The Washington Post did some digging, and to be fair, it gave context to the ‘American presidents do not bow to foreign leaders’ controversy. President Donald Trump did not bow, as the Left and liberal media alleged, but dipped his head so he could receive a Saudi Arabian civilian medal from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. […]
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CNN ran with the headline, “Trump called a hypocrite for Saudi king bow,” and drew a direct contrast to former President Barack Obama’s infamous bow before the Saudi Arabian monarch. Predictable for a network bent on being an anti-Trump voice, isn’t it? Too bad that CNN did not note that it was not a bow […]
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Congress vetoed on bipartisan lines to override Obama’s veto, regarding the bill to allow 9/11 victims and their families to sue Saudi Arabia. It’s the first override of Obama’s veto. All liberal media outlets wrote at least one article on the act. ABC News wrote about it and it was featured on their homepage. CBS News did […]
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Bipartisan support in the House for this bill: The legislation passed unanimously by voice vote, to thunderous applause. The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously in May, now heads to President Obama’s desk, where its future is uncertain. The White House has hinted strongly it will veto the measure. Obama has lobbied fiercely against it, […]
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The suicide bomber detonated his suicide bomb vest, killing himself and wounding two security personnel near the U.S. consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.
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It’s a really interesting read over at the Wall Street Journal. Photo by eyekungfu
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This from Legal Insurrection: The United Nations has shown they care more about money than children’s rights as they removed Saudi Arabia from a list of countries who committed atrocities in Yemen. The kingdom threatened to pull money from numerous UN programs if they remained on the list. UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon immediately gave […]
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That’s a lot of dough: President Barack Obama’s two-day trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month cost taxpayers over $3.1 million in hotel and motorcade costs alone, according to contracts released by the State Department. In what some described as a “futile” trip, the president met with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and […]
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It feels like a miscarriage of justice for our dead sailors: The man at the helm of the USS Cole when it was attacked by an Al Qaeda cell in 2000 said last month’s release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee linked to the bombers denies justice to the 17 people killed aboard the ship. Kirk […]
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“Too soon to tell,” said the State Department, which is probably the wise thing to say until more information is revealed about the demonstration-turned-Molotov cocktail-throwing-incident that lit a part of the Saudi embassy on fire.
Continue Reading5/23/2017 - Washington Post Defended Obama’s ‘Bow’ in Piece about Trump’s Alleged Bow in Saudi Arabia
5/23/2017 - CNN: Trump ‘called a hypocrite’ for Saudi Arabia Bow
9/29/2016 - White House Sees First Override of Obama’s Veto on 9/11 Lawsuit Bill
9/10/2016 - House Unanimously Passes Bill allowing 9-11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia
7/5/2016 - Suicide Bomber Stopped Short of U.S. Consulate in Saudi Arabia
6/26/2016 - Saudi Arabian Women Flock to Bumper Cars to Experience Driving
6/9/2016 - United Nations Withdraws Saudi Arabia from Children’s Rights Abuse List
5/10/2016 - Obama’s 2-Day Saudi Arabian Visit Cost Taxpayers Over $3 Million
5/4/2016 - USS Cole Commander Criticizes Transfer of Detainee to Saudi Arabia
1/5/2016 - State Dept Won’t Blame Iran for Attack on Saudi Embassy in Tehran
1/4/2016 - Saudis Don’t Care if They Anger Obama, Will Cut Ties with Iran
1/4/2016 - Iran Upset at Saudi Arabia Executing Cleric
12/15/2015 - Saudi Arabia Announces Anti-Terror Alliance of Islamic Nations
12/5/2015 - One of the San Bernardino Shooters used Fake Address on Visa Application
12/4/2015 - Authorities Probing Whether San Bernardino Shooter’s Wife Radicalized the Husband
9/24/2015 - Stampede Death Toll Hits 310 in Saudi Arabia
7/30/2015 - U.S. Allies Spurn America, Turn to Russia for Nuclear Program Help
7/30/2015 - Saudis want a Piece of U.S. Fracking
5/26/2015 - Obama warns Longtime Ally Saudi Arabia to Not Get Nukes
5/14/2015 - Obama trying to Salvage Middle East Summit after Leader Withdraws
5/11/2015 - Ouch: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Kings Skip Meeting with Obama
5/2/2015 - State Department Won’t Evacuate American Trapped in Yemen
4/20/2015 - Yemen’s Rebel Leader Refuses to Back Down as Saudi Arabia continues Airstrikes
4/13/2015 - U.S. to Share Intelligence with Saudis in Yemen during Proxy War
4/10/2015 - Obama Abandons 41 Americans in Yemen, Stuck Without a Way Out
4/3/2015 - Ground Troops Move into Aden to Stop Houthi Rebels Advance in Yemeni City
3/31/2015 - VIDEO: “The Biggest Danger” of an Iran Deal is a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race
3/30/2015 - Iran Starts Regional War with Sunni Muslims
3/26/2015 - Saudi Arabia Launches Airstrikes against Yemen Rebels
3/7/2015 - Saudi Arabia could get Nukes if Iran Deal Fails
2/26/2015 - Saudi Arabia may let Israel use their Airspace to Bomb Iran Nuke Facilities
1/30/2015 - North Korea could Hand Nukes Over to Iran
1/27/2015 - Without Obama, Survivors will Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Auschwitz’s Liberation
1/26/2015 - Saudi Arabia’s New King has Terrorist Ties
1/25/2015 - Obama cuts India trip short to visit Saudi Arabia
1/23/2015 - Saudi King Dies and the World Pays Tribute
1/10/2015 - Saudi Blogger Lashed in Public for Blog
12/9/2013 - U.S. tells Israel that ‘Core Sanctions’ in Iran remain in place
12/4/2013 - Saudi Arabia, Abandoned by Obama, going it Alone
10/24/2013 - Saudi Arabia warns of shift away from the U.S.
9/4/2013 - Russians want to fly to D.C. to Lobby Congress on Syria Vote
9/3/2013 - Saudi Arabia & Israel unite on Syria as Obama Sounds Retreat
8/10/2013 - Saudis offer Russia a deal to leave Assad out to dry
7/9/2013 - Syrian Civil War intensifies as fighting erupts in Homs
4/23/2012 - Dinner and Indigestion with the PLO
