The Saudi execution of top Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, based entirely on him being critical of the Saudi government in sermons, fueled outrage not just in the Shi’ite world, but across much of the West as well, with human rights groups expressing disquiet at the killing of a religious minority leader for seemingly political reasons.
And by “much of the West,” of course, we exclude the United States, as the US media is treating the issue entirely Iran’s fault, and is spinning the soaring tensions as reaction to Iran not being okay with the Saudi execution, as opposed to there being anything objectionable about the execution as such.
Indeed, the New York Times appeared to laud the Saudis for their execution of Nimr, suggesting it was a shrewd move and that Iran, in not being okay with it “played into the Saudis’ hands” and are again facing international outcry.
The outcry, of course, is almost entirely illusory. The US media outlets are lashing Iran, but that’s just their default position. Beyond them, a few nations in the Saudis’ pockets like Sudan, or just hostile toward Iran to begin with, are the only ones really “backing” the Saudis in any real way.
On CNN, Wolf Blitzer and his guests wondered if the Saudis would have to get nuclear weapons now because Iran didn’t express support for the execution, and attempted to paint Iranian displeasure as part of an overarching Iranian plot against the Saudis.
Elsewhere in the world, nations are wondering aloud if this should lead to degradation of Saudi ties, in particular whether they should be selling the Saudi kingdom weapons. There was already considerable soul-searching to that effect, outside the US of course, with the huge civilian death toll in the Saudi war on Yemen. The extent to which that might get in the way of the anti-Iran narrative, however, has kept all questions about the Saudis carefully out of the US press.
Spot on analysis of U.S. corporate media concerning Saudi Arabia and Iran.
'US media is treating the issue entirely Iran’s fault, and is spinning the soaring tensions…'
It's no secret that the hapless, worthless, USG corporate media is a tool used to spread
lies, disinformation, and propaganda for its Zionist puppet masters.
This might also mention that Dennis Ross was in the NYT yesterday defending the Saudis. He is all AIPAC, all the time, so that is a powerful voice, not just little allies. Anything to bash Iran.
Yet another free pass for the real terrorist.Like the one we gave them post 911 when we let them off the hook even though almost all the culprits were Saudi nationals,not Iraqi,Afghani or Iranian.Instead of investigate and put the blame where it needed to be we attacked their enemies like icing on the cake and even gave them a slice of the pie.Man I get so tired of reading crap like this and seeing just how f-ing backwards my nation is.
Jason, is anyone talking about the mental issues the new King is having? The Independent reported back in October that 12 of 16 senior princes wanted him removed because he has Alzheimer’s disease and is no longer competent. The true ruler of the kingdom is his 29-year-old nephew.
All of which fits together: the utterly incoherent war on Yemen, the blind shoveling of money to ISIS, the moves to oppose imaginary Iranian efforts to expand, and finally, this spectacularly vicious execution of a religious opponent: all of these actions resemble not so much state policy as the petulant lashing out of an incredibly spoiled child in a kindergarten- which is not too far from what may actually be under way. There's a child in charge of Saudi Arabia.
At the very least, Saudi's sudden extremism, even for them, smacks of a power struggle under way.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-ea…
Do you see anything more on that?
The saudis sure learned how to make US its b*&^%. Buy tons of weapons it doesn't need, hire corrupt PR firms, and all those TV "experts" who are for sale.
It's embarrassing how much influence these royal Saudi pedophile apes have on AmeriKan journalism, it's almost as bad as the eternal and never-wrong-no-matter-what pimps for the jew state.
Reinforces my belief that Zionist = garbage – and can be Christian, jew or Muslim.
Not just 'no comment' from the US on Saudi provocation, btw. The UK, Canada and France are equally guilty partners in crime, oddly enough connected to their arms deals with the jihadist kingdom.