The U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have very little in common. What is the origin of their strange alliance?
Over a period of decades, the United States has supported a regime shown time and again to be one of the most powerful forces working against American interests.
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UNRAVELING THE U.S.–SAUDI TANGLE: LET’S FIGURE THIS OUT
What is the origin of this strange alliance between two countries that seemingly have very little in common?
Why, over a period of decades, has the United States supported a regime shown time and again to be one of the most powerful forces working against American interests?
Let CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin be your guide to unraveling this massive, and deadly, conundrum.
With extremism spreading across the globe, a reduced U.S. need for Saudi oil, and a thawing of U.S. relations with Iran, the time is right for re-evaluation of our close ties with the Saudi regime.
Kingdom of the Unjust ships in August. Pre-order now.
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In other CODEPINK news, protesters interrupted last week’s Republican National Convention with banners in support of refugees. Via Jezebel:
“We’re here to say we don’t like the language coming out of the RNC presumptive nominee’s campaign with regards to the anti-Muslim rhetoric and the anti-immigration rhetoric,” Code Pink demonstrator Toni Rozsahegyi told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, July 17. The Times reported that many anti-Trump protests began during the weekend, preceding the convention’s kickoff.
Dressed as Lady Liberty to honor the labor of immigrants and refugees, Rozsahegyi explained, “our country was made on [their] backs, and we love refugees. They’re welcome here. And if we want to stop having refugees, we need to end war.” 1
Further Reading
- “You rarely hear the voices of Saudis because the royal family makes sure of that.”- MEDEA BENJAMIN on the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Sputnik (10/11/2018)
- MEDEA BENJAMIN, author of KINGDOM OF THE UNJUST on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Democracy Now (10/10/2018)
- Whitewashed Saudi ‘Reformer’ Prince Boosts Authoritarian Crackdown on Dissent – MEDEA BENJAMIN interviewed at the Real News Network (9/17/2018)
- “With the Saudis bombing markets, schools, hospitals, residential areas… it’s time that we just say ‘enough is enough’.” – MEDEA BENJAMIN interviewed at Loud & Clear (8/13/2018)
- “Tony Blair has made himself into a real mercenary out for hire.” MEDEA BENJAMIN on Tony Blair’s links with the brutal Saudi regime at The Real News (7/25/2018)
KINGDOM OF THE UNJUST
Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection
In Kingdom of the Unjust, Medea Benjamin shines a light on one of the most perplexing elements of American foreign policy: the strange alliance between between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. More |
Drone Warfare
Killing by Remote Control
“In this remarkably cogent and carefully researched book, Medea Benjamin makes it clear that drones are not just another high-tech military trinket. Drone Warfare sketches out the nightmare possibilities posed by this insane proliferation.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed More |
FINKS
How the C.I.A. Tricked the World’s Best Writers
When news broke that the CIA had colluded with literary magazines to produce cultural propaganda throughout the Cold War, a debate began that has never been resolved. Finks is a tale of two CIAs, and how they blurred the line between propaganda and literature. More |
