5/11/17 https://theconversation.com/qatar-blockade-and-saudi-arabia-could-there-be-a-power-shift-in-doha-86592 Syria crisis: Where key countries stand, BBC, 30/10/15 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-23849587 In this episode STRATEGIKON host, Dr. John Bruni discusses the rise of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and his impact on the state of Saudi Arabia as well as the broader Middle East with Dr. Imad Harb, Director of Research & Analysis at the Arab Center, Washington D.C. Subscribe, rate and review STRATEGIKON on all good podcasting apps, including SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Tunein & YouTube. RSS feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:141166782/sounds.rss Email: enquiries@sageinternational.org.au STRATEGIKON can also be found on the SAGE International Australia website: www.sageinternational.org.au For more information from SAGE International Australia (SIA), follow SAGE International Australia on Facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn. If you're enjoying our podcast, please help us out by sharing and telling your friends. Many thanks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some interesting links regarding MBS & Saudi domestic and foreign policy: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, power behind the throne, BBC, 6/11/17 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40354415 How the War in Yemen Explains the Future of Saudi Arabia, The Atlantic, 8/11/17 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/saudi-arabia-iran-yemen-houthi-salman/545336/ Qatar blockade and Saudi Arabia: could there be a power shift in Doha? The Conversation, 5/11/17 https://theconversation.com/qatar-blockade-and-saudi-arabia-could-there-be-a-power-shift-in-doha-86592 Syria crisis: Where key countries stand, BBC, 30/10/15 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-23849587 In this episode STRATEGIKON host, Dr. John Bruni discusses the rise of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and his impact on the state of Saudi Arabia as well as the broader Middle East with Dr. Imad Harb, Director of Research & Analysis at the Arab Center, Washington D.C. Subscribe, rate and review STRATEGIKON on all good podcasting apps, including SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Tunein & YouTube. RSS feed: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:141166782/sounds.rss Email: enquiries@sageinternational.org.au STRATEGIKON can also be found on the SAGE International Australia website: www.sageinternational.org.au For more information from SAGE International Australia (SIA), follow SAGE International Australia on Facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn. If you’re enjoying our podcast, please help us out by sharing and telling your friends. Many thanks! Support the show.

2 May 2016 - Even more than in the past there is this nexus between the progressive movement and the labor movement in the US. This week we were joined for the interview by the Chief Economist of the AFL-CIO, the deeply knowledgable Dr. William Spriggs. Dr. Spriggs kindly gave us an unusually long and detailed interview and we highly recommend visiting some of the pages, to which I refer during our talk. They are on the excellent website of the AFL-CIO here, here, here and here. At the top of the show Will fills us in on what is going on with the protestors who have just taken the Iraqi Parliament. Later in the show he gives us the promised update on the Scottish elections which will take place on 5 May. I start out on the newly released anti-austerity budget which has just been announced by the Trudeau government in Canada. I come back a bit later to give a lot of detail about the very aggressive Vision 2030 economic plan aimed at weaning Saudi Arabia off of its dependence on oil. Headed by favorite son Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MbS as he is called in Saudi), the plan is interesting and hopeful but will have to overcome significant resistance from Wahhabi fundamentalists in order to succeed. We'll see.... I also learned that Netroots Radio has moved all of the old shows to which we had links from this site. Of course, all those links are now dead. I'll have to figure out where they went and fix that. On a more cheerful note, the archive section for Hopping Mad has been updated and an index has been added making it easier to find specific subject - Carrots! Arliss