Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Op-Ed Saudi Arabia's Phony War on Terror By Brahma Chellaney Like a drug cartel claiming to have launched a counternarcotics drive, the Saudi-led "anti-terror" coalition includes all the world's terror sponsors.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43855.htm =======   Saudi Execution Aimed at Provoking Regional Bloodbath  By Finian Cunningham The unadulterated madness of the slaying betrays an altogether pathological calculation aimed at inciting mayhem in the region.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43860.htm =======   Saudi Arabia Has Little to Worry About  By Robert Fisk No State Has the Moral Authority or Will to Attack This Butchery. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43853.htm =======   The "Dictator Problem" By Daniel Larison How far should the U.S. should go to bring down pariah or hostile regimes by proxy or through direct intervention. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43854.htm =======   The American Empire: Murder Inc . By Chris Hedges Violence is the primary language we use to speak to the rest of the world.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43852.htm  =======   US Military Leadership Resisted Obama's Bid for Regime Change in Syria, Libya By Gareth Porter The CIA operation used ostensibly independent companies in Libya to ship arms from Libyan government warehouses to Syria and southern Turkey. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43858.htm =======   Week Thirteen of the Russian Intervention in Syria: Debunking The Lies By The Saker The Russian operation is nothing short of a total victory, a true diplomatic triumph achieved in a very short time. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43859.htm =======   Study Proves Maidan Snipers Were Western-Backed Opposition's False Flag By Sputnik News The killings of protestors were organized by far right paramilitary groups and allied political parties, not the former government's Berkut riot police. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43856.htm =======   The Survival of Humanity. Economic Warfare Against The World By Peter Koenig US/ NATO instigated conflicts, wars and proxy or mercenary wars in the last 15 years have left behind a death toll of 10 to 12 million people.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43857.htm =======

Hard News       Curfew declared in Yemen's Aden after 22 killed in fighting:  The decision comes after fierce battles on Sunday in the port of Aden that killed 17 people, among them nine members of the security forces including a colonel, the security sources said.  http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/curfew-declared-yemens-aden-after-17-killed-fighting-992692497 Senior Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Yemen Clashes:  Pro-government fighters in Yemen report they have killed a senior al-Qaida leader along with at least two other militants. Ali Abed al-Rab bin Talab, better known as Abu Anwar, was the head of a court set up by al-Qaida in Yemen's largest province, Hadramawt  http://yemenonline.info/politics/960  Woman stoned to death by Al-Qaeda in Yemen:  Al-Qaeda militants 'placed the woman in a hole in the middle of the courtyard of a military building and stoned her to death in the presence of dozens of residents', according to an eyewitness report.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3383887/Qaeda-Yemen-stones-woman-death-adultery-witnesses.html  Saudi says 3 civilians killed by missile fired from Yemen:  The United States is providing technical, supply and intelligence support to Saudi Arabia, for use in the bombing campaign against the Houthis. "There has been a steady increase in the number of children killed and injured this year alone", he said.  http://hexanews.com/2016/01/04/saudi-says-3-civilians-killed-by-missile-fired-from-yemen.html  Attack on Iraqi military camp kills at least 15:  Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15 members of the security forces and wounded 22 others, security sources said.  http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/01/03/Attack-on-Iraqi-military-camp-kills-at-least-15-.html  Attacks hit three Sunni mosques in Iraq:  At least two people killed in suspected sectarian attacks amid tensions between regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran.  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/sunni-mosques-bombed-town-south-baghdad-160104102900367.html  British Soldiers Could Face Charges for Alleged War Crimes Committed in Iraq:  The alleged abuses included burning, electrocution, mock execution, threats to the families of detainees, sexual assault, and "forced exposure to pornography." The agency received 19 reports of rape in detention - with both male and female victims  https://news.vice.com/article/british-soldiers-could-face-charges-for-alleged-war-crimes-committed-in-iraq  What are the Chances of China Deploying Troops to Syria?:  Last week, lawmakers adopted China's first-ever dedicated anti-terrorism law. The new law's most interesting provision, as far as foreign observers are concerned, is an article authorizing the Chinese military to take part in counter-terrorism missions abroad.  http://sputniknews.com/military/20160101/1032581067/china-troops-syria-analysis.html#ixzz3w0NA9ILM  Two civilians, three security officers killed in Turkish action against Kurd rebels:  Two civilians, two soldiers and a police officer have been killed in southeastern Turkey as military operations to root out armed fighters focused on urban centers across the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said.  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-politics-kurds-idUSKBN0UI0QS20160104  Intense fighting traps civilians in southern Turkey:  Ince, his father, mother, brother and sister-in-law, who was holding her 3-month-old infant, were creeping to the basement when they heard the crack of a government sniper and noticed blood running down the baby's cheek.  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/04/intense-fighting-traps-civilians-southern-turkey/78253152/  Saudi Arabia Bans Flights, Travel To Iran:  The stage is set for a full blown sectarian showdown complete with protests by oppressed Shiites in the Gulf states, anti-Sunni sentiment in Iran and Iraq, and, in a worst case scenario, a direct (as opposed to a proxy) conflict between the Saudis and the Iranians.  http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-04/saudi-arabia-bans-flights-travel-iran  Bahrain, Sudan sever ties with Iran, UAE reduces number of diplomats:  Bahrain and Sudan have announced they are cutting off diplomatic relations with Iran following the storming of Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran, while the United Arab Emirates said it was reducing the number of Iranian diplomats in the country.  https://www.rt.com/news/327839-bahrain-iran-ties-saudi/  Saudi footprint in all regional crises: Iran's Judiciary chief:  "The Muslim world, today, is witnessing numerous crimes [committed] by Saudis in different regions and in all [instances of] belligerency happening in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Bahrain, Saudis' footprint and their support for terrorists are seen," Amoli-Larijani said on Monday.  http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/01/04/444441/Iran-AmoliLarijani-Saudi-Arabia-Nimr-/  Hezbollah: Saudi regime nearing collapse:  "The signs of the end of this corrupt criminal unjust Takfiri terrorist regime have begun to emerge," he noted, saying, "The killing of our brothers, the spilling of our blood will not go just like that and they must be afraid, they must hide."  http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/01/03/444336/Hezbollah-Nasrallah-Nimr-Saudi-Arabia/  Hezbollah claims explosion targetting Israeli convoy in Shebaa Farms:  Hezbollah guerrillas detonated a large explosive device in an Israeli military patrol in occupied Shebaa Farms Monday, prompting the Jewish state to respond by shelling a nearby Lebanese village, a security source told The Daily Star  http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-04/330117-explosions-heard-in-wazzani.ashx  2 killed as ISIS clashes with guards near Libya's Es Sidra oil port:  ISIS fighters clashed with security forces near Libya's Es Sidra oil export terminal on Monday killing two guards and setting an oil storage tank on fire, witnesses and a Petrol Facilities Guard source said.  http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Jan-04/330086-isis-clashes-with-guards-near-libyas-es-sider-oil-port.ashx  1,000 crack British troops deployed to Libyan oil fields to 'halt the advance of ISIS':  British Special Forces have been deployed in Libya to wrest back control of more than a dozen oil fields seized by Islamic State.  https://www.rt.com/uk/327846-sas-libya-oil-isis/  Afghanistan: 3 militants killed in attack outside Indian consulate:  Military choppers of the Afghanistan security forces have dropped commandos atop the building holding the remaining militants and the battle is "inching towards final assault."  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/afghanistan-3-militants-killed-in-attack-outside-indian-consulate/  China Halts Stock Trading After 7% Rout Triggers Circuit Breaker:  The worst-ever start to a year for Chinese shares triggered a trading halt in more than $7 trillion of equities, futures and options, putting the nation's new market circuit breakers to the test on their first day  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-04/chinese-stocks-in-hong-kong-extend-annual-slump-as-yuan-declines  Suspect in pro-Isis plot called mentally ill 'panhandler' who was 'manipulated':  Lutchman's father and mother described a man who had had psychiatric troubles since childhood, had recently stabbed himself in a suicide attempt and, they said, would not have conducted the attack on his own.  http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/02/new-york-rochester-pro-isis-plot-emanuel-lutchman  FBI takes lead on investigating armed takeover of federal building in Oregon:  The occupation of a remote federal wildlife refuge followed a peaceful march and rally held over the weekend to support two local ranchers convicted of arson. The two ranchers - Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven - are due to report to federal prison on Monday.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/01/04/fbi-takes-lead-on-investigating-armed-takeover-of-federal-building-in-oregon/  What's Happening in Oregon Is Nothing Less Than Armed Sedition:  On Saturday, in an obscure corner of the Oregon wilderness, and contrary to the law, and in defiance of democratic authority, both federal and local, another act of armed sedition was committed.   http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a40914/oregon-bundy-militia/