by John Klar | Dec 7, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Social Issues
An ongoing kerfuffle over alleged Saudi water withdrawals from Arizona to grow alfalfa highlights the complexity of competition for increasingly scarce – and thus valuable – water for crops and residential uses. Revelations about gargantuan volumes of water withdrawn...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 2, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, International
A breaking story from the Middle East describes a potential Iranian offensive on US and Saudi Arabian armed forces, prompting a high-alert status. Iranian mischief in the area is not new. However, the actions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have...
by Mark Angelides | Jul 14, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
With news that the inflation rate has hit a 40-year record of 9.1%, the White House is scrambling to tell Americans to ignore their lying eyes. Rather than admit that policy after policy has added to the cost of living crisis, the commander-in-chief’s top team appears...
by Leesa K. Donner | May 14, 2020 | Articles, Intelligence, International, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
The question of official Saudi government involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been swirling almost since that fateful day. Now it appears we may have an answer – or at the very least, a name to attach to the query. Investigative journalist Michael Isikoff...
by Graham J Noble | Nov 27, 2018 | Articles, International, Politics
President Donald Trump is facing a barrage of criticism from all directions over his refusal to allow the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi to derail the relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Where is the outrage coming from and why?...